Michael A. Adler, 52, of Mattapoisett passed away on Wednesday September 25, 2013. He was the loving husband of Carol (Loughlin) Adler. Born in Peabody, he was the son of Irma (Fox) Adler and the late Norman E. Adler. Michael was a salesman all of his life. He was passionate about his career in sales. Along with his […] Read more »
Richard A. Porter, Jr.

Richard A. Porter, Jr., 72, of New Bedford died Tuesday September 24, 2013 suddenly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Anne E. (Curry) Porter. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Richard A. and Alice M. (O’Brien) Porter, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He had summered […] Read more »
William D. Cudworth

William D. Cudworth, 82, of Marion formerly of Wareham and Acushnet passed away Thursday Sept. 26 at the Sippican Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Ann E. Harju who passed away in 1964. William attended Wareham Public Schools and Wareham High School. A Korean War veteran William served in the U.S. […] Read more »
Nancy A. (Lake) Stopka

Nancy A. (Lake) Stopka, 78, of Rochester, passed away on September 22, 2013 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Her loving family was by her side. She was the wife of 60 years of Henry Stopka and the daughter of the late Lester and Ruth (Law) Lake. She was born in New Bedford […] Read more »
Patricia Ann (McCrodden) Burns
Patricia Ann (McCrodden) Burns, 72, of Marion, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of John W. Burns with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of the late John and Kathleen (Green) McCrodden, she had resided […] Read more »
Ruth Tate Musser

Ruth Tate Musser, 83, of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully September 10, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born April 1, 1930 in Montclair, N. J. to the late William John and Ivy (Jones) Tate, she was raised in Camp Hill, Pa, where she graduated from Camp Hill High School, after starring in basketball and winning the […] Read more »
Judith B. Lippa

Judith B. Lippa, 64, of Green Valley, AZ passed away Tuesday August 20, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix after a brief illness. She shared life with her partner, Florence Martocci of Mattapoisett, MA for 30 years. Judith was born in Queens, New York, the daughter of Elmer N. and Barbara E. (Feldman) Lippa. […] Read more »
Robert R. Jussaume
Robert R. Jussaume, 62, of Mattapoisett died September 10, 2013 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Lynne K. (Horne) Jussaume. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Emma J. “Jan” (Gallo) Trombert of Eugene, OR and the late Henry L. Jussaume, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his […] Read more »
Marie Fernande (Cournoyer) Tully

Marie Fernande (Cournoyer) Tully, 86, of Fairhaven died Saturday August 24, 2013 at Sippican Health Care Center. Born January 21, 1927 in Southbridge, MA, she was the only child of Albert and Maria Cournoyer. She was the wife of the late George F. Tully, and mother of the late Jeffrey A. Tully. She leaves her […] Read more »
Roy William Smith

Senior Chief Petty Officer (US Navy Retired) Roy William Smith (also affectionately known as “Pa” and “Chief”, 84, passed gently across old naval waters on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Chief Smith was born in Green Creek, NC to the late Roy Mischer and Bessie Toney Smith and widower of Inza Harris Smith. He was a […] Read more »