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 previous resident of Rochester for over 60 years.
Mr. Zora served in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean conflict. During World War II, he was a Navy Armed Guard on several ships including one of which was the Kentuckian. He completed U.S. Navy salvage school and served as Gunner's Mate 2nd class on board the USS Boxer CV-21. He was a proud member and past commander of the Benjamin D. Cushing V.F.W. Post # 2425 in Marion.
He was a beautiful man as kind as he was strong.
Survivors include his children, Robin Zora and her husband David Besse and Donna Greenwood and her husband Bernard all of Marion, and Timothy Zora and his wife Jackie of Buzzards Bay; his sisters, Nancy Clarke and Pauline Hiller both of Marion; his grandchildren, Brett and Bridget Greenwood, Tristan and Kiernan Besse, and Raymond and Ryan Sprague; his great grandchildren, Cole R. Greenwood, Daniel Sprague and Cleo Besse; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings, the late Edward Zora, Joseph Zora, and Jeannette Turnbull.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. (appropriate COVID - 19 protocol will be observed including the use of face masks and social distancing).
Donations in his memory may be made to the Marion Fire Donation Account c/o Marion Fire Department, 50 Spring St., Marion MA 02738. Arrangements by Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham. To leave a message of condolence visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com

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 at CareOne at New Bedford for the last 5 years. His family would like to thank the staff at CareOne and St. Luke's Hospital ICU for the care that Joe received.
Survivors include his mother; a sister, Debra Ziroli and her husband Frank of Ranger, GA; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was the companion of the late Fernanda Mariano and the grandson of the late Charlene Diggins and Joseph and Gertrude Rose.
Due to the current restrictions on public gatherings, his arrangement will be private. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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 adopted by John and Neva Smith. Bill grew up in Fairhaven, graduating from Fairhaven High School in 1951. Even though being accepted into the Coast Guard Academy, Bill enlisted in the Navy. Upon returning from military service, he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Young in June 1957 and proceeded to have two daughters, Cheryl and Pamela. Bill worked for Wonder Bread and Hostess Cake for almost 40 years, having started in delivery and working his way through the ranks into management.
After becoming a widower in 1990, Bill spent time playing golf, something he always enjoyed but never had much time for. He became a member of Reservation Golf Club, where he was introduced to his second wife, Lorraine Roy. Moving out to Rochester after their marriage and within a couple of years was able to retire. He then played as much golf as he wanted. Also enjoying yard work and watching sports, rooting on all the Boston teams. Eventually Bill and Lorraine began spending winters in Naples, Florida where they enjoyed the warmer temperatures and of course golfing throughout the winter. They were able to travel to Alaska as a 25th wedding anniversary gift to themselves.
Bill is survived by his wife, both daughters and their husbands, Cheryl and Christopher Correia, and Pamela and Paul Rego, all for Fairhaven, a god-daughter Camdyn Roy of Mattapoisett, Michael, Matthew, and Gerald Morrissey, Renee Bradshaw, Conrad Jr and Jonathan Roy, Becki Maki, Marcie Orr, Ben and Sarah Vial. He also had a special attachment to great nieces Morgan, Maeve, Arden, Stella and Simone, as well as his great nephew, the late Conrad Roy III.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bills name to: Community Nurse Hospice Care, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 02719.
Bill's visitation will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm in the Waring-Sullivan Home at Fairlawn, 180 Washington Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial private. To leave a note of condolence: www.waring-sullivan.com

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 of her life. Her previous residences included; Fairhaven, Poccaset and Newtonville.
Louise was a graduate of Fairhaven High School Class of 1937.
She was a member of; The Mattapoisett Congregational Church, The Woman's Guild - New Bedford Chapter Daughters of the Revolution, Mattapoisett Woman's Club, Mattapoisett Woman's Bowling League and a woman's bridge group.
She was formerly employed as a Civil Service examiner and an answering service operator.
She was also a school volunteer aide at Center School of Mattapoisett.
Later, Louise was elected President of the Alden Court Resident Council for 2-terms 2018-2019 and stayed in helping the board till her passing.
Survivors include 3 sons, Philip H. Kelsey, Jr. and his wife Linda and Gregory E. Kelsey and his fiance Angela Brede, all of Mattapoisett and Robert A. Kelsey and his wife Karen of Maine (formerly of East Freetown); as well as several grandchildren; Susan Linhares, John Everett, Philip Kelsey III, Lisa Dumas, Evan Kelsey, Cameron Reedwisch, Jake Reedwisch and great grandchildren; Sean Everett, Tori Dumas, as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Diane Kelsey Carhart and the sister of the late Tobey Spooner and Sprague Spooner. She was also grandmother to the late Andrew Gregory Kelsey, John Philip Everett and great grandmother to the late Steven Everett.
Due to the current restrictions on public gatherings, her funeral service and burial will be private for immediate family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to; The Lighthouse Animal Shelter, 596 Hathaway Road, New Bedford, MA 02740. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett.

