Obituaries

Joann P. Rawlings, 63

Fall River-Joann P. Rawlings (Rogers) of Wareham passed away peacefully on Nov. 30th, 2022 at the age of 63 (29 as she would say) with her family at her bedside. She was the wife of the late William Rawlings and daughter of the late John (Jack) and...

Rita DiBurgo, 85

WAREHAM - Rita Evelyn (Silva) DiBurgo, 85, of Framingham, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 4, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Julia (Pina) Silva. Rita was born and raised...
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Nancy Joy (Waggoner) Miller, 75

Nancy Joy (Waggoner) Miller, 75, of Onset Massachusetts, passed away on November 30 th at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Nan was born in Niagara Falls, NY on December 11, 1946 . She was the daughter of the...

John Connolly, 58

John Connolly, Jr., 58, of West Wareham, died Dec. 3, 2022. He was the son of the late John and Nancy (Maxim) Connolly. He was born in Wareham and lived there all his life. He graduated from Wareham High School, class of 1982. He worked as a Heavy...

Gertrude Bazinet, 96

WAREHAM - Gertrude Marie (Hayes) Bazinet, 96, of Wareham, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fairhaven, MA on Friday, December 2, 2022. She was born in Wareham and lived there all her life...

Clyde Holbrook, 82

WAREHAM – Clyde W. Holbrook, 82, of Wareham, died Dec. 2, 2022 at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the husband of Joyce M. (Hagelin) Holbrook and the son the late James and Sarah (McKenzie) Holbrook. He was born in Onset and lived in Wareham all his...

Dennis Rose, 76

Dennis Rose of New Britian Connecticut, formerly of Falmouth passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 @ Complete Care Management in Meriden CT after a Long time battle with Cancer At the age of 76. He was the son of the late Dennis Rose Sr. and...

Claire M. Skiffington, 91

East Wareham- Claire M. Skiffington, 91, of East Wareham, formerly of Randolph, passed away at home with her family at her side. She was the wife of the late Edward Skiffington, Sr. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Peter and...

Joshua Fernandes, 35

Joshua P. Fernandes, 35, of Wareham, passed away on November 16, 2022 at home. He was the son of Sonya M. (Fernandes) Pina-West and Paul S. Tavares, Sr. He was born in Wareham and lived there all his life. He graduated from Wareham High School,...

Angela DeBonise, 89

Angela (Mozzetta) DeBonise, 89, of Wareham, died Friday, November 25, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of the late Alfred W. DeBonise. Born in San Polo dei Cavalieri, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Adelaide (De Bonis) Mozzetta...

Patricia Sousa, 82

Patricia A. Sousa, 82, of Buzzards Bay, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Keystone Place in Buzzards Bay. She was the wife of Carl E. Sousa. Born in Attleboro, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Murphy) Murray. She graduated from...

Helen Hayward, 88

BETHLEHEM, NH - Helen Hayward, 88, of Bethlehem, NH formerly of Wareham, died Saturday, November 19, 2022 at her daughter’s home in New Hampshire. She was the wife of the late Bruce E. Hayward. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late...

Lori Westgate, 63

Lori Jean Westgate, 63, of Rochester, formerly of Wareham, passed away after a brief illness on Nov. 16, 2022, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. She was the daughter of the late Abiel E. and Christine F. (Leavestrom) Westgate. She was born...

Richard Zopatti, 59

Richard Charles Zopatti, Jr., 59, of Wareham, died Sunday, November 6, 2022 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Karen L. (Bergeron) Zopatti. Born in Boston, he was the son of Alice (Boudreau) Zopatti of Upton and the late Richard “Dick”...

Paul Griffin, 79

WAREHAM – Paul T. Griffin, 79, of Wareham died, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Jeanne M. (Morrissey) Griffin. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John and Jane (Logue...

Daniel J. Alden, 71

Daniel J. Alden, 71, of Raynham/Wareham died on October 21, 2022 peacefully with his adored daughters by his side. Born in Taunton, raised in Raynham, Daniel was the son of the late Jon J. Alden and Eileen M. Alden and brother of the late John J...

Douglas Mendes, 71

Douglas A. Mendes, Sr., 71, of West Wareham, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Sandra (Barboza) Mendes with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Mr. Mendes was born in Wareham on May 28, 1951, to the...

