Robert W. Heuberger, 69, of Fairhaven died October 30, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Carol A. (Caruso) Heuberger. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Milton H. and Bernice L. (Knight) Heuberger, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life before moving to Fairhaven […] Read more »

Bento S. “Ben” Martin, Jr., 75, of Mattapoisett died October 24, 2012 unexpectedly at home. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Bento S. and Laurentina R. (Pimental) Martin, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 1963. He was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett. Mr. Martin was formerly employed […] Read more »

Susan B. (Anderson) MacDonald, 61, of Cambridge, formerly of Mattapoisett died on Thursday October 11, 2012. She was the wife of the late Dr. D. Duncan MacDonald. Born in Providence, RI, she lived in Mattapoisett before moving to Cambridge in 1981. Mrs. MacDonald was employed as a registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital and also […] Read more »

Gertrude M. “Trudi” (Besso) Howrihan, 81, of Mattapoisett died Thursday October 11, 2012 at the Royal of Fairhaven after a brief illness. She was the wife of Timothy J. Howrihan, Jr. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Captain Eric J. and Gertrude (Conran) Besso, she had resided in Mattapoisett since […] Read more »

Michael A. Renahan, 69 of Chilmark formerly of Mattapoisett, passed away Friday September 28, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Michael was born February 10, 1943 to Thomas A. Renahan of Mattapoisett and Pauline [Perry] Renahan of Mattapoisett. He is predeceased by his wife Joan Faith [Gagnon] Renahan and his stepson Michael […] Read more »

Bethany A. Clickner, 35, of Marion, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. Born in Boston, Bethany was the daughter of Rita L. St. Germaine and Steven A. Briggs of Marion. Besides her mother and father, she is survived by her brother, Jacob G. St. Germaine of Marion; three sisters, Stacia […] Read more »

Barbara Ann Reed of Eugene, Oregon died with her husband by her side, Sept. 9 of complications of lung cancer. She maintained a smile and sense of humor throughout the length of the disease. Surprised over the avalanche of cards arriving during her illness she said, “Somehow I’ve been turned into a god”. Barbara was […] Read more »

Irene M. (South) Hutchings, 96, formerly of Mattapoisett died after a long illness at Emeritus of Dartmouth Village on September 14, 2012. She was the widow of the late Dr. Charles E. Hutchings. Irene was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Parish of Mattapoisett. Born in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, Irene was the daughter of […] Read more »

Ralph H. Parsons, 86, of Mattapoisett died Thursday September 6, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Eunice N. (Viera) Parsons. Born and raised in Provincetown, the son of the late Capt. Frank and Mary (Thomas) Parsons, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to Mattapoisett […] Read more »