Tena Mae Genthner, 75, from Plantation, Florida passed away Friday, April 16, 2021 from natural causes. Tena was born in 1945 in Acushnet, Massachusetts to Augustus Pease and his wife Eleanor Hathaway Pease Brunelle. She married Charles Samuel Genthner in 1966. Tena lived in many places during her life, including Mattapoisett, MA; Canton, OH; and […] Read more »

George Baron, 69, of Rochester died May 8, 2021 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late George and Viola M. (Labbe) Baron, he was raised in Fairhaven and later lived in Falmouth before moving to Rochester in 1981. He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on […] Read more »

Alice Hunt Williams of Point Connett, Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Thursday, May 6, just three weeks shy of her 96th birthday. She was surrounded by friends and family. Born in 1925, Al lived her first years in West Roxbury, MA, and moved with her family to Pawtucket, RI, as a child. There she met her […] Read more »

Alexander Bates “Jock” Bowman, Jr., 86, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 6, 2021.             Born in Mattapoisett, son of the late Alexander and Edna (Morell) Bowman, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He is the husband of Sandra Lee (Braley) Bowman.             He loved guns, yardwork and being outside. Jock worked […] Read more »

Marlene A. (Newberg) Simmons, 84, of Mattapoisett passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Simmons, who passed this past October. They had shared 65 years of marriage.             Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Emil […] Read more »

Walter E. Bowman III passed away on May 5, 2021 at The Oaks in New Bedford following a long illness. He was the loving husband of Rosemary (Zajac) Bowman. Walt and Rose were married in 1973 and have lived in Mattapoisett since that time. Walter was the son of the late Walter E. Bowman, Jr. […] Read more »

Ruth J. “Jane” Comstock, 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 28, 2021.             Jane was born in Woodbridge, NJ and was the daughter of the late Martin Ratajack and Clara (Olsen) Meier.             Jane was employed with Cornell Dublier for several years and also worked locally as a waitress. […] Read more »

Michael J. Reed, Sr., “Iron Mike”, 72, of Marion passed away on Thursday April 29, at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marjorie I. (Schroth) Reed of 50+ yrs. Born in Wareham the son of the late Ralph E. Reed and Mary H. (Kelly) Reed.             A 1968 Graduate of Wareham High […] Read more »

Brian K. Dean, 64, of New Bedford passed away at home in his sleep on Saturday May 1, 2021. He was the husband of Janice E. (Santos) Dean; they had been married for 40 years.             Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Foster and Priscilla (Senna) Dean, he lived in New Bedford […] Read more »

Anita Harriet (Dawson) Croft, 100, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at her home, on Thursday, April 29, 2021, while surrounded by loved ones. She missed celebrating her 101st birthday by only a week.             Anita was born, and spent her early childhood in Margaree Harbor, on Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the […] Read more »