The Marion Art Center’s hilarious production of “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” opened on August 6, starring Myra Marlowe, Jay Ryan, Suzie Kokkins, Suzy Taylor, Susan Sullivan, Thom O’Shaughnessy, and Gary Taylor. The show continues on August 14-15. Photos by Colin Veitch
Hilda J. (Barros) Silva, 91, of Marion, died August 11, 2015 in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Dominga (Oliveria) Barros.
She was born in Marion and lived there all of her life.
Mrs. Silva was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary Dudley L. Brown Post 2486 in Onset.
Survivors include her daughters, Gloria Jean Swingle of Marion, Philomena Mae Gilbert of Falmouth, Georgianna Silva and Liana Joyce Silva both of West Wareham; a son, John Michael Silva, Sr. of Fairhaven; a brother, Alfred Barros of Marion; 18 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son, Rudolph J.T. Silva, Jr. , her sisters Mary Barros Offley, Liana “Lillian” Rose, Alice Cruz and Helen B. Lopes and her brother, Armando Barros.
Her funeral will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Rita’s Church, 113 Front St., Marion. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Wareham.
Visiting hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.
Gladys K. (Kinsman) Ward, 103, of Marion died August 11, 2015 at Sippican Health Care Center.
She was the wife of the late Melvin T. Ward.
Born in Natick, the daughter of the late Ethan and Olive (Morey) Kinsman, she lived in Stoughton and Natick for many years, later lived in Florida before moving to Mattapoisett in 1995.Survivors include 3 daughters, Phyllis K. Howes of Mattapoisett, Ethel M. Caraviello of Ogunquit, ME and Faith N. LaPorte of Henderson, NV; 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Private arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a local hospice of one’s choice. For online guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
You’re invited to enjoy the beautiful, melodic and sometimes comical sounds of The Crosstones this summer. The co-ed a cappella group will perform a free concert at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion on Sunday, August 16, at 6:00 pm.
Founded in 1996, “Crosstones” is Bates College’s oldest co-ed a cappella group. The Crosstones have always been known for their down-to-earth nature, humor, and energy, and have been performing both nationally and locally for over 15 years. Prior tours have taken the group around New England, over to the West Coast, and annually to Montreal. Known both on and off campus for quirky performances, they perform songs from all genres, ranging from Motown to pop to classic rock.
Open to all, this hour-long concert is free to the public, Bates students, alumni, parents and friends. A reception will follow the concert. All are welcome! St. Gabriel’s Church is located at 124 Front St. in Marion.
The Rochester Historical Society will have everything “Rochester” available for sale all four days of the Country Fair, August 13 to 16, including Rochester shirts, hats, books, maps, novelty boxes, cards and coasters. Rochester books including Images of Rochester, Tales of Old Rochester, Rochester Vital Statistics, Three Centuries at Eastover Farm and the Sippican Mill will be on sale. Our famous Rochester bakers are preparing lots of goodies for their Bake Sale on Saturday, August 15. You may want to stop by to check out the new Rochester T-shirts, see if your older home is listed in “The Rochester Survey of Historical Properties,” just visit with Society members or decide to join the Historical Society.
Noted art historian Andrew Oliver will present a lecture based on his recently published book American Travelers on the Nile: Early U.S. Visitors to Egypt, 1774-1839 at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, August 16 at 5:30 pm. A reception and book signing will follow.
Andrew Oliver’s talk draws on unpublished letters, diaries and long-neglected newspaper accounts of the early American experience in Egypt and the Mediterranean world. His research enhances our understanding of travel in the Middle East for Americans during this period.
Andrew Oliver, living in Washington, D.C., has been a museum administrator and was also director of Museum Programs at the National Endowment for the Arts from 1982 to 1994. Earlier in his career, he was a curator in the Greek and Roman Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is a former summer resident of Mattapoisett.
The program is part of The Purrington Lecture Series presented by the Mattapoisett Library Trust, a nonprofit organization that supports the Mattapoisett Free Public Library throughout the year by providing programs and other funds for needed equipment and furnishings.
The public is invited to attend. Please make a reservation by calling the library at 508-758-4171 or by emailing mfpl@sailsinc.org.
On Sunday, August 30 at 1:30 pm there will be a clambake at Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased by calling Jim at 508-863-3496.
Thelma A. (Austin) Connor, 93, of Mattapoisett died August 10, 2015 peacefully after a long and beautiful life.
She was the wife of the late John J. Connor with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward A. and Ethel (Taylor) Austin, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1971.
Mrs. Connor was an active communicant of St. Anthony’s Church.
She was a volunteer at Market Ministries in New Bedford. Mrs. Connor enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading and knitting.
Survivors include her 7 children, Barbara Best of Rotonda, FL, Patricia Desautels of Berkley, Kathleen Gerry of Swansea, Richard Connor of Wayne, NJ, Francis Connor of Albuquerque, NM, Mary Ellen Connor of New Bedford and Martha Connor of Marion; 14 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
She was the sister of the late Edward Austin and Irene Tuttle.
Her Funeral will be held on Thursday at 11 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett, followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church at 12 Noon. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday from 3-6 PM. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
Join in the fun of trying on the bling at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s Summer Jewelry & Accessory Sale. The sale opens with a Members-Only Preview Friday, August 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and continues Saturday, August 22 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and your donations are tax deductible. All proceeds benefit the library.
On Friday, August 14, 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, the Elizabeth Taber Library is hosting an author talk with Lawrence DiCara, former Boston City Council President and part-time Marion resident. Mr. DiCara will be signing and discussing his book, Turmoil and Transition in Boston: a Political Memoir from the Busing Era. Copies of the book will be available for purchase (cash or check only, please).
Mr. DiCara’s book, Turmoil and Transition in Boston, offers insights into his personal and political story as the youngest person ever elected to the Boston City Council. Mr. DiCara’s story is intimately woven into the fate of his hometown of Boston. Then a federal court order mandating busing to achieve racial integration in the public schools ripped apart the city and changed the course of history.
For more information, please contact the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252.