Bertrand Jones, 80

WAREHAM – Bertrand C. “Bert” Jones, Jr., 80, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Bertrand C. and Mary M. (McCarthy) Jones. Bert was a longtime resident of Bourne and was a...

Norman E. Thibeault

Norman E. Thibeault of Onset passed away peacefully in Tobey Hospital on August 16, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Patricia E. Thibeault. Norman was born and raised in Middleboro. He was the son of the late Edgar and Mildred Philips...

Robert Casey, 80

Robert John Casey died in his home in Carver, MA, on Nov. 7, 2022 after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. He was 80 years old. Robert was born in Brockton, Ma., the son of the late Mildred A. (Burke) and Edward L. Casey. Robert was a...

William O’Neil, 80

BOURNE – William S. O’Neil, 80, of Buzzards Bay, passed away on November 5, 2022 at Sippican Healthcare Center, Marion. He passed peacefully under excellent care and surrounded by family. He was the son of the late William and Annette (Boudreau) O’...

Bernice McGuinness, 81

BUZZARDS BAY – Bernice Margaret McGuinness, 81, of Buzzards Bay died peacefully in her sleep at home surrounded by her son after battling an illness, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, she was the daughter of the late Michael F. and...

Elizabeth Walker

Elizabeth C. Walker of Marion died peacefully Monday, Nov. 7 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was the daughter of the late Henrique and Mary (Britte) Fernandes and ex-wife of the late Randolph Harvey Walker of Durham, N.C. Betty was born in...

Seneca Jamal Williams Jones, 15

Seneca Jamal Williams Jones, 15, was born in Boston on Aug. 20, 2007 to Shanequa Hendricks and Seneca Williams. At the age of 5, Seneca was adopted by his great grandmother Theora L. Jones. Due to the illness of Seneca’s great grandmother, Brian and...

Gerald Thomas Menchin, 38

Gerald Thomas Menchin, 38, of Wareham, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, November 5, 2022. He was the son of Laura Carbonneau and her husband Steven Carbonneau of Wareham. Gerry is the father of his beautiful daughter, Jordan Paige Manchin...

Gary Franklin

Gary passed away on November 4th in the comfort of his home. Gary was born on December 29, 1950 to Shirley Mae ( Dugan) Franklin and Joseph Ellsworth Franklin. Gary graduated from Wareham High School in 1969 and attended Kenyon Business School. Gary...

Brenda Pearl Mapleleaf Fernandez-Johnson

Brenda Pearl Mapleleaf Fernandez-Johnson of Roxbury and Bourne, Massachusetts, passed away on October 29, 2022, after a battle with heart disease. She worked for the Massachusetts Transit Authority for over 22 years and was a member of the National...

Richard Ziemba, 91

Richard Ziemba, 91, of Wareham died Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary E. MacLeod and Charlotte A. Strong-Ziemba. Born in Stemmers Run, MD, he was the son of the late Paul and Helen Ziemba of Essex, MD...

Barbara Tiernan, 95

WAREHAM – Barbara E. (Pierce) Tiernan, 95, of Wareham, passed away at Sippican Healthcare Center, Marion. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Tiernan and the daughter of the late Leroy F. and Mildred M. (Winslow) Pierce. She was born in...

Antone B. Mello Jr., 51

NEW BEDFORD - Antone B. Mello Jr., 51 passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 in New Bedford. He was born February 2, 1971 in Framingham to Antone B Mello Sr. and Mary E. Mello. Antone “Tony” grew up in Marion and graduated from Old Rochester...

Nathan L. Maxim

WAREHAM - Nathan L. Maxim, Jr. of West Wareham, Massachusetts, was best known by his family and friends as Lenny or Pal. He ended his journey with cancer on Oct. 30, 2022 at home, where he was surrounded by those who loved him. Pal considered...

Irene Rabinovitch, 93

Irene (Lipsky) Rabinovitch, of Wareham and formerly of Peabody, entered into rest on October 31, 2022 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Max Rabinovitch. Devoted mother of Dr. Barry Rabinovitch and his wife Gloria. Loving sister of the late...

Craig Schluter, 74

WAREHAM – Craig C. Schluter, 74, of E. Wareham, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at his home. He was the husband of Pamela J. (Hurd) Schluter. They were married for 52 years. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Richard C. and Duane E. (Gorman...

Eileen A. Stenson, 79

Eileen A. Stenson, 79, of Wareham, died Friday, October 28, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of Thomas J. Stenson. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. & Emma G. (Reidy) Noone. A previous resident of Boston, Mrs...

