Thelma “Cissy” Vanstone

Thelma “Cissy” Vanstone, 80, has died, November 2, 2020, in Boca Raton, FL from complications of Covid 19 which she contracted while in rehabilitation following surgery to repair a broken left hip. She was born and raised in Marion, MA, and graduated from Fisher Junior College in Boston, MA where she spent several years, followed […] Read more »

Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott

Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott, 93, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday November 15, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Earle W. Scott for 54 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Katherine (Grzyb) Machnicki. She was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett. […] Read more »

Setsuko (Nishihara) Mendes

Setsuko (Nishihara) Mendes, age 79, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, in Marion. She was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas “Nick” Mendes and her parents, Toshimasa and Uto Nishihara.             She is survived by sister in law Rose Mendes of Marion; brother in law Andrew Mendes of Marion; sister in law Natalie […] Read more »

Dorothy W. Lawrence

Dorothy W. Lawrence, 92, of Fairhaven, formerly of Rochester died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Russell P. Lawrence.             Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Edith Whitman and graduated from Middleboro High School. Mrs. Lawrence […] Read more »

Pamela Marie Hoffer

Pamela Marie Hoffer, 78, of Marion, died peacefully at home on November 11, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer.             Pamela grew up in Beaver, PA, the younger daughter of William Howard and Mae Lois Stuck. After graduating from Wilson College, she came to Boston, where she met Edward and they lived in Eastern […] Read more »

Judith A. Smith

Judith A. Smith, 82, of Marion, died November 5, 2020 at Wareham Healthcare after a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Dorothy D. Smith of Marion.             She lived in Marion for most of her life. For many years she was employed by Aerovox in New Bedford. […] Read more »

Betty Ann (Weigel) Thomson

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

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

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

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 »