Jane E. Carvalho, Esq., 72, passed away peacefully after a long illness on October 19, 2019.              Jane was born and raised in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett 20 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Antone Carvalho and Zaida (Pires) Carvalho.              Jane earned a B.A. at Hood College and a Master’s from […] Read more »

Sally (Oliveira) Seeley, 92, of Wareham, died Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of Earl J. Seeley and the daughter of the late Julio and Julia (Fernandes) Oliveira.             She was born in New Bedford and raised in Marion. She lived in Wareham for many years. She graduated from […] Read more »

Michael H. “Pugs” Chandanais, 55, of New Bedford died on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away from a stroke due to surgical complications.             Pugs leaves behind his wife, Hisako, his stepdaughters Christina and Jennifer, and his three grandchildren Kenya, Kaylia, and Samuel. He is also survived by […] Read more »

Nicholas G. Makrys, 96, of Marion passed away peacefully on Friday October 18, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anastasia (Karalekas) Makrys.             Born September 25, 1923 in Malden MA, he was the son of the late George and Angeline Makrys. He was raised in […] Read more »

Robert Leo Lynch, Sr., 83, of Rochester, died Oct. 15, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford.             He was born and raised in Medford, the son of the late William Vincent and Mary (Grady) Lynch. He made his home of 45 years in Rochester. He enjoyed summers on Martha’s Vineyard where he met and married […] Read more »

Abel M. Grace, 95, a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Wednesday October 9, 2019.              A World War II Marine Corps veteran, Abel Grace was a part of Montford Point’s first black Marine regiment and saw combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, including Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa.              Abel returned from the Marines to work with […] Read more »

Margaret T. “Terry” Dwyer, 90, of Marion, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Francis P. Dwyer.             Born in Brookline, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Delia (Duggan) Flynn. Mrs. Dwyer lived in Stoughton for […] Read more »

Melvin E. Trott, Jr., 90 of West Wareham passed away at home on Saturday October 5, 2019. He was the loving husband of 38 years to Constance H. (Broman) Trott. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts the son of the late Melvin E. and Lillian (Green) Trott Sr.             He lived most of his life on […] Read more »

Julio Marques of Marion passed on Saturday October 5th surrounded by family after a brief, yet courageous fight with cancer and complications from a stroke.             Born in Sao Miguel to Joao and Maria (Tavares) Marques, Julio leaves his loving wife Diane; son and daughter-in-law Julien and Kim Marques; son and daughter-in-law Justin and Krissy Marques; […] Read more »

Frank C. Linhares Jr. “Ling”, 93, of Marion formerly of Mattapoisett passed away on Sunday October 6, 2019 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Frank was the husband of the late Evelyn (Borges) Linhares. He was the son of the late Frank C., Sr. and Helen (Church) Linhares.             “ Ling” was born and lived most if […] Read more »