Obituaries

Peter “Pete” M. DiRienzo, 57

Peter “Pete” M. DiRienzo, 57, of Wareham, died February 28, 2020 at home. He was the husband of the late Christina A. (Butland) DiRienzo and the son of the late Charles J. and Joan M. (Jolley) DiRienzo. He was born in Boston and lived in Canton, and...

Russell W. “Russ” Holt, 58

Russell W. “Russ” Holt, 58, of Rochester died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Mariaregina “Gigi” Holt and had been married for 30 years. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Albert and...
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Stephen R. Manchester, 62

Stephen R. Manchester, 62, of West Wareham, died July 2, 2020, at home. He was the husband of Teresa L. (Nevitt) Manchester and the son of the late Mary K. (King) Manchester. He was born in New Bedford and lived in Wareham for most of his life. He...

Zara "Rosie" Arocho, 86

Z ara "Rosie" Arocho, 86, of Wareham, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 29, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Guadalupe Rosario. Born in Isabela, Puerto Rico, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Wareham 40 years...

Billie Joy Atkins, 58

Billie Joy Atkins, 58, of Wareham, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Boston Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Billy Joy and Elizabeth (Anderson) Atkins. Billie received a scholarship to attend Dean...

D. Terry Allen, 71

D. Terry Allen, of Carver, passed away peacefully on June 27 2020 at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge after 16 months of a fighting effort to recover from a double lung transplant. Born on November 27 1948 in Brockton, Massachusetts...

Grace L. Leavitt, 69

Grace L. Leavitt, 69, of Wareham, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham with her family by her side. She was the wife of Frederick E. Leavitt of Wareham, and the late Arthur Fleischman. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the...

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg, 98

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg, 98, of Port Charlotte, Florida and Wareham died June 30 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida after a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Rutledge) Riley, she lived in New...

Donna MacLean, 69

Donna MacLean, 69, of Wareham passed away on Tuesday June 23, 2020 at Tobey Hospital. Donna was born in Newton, MA the daughter of the late Antonio and Assunta (Medugno) Yarossi. She attended Newton Public Schools and worked for many years as a...

Jill (Pudlinski) Tavano, 50

Jill (Pudlinski) Tavano, 50, of West Island (Fairhaven, MA) and Torrington, CT, passed away on June 22, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, MA, after a brief illness. She was the beloved daughter of Barbara Pudlinski, of Torrington, CT, and recently...

Sharon A. Sbordon, 69

Sharon A. Sbordon passed peacefully into eternal life surrounded by her family on June 27, 2020. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 24, 1951, Sharon was a loving daughter, sister and aunt who dedicated all her free time to caring for her parents...

Shawn M. Savary, 41

Shawn M. Savary, 41, of East Wareham, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Born in Wareham, he was the son of JoAnn (Barretto) Savary of E. Wareham, and the late Ronald J. Savary. Shawn attended Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School and...

Karl Heinz Muehlmann, 81

Karl Heinz Muehlmann, 81, of Waltham, passed away at his summer home in Wareham on June 17. During his career, Dr. Heinz Muehlmann was an economic advisor to Massachusetts Governors Frank Sargent, Ed King, Bill Weld, and Paul Cellucci. In addition,...

Ann Louise Lorden (nee Walker), 92

Ann Louise Lorden (nee Walker), 92, formerly of Medford, Somerville and Boston, MA, most recently of Buzzards Bay, passed away on June 20, 2020. Born in Waterbury, CT, daughter of the late Louisa H. and George E. Walker, loving and beloved wife of...

Daniel L. Smith, 47

Daniel L. Smith, 47, of Onset, died Friday, June 12, 2020, unexpectedly. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Susan Kooperstein of Onset and Steven Mirin of Concord. Daniel graduated from Mass Bay Community College in 2010 with high honors...

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder, 77

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder, 77, of Boston, died June 20, 2020, at CareOne at Brookline. She was the daughter of the late Abilio and Mary (Teixeira) Roderiques. She was born in Boston and raised and lived in Marion before moving to Boston 59 years...

Diane Parker, 72

Diane Parker, 72, of West Wareham, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at home with her family at her side. Mrs. Parker was the wife of the late Michael F. Parker. She was born in Acushnet, MA, the daughter of the late Edward A. and Alice (Medeiros...

Kenneth “Kenny” Baptiste, 65

Kenneth “Kenny” Baptiste, 65, of Wareham passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the husband of Louisa M. (Musiol) Baptiste. Born in Wareham, Kenny was a life-long resident and was the son of...