Bonnie (VanEtten) Whitney

Today our hearts are broken as we mourn the loss of Bonnie (VanEtten) Whitney, who passed unexpectedly on 10/7/22 at 940 pm. She was a beloved mother, sister, aunt, dog mom and friend. Bonnie was born on 9/27/1965 in Quincy, MA to Cynthia Wishart (...

Mary T. Cunha

Mary “Maria. T” (Platt) Cunha died suddenly at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River on Oct. 15, 2022. Survivors include her three children, Michelle Gordon, Lynda Schneider and John Platt. No services are scheduled. Memorial contributions can be sent...

Patricia Cullen, 85

WAREHAM - Patricia M. Cullen, 85, passed away on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 at her home in Wareham. She was the daughter of the late Harold S. and Catherine (Cairns) Wood of Westport. Pat graduated from Westport High School in 1955, where her father was...

Eugenia E. “Jeanne” (Fontes) Fernandes, 90

Eugenia E. “Jeanne” (Fontes) Fernandes, 90, passed away on October 19, 2022, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Nicholas E. Fernandes Sr. She was born January 25, 1932, on the island of Fogo in the Cape...

Leonard “Lenny” A. Ruprecht, 61

WAREHAM – Leonard “Lenny” A. Ruprecht, 61, of East Wareham, passed away on October 20, 2022 at home. He was the husband of Heather M. (Moran) Ruprecht and the son of Janice (Griswold) Ruprecht and the late Caspar Ruprecht. He was born in Middleboro...

Carl Wilga, 59

WAREHAM - Carl R. “Willy” Wilga, 59, passed away on Oct. 17, 2022. Born in Worcester to the late Walter and Sandra (Piiranian) he grew up in Quinsig Village in Worcester before moving to Millbury and then to Wareham. He was a graduate of Millbury...

Lynn S. Maynard, 61

CARVER – Lynn S. Maynard, 61, of Carver, passed away on October 21, 2022 in Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Buzzards Bay. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Janice (Clarke) Maynard. She was born in New Bedford and lived in...

Virginia D. Leach, 71

Virginia D. “Gynna” (Randall) Leach of Charlestown, NH passed away at home, on 10/6/2022 . She was the wife of George Leach Jr. Born July 16, 1951, Gynna was the daughter of Roland Randall Jr. and Jean (Backstrom) Randall. She attended Old Rochester...

Carolyn D. Mello, 77

Carolyn D. (Patten) Mello, 77, of Wareham passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17, 2022. She was the wife of the late Frank Mello. Born in Cheltenham, England, she was the eldest child of the late Robert and Phyllis (Guest) Patten. She was...

Elizabeth Corbitt, 93

MARION – Elizabeth (Migala) Corbitt, 93, died Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the daughter of the late John and Sophie (Grudzien) Migala. Born in Southbridge, she lived there for many years before...

Colin A. Canham, 45

Colin A. Canham, 45, of Kingston, formerly of Wareham, died on Sunday October 9, 2022. Husband of the late Sara Emerick, father of Emma Lola Canham and the son of Colin A. and Alice Barker Canham, of Wareham. He attended Wareham Public Schools,...

Christopher M. Martin, 62

Christopher M. Martin, 62, of E. Wareham, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at his home unexpectedly. He was the husband of Eileen S. (Snow) Martin. Born in Lincoln, Maine, he was the son of the late Murray and Merilyn (Griffin) Martin...

Craig B. Allen

Craig B. Allen of Lakeville, MA, formerly of Plymouth, MA – died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Casslyn (Butler), his “Bride” and best friend of 43 years. Craig was born in 1944 in Albuquerque, New Mexico...

Frank G. McGrath, 79

Frank G. McGrath, age 79, of West Wareham died peacefully on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Carolyn (Kilfoil) McGrath. Born in Boston, Frank was son to the late Frank and Elizabeth (McGee)...

Patsy A. (Parks) Lawson, 83

WAREHAM – Patsy A. (Parks) Lawson, 83, of Wareham, passed away on Oct. 9, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford while surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 67 years of Richard A. Lawson and the daughter of the late James O. and...

Kathleen Baptiste-Atchue, 72

WAREHAM – Kathleen Baptiste-Atchue, 72, of Wareham, passed away on October 8, 2022, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Atchue and the daughter of the late August and Mary (Pina) Baptiste. She was born...

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