Laura (Grant) Anderson, 73, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, MA on November 4th, 2017. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Pelczar. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Douglas C. and Mary Alice (Lovejoy) Grant, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life and […] Read more »

Joseph M. Rocha, Jr., 50, of Acushnet passed away after a long illness on November 4, 2017. Born in Mattapoisett, he was the son of Nancy Silveira Rocha and the late Joseph M. Rocha Sr. Joey graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 1985 and from Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, in 1989. Upon graduating he […] Read more »

Geraldine A. (Corcoran) Lanagan, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 5, 2017 peacefully at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James B. Lanagan, Jr. Born in Malden, MA, the daughter of the late Elizabeth F. (Healy) Faria and her husband Alfred Faria and Gerald F. Corcoran, she lived in Mattapoisett […] Read more »

Mary Alice “Mae” (Maccini) Bjerre, 73, of Mattapoisett passed away November 4, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving and devoted wife of Donald Soren Bjerre. Born and raised in Wellesley, MA, she was the daughter of the late Victor Henry Maccini and Alice Angelina (Montali) Maccini. […] Read more »

David John Corbett, Jr., 38, of Marion passed away Sunday October 29, 2017. Born in Wareham, he lived in Wareham for most of his life before moving to Marion. He was a graduate of Wareham High School. David was a member of the Pipefitters Union, Local 550. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, […] Read more »

Rita (Desjardins) Lemlin, 94, died October 29, 2017 peacefully at the home of her daughter Julianne and son-in-law Roland Dufresne in Rochester, MA where she lived for the past eight years supported by her devoted caregivers. Born in New Bedford in 1923, the daughter of the late Ludger S. and Alma (Desmarais) Desjardins, Rita joined […] Read more »

Anna Elizabeth (Gifford) White, age 90, passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Ainsley Churbuck White with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Maxwell and Grace May (Hartley) Gifford. Anna was a 1945 graduate […] Read more »

Natalie Mae (Silsby) Sullivan, 90, of Marion, died unexpectedly, Oct. 27, 2017 at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was the widow of the late James E. Sullivan and the daughter of the late Frederick W.and Helen M.(Buffington) Silsby. She was born in Fall River and lived in Fairhaven, Swansea, Lexington and Mattapoisett before moving to Marion […] Read more »

Marilyn C. (McLean) Keegan, 83, of Rochester died October 20, 2017 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Walter Keegan. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late George and Frances (Hubbard) McLean, she was raised in Dorchester and lived in Natick for many years before moving to Mattapoisett and […] Read more »