Robert A. Sanford, 35

Robert A. Sanford, 35, of New Bedford, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Falmouth, he was the son of Shirelle Sanford-Silva and stepson of Kenneth Silva both of New Bedford. Robert graduated from Upper Cape Cod Regional...

Lorraine M. Fisher, 87

Lorraine M. Fisher, resident of Wareham and Newton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2020. in Windham, New Hampshire, surrounded by family and friends. She was 87. Born in Dorchester in 1933, she was the daughter of William C...

Beverly Mae (Fearing) Hoffler, 94

Beverly Mae (Fearing) Hoffler of Thomasville, GA, formerly of Carver, MA, passed away June 11, 2020, a month short of her 95 th birthday. She was the loving wife of the late Paul Hoffler and the first child of the late Fred and Marjorie (Tripp)...

John William Smith, Jr., 74

John William Smith, Jr., 74, of Wareham, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Pamela L. (DeGrasse) Smith. Born in Raleigh, NC, and raised in Benson, NC, he was the son...

Robert E. ‘Buddy’ Wales Jr.

Robert E. “Buddy” Wales Jr. of Buzzards Bay, 72 years old, died Monday, June 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Robert E. “Ed” Wales Sr. formerly of Taunton and the late Thelma E. Wales formerly of Wareham. Buddy passed away peacefully in his sleep...

Derick L. Eaton, 37

Derick L. Eaton, 37, of Plymouth, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 11, 2020. He was the son of Wanda L. Mazzola of Mashpee and Frederick S. Eaton, III of Plymouth and Bradford Bulgar of Onset. Born in Wareham, Derick previously lived in Lakeville...

Thomas Ellis Patnode, 56

Thomas Ellis Patnode, 56, of Onset, died June 7, 2020. Wow, F.R.O., Pal…all words that you would normally hear out of the mouth of Thomas Ellis Patnode. Born in Plattsburgh, NY, on May 31, 1964, he was the son of Ellis and Elisa (Gallegos) Patnode...

Joseph Vincent Hathaway, 48

Joseph Vincent Hathaway, 48, of Wareham, died June 5, 2020 in Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, surrounded by family. He was the husband of Christine M. (Smith) Hathaway and the son of the late Joseph Vincent Russo and Joan Francis Hathaway...

Patricia DuBois, 98

Patricia DuBois of West Wareham passed away on Friday, May 22nd at age 98 of a heart attack. She was at the time of her death principal broker/owner at Pat DuBois Realty. Born in Reading to Edward J. and Margaret (Shortell) Dahill in 1921, (at which...

Kathryn Phylis (Gonet) Ladd, 86

Kathryn Phylis (Gonet) Ladd, 86, of Hypoluxo, Florida, and Wareham, passed away peacefully at home on May 23 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rochester, daughter of Stanley Walter and Ella Beatrice (Saveria) Gonet. She attended The Waterman...

Jeffrey J.R. Bouldry, 25

Jeffrey J.R. Bouldry, 25, of Wareham died unexpectedly at home on Thursday June 4, 2020. He was the son of Brenda L. (Fielding) Bouldry and the late Brian M. Bouldry, Sr. He was born in Wareham and lived there his whole life. He graduated from Upper...

John P. Sheehan, 86

John P. Sheehan, 86, of East Wareham, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Woodman) Sheehan. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Nora T. (Brennan) Sheehan. A...

Reverend Robert Alan Richardson, 74

Reverend Robert Alan Richardson, 74, of Orleans, formerly of Wareham, passed away on Thursday May 28,2020. On January 27, 1946, Robert A. Richardson made an epic debut at his family property in Orleans, Massachusetts during a giant blizzard. So...

William D. Stone, 89

William D. Stone, 89, of Forestdale formerly of West Wareham, passed away at Cape Cod Hospital on Saturday May 31, 2020 after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Yvonne S. (Ciampa) Stone. Mr. Stone was born in Boston the son of the late...

Thomas J. Bell, 75

Thomas J. Bell, 75, of East Wareham, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was the husband of Lynn (Sleightholm) Bell also of East Wareham. Thomas was born in Lynn MA the son of the late Mary (Arsenault) Bell. He was an U.S. Air Force,...

Ellen L. (Proctor) Robbins, 73

Ellen L. (Proctor) Robbins, 73, of Wareham, died May 11, 2020, at home. She was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Sarah (Winn) Proctor. She was born in Oildale, CA and lived in Bourne and Wareham for many years. She graduated from Hanover High...

