Obituaries

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...
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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...

Joshua McKee, 45

Joshua McKee, age 45, passed away on November 24, 2019, in Hyannis. Beloved son, brother, father, and nephew. He leaves behind much loved family and friends. Burial of ashes will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Agawam Cemetery in Wareham...

Jean M. Duffy, 74

Jean M. Duffy, 74, of Wareham, died December 7, 2019, in Tremont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late John D. and Barbara (Allfrey) Duffy. She was born in Boston and lived in Wareham for many years. Jean worked at...

Eugenia ‘Jeannie’ (Pina) Oliver Hines, 91

Eugenia “Jeannie” (Pina) Oliver Hines, also known as the “Matriarch of the Oliver Family,” age 91, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles “Chuck” A. Hines and former wife...

Robert A. Silva, 72

Robert A. Silva, 72, of West Wareham, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carol A. (Staples) Silva. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late John and Madeline (Infantino) Silva...

John Pina, Jr., 86

John Pina, Jr., 86, of West Wareham, died December 3, 2019, in Tobey Hospital. He was the son of the late John and Helen (Silva) Pina. He was born in New Bedford and lived in Marion and Fairhaven before moving to West Wareham. He was a Korean War...

Spencer Thomas Rogers, 23

Spencer Thomas Rogers, 23, of East Wareham, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, in Raynham due to injuries in an accident. He was the son of Craig S. Rogers and Deborah Carroll Rogers. He was born in Wareham and lived there all of his life. He...

Harry R. Franklin, Jr., 83

Harry R. Franklin, Jr., 83, of Wareham, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019, at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. Harry was the son of the late Harry R. and Thelma (Lewis) Franklin, Sr. He was born in Wareham and attended Wareham Public...

Agnes C. Murray

Agnes C. Murray, of Cotuit, MA, passed away peacefully in her home on November 30, 2019, with loved ones by her side. Agnes was the beloved wife of Peter C. Murray for 61 years. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to James and Regina...

Paul H. Podlesny, 94

Paul H. Podlesny, 94, of Onset, passed away peacefully at home in the loving care of his family and South Coast Health Visiting Nurses. He was the husband of the late Betty T. (Tatelman) Podlesny and the son of the late Paul and Gladys (Reipold)...

Charles E. “Chuck” Russell, 57

Charles E. “Chuck” Russell, 57, of Wareham, passed away on Friday November 22, 2019, at Tobey Hospital. Charles was born in Wareham, the son of the late George H. and Phyllis M. (Westgate) Russell Sr. Chuck worked for many years as an assembler for...

Martin LeRoy Benoit, Sr., 82

Martin LeRoy Benoit, Sr., 82, of Wareham, died November 22, 2019, in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jean R. (Ruscio) Benoit and the son of the late Wilfred E. and Beatrice E. (Fuller) Benoit. He was born in Brockton and...

Gordon G. “Skip” Burton, 81

Gordon G. “Skip” Burton, 81, of Buzzards Bay, died November 12, 2019 in the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth. He was the husband of Marilyn A. (Bulloch) Burton for 59 years and the son of the late Sidney G. and Margaret E. (MacDougall)...

Jack Russell Lombard, 69

Jack Russell Lombard, born April 1, 1950, died November 15 in Ocala after a short illness. He is survived by his adoring wife, Susan (McGill) Lombard and their dog and Jack’s good buddy, Bingo, along with Jack’s brothers and sisters: Joan Silva,...

Cranston H. “Bud” Godfrey, 95

Cranston H. “Bud” Godfrey, 95, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Monday, November 18, 2019. He was born on August 24, 1924, in Wareham, son of George H. and Edith C. (Hathaway) Godfrey. The family later moved to Walpole where he...

Nancy A. Boston, 89

Nancy Stafford Boston, age 89, of East Falmouth, MA, passed peacefully in her home on Nov. 4, 2019 in the company of loving family. She was the daughter of Birtwell Stafford & Eleanor Davis (Lowe) Priest & stepdaughter of Hart Jarvis &...

Luis Alberto Contreras-Rodriguez, 37

Luis Alberto Contreras-Rodriguez, 37, of Wareham, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 from his injuries while attempting to assist a family in need on Interstate 495 in Raynham. Luis was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on September 2, 1982...

Dorothy L. (Judge) Hannon, 84

Dorothy L. (Judge) Hannon, 84, of Onset, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the wife of the late Gerard V. Hannon. Dorothy was a schoolteacher for over 23 years in the Wrentham public school system. She was a member...

Yves Roux, Jr., 33

Yves Roux, Jr., 33, of West Wareham, died on November 8, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston. Yves was a son, brother, father to four children with his longtime girlfriend, and a dear friend to many. Yves enjoyed time spent with his kids...

Judith Ann Baptiste-Fontes, 76

Judith Ann Baptiste-Fontes, 76, of Carver, died November 12 at home. She was the wife of Francisco M. “Frank” Fontes, Sr. and the daughter of the late August A. and Mary E. (Pina) Baptiste. She was born in Wareham and lived in Carver for several...

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