Obituaries

Jason S. Thomas, 43

Jason S. Thomas, 43, of Foxborough, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at home. He was the son of Barbara R. Thomas of West Wareham. Jason attended Nipmuc Regional High School and later graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood...

Pauline (Polly) Sweetman, 91

Pauline (Polly) Sweetman, of Wareham, MA, passed away peacefully on February 7th, 2020, in Melbourne, Florida, surrounded by her loving family. Polly was born on May 9, 1928, to Ray Wells Jones and Emma D Jones (Currid). She grew up in Taunton and...

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James A. Anderson, 71

James A. Anderson, 71, of Wareham, formerly of Wrentham, passed away suddenly at home on February 11. Jim was an avid outdoorsman and athlete, loved the mountains and ocean, and was a devoted fan of the New England Patriots. He was also an...

Hannelore "Lori" Eleanor Maxim

Hannelore "Lori" Eleanor Maxim passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Feb. 5 after a courageous battle with a long-term illness. Lori was born in Innsbruck, Austria on Oct. 31, 1941. She lived in...

Sonia Lee (Lutoff) Strawn, 74

Sonia Lee (Lutoff) Strawn, 74, of Wareham, died Friday, February 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Merritt Edwin Strawn. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mabel T. (Zion)...

Cosmas “Cos” Caradimos, 66

Cosmas “Cos” Caradimos of Onset passed away on February 4, 2020, at age 66. Beloved father to Christopher Caradimos of Hopedale, Michael (Tara) Caradimos of Stonington, CT, Steven (Meredith) Caradimos of Buzzards Bay, Alexander (Ashley) Caradimos of...

John M. Sullivan, 60

John M. Sullivan, age 60 years, of Wareham, formerly of Manomet, died peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at his home. He was the former husband of Tracy (Bretti) Sullivan, and the son of the late John and Eileen (Northrup) Sullivan. Born in...

Ronald M. Leonard, Sr., 87

Ronald M. Leonard, Sr., 87, of Wareham, died February 3, 2020, in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the husband of Tommie Jeannine Leonard and the son of the late Harold and Arvesta (Harlow) Leonard. He was born in Brockton on March 2, 1932, and was a...

Cigi Alana (Wetherbee) Guaraldi, 34

Cigi Alana (Wetherbee) Guaraldi, 34, of Wareham, formerly of Mashpee, passed away in her home on Tuesday, January 14th, 2020. Cigi was born on January 12, 1986, to James Allen Wetherbee and Diane Elizabeth (Sheehy) Wetherbee. She completed nursing...

Leonardo Migliore, 85

Leonardo Migliore, 85, of Wareham, died Sunday, February 2, 2020, at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Rosa A. (Valenti) Migliore. Born in Sicily, he was the son of the late Antonino and Catherine (Bertolino) Migliore. Mr...

Ronald C. Hunter, 70

Ronald C. Hunter, 70, of East Wareham, died Jan. 31, 2020 at home. He was the husband of Joanne M. (Melski) Hunter and the son of the late Donald F. and Florence (Harju) Hunter. He was born in Wareham and lived there his whole life. He graduated...

Paul Francis Joia, Sr., 74

Paul Francis Joia, Sr., 74, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Tremont Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Wareham. He was the husband of Theresa A. (Tyson) Joia. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Helen (Joia) Andrews. A previous resident of New...

Michael John Guy, “Wolfie,” 51

Michael John Guy “Wolfie” of Wareham passed away unexpectedly on January 27, 2020. Beloved husband of Shianne Dunbar of Wareham. Michael was born in Brockton on June 23, 1968 to the late John and Mary Guy. Michael was an extremely talented tattoo...

Angela C. Tullio, 96

Angela C. Tullio, 96, of Wareham, passed away at Tobey Hospital on Monday, January 27, 2020. She was the wife of 33 years to Thomas Tullio who passed away on December 4, 1979. Mrs. Tullio was born on July 7, 1923, in Bernardston, MA, the daughter of...

Mary B. (Baptista) Montrond, 94

Mary B. (Baptista) Montrond, 94, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Tobey Hospital. She was the widow of Anthony Paul Montrond and the daughter of the late Frank and Candida (Lopes) Baptista. She was a former employer at the Hingham Shipyards,...

Carolyn L. Maxim, 78

Carolyn L. Maxim (Armstrong) of Wareham, passed away on January 24, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence H. Maxim. Carolyn was born on May 27, 1940 in Middleboro. She was 78 years old. Carolyn was...

Kenneth R. Hawes, 61

Kenneth R. Hawes, 61, of Wareham, died Friday, January 24, 2020, at his home unexpectedly. He was the husband of Xueli Z. (Zhang) Hawes. Born in Wareham, he was the son of Betty (Braley) Hawes of Wareham, and the late Henry A. Hawes, Jr. Kenneth...

