Richard J. Mello, age 76 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Arruda) and son of the late Evangeline (Prenda) and Joseph Mello. Mr. Mello was born in New Bedford, MA. He graduated from New Bedford High School as well as […] Read more »
Katherine I. (Majahad) Gayoski, 95, of Rochester, died Nov. 11, 2017 in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was the widow of the late Thomas Gayoski and daughter of the late Simon and Ida (Fields) Majahad. She was born in Carver and lived in Rochester for most of her life. Mrs. Gayoski graduated from Middleboro High School […] Read more »
Paul Etienne Milott Jr. of Mattapoisett and Jupiter, FL passed away at St Luke’s hospital in New Bedford on November 7, 2017. He was 82. Paul was born in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late Paul E. Milott and Adrienne (Messier) Milott. After graduation from Newton Public Schools, Paul attended Tufts University, Medford, MA […] Read more »
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 »
William V. “Billy” Kennedy, 65, of Mattapoisett passed away Friday October 27, 2017. He was the husband of Beth (Langevin) Kennedy. Born and raised in Roslindale, he was the son of the late Vincent F. and Mabel E. (Howley) Kennedy. Billy lived in Walpole many years before retiring to Mattapoisett. He also wintered in Largo, […] 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 »