Charlene M. (Costa) Waugaman, 63, of Buzzards Bay, formerly of Fairhaven died Feb. 28, 2011 in the Cape Cod Nursing Home, Buzzards Bay. She was the wife of Mark Waugaman and the daughter of the late Antone and Thelma (Ellis) Costa.

She was born in Mattapoisett and lived in Fairhaven before moving to Buzzards Bay. She graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School.

Mrs. Waugaman worked in the Department of Social Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Survivors include her widower, her daughter, Sara A. Lima and her husband Antonio S. Lima, Jr. of Wareham; her brother, Antone Costa, Jr. of New Bedford; 4 sisters, Lois Augustine and Bertha Folger both of Acushnet, Bernice Hanrahan of East Providence, RI and Muriel Shepherd of Taunton; a granddaughter, Zariah Lima of Wareham; a stepson, Mark Waugaman, Jr. of E. Falmouth; 3 step-grandchildren, Lauren, Mark III and Taylor Waugaman.

Her funeral will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2011 from the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, followed by a service will be held at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, 82 High St., Wareham. Burial will follow in Tabor Cemetery, Acushnet.

Visiting hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.