Ada (Heuberger) Moss, age 90, of Kingston, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Kingston on Friday, December 28, 2012. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Helmuth and Ellen (Fowler) Heuberger, she lived in Mattapoisett for 37 years, moved to St. Johnsbury, VT for four years, and […] Read more »
Mark Gibbons, 86, of Cambridge passed away peacefully with family members at his side on Saturday December 22 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, after experiencing a stroke. He enjoyed a long life, which he lived to the fullest. Mark was born on November 27, 1926, as one of four children of Dr. John and […] Read more »
Herbert Wood, Jr., 72, of Rochester died Sunday December 30, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Sandra A. (Silva) Wood. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Herbert and Louise (Westgate) Wood, he lived in Rochester for most of his life. Mr. Wood was formerly employed as […] Read more »
Jane Taylor Chase, 84, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Friday December 28, 2012 at Tobey Hospital surrounded by her family. She was wife of the late Richard E. Chase. Born in Winthrop in 1928, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Ruth (Raymond) Taylor. Jane and her family settled at Crescent […] Read more »
Brian W. Morrison, 44, of Mattapoisett died Monday December 24, 2012 suddenly at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Karen A. (Jones) Morrison. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of Laura (Sylvester) Morrison of Falmouth and the late Beverley Morrison, he lived in Falmouth for most of his life […] Read more »
Leonel Pires, Jr., 87, of Mattapoisett, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, peacefully after a brief illness. He was the former husband of the late Eleanor (Leach) Pires. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Leonel and Maria Gloria (Linhares) Pires, he settled in Mattapoisett 46 years ago. He was a […] Read more »
Gerard O. Gallant, 91, of Mattapoisett died December 24, 2012 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Irene M. (Bibeau) Gallant. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William and Eva (Ethier) Gallant, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1979. […] Read more »
Lewis Walter “Butchie” Sylvia, 63, of Dartmouth, formerly of Rochester, passed away Thursday December 20, 2012 peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. Lewis was born in New Bedford on May 17, 1949 to Rosaline (Alves) and Walter Sylvia in a time when individuals with Down Syndrome were cast into state institutions, but not […] Read more »
Charles Snelling Arms, age 97, died peacefully at his home in Marion, Massachusetts on Thursday, December 19, 2012. Chuck, as his many friends and family knew him, was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1915. He attended the Asheville School and Yale University, graduating from Yale in 1937. In the fall of that year he went […] Read more »
Anna R. (Rose) James, 99, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Forestview Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Willis W. James. Born in Rochester, the daughter of the late Aurelio and Caroline (Renney) Rose, she was raised in Marion and lived in Boston and Norton, returning to New Bedford […] Read more »