John J. Forest of Rochester Ma passed at home March 5th after a long battle with Parkinson’s Dementia.             Born in Haute Abourjagane, NB Canada 1939-2023.             Survived by wife Donna (Demers), Children, David (Lori), Tina (Chris) and Grandchildren Raven Bernier, Brooke Steed, Zachary Steed of Massachusetts.             He also leaves his three sons, Gerald […] Read more »

Theresa M. (McCarthy) Barrett, 61, of Buzzards Bay passed peacefully March 18, 2023 unexpectedly at home.             Born in Brockton, daughter of Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy of Mattapoisett and the late Walter F. McCarthy, Jr., she lived in North Easton for many years before moving to Buzzards Bay 5 years ago.             She was formerly […] Read more »

Betsy C. (Dorr) Grassi, 85, of Marion, passed away on March 8, 2023, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Arego A. Grassi and the daughter of the late Harold and Marion (Peterson) Dorr.             She was born in New Bedford and lived in Marion for most of her […] Read more »

Lydia Francis Coelho Dominici, 95, of Milford, passed away peacefully at Countryside Health Care where she was dearly loved. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Belmira Coelho, sister of Deena Herlihy and Alice Tessicini and the late Elsie Hoberg.  Lydia was born and raised on Lawrence Street in Milford. She graduated from […] Read more »

Claire M. (Shannon) Carvalho, 83, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday February 19, 2023, after a brief illness. She was the former wife of the late Raymond J. Carvalho.             Born in Fall River, the daughter of the James and Mary (Souza) Shannon, she lived in Fall River and Tiverton before moving to Mattapoisett in 1968. […] Read more »

David J. Bolton, 93, of Dartmouth passed away at home on Monday February 20, 2023. He was the husband of Madeline (Goley) Mello Bolton and the late Deolinda “Linda” (Ventura) Bolton.             Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James and Elizabeth (Meehan) Bolton, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. […] Read more »

Lawrence G. Leger, 86, of Rochester, died peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2023.             Born in New Bedford, son of the late J. Edgar and Louise (Landry) Leger, he lived in Rochester most of his life.             Larry worked as a Pipefitter with Local 51 Plumbers and Pipefitters and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. […] Read more »

Richard J. Moniz, 81, of Rochester died February 16, 2023 peacefully at home.             He was the husband of Dr. Deborah A. Hartley, and the son of the late Francisco and Rosemary (Bento) Moniz. Richard was born and remained in New Bedford before moving to Rochester 35 years ago.             He was formerly employed as […] Read more »

Elizabeth S. “Betsy” Dunn, of Marion, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Tobey Hospital.             Betsy was born in New Bedford, MA in 1934 to Lionel J. and Thelma P. (Benner) Sequeira of Marion.  She loved growing up in Marion and graduated from Wareham High School in 1952. As a lifelong Marion […] Read more »

Joanne (Getchell) Mahoney, age 89, died peacefully on February 12th, 2023. She was born in Brockton and graduated Brockton High School in 1950. In 1956 she married Paul L. Mahoney of Boston and together they lived in Brockton where they raised their three children – except for summers which were spent in Marion. In 1979 […] Read more »