Susan A. McGowan of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully Friday March 16, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She endured her illness privately and bravely. Born in New Bedford to Charles J. and Anna (Smith) McGowan, Susan graduated from Holy Family High School in New Bedford and Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, where she graduated […] Read more »
Charles V. Forbes DeMailly III passed away from his life on earth, after a long illness, on March 2, 2018 at his home in Mattapoisett. Chad, as he was known, was born in New Bedford, the son of Charles V. Forbes DeMailly Jr. and Judith (Russell) DeMailly. Besides his parents, Chad leaves behind a brother, […] Read more »
On March 13, 2018, the world lost a wonderful soul. Joseph McGhan Nettles (Poppie), passed away at home with his family by his side. He was a kind, gentle, loving man who was always ready to lend a helping hand. Those who got to know him personally found a quiet, modest man full of generosity […] Read more »
Richard J. Galvin, 81, of Marion, died March 13, 2018 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. He was the husband of Randi J. (Clemishaw) Galvin. Rich was the first born to Josephine and Frank Galvin in Boston, MA. He grew up in Arlington and moved to Marion when he was 16. After graduating from Fairhaven […] Read more »
Ambassador Galen L. Stone II, an influential senior diplomat and WWII veteran who in retirement helped direct numerous educational and philanthropic organizations in the greater Boston area, passed away on January 23 surrounded by his loving family. Ambassador Stone was born on the 4th of July in 1921, the eldest child of Robert G. Stone […] Read more »
Robert John Ball, age 62, of Mattapoisett MA passed away suddenly and peacefully in his home on March 8, 2018. He was husband of 26 years to Faith (Jenney) Ball, and loved father to Catherine and Samantha Ball. Bob was also a beloved son of Washington family, Marilyn Ball and the late DuWayne Ball, and […] Read more »
Phyllis J. Davis, 84, of Nokomis, FL, formerly of Marion, MA died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Venice Bayfront Regional Health Center in Venice. She was the beloved wife of Everett M. Davis. Born in Peabody, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Xenia (Lapata) Gretchenuk. A graduate of Katherine Gibbs School, […] Read more »
Fletcher Clark III died on March 6, 2018, at UMSMC at Dorchester, in Cambridge, Maryland. He was born in Middleboro, MA on July 5,1923 and was the son of the late Marguerite and Fletcher Clark,Jr. He was the valedictorian from Middleboro High School class of 1941 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College, Hanover, […] Read more »
Ellen Christian Keogh, 73, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, March 6 of a cardiac event in Coral Bay, St. John, USVI. Ellen was born in Falmouth, MA in 1945. She married her husband, Joseph Patrick Keogh, in 1974 and moved to Marion, MA in 1979 where they raised two boys, Sean and Timothy. Ellen […] Read more »
Eunice C. (Mullen) ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Manduca: January 22, 1924 – March 4, 2018. The following is an excerpt from a piece Eunice wrote on her 80th birthday for the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. “As a graduate of Boston Girl’s High in 1942, I planned to enter Nursing School […] Read more »