Gertrude Trumbull Burr died peacefully at home in her sleep, on Friday, February 12th, age 97, after a life well-lived.  No matter how busy, her home was always open, and she found time for all.  She and her husband Carleton Burr (dec. 2003) lived their lives surrounded by a very large cast of devoted family […] Read more »

Wilfred E. “Gene” Genest died peacefully, at St. Luke’s Hospital, on February 6, 2021. He was the son of the late E.R. Genest and the late Emily Smith Genest. Mr. Genest was born on October 30, 1932 in Milford, MA. He was a long-time resident of Princeton, MA, recently moving back to the Mattapoisett–Fairhaven area, […] Read more »

Rachel R. (Cloutier) Portelance, 53, of Marion passed away early morning Monday, February 15, 2021. Rachel ended her five-year battle with esophageal cancer at home alongside her husband Dan, her two sons Evan and Aaron and her puppy Walter.             Although the past five years have been difficult, Rachel never let her disease limit her […] Read more »

Jesse Scott Landers (dob 7/23/82), Marion, MA. Passed away unexpectedly February 9, 2021. Loyal Husband and Father to Courtney and Pearl Landers, son to Paul and Adele Landers, brother to Jillian Haley and grandson to Joan Youngblood. Born in New Bedford, MA, graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and Champlain College. Jesse competed competitively […] Read more »

Janice Pinkham Emmons, December 15, 1929-January 22, 2021. Our beloved Jan; daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, hostess extraordinaire, dog lover, gardener, third generation A.M.C. Three Mile Island camper and overall tour de force has left us peacefully after a brief illness under the wonderful care of her daughter, Liz. She was the wife of […] Read more »

Frances A. (Leeming) Cairns, 94, of Mattapoisett died February 8, 2021 at Sippican Healthcare Center.             She was the wife of the late Lawrence P. Cairns.             Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Robert and Louise (Hindley) Leeming, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1983.             She was formerly […] Read more »

Beverly M. (Mello) Camara, 89, of Mattapoisett, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 after a brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Raymond J. Camara. Born in New Bedford daughter of the late Jacintho B. Mello and Florence E. Phillips she lived in Mattapoisett Most of her life.  Beverly loved animals, and spent […] Read more »

Norman J. Shachoy of Mattapoisett died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on February 7, 2021. His life was filled with his great loves — his wife and family, his work, and the sea. Norm and Maryellen (Sullivan) met as teenagers in Mattapoisett and recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They lived in and […] Read more »

Marcia A. (Wood) Wordell, 84, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday February 6, 2021 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Wordell, the original owner of Mac’s Soda Bar in Fairhaven.             Born and raised in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Robert E. Wood, Jr. and Beatrice (Hargraves) Wood, […] Read more »

Patricia M. Grogan, 82, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Francis J. Grogan.             Born in Mattapoisett, MA, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Ethel C. (Raymond) Merchant. Patricia graduated from Southborough High School and received an associates degree […] Read more »