Karen M. (Goulart) Canastra, 57, of Fairhaven died March 29, 2021 of ovarian cancer at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Kyle T. Canastra, with whom she shared 25 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Manuel A. and Dolores (Fernandes) Goulart, she was raised […] Read more »
Jocelyne M. Tapper, 83. Jocelyne used to say that she “opened and closed” a great many eyes in her career as both a maternity nurse and a nursing home supervisor. She cared, lovingly, for those on both ends of the spectrum of life, from birth to death. After receiving her nursing degree from St. Anne’s […] Read more »
Donald J. DuBois, 86, of Rochester, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was the husband of Frances B. (Bucelwicz) DuBois. Born in Watertown, he was the son of the late Eugene and Anna (Kidik) DuBois. Raised in Newton, Don worked with his […] Read more »
Richard Lewis Prouty died peacefully on March 24, 2021 following a brief illness lovingly surrounded by his family and his wife, Kim. Richard was born in Springfield, MA on February 2, 1976 and moved to Mattapoisett with his family in 1981. He attended Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Old Rochester Regional High School, Castleton University […] Read more »
Dale C. Dakin, 80, of Rochester passed away Tuesday March 16, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Bishop) Dakin; they had been married for 56 years. Born in Lynn, the son of the late James and Laura (Vera) Dakin, he lived in Rochester for most of his life. […] Read more »
Donald R. LaBrode, 66, of Acushnet passed away at home on March 14, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife Donna (Mayer) LaBrode. Last year they celebrated their 47th year of tireless and dedicated love. Donald was born on January 7, 1955 in New Bedford to the late Myles […] Read more »
Lorna E. (Lizotte) Boulanger, 72, of Rochester, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Vibra Hospital of Southeastern MA following a long illness. She was the wife of Donald R. Boulanger. Mrs. Boulanger was born in Wareham, daughter of the late Leo N. and Edith I. (Reynolds) Lizotte and had been a lifelong […] Read more »
Thomas L. Bartholomew, 44, of Marion, died Monday, February 22, 2021, accidentally. He is survived by his wife, Sharon of Marion; his children, Ella and Ben Bartholomew both of Marion; his parents, Mary and George Bartholomew both of Tucson, AZ; his sister, Kathy Bartholomew of Tucson, AZ; and his brother, Mike Bartholomew of S. Dartmouth. […] Read more »
George A. Racine, 86, of Acushnet passed away Saturday March 6, 2021 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton after a brief illness. He was the husband of Claire Y. (Gelinas) Racine; they had been married for 64 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Victor and Rachel (Desorcy) […] Read more »
Onil J. Couture “OJ”, 80, of Mattapoisett, MA died Thursday, March 4, 2021 due to stroke related complications. He was the loving husband of Muriel A. (Lamontagne) Couture for 57 years. Born in Quebec, Canada, son of the late Wilfrid and Lina (Rouleau) Couture, he moved to the U.S. as a teen. Onil lived in […] Read more »