Victor P. Barrows, 91

Victor P. Barrows, age 91, of Onset passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Geraldine L. Barrows. They were married for 68 years. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Evelyn M. (Somers) Smith, 90

Evelyn M. (Somers) Smith, 90, of Wareham, died Sunday, May 24, 2020. She was the loving wife of Mark A. Smith for over 70 years. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Parker) Somers. She was predeceased by all her...

Dorothy F. (Hauck) Walford, 99

It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy F. (Hauck) Walford, announce her passing at the age of 99. Dorothy passed away at Life Care of Plymouth on Thursday, May 21st, 2020. She was the loving wife to the late John F. Walford. Dorothy was...

Joshua T. McKiernan, 42

Joshua T. McKiernan, 42, of Wareham, died Saturday, May 23 at home surrounded by family, after a long illness. Joshua was born in Wareham and lived there his whole life. He is survived by his devoted husband Jonathan Keene, his mother Mary McKiernan...

Dominga M. (Pina) Mattos, 92

Dominga M. (Pina) Mattos, 92, of Onset, died May 23, 2020 of natural causes. She was the wife of the late Jack P. Mattos and the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Marion (Texiera) Pina. She was born in Wareham and lived there all her life. She...

Mary V. Rose, 105

Mary V. Rose, 105 ½ years old, Wareham's oldest resident passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Onset after a brief illness. Born at home in Wareham on December 29, 1914, she was the oldest of...

Joyce A. McWilliams, 86

Joyce A. McWilliams, 86, of W. Wareham, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Plymouth Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Plymouth. She was the wife of Gardner S. “Gabby” McWilliams. Born in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Walter Pierce and...

David Allen Pina, 53

David Allen Pina, 53, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. Born in Wareham, he was the son of Tryna D. Pina of E. Wareham and the late Robert Allen Lopes. David graduated from Wareham High School, Class of 1984. He...

Rita M. Hellriegel, 59

Rita M. Hellriegel, 59, of Wareham, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Born in Irvington, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James and Rita (Reynolds) Stanton. She moved to Massachusetts 29 year ago and was a previous...

Sean Gabriel, 49

Sean Gabriel, 49, of Wareham, tragically succumbed from non-COVID acute respiratory failure after an on-going battle with COPD at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Sean was born in Wareham. He is the son of Judy Gabriel-Card of...

Edwin A. Karlson, Jr., 70

Edwin A. Karlson, Jr., 70, of Onset passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Tobey Hospital. Mr. Karlson was the spouse of the late David Bohlken. He was born in Brockton, the son of the late Edwin A. and Rose (Morse) Karlson, Sr. Edwin had a...

Joan M. Robbins, 84

Joan M. Robbins, 84, of Wareham, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the Wareham Healthcare Center. Joan was the wife of the late Edward Allan Robbins, Jr., who passed away on October 8 th , 2003. She was the daughter of the late Edwin and...

Mary T. Baker, 88

Mary T. (McMahon) Baker age 88, of East Bridgewater, died peacefully surrounded by devoted family on April 28, 2020 at her home under hospice care. Mary was born and raised in Brockton, the second oldest of 10 children of the late Frederick and Rita...

John Doyle, 82

John Doyle, 82, died on May 6 in the Olympia area, his home of more than 35 years. Born in Boston, John grew up in Wareham. Following high school, he joined the Marine Corps as an enlisted man, attending college at night and on weekends in order to...

Richard Laurence Lewis, 84

Richard Laurence Lewis, 84, of Wareham, passed peacefully, listening to Jazz music at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Richard was the youngest son of the late Philip Edward and Hazel Lenore Gray. Richard is survived...

Corinne H. Baker, 86

Corinne H. Baker, 86, passed away peacefully after a long illness at home on May 6, 2020, surrounded by her family. Corinne was the daughter of the late Ralph R. and Oria M. (Bolduc) Pierce. For many years, beginning when she was eight years old,...

Rosemary Lackie, 92

Rosemary Lackie, 92, formerly of Wareham, died Thursday, April 30, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Fountain Valley, CA. She was the former wife of the late John E. Lackie USAF. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Clara (Perry) and...

Marcia Robbins, age 76

Marcia Robbins, age 76, of Canton, GA, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Marcia was born in Bridgewater to parents William and Caroline Fraser, where she raised her children. She lived most of her adult life in Wareham. After retiring...

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