Charles William “Bill” Caswell, 86

Charles William “Bill” Caswell, 86, of West Wareham passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at Tobey Hospital. Bill was the husband of Pauline A. (Joncas) Caswell also of West Wareham. He was born in Raynham the son of the late Justin Hall and Vivian...

Kimberly Robbins, 46

Kimberly Robbins of Waterville Maine, formally of Wareham, MA passed away at her home on November 29, 2019 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 8, 1973 in Wareham, MA to Emery Allen Robbins III and Ida May Franklin (...

Paul Sayward, 36

Paul Sayward, 36, of Wareham, MA, passed away on January 21, 2020, after a work related accident. Paul loved skateboarding and playing guitar, and found joy in his job as a clam fisherman, taking many beautiful pictures of the waters around Cape Cod...

Alice M. (Thatcher) (Jesus) Pina, 96

Alice M. (Thatcher) (Jesus) Pina, 96, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Wareham Health Care after a long illness. Mrs. Pina was born in Bournedale, MA, to the late Josephine Corey (Thatcher) Gomes and the late Sylvester Thatcher. Mrs...

Joan ‘Jone’ M. (Turner) Holway, 87

Joan ‘Jone’ M. (Turner) Holway, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Jan. 21 after a long illness. Jone was born on Sept. 4, 1932 in Fall River to John and Rosalie Turner and graduated from Durfee High School in 1950. Jone relocated to...

Paul Joseph White, 78

Paul Joseph White, 78, of Onset, MA, passed away on Friday, January 17th, 2020. Paul passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Born on December 23rd, 1941, in Cambridge, MA, he spent his youth in Somerville, MA. Born to Fred J. White and Mary...

Diane Lee (Small) Bruschette, 83

Diane Lee (Small) Bruschette, from Dedham, MA, and a long-term resident of Clarksville, Tennessee and Wareham, has completed her journey on January 9, 2020. She lived a full and complete life for 83 years and left this earth exactly the way she...

Peter Ellis Maxim, 68

Peter Ellis Maxim, 68, formerly of Wareham, MA, passed away on Thursday December 19, 2019 in Wheeler, Texas. Peter was born in Wareham to Elmer Maxim Jr and Elizabeth (Baxter)Maxim. He attended Wareham schools and was in the first graduating class...

Francis K. “Kevin” Ward, 72

Francis K. “Kevin” Ward, 72, of Wareham died Sunday, January 19, 2020 after a long illness. He was the husband of Linda J. (Wing) Ward. Born in Fredrick, OK, he was the son of the late Richard D. and Madeline M. (Donahue) Ward. He was a graduate of...

Arthur W. Preti, 92

Arthur W. Preti, 92, of Wareham, formerly of Middleboro, died Jan. 19, 2020, in Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Gail F. (Peterson) Preti and the son of the late Alfred and Delchesa (Tousini) Preti. He was born in Middleboro and lived...

Dr. Ralph Griffiths Angus, 86

Dr. Ralph Griffiths Angus, 86, of Wareham, passed away peacefully at home on January 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Ralph enjoyed 58 years of marriage to his best friend Leslie (Stables) Angus. He was the proud father of seven children:...

Raymond L. Matthews, Sr., 92

Raymond L. Matthews, Sr., 92, of Plymouth, died Jan. 14, 2020 in Plymouth Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Marion (Barrows) Matthews. He was born in Waterbury, CT and lived in Wareham, Plympton, and...

Philip P. Patrick, 86

Philip P. Patrick of Salem, NH, formerly of Wareham, MA, died Thursday, January 9, 2020. He was 86 years old. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Patrick (Wackenhut), father of Valerie Brown of Franklin, NH, and Mark Patrick of Boulder,...

Cheryl Lee Evans, 62

Cheryl Lee Evans, 62, of Plymouth, died Wed., Jan. 8th at Cape Cod Hospital. Born in Barnstable, she was the daughter of Arlene Lamore and stepdaughter of Robert Lamore of Plymouth. She was a previous resident of Walpole and South Yarmouth. Cheryl...

Albert Louis Guy Mestieri, 90

Albert Louis Guy Mestieri, 90, of Buzzards Bay, formerly of Wareham, passed away at home with his loving family at his side on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Albert was the devoted husband of Joan (Gregory) Mestieri of Buzzards Bay. Albert was born in...

Samuel Santos, Jr., 84

Samuel Santos, Jr., 84, of New Bedford, formerly of Wareham, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at Care One of New Bedford after a long illness. He was the husband of Dolores (Costa) Santos and the late Lillian (Costa) Santos. Born in Wareham, Mr. Santos...

Stefania Natalia L’Homme, 13

Stefania Natalia L’Homme, 13, of Wareham, passed away at Tobey Hospital on December 30, 2019. Stefania was born on December 24, 2006, in Boston, MA and she was the daughter of Donald L’Homme. Jr. of Wareham and Laurie (Meehan) Tobey of West Wareham...