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 returned to MA in 1971 moving to Lexington. It was then, while raising a family, she continued her education and received her Master's in Speech-Language Pathology. Lorraine taught and was a respected member of the Lexington Public School system for 26 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She lived her last 15 years in Hingham, MA at Linden Ponds.
She loved walking from her home in Lexington to socialize at local coffee shops in the center of town and being the last one to leave the beach at the end of the day. Lorraine was passionate about her work in the Lexington Public Schools. Her relationships with staff and children were strong.
She will be lovingly remembered by her sister Vera (Graham) DeCosta and husband Deke of Wakefield; her children, Elizabeth (Beth) Ward of Mattapoisett; Michael Ward and wife Kimberly of Mattapoisett; John Ward and wife Tamara of Tewksbury and Thomas Ward and wife Patricia of Marshfield. Her precious grandchildren will miss their "GIA", Elizabeth (Betsy) Sylvia, Rebecca Sylvia, Julia Ward, Ryan Ward, Beatrice (Trixie) Ward, Allison (Ally) Ward and Margaret Ward, and many nieces and nephews.
Lorraine was predeceased by her husband Robert Ward and sister Patsy Guida.

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 welcome this extraordinary spirit into the world. Bob's story began as it concluded, in his family home 74 brilliant years later on May 28, 2020 following a valiant fight against esophageal cancer.
Born to Charles F. and Dorothy (Hurd) Richardson, Bobby's childhood was never short on adventure or hard work. He grew up running along the flats of Rock Harbor and Skaket Beach, building sand castles and fishing as much as possible. Bob loved his mother fiercely and he so admired his big sister, Joanne (Tramontana), laughing at holiday parties and sending lottery tickets to each other every birthday until Joanne's passing last year. The bond that he shared with his big brother Wayne was one for the story books: countless hours were spent working on the family fishing boat, (Conquest), running through the (then undeveloped) fields of Orleans, camping on hunting trips in Maine, and getting into just enough trouble to keep their parents on their toes, both with a mischievous twinkle in their bright blue eyes.
Over the years, Bob held many titles and worked in several professions. Years of working for the family businesses in commercial fishing and licensed plumbing were peppered with tenures as a high school history teacher, a registered nurse, a solar panel installer, a world record setting cross country bicyclist, and finally, as a minister for the United Church of Christ - his true calling. The Reverend Robert A. Richardson adored a captive audience and never once "recycled" a sermon even after being called to a new church. He truly enjoyed the aspects of his ministry that did not necessarily fall on Sunday (though his family relentlessly teased him that he only worked one day a week): leading youth group, cooking eggs for Youth Street Reach breakfasts, visiting retirement homes and hospitals, the Blessing of the Fleet every summer in Orleans, and performing a multitude of life celebrations for family, friends, parishioners and sometimes strangers.
Bob's proudest achievements in life were his children (Pamela Soderholm, Seth, Katie Carr, and Peter). He loved and admired each of his children immeasurably and shared unique and priceless bonds with all four. Among his gifts to them were his love for yard sales, cycling, binoculars, black and white horror movies, The Three Stooges, Christmas, ham salad and the ocean. But most importantly, his love for life, utter silliness and laughter were the gifts he joyfully passed along to his kids and to all six of his grandsons - Matt, Nick, George, Henry, Milo and Felix. Bob always said that grandfathers are little boys, just in ancient bodies and he embodied that concept to its fullest.
Bob's love for his children came second only to the greatest love of his life, his best friend and wife of nearly 50 years, Carol (Sataline) Richardson. Their boundless love was one founded on a friendship and respect envied by most. Bob had an uncanny ability to find silver linings through all kinds of weather, even through a stage four cancer diagnosis and a pandemic. He embraced every moment he spent with Carol and looked upon darker times ("his & her" hip replacements, quadruple bypass surgery, foot surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and quarantine) as an opportunity to simply "be" together, just them. Bob Richardson's happy place had no fixed spot on a map and could not be located on Google Earth because his happiest place was simply anywhere that Carol was. He took great comfort before his passing in knowing that all four of his children had found equal happiness in their marriages to Tom (Pammy), Hattie (Seth), Kevin (Katie) and Meredith (Peter).
Though this great man went by several names - Robert, Bob, Bobby, Reverend Richardson, Pastor Bob, The Egg Man, son, son-in-law, brother, uncle, husband, Dad, Grampa, Poppi - his family and friends know that he has found his reserved spot in heaven next to his mother, sister, father-in-law and multitude others who have been waiting to welcome him. Robert A. Richardson passed peacefully in his home, surrounded by his wife, brother, sons and daughters and their spouses following a week of hospice care there. His room was filled with love and laughter, albeit often through tears. He smiled in his sleep until his last moments. He loved truly and was so truly loved.
Memorial gifts may be made: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center fund 234806 gastric/esophageal cancer research. www.massgeneral.org/donate
MGH development Office c/o Meagan Coons 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540 Boston, MA 02114 please make checks payable to: MGH Cancer Center gastric/esophageal cancer.
To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.warehamvillagefuneralhome.com
A private family committal service will be held in Orleans cemetery. A memorial service will be held a t a later date to be announced. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Wareham Village Funeral Home.

