Obituaries

Obituaries

Stephen Lee Randall, 77

Stephen Lee Randall, 77, of Wareham passed away peacefully at Tobey Hospital on Monday October 26, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Brockton, he was the only child of the late Edward Merrill Randall and Barbara (Rasely) Randall. At a young...

Alice T. (Nolet) Tessier, 90

Alice T. (Nolet) Tessier, 90, previously of Uxbridge, passed away on Sat. Nov. 7, 2020, peacefully at her home in West Wareham surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her adored husband of 65 years, Harold G. Tessier in 2016. She is...

Ann Cronin Del Grande, 89

Ann Cronin Del Grande (“Granny”), loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, Nov. 1 at the age of 89. Born in Great Barrington on Jan. 9, 1931, Ann, a 1948 graduate of the former Searles High...

Ruth A. (Stenzel) Vaughn, 85

Ruth A. (Stenzel) Vaughn, 85, of Bourne, formerly of Wareham and Middleboro, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing Home in Buzzards Bay. She was the wife of the late Howard R. Vaughn. Born in Könickbrück, Germany, she was the...

Christopher M. Brown, 69

Christopher M. Brown, 69, of Cambridge, formerly of Wareham, passed away from his injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, October 26, 2020. Christopher was born in Beloit, Wisconsin the son of the late Robert M. and Irene D. (Putnam...

Laurence “Larry” Gilley, 95

On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Laurence “Larry” Gilley passed peacefully from this world. Larry was born in Quincy, MA, on July 29, 1925, to Lawrence & Hazel Gilley. Larry was a loving husband to Elizabeth “Bette” (Holmes) Gilley for 26 years...

Reverend Elizabeth Mary McClintock, 79

Reverend Elizabeth Mary McClintock of Wareham passed away at the age of 79, on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with dementia. She will be remembered as a gifted educator,...

Nathaniel J. “Nate” Darling, 43

Nathaniel J. “Nate” Darling, 43, of Wareham, died October 27, 2020 at home. He was the son of Herbert A. Darling, Jr., and the late Cecilia (DeJesus) Darling. He was born in Taunton and lived in Wareham for several years. He attended Bristol...

Paul James Dever, 86

Paul James Dever, 86, of Wareham, died October 22, 2020, at home. He was the beloved husband of 57 years of Jane E. (Dervan) Dever and the son of the late Paul and Delia (Cawley) Devir. He was born in Boston and lived in Westborough, MA, before...

Melissa Ann (Stimpson) Bourne, 63

Melissa Ann (Stimpson) Bourne, 63, of Wareham, died Oct. 23, 2020 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston. She was the wife of Robert C. Bourne and the daughter of the late Orrin E. and Gertrude M. (Lewis) Williams. She was born in Brockton and...

Benjamin F. Bumpus, Jr., 78

Benjamin F. Bumpus, Jr., 78, of Wareham, died Oct. 22, 2020, at home. He was the husband of 52 years of Shirley A. (Greeley) Bumpus and the son of the late Benjamin F. Bumpus, Sr. and Rose (Campbell) Bumpus. He was born in Wareham and lived there...

Alice N. (Araujo) Sequeira, 80

Alice N. (Araujo) Sequeira, 80, of Wareham, passed away peacefully Oct. 19, 2020, at home. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Sequeira, Jr., and the daughter of the late Luciano and Olivia (Silva) Ramos. She was born in New Bedford and lived in...

Irene “Rene” (Durand) McMullen, 92

Irene “Rene” (Durand) McMullen, 92, left our lives suddenly at her home on October 14, 2020. Born in Acushnet; daughter of the late Leo and Armelia (Hebert) Durand; she was the sister of Teresa Suprenant, the late Alice Mailloux, Raymond Durand and...

Samuel W. Sirota, 95

Samuel W. Sirota, 95, of West Wareham entered eternal rest on October 15, 2020, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Arlene (Klein) Sirota and the son of the late Hyman and Rebecca (Epstein) Sirota. Born in May 19, 1925, in Worcester, he...