Evelyn A. (DiBenedetto) Marani, “Ava”, 95

Evelyn A. (DiBenedetto) Marani, “Ava”, 95, of Wareham, passed away peacefully at home in Wareham on Monday, December 23, 2019. She was the loving wife of the late Louis J. “Babe” Marani who passed away in 2005. Mrs. Marani was born in Quincy, the...

Alan J. McNeil, 74

Alan J. McNeil, 74, of Wareham, died January 7, 2020 in the V.A. Boston Heathcare System, Brockton. He was the husband of Maureen A. (Fall) McNeil and the son of the late John S. and Muriel (Overton) McNeil. He was born in Boston and lived in...

Salvador Matos Figueroa, 77

Salvador Matos Figueroa, 77, of Wareham, died Jan. 2, 2020 in Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility, Bourne. He was the husband of Paula Cabral Matos and the son of the late Emilio Matos Serrano and Dominga Figueroa. He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico...

Thomas H. Sawin, 72

Thomas H. Sawin, 72, of Onset passed away on Christmas morning at Rhode Island Hospital after a short period of failing health. Born in Quincy, MA, Tom was the son of the late Samuel R. and Josephine R. Sawin. He was the brother of the late Connie...

Ray Edwin Pickles, 86

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ray Edwin Pickles, 86, of Marion. Ray passed away on Dec. 20 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, Rhode Island December 18, 1933, son of the late Frank Pickles and Mildred...

Stephen F. Hodge, 49

Stephen F. Hodge, 49, of Westport, formerly of Wareham, died January 1, 2020 in Tobey Hospital. He was the son of Dorothy A. (Spike) Hodge and the late William T. Hodge, Sr. He was born in Wareham and lived there all of his life until moving to...

Ivan Q. Tuell, 80

Ivan Q. Tuell, 80, of Wareham, died Jan. 3, 2020 in Sippican Healthcare Center, Marion. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Rolfe) Tuell and the son of the late Harold Q. and Geraldine (Jennings) Tuell. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick,...

Robert Niemi, 78

Robert Niemi, 78, of Rochester, died peacefully Wednesday, January 1, 2020 surrounded by his family at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Judith E. (Cusick) Niemi. Born in Wareham, he was the son...

Elena C. Ferioli, 89

Elena C. Ferioli, 89, of E. Wareham, died peacefully Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her home under the care of her loving daughters. She was the wife of Carl P. Ferioli, Sr. and is survived by her six children, Diane E. Clark of Sturbridge, Carl P...

Katherine P. MacWilliam, 75

Katherine P. MacWilliam, 75, of Middleboro and formerly of Wareham, died Dec. 20, 2019 in the Hannah B. G. Shaw Home for the Aged in Middleboro. Born in Milton, May 19, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Esther (Schow) MacWilliam...

Lydia S. Pires, 91

Lydia S. Pires, 91, of West Wareham passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Tobey Hospital with her family at her side after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Sidney Pires Sr. and the daughter of the late Caesar and Anastasia (Sweeney...

Frederick Fontes Gomes, Jr., 77

Frederick Fontes Gomes, Jr., 77, of Wareham, formerly of Onset, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 27, 2019. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Joseph “Josie” Andrews, Sr. and Dorothy “Dot” Andrews. Raised in Onset, Mr. Gomes was...

Roseanne Pittsley, 57

Roseanne Pittsley, 57, of Bourne, formerly of Marion, passed away on December 15, 2019. Roseanne was born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Robert and Rose Marie (Masterson), Pittsley, Sr. She was the loving companion of Stephen Lussier of Bourne...

Patricia A. (Turtle) Kelley, 83

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patricia A. (Turtle) Kelley of Middleboro, formerly of Rochester and West Bridgewater, on December 19, 2019 at the age of 83 at the Nemasket Healthcare Center of complications from Alzheimer’s...

Rita Lopes Mott, 82

Rita Lopes Mott, 82, of Alamogordo, NM, died December 14, 2019 at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center with her loving husband by her side. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin A. and Hazel C. (Garcia) Lopes. She was born in Marion, but also...

Barbara E. (Bows) Varrieur, 86

Barbara E. (Bows) Varrieur, loving mother of four children, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at the age of 86. In her younger years, she was a stay-at-home Mom and groomed poodles for many years. She lived for her children throughout her...

Paula Augusta Kingsbury, 69

Paula Augusta Kingsbury, 69, of West Wareham, died Friday, December 13, 2019, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Byron Curtis “Curt” Kingsbury. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Laurindo and...

Douglas Andrew Costello, 40

Douglas Andrew Costello, 40, of Austin, Texas, and formerly of Wareham, died in an accidental fall while hiking on Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Austin. Born in Wareham, Doug was a cum laude graduate of Tabor Academy, class of 1997, and a 2001 honors...

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