Leonard C. Higgins, 88, died peacefully on December 14,2024 surrounded by family at The Oaks Nursing Home.             He was the husband of the late Helen R. Higgins.             Born in Boston, the son of the late Leonard M. and Victoria (Mikolyski) Higgins. He lived in Mattapoisett most of his life and was a communicant […] Read more »

Julie Ann (Marshall) Hillier of Mattapoisett passed away after a brief illness on December 13th, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Ralph Howard Marshall and Florence Lame Marshall of Acushnet. Julie enjoyed a 46-year partnership with her husband Jack Hillier.             Julie was born in New Bedford, MA. She was a 1969 graduate […] Read more »

Richard “Dick” M. Cotter passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the age of 87, surrounded by his family after a long illness.  He was a loving and devoted husband to Joan M. (Leclair) Cotter for 61 years and a caring father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and brother.             He was born in New Bedford, […] Read more »

Barbara A. (Souza) Littlewood, 93, of New Bedford died December 8, 2024 at Royal of Fairhaven.             She was the wife of the late Donald C. Littlewood.             Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Elsie A. (Davis) Souza, she lived in New Bedford most of her life.                         Barbara was a […] Read more »

Barbara Whitehead Silva, 93, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts died peacefully at home on Monday, December 2, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Charles “Carlie” Whitehead and Blanche Whitehead of Dartmouth, MA, and mother of Lisa A. Grace, and grandmother of Matthew R. Grace. Barbara was a graduate of Dartmouth High School. She was a […] Read more »

Jill (Crippin) Vancour, 57, Of Mattapoisett died November 28, 2024 unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital.           Born in Wareham, daughter of Harriet L. (Kremp) Crippin of Mattapoisett and the late Warren D. Crippin, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life.          She was employed as a cook in several local restaurants, and was a […] Read more »

Steven A. Briggs, 68, of Marion passed away unexpectedly at home on December 1, 2024. He was the husband of Rita L. St. Germaine and the son of the late Sherman and Joanne (Mead) Briggs.          He was born in Wareham and lived in Marion his whole life.          Mr. Briggs worked as a self-employed […] Read more »

Frank L. Fletcher, 83, of Mattapoisett, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 after a brief illness. Born on January 3, 1941, in Stamford, CT, he was the son of the late Thomas and Stephanie (Greska) Fletcher. Frank was a longtime resident of Mattapoisett.          A standout athlete, Frank was an exceptional tennis player at […] Read more »

Christopher John Wallace, 63, of Dartmouth died at St. Luke’s Hospital on November 23, 2024 after a massive heart attack.             Christopher was raised in Marion and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School. He studied architectural engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and went on to design buildings of all types and size in […] Read more »

Patricia D. “Pat” (Glennon) Waldron, of Fairhaven, formerly of Wareham, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, on Friday, November 22, 2024. She was 72.             Pat was born in Schenectady, New York, and was the daughter of the late Patrick J. Glennon III and his late wife Thelma (Moore) […] Read more »