Obituaries

Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Lorraine D. (Gomes) Gately, 72

Lorraine D. (Gomes) Gately, 72, of Hopkinton, formerly of Wareham and Spencer, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at the Golden Pond Assisted Living Center in Hopkinton. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Frederic F. Gomes, Sr. and...

George C. Centrella Sr., 88

George C. Centrella Sr., 88, of Wareham, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 18, 2020, surrounded by his family and with his wife Dorothy “Dottie” (Thompson) Centrella, right by his side, as always. The two had been married for 68 years...

Althea Isabel (Morse) Lawrence, 91

Althea Isabel (Morse) Lawrence of Rochester passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, peacefully in her home. She was born on July 3, 1928, in Acushnet, the daughter of Herman Morse and Clara (Ellis) Morse. Althea is the mother of Wayne B. Lawrence of...

Dolores Lopes, 78

Dolores Lopes, 78, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, godmother, cousin, and friend from Middleboro, passed away early Monday morning, April 27, 2020 at home. Dolores, affectionately known as “Sugar,” fought an illness over the past eighteen...

Michelle Y. (Jones) Wolf, 51

Michelle Y. (Jones) Wolf, 51, of Plymouth, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after battling with colon cancer. She was the fiancée of Frederick A. Olivieri of Plymouth. Born in Weymouth, she was the daughter of Lyn (Baron)...

Tracy S. “Whip” Snyder, 66

Tracy S. “Whip” Snyder, 66, of Buzzards Bay, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sharon R. (Westgate) Snyder. Born in Lowville, NY, he was the son of the late Russell and...

Benvinda A. (Alves) Lobo, 89

Benvinda A. (Alves) Lobo, 89, of Mattapoisett, died April 23, in the German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury. She was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary (Lopes) Alves. She was born in Wareham and lived in Mattapoisett for many years...

Ruth B. (Dunnebier) Ceurvels, 94

Ruth B. (Dunnebier) Ceurvels, 94, of Buzzards Bay, formerly of Wareham, died April 21, 2020 at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Buzzards Bay. She was the wife of the late Matthew J. Ceurvels who died in 2016. They were married...

Mildred “Millie” Perry, 94

It is with great sadness that the family of Mildred “Millie” Perry announces her passing from Earth to Heaven on April 23, 2020 in Buzzards Bay, after battling the COVID-19 virus. She was 94 years old. Born in Attleboro in 1926, Millie grew up a...

Henry Joseph Bass, 93

Henry Joseph Bass was born on July 8, 1926 in Robertson County, Tennessee to Hugh Bass Sr. and Florence Forte Bass. He was one of seven siblings. His childhood was spent in Indianapolis, Indiana where he attended Crispus Attucks High School. His...

Thomas J. Riley, Jr., 79

Thomas J. Riley, Jr., 79, of East Wareham, passed away at Tobey Hospital on Thursday April 16, 2020. Thomas was the husband of Marie F. (Johnson) Riley also of East Wareham. He was born on January 25, 1941, in Boston, MA, the son of the late Thomas...

Arego A. “Rick” Grassi, 88

Arego A. “Rick” Grassi, 88, of Marion passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday April 15, 2020. Born and raised in Wareham, the son of the late Arego and Eva (Braley) Grassi, he lived in Marion for most of his life. Mr. Grassi was noted for his...

Stephen J. Sowa, 73

Stephen J. Sowa, 73, of West Wareham, passed away at Tobey Hospital on Saturday April 11, 2020. Stephen was the husband of Ellen L. (Faraday) Sowa also of West Wareham. He was born in New Bedford the son of the late Joseph and Veronica (Gryss) Sowa...

Eileen Marie Hallett, 63

Eileen Marie Hallett died peacefully at Norwood Hospital on April 17. Eileen was born in Wrentham on April 28, 1956, and graduated from King Philip Regional High School in 1974. She is the daughter of the late Gerald D. and Mary (Craven) Hallett...

Hazel L. Kahler, 76

Hazel L. Kahler, 76, of Wareham, passed away at the Tremont Healthcare Center of April 12, 2020 after a long illness. Hazel was the wife of the late Robert Kahler. She was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (LaMore) Obin. She...

Michael Cox, 85

Michael Cox, 85, of Wareham, died April 13, 2020 at home. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Watt) Cox and the son of the late Richard L. and Martha M. (Confiant) Cox. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and lived in West Bridgewater...

Sylvia R. Connor, 84

Sylvia R. Connor, 84, of West Wareham, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, April 4, 2020 with her cherished dog, Brewster, by her side while watching her favorite TV station. She was the beloved wife of Thomas L. Connor nearly 60 years...

Carolyn G. Wilcox, 85

Carolyn G. Wilcox, 85, of Lexington, formerly of Burlington, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was the wife of the late Paul Edgar Wilcox. Born in Southbridge, she was the daughter of the late Lynwood and Madeline...

Arthur J. “Bob” Santos, 86

Arthur J. Santos, 86, of Wareham, died April 11, 2020 at home. He was the husband of the late Emily O. (Bumpus) Mr. Santos graduated from Wareham High School. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He worked for A.D. Makepeace Company for over 40...

John A. Decas, 92

John A. Decas, 92, of Wareham, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 10, 2020. John was a man of strong faith who loved his family more than anything in the world. Born March 10, 1928 in Pavlia Greece, a mountain village in...

Hazel M. Brown, 94

Hazel M. Brown, 94, of Wareham, passed away on Sunday April 5, 2020, at Tobey Hospital. She was born on March 6, 1926 in Rochester, MA, the daughter of the late Harold E. and Alice (Bradford) Morse Sr. She attended Wareham Public Schools and worked...

Robert L. Bartlett, 77

Robert L. Bartlett, 77 years, of Wells, passed away into the hands of God March 24, 2020. Bob was born February 3, 1943 in Wareham, MA, a son of the late Lewis and Bertha (Laine) Bartlett. Bob joined the Naval Reserves as a senior in high school and...

Frederick H. Reed, 72

Frederick H. Reed, 72, of West Wareham, died April 6, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of Linda L. (Franklin) Reed and the son of the late Gardner Reed and Hazel (Morrison) Gifford. He was born in Acushnet and lived...

Michael Patrick Gorman, 40

Michael Patrick Gorman, 40, formerly of Wareham, passed away unexpectedly on March 31, 2020 from sleep apnea. Mike was born in Torrance, CA to Paul and Kristine Gorman. He was predeceased by his father in 2008. Michael leaves his stepfather and...

Michael Caradimos, 96

Michael Caradimos, 96, of Onset, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Michael was the beloved husband of the late Theodora (Kamberogiannis) Caradimos. He was born in Vithos, Greece on December 24, 1923, the son of the late Cosmos and...

Chester J. Molinari, Jr., “Chet,” 88

Chester J. Molinari, Jr., “Chet,” 88, of West Wareham, passed away on Saturday, April 4, at the Nemasket Health Care Center in Middleborough. Chester was the husband of 18 years to Pauline C. (McBride) Molinari, also of West Wareham. He was born in...

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