George Richmond “Dick” Fearing of North Dartmouth, MA; formerly of Marion, MA; Stowe, VT; and Westwood, MA died peacefully at home Saturday, October 26, 2013. The cause was cancer. He was born in Boston, MA in 1924 to George Richmond Fearing and Vera Whistler Howell. He lived in Austria from 1935 to 1939 and attended […] Read more »

Dawn R. (Correia) Mello, 52, of Fairhaven died suddenly on Sunday October 20, 2013. Born in New Bedford, the daughter Donald R. Correia of Stuart, Florida and Estelle “Peggy” (Benjamin) Correia of Fairhaven, she lived in Mattapoisett and New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven several years ago. Dawn was an active volunteer at Fairhaven Village. […] Read more »

Joanne M. (Tremblay) Robertson, 57 of Marion died October 19, 2013 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Peter D. Robertson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leo G. and Aurore B. (Dupont) Tremblay, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Marion in 1981. […] Read more »

Constance (McDonald) Walen, 88, of Marion died October 17, 2013 at  Royal of Fairhaven after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Roger S. Walen with whom she shared 69  years of marriage. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John J. and Kathleen G.  (Quinn) McDonald, she was raised in […] Read more »

William V. Knapton, 85, of Marion died October 18, 2013 peacefully at home. He was the husband of the late Beverly J. (Cook) Knapton. Born in Lawrence, MA, the son of the late Francis T. and Caroline  (Vose) Knapton. Mr. Knapton was an active member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church  where he served as a […] Read more »

Rita Gwendolyn Cain, 86, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 after a short stay at the Tuscany Hospice House in The Villages, Florida. Born in Cambridge, MA she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret (Toye) McGuinness. She graduated from Belmont High School and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Boston University […] Read more »

Lucia C. Davis, 75, of Marion, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Charles R. Davis and would have celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary next month. She was surrounded with family. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter […] Read more »

Jean Edna (Charlie) Bullard of South Chatham, MA passed away on October 13, 2013 with her family at her side. She was born September 23, 1924 to Elisabeth Hole Coker and Harold Coker in New York City and grew up in Rutherford New Jersey and Moved to Mattapoisett, Mass in 1949. She was preceded by […] Read more »

Mary Ida (Laporte) Poitras, 82, of Mattapoisett, passed away with loving family by her side on Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was the wife of the late Roland Poitras. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Eva (Lyonnais) Laporte Densmore. Mrs. Poitras was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett. Ida cherished every moment of […] Read more »