Laura T. Rusinoski 96 of Mattapoisett and Rochester passed away peacefully at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on December 19, 2021. Laura was the wife of the late Alexander K. Rusinoski.. She was born and raised in New Bedford, she was one of 6 children of Portuguese immigrants Joaquim and Aurora (Gomes) Teixeira. Laura spoke only Portuguese as […] Read more »

William L. “Bill” Harris, 64, of New Bedford, MA passed away unexpectedly at his residence on December 17, 2021. He was born to the late Harry W. and Helen C. Harris (Costa) in New Bedford, MA on October 24, 1957.             Bill grew up in Mattapoisett, MA and graduated from Old Rochester High School in […] Read more »

Carol L. (Tiernan) White, 73, of Mattapoisett passed away Friday December 17, 2021. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Irene E. (Burgess) and Andrew J. Tiernan, Jr., she lived in Mattapoisett for many years.  She was a graduate of New Bedford High School, Class of 1966. Carol was formerly employed as […] Read more »

Karen Ramos, 68, of Mattapoisett died December 8, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Caroline (Tavares) Sylvia and her husband John of Marion and the late Manuel J. “Rusty” Ramos, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life.             She was formerly employed as a correctional officer by the Plymouth […] Read more »

Sandra Lee (Braley) Bowman, 70, of Mattapoisett died Thursday, December 16th, 2021.             She was the wife of the late Alexander Bates “Jock” Bowman, Jr.             Born in Wareham, daughter of the late Walter J. and Annette (Gendron) Braley, she was raised in Rochester and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life.             She enjoyed […] Read more »

Roberta M. Dunn (Sloane) of Norwood passed away on December 10, 2021 at the age of 95 at the home of her daughter, Robbi. Beloved wife of the late William George Dunn. Preceded in death by a daughter Kathryn Mary, grand-daughter Katie Dunn Rogers and grandsons Michael Broderius and Robert Broderius. Devoted mother of Kathryn […] Read more »

Muriel F. (Johnson) Emery, 97, of Mattapoisett died December 6, 2021 peacefully at Our Lady’s Haven. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Clara (Bentley) Johnson, and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Her family includes her daughter, Elizabeth LaValley and her husband Stephen of […] Read more »

Andrew B. Tillett, 59, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.             Drew was born in New Bedford on August 10, 1962, and spent the majority of his life as a proud Fairhaven resident. He initially attended Tabor Academy but insisted on transferring to Fairhaven High in order to […] Read more »

Nathan Daniel Collins, 41, of Acushnet, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 6, 2021. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Wendy (Collins) Curtis of Acushnet and the late Daniel Rock. He was a graduate of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester. Nathan was a Master Plasterer who formerly owned […] Read more »

Robert E. Chandler, 93, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 5, 2021. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Dowd) Chandler.             Born in New Bedford, son of the late Earl and Alice (Guillet) Chandler, he lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Rochester.             Robert served proudly in […] Read more »