John Clark “Jack” Wheatley passed away on December 25, 2021 at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 23, 1934 in Boston, MA the son of the late John Reginald and the late Alma (Clark) Wheatley.             He graduated from Thayer Academy in 1952 and was the President of […] Read more »

Gladys M. (Rathfelder) Hartley, 100, died peacefully, Friday, December 24, 2021 at All American Assisted Living in Wareham, surrounded by her family.             Gladys, a resident of Rochester was born in Philadelphia on December 23, 1921 and raised in Drexel Hill, PA.  She was the widow of J. Frazer Hartley who died in 1986.  She […] Read more »

James Michael McCarthy, Jr., 74, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home on December 20, 2021 following a hard-fought battle against pancreatic cancer.             Born at St. Luke’s Hospital on February 25, 1947, Jim spent much of his youth in Louisiana and Florida before returning to New Bedford in his high school years. He lived the […] Read more »

Walter ‘Wally’ Henry Trumbull passed away in his home in Santa Monica surrounded by his family on December 11, 2021 at the age of 96. We are all so grateful to have had so much time with him and for his generous and positive spirit. He was born in Boston and grew up in Weston, […] Read more »

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 »