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 of St. Rose of Lima Church.
She was formerly employed as a stitcher with several local textile mills for many years until her retirement.
She was a member of the Red Hat Society and she enjoyed Bingo.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Jane Parsons and her husband David of Marion and Cynthia Aguiar and her companion Bill Lopes of New Bedford; a granddaughter, Jennifer Aguiar of Swansea.
Due to current restrictions on public gatherings, her services and burial will be private for immediate family. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett. For full obituary and online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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. Prior to her retirement, she worked as librarian of the Mattapoisett Public Library for many years. She was a member of the Unitarian Universal Church, Fairhaven. A lover of everything outdoors, she enjoyed jogging, kayaking, cross-country skiing and her favorite, quahogging on the Westport River.
Survivors include her son: Ronald E. Besse, Jr. of Fall River; her daughter: Christine M. Besse of Fall River; 3 grandchildren: Danielle, Alyson and Samantha; and 2 great grandchildren: Ajay and Aidyn.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131.

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 F. Ford II, four children: Jennifer Church Dwinell Scala, Elise Richardson Dwinell-Koves, Albert F. Ford III, William Allen Ford, as well as three stepchildren: Darby Ford Valentini; Emily Ford Hinds and Andrew Albert Ford. Camie is survived by 4 grandchildren, 4 Step-Grandchildren and a brother, Edward John Mitton of Reisterstown, MD.
She was a fashion and jewelry designer, T.V. personality, published author and gracious hostess, great skier, sailed the oceans, traveled the world, and was the best mother any child could want.
A late summer funeral is planned.

Josephine Mary Pannell, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully in her home on May 21, 2020 in the company of her family at the age of 92. Jo was born in London, England on December 10, 1927, the daughter of Ann Margaret and John Lyons. Raised in Essex with her siblings Maureen, Michael and Patrick, she grew up during WW II and shared many stories told through childhood eyes of bombings, air raid shelters, shortages and soldiers, all of which were exciting to a young teen age girl. Jo married Peter Pannell in 1949 and they emigrated to Port Washington, Long Island, NY and began their own family. She was the beloved mother of Mary, John, Elizabeth, Victoria and Alexandra. She was the beloved mother-in-law to John, Marjorie, James, Albert and Stephen. In 1974 Jo relocated to Mattapoisett, MA and embraced the town with the same sense of community and volunteerism that had always been a part of her life. She was a long time advocate of Girl Scouting, Friends of the Library, Mattapoisett Historical Commission, Brick Memorial Park and the Council on Aging along with her dear friend Bette Roberts. Jo was honored as The Standard Times 2016 Mattapoisett Woman of the Year. She was an active member and lector at St. Anthony's RC Church and sang with abundant enthusiasm in the church choir and Sippican Coral Society. Jo worked for 15 years at Endeco in Marion, MA. Her greatest delight was her extensive family in England which she visited often and the large network of grandchildren in America. She was the beloved grandmother to Michaela, Patrick, Kathleen, Peter, James, John Robert, Emily, Miles, Shawn, Graham, Daniel, Charlotte and Simon and great grandmother to nine great grandchildren. She never forgot a birthday card or gift and was willing to create a sweater, scarf, pecan pie or "grandpa's stew" for any occasion. She was loved and will be heartfully missed by all that knew and enjoyed her warmth and company.
A memorial service will be held at a later date to celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, Donations in Josephine's name can be made to The Friends of the Mattapoisett Free Library, P.O Box 1146 Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett. For online guestbook. please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.