Manuel C. Freitas, 97, of Mattapoisett passed away Monday January 18, 2016 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. He was the husband of the late Leona M. (Bellotti) Freitas. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel C. and Maria (Caires) Freitas, he lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett for most of his […] Read more »
Michael Allen McArdle, 69, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday January 16, 2016 at home. He is survived by his wife Jane (Rounsevell) McArdle; his mother Jacquelene (Halladay) McArdle; his sons, Michael, Colin, Robert, and Drew; a brother and several sisters; and three grandchildren. Private funeral arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 […] Read more »
John Edward McCauley, Jr. of Marion died unexpectedly on January 10, 2016 following a lengthy illness. He was 69. He was born on June 9, 1946 in Bronx, New York, son of the late John E. and Helen T. (Fitzgerald) McCauley, where he was a proud graduate of Saint Helena’s High School. John earned his […] Read more »
If you listen carefully you will hear the sounds of celebration from Fiddlers’ Green – the sound of Margaret Chubbuck Duff joining her late husband Peter, who predeceased her in 2008. Maggie left this world for her next great adventure on Boxing Day 2015. Following two strokes in 2008, Maggie (and consequently her family and […] Read more »
Charles Edward Hoye, III, DMD, of Taunton and Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on January 9th, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. Charlie was born in Taunton, the eldest of 9 children. He attended St. Mary’s Grammar School prior to graduating from Msgr. James Coyle High School in 1959, during which time he met the […] Read more »
Peter D. Robertson, 69, of Marion died January 7, 2016 at home. He was the husband of the late Joanne M. (Tremblay) and the son of the late Lawrence D. Robertson and Mabel (Fiske) Robertson. He was born in Wareham and a lifelong native of Marion, an original “townie”. He graduated from Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »
Diane M. Leclair, 61, of Fairhaven died December 30, 2015 peacefully at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Patricia (Ford) Leclair of Dartmouth and the late Arthur H.J. Leclair, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Diane was employed as a speech therapist in the New Bedford School […] Read more »
Daniel Allen Spooner, 57, of Mattapoisett died December 26, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Allen and Maria L. “Lucy” (Goes) Spooner, he lived in Mattapoisett for the last 12 years. Daniel was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels of the New Bedford […] Read more »
Barry A. Harwood, 50, of Fall River, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Stacy L. (Sykes) Harwood. Born in New Bedford, the son of Alan B. and Merilyn L. (Radu) Harwood of West Wareham, he grew up in […] Read more »
Gordon M. Sequeira, 84, of Marion, died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Delores (Martin) Sequeira. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Mendes) Sequeira. A graduate of Wareham High School, Class of 1949, Mr. Sequeira worked as a laborer in […] Read more »