Robert J. Zora, 97, of Marion, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Florence L. (Akins) Zora. Born in Marion, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Anna (Medeiros) Zora. Mr. Zora worked for many years as a shellfisherman. He was a […] Read more »
Joseph R. Rose, 57, of New Bedford died June 14, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital of Covid 19. Born in New Bedford, son of Leneta Joanne (Sewall) Rose of Fairhaven and the late Joseph R. Rose, he was raised in Mattapoisett and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Joe has been a resident […] Read more »
William H. Hawkes (Bill) of Rochester, formerly of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8th at home with his loving wife, Lorraine by his side. He was also the husband of the late Marilyn Y. Hawkes. Born in Richmond, Virginia and brought to Massachusetts as a foster child by William and Irene Hawkes, later […] Read more »
Louise S. (Spooner) Kelsey, 100, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on June 5, 2020 at the Alden Court Nursing Home, in Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Philip H. Kelsey, Sr., married 59 years. Born in Plymouth, the daughter of the late Harold S. and Bertha L. (Ellis) Spooner, she lived in Mattapoisett most […] Read more »
Reverend Robert Alan Richardson, 74, of Orleans formerly of Wareham passed away on Thursday May 28,2020. On January 27, 1946, Robert A. Richardson made an epic debut at his family property in Orleans, Massachusetts during a giant blizzard. So powerful was the storm that the midwife barely made it to the house in time to […] Read more »
Lorraine M. (Graham) Ward, 88, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, May 30, 2020. She was born on June 6, 1931 in Perth Amboy, NJ, and was raised in Arlington, MA. She’s a graduate of Boston College and married Robert Ward in 1953. She moved to upstate New York, started a family and […] Read more »
Carolyn Ann Mitton Ford (Camie) of Marion, Boston, and Sarasota, FL passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at the age of 77 after a long illness. She was a graduate of The Windsor School and Wheaton College. She was the daughter of Edward Mitton and Carolyn Church Mitton. She is survived by her husband, Albert […] Read more »
Lucille B. (Marchessault) Sobral, 95 of Acushnet died May 24, 2020 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Fernando Sobral. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Aldei and Rosilda (Dumaine) Marchessault, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet 40 years ago. Mrs. Sobral was a communicant […] Read more »
Christopher John LaRochelle, 53, passed away on May 15, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a sudden, brief illness. Chris was the beloved son of Ronald and Cecile (Guimond) LaRochelle of Marion. Born on April 1, 1967 in New Bedford, he was a ’85 graduate of ORRHS and a talented carpenter by trade. […] Read more »
Janice E. (Long) Bolton, 74, of Fall River, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Catholic Memorial Home. She was the wife of the late Daniel Bolton. Mrs. Bolton was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Elsie M. Long and had been a longtime resident of Westport before relocating to Fall River. […] Read more »