Claire Catherine (Burns) McAuliffe, 77

Claire Catherine (Burns) McAuliffe, 77, of East Wareham, died Oct. 14, 2020, in Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of Kevin Barry McAuliffe and they would have celebrated their 60 th wedding anniversary this month. Born in Boston, she was the daughter...

Eduardo J. Fontes, 87

Eduardo J. Fontes, 87, of Wareham and Quincy, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at his home in Wareham after a long illness. He was the husband of Joan R. (Roderick) Fontes. Born in Santa Catarina, Fogo, Cape Verde, Mr. Fontes came to the United...

Rose J. (Cole) Hawkins, 96

Rose J. (Cole) Hawkins, 96, of Onset, died Oct. 14, 2020 at home. She was the wife of the late Adelbert Hawkins and mother of the late Lorraine Hawkins. She was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Clayton F. and Elinda (Babeau) Cole. During...

Joseph J. Peters, 91

Joseph J. Peters, 91, of West Wareham, died Oct. 5, 2020. He was the husband of the late Janice R. (Cleveland) Peters and the son of the late Joseph and Ann Peters. He was born in New Bedford and moved to West Wareham over 40 years ago, eventually...

Michelle Lee Filkins, 49

Michelle Lee Filkins passed away while surrounded by family on October 9,2020, after a battle with cancer. Her 49 years of life were spent in perpetual study and experiencing of life. The 1989 graduate of Wareham High School studied hair-dressing...

Robert P. Glebus, 82

Robert P. Glebus, 82, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Wareham, MA, passed away on Oct. 11, 2020, in The Carriage House, Greensboro, NC. He was the beloved husband of Roberta L. (Tobey) Glebus and the son of the late John and Wanda (Kornatowski)...

Clyde W. Tripp, 89

Clyde W. Tripp, 89, of Plymouth passed away on Oct. 13, 2020 unexpectedly after a brief illness with his loving wife of 40 years and his family by his side. He was born on Feb. 2, 1931, to the late Irving L. and Marjory (Cook) Tripp. He lived for...

Margaret Jane “Peggy” (Cribben) Harback, 66

Margaret Jane “Peggy” (Cribben) Harback, 66, of Onset, died Oct. 13, 2020, in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. She was the wife of Harry W. Harback and the daughter of the late John and Alice (Burbo) Cribben. She was born in Brockton and...

Jennifer A. Diffee, 57

Jennifer A. Diffee, 57, of Bourne, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was born in Quincy, MA, the daughter of the late Del and Priscilla J. (Snow) Moody...

David Allen Washburn, 62

David Allen Washburn, 62, passed away on October 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. David was born on December 1, 1957, in Providence, Rhode Island. If you asked people who David Washburn was, they would all tell you a different story. They'd say a...

Lori DeCosta, 47

Lori DeCosta, 47, of Swansea, formerly of Dartmouth and Wareham, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday October 1, 2020. Born in Taunton, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Wareham for many years before moving to Swansea two years ago. She...

Charlotte A. Strong-Ziemba, 90

Charlotte A. Strong-Ziemba, 90, died Monday, October 5, 2020 at the Tremont Health Care Center in Wareham. Born and raised in Boston, she married Kenneth Strong in 1951. They moved to Wareham together in 1966 and raised their two children, Kenneth...

Rachel J. (Melero) Folchi, 90

Rachel J. (Melero) Folchi, 90, of Wareham, died September 27, 2020, at home. She was the wife of Julio A. Folchi and the daughter of the late Frank and Marie (Lombardo) Melero. She was born in San Guiliano di Puglia, Italy and lived in Brockton...

Agnes (Bandarra) Gonsalves, 98

Agnes (Bandarra) Gonsalves, 98, of West Wareham passed away Friday October 2, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Arnold Gonsalves. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel M. and Diamantina (Teixeira)...

Angie Tullio Celebration of Life

Come and Celebrate the life of Angie Tullio, at a Funeral Mass on October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Angie was a long time employee of the St Patrick’s community and worked in the Faith Formation Office for many years. Angie passed away on January 27,2020 at...

Cody Freeman Tuomala, 20

Cody Freeman Tuomala, 20, of Plymouth, formerly of Wareham, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 20, 2020, in Winter Park, FL. Born in Boston, he was the son of Jeffrey P. and Marjorie (Freeman) Tuomala. Cody was a longtime resident of Wareham...

