John M. Silva, 67, of Fairhaven, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Fall River unexpectedly. He was the husband of Karin M. (Stack) Silva. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Hilda J. (Barros) Silva. A graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, Mr. Silva attended Bentley University. Mr. Silva […] Read more »
To the Editor: I just read of the suit filed against Marion’s ZBA, a group of citizens who spend selfless hours each year on behalf of our little community. The issue is light towers for their beautiful artificial turf football field, which is also used for soccer and lacrosse teams for both boys and girls, […] Read more »
Barbara Brown, 72, of Marion, wife of the late Thomas S. Brown Sr., passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Tobey Hospital. She was born in Wareham the daughter of the late Alphonse and Aileen (Pratt) Charette. She graduated from Wareham Public Schools and worked for many years in the cranberry industry. She was […] Read more »
Edward L. Medeiros, age 84, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 while in the loving care of his family. He was the devoted husband of Lorraine (Lussier) Medeiros for the past 62 years. He grew up in New Bedford, MA with his parents, the late Albert D. Medeiros and Mary (Pereira) Govey, and with […] Read more »
Dolores E. (Woodford) Murphy, 86, of Marion died December 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Ronald F. Murphy. Born in Quincy, daughter of the late Michael F. and Katherine (Campbell) Woodford and raised by her late aunt, Elizabeth Campbell, she lived in Marion most […] Read more »
John R. “Jack” McGill 76, of Venice Florida, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Jack was born September 23, 1942, in Dover, Massachusetts to the late William Roger McGill of Dover and Jean Whetton McGill of Needham MA. Jack graduated from Needham High School, Needham MA in 1961. He received a B.S in Finance with […] Read more »
Michael J. Knight, 33, of Mattapoisett died December 1, 2018 unexpectedly at Beth Israel Hospital. Born in Wareham, son of Peter F. and Diane R. (McGadden) Knight, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was employed by several local concrete companies for many years and was a member of Laborer’s International Union Local […] Read more »
Marilyn P. (Pearce) Searle passed away, due to Alzheimer’s complications, on October 31, 2018 in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on June 14, 1931 in Boston, grew up in Hyde Park and lived in Waltham, prior to being a longtime resident of her beloved Mattapoisett. Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Ellen Haddad (Michael) of […] Read more »
Michael J. “Mike” McQuade, 58, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. He was born in New Bedford, son of the late James and Lily (Peck) McQuade. Mike leaves behind his wife, Jerilyn (Sunderland) McQuade, with whom he would have celebrated 30 years of marriage next month; his two sons, Myles and […] Read more »
Daniel J. Rodenbush, Sr., age 90, of South Easton, formerly of Brockton, died peacefully on November 10, 2018, surrounded by his family at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. Dan was the loving husband of the late Claire M. (Doucette) Rodenbush. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Charles C. […] Read more »