Betty Ann (Weigel) Thomson of Rochester, MA died on Friday, October 23, 2020 after a long illness. She was 87. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Alexander J. Thomson, her six children and their partners, Kurt and his wife, Jennifer, of New Brighton, PA, Holly and her partner Armand of N Dartmouth, […] Read more »

Elizabeth (Fossa) St. Pierre, 93, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday, November 4, 2020.             She was the wife of Robert J. St. Pierre.             Born in Beverly, daughter of the late Ernest and Bertha (Johanson) Fossa, she was raised in Danvers and moved to Mattapoisett in 1983.             She was formerly employed as a teacher in […] Read more »

Eric A. Johansen, 60, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Friday, October 23, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a recent cancer diagnosis. He was a loving husband to Jacqueline M. (Comeau) Johansen for over 33 years.             Eric was born in New Bedford to Ronald and Beverly N. (Corrie) Johansen of Fairhaven, where […] Read more »

Alisa Susan (Haimowitz) Pate, 58, of Rochester, MA, daughter of the late Harold B. Haimowitz and Eileen Panitz Haimowitz, passed away on October 8, 2020.             Alisa was born in Miami Beach, FL on June 23, 1962. She was raised in Jacksonville, Florida where she attended Wolfson Senior High School, and then served in the […] Read more »

Michele E. (Leger) Taylor, 69, of Fairhaven died October 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital.             She was the wife of Barry E. Scott.             Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Raymond J. and Germaine C. (Bussiere) Leger, she was raised in New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven in 1993.             She was employed […] Read more »

Bertha Mae (Costa) Folger, 81, a person with a beautiful soul inside and out, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at The Oaks Rehab in New Bedford. She was the former wife of the late Joseph G. Folger.             Born in Mattapoisett, daughter of the late Antone F. and Thelma (Ellis) Costa, she grew […] Read more »

Stephen Macedo, age 72, of Rochester, MA passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Mass General Hospital. He had been the loving fiancé of Gail Garcia-Grant.             Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of the late Stephen Soares Macedo and Hilda (Sylvia) Macedo. Stephen had been an electronic security specialist […] Read more »

Doris A. (Shulkey) Gardner, 87, of Mattapoisett, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Gardner.             Born in Boston, daughter of the late Donald and Nina (Gilmore) Shulkey, she had lived in Mattapoisett since 1967. She married her High School sweetheart, supporting his music interests […] Read more »

Richard H “Dick” Warburton, MD, 86 years, passed away quietly at St. Luke’s Hospital on October 20, 2020 surrounded by his family.             Dick Warburton was born in Groton, MA and grew up in New Bedford. He attended Tufts University both as an undergraduate and as a medical school student. He served proudly as a […] Read more »

Barbara L. (Lawn) Mansfield, 75, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly October 19, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness.  She was the wife of William E. “Bill” Mansfield, with whom she shared 27 years of marriage.  Barbara grew up in Philadelphia where she graduated from Westown prep school. She graduated from Penn State […] Read more »