Mark E. Klimchuck Celebration of Life

Mark E. Klimchuck, 62, lived most of his life in Wareham before moving to Middletown, Connecticut. He passed away on August 18, 2020. A celebration of his life has been scheduled for noon on Saturday, October 10, at the Fireside Grille at 30 Bedford...

Paul M. Sullivan, 58

Paul M. Sullivan, 58, of Brockton, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury, MA. Paul was the son of Grace (Groleau) Sullivan of West Wareham and the late Paul Morgan Sullivan. Paul was born in Boston and...

Attorney James Earl Tamagini, Sr., 84

Attorney James Earl Tamagini, Sr., 84, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, returned to the Lord peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on September 26, 2020. James was born in Boston, MA, on June 19th, 1936. He grew up in Wareham, MA. and was...

James “Bucky” Rogers, 74

James “Bucky” Rogers, 74, of Wareham, MA, passed away peacefully at home on September 27, 2020. He was the son of the late James “Birda” and Mary (Carey) Rogers of Somerville. Bucky was born on July 29, 1946, in Cambridge and raised in the Glen Park...

Juanita Josephine (Evaristo) Baker, 72

Juanita Josephine (Evaristo) Baker, 72, of East Wareham, died September 23, 2020, at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Baker and the daughter of the late Pedro and Julia (Iriarte) Evaristo. She was born in Tamuning, Guam, and...

Donna Lee Westgate Smith, 58

Donna Lee Westgate Smith was born on November 1, 1961, and passed away suddenly on September 15, 2020. Donna was the daughter of Terrence Westgate of Plymouth and Virginia Lunedei of Bourne. Donna leaves behind her mother, Virginia, and father,...

James J. Sullivan, 85

James J. Sullivan, 85, of Plymouth, formerly of Dorchester, died Sept. 21, 2020 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Charlotte C. “Sherry” Sullivan and the son of the late James J. and Gertrude T. (Synkowski) Sullivan...

Mabel P. Rose, 93

Mabel P. Rose, 93, of Wareham, died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Rose. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late John and Kathleen (Payne) Monteiro. A lifelong resident of...

Carol A. Perry, 81

Carol A. Perry, 81, of Wareham, died Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Nemasket Healthcare Center in Middleboro. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Alfred R. and Helen M. (Baker) Halstead. Mrs. Perry was a graduate of New...

Barbara M. Barreiros, 85

Barbara M. Barreiros, 85, of Wareham, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, after a couple of years of failing health. She was the wife of the late David G. Barreiros who passed away in 2007. She was born and raised in Taunton...

Arthur “Bob” Santos Celebration of Life

Arthur “Bob” Santos was a lifelong resident of Wareham. He was born on August 31, 1933 and passed away on April 11, 2020. A celebration of his life has been scheduled for Sunday, September 20th from 11:00AM to 2:00PM. This will take place at the...

Francis R. “Buddy” Alley, 93

Francis R. “Buddy” Alley, 93, of Wareham, died September 15, 2020, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. He was the son of the late Herbert L. and Mazie (Graham) Alley. He was born in Middleboro and lived in Wareham for most of his life. He attended...

Rae E. (Brown) Morrell, “Nana,” 67

Rae E. (Brown) Morrell, “Nana,” 67, of West Wareham, wife of the late Richard A. “Richie” Morrell Sr. passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at home with her family at her side. She was born on March 4, 1953, in Wareham, the daughter of the late...

Walter A. Pierce, Jr., 72

Walter A. Pierce, Jr., 72, of West Wareham died peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford with his wife and daughters by his side. He was the husband of Carol L. (Peltola) Pierce. Born in Wareham on December 2,...

Eugene Francis “Jay” LaRiviere, III, 60

Eugene Francis “Jay” LaRiviere, III, 60, of Winthrop, passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2020. He is survived by his Mother, Grace (Dolly) LaRiviere of Medford; his Sons, Jayson LaRiviere of Lowell and Nicky LaRiviere of Winthrop; his Sister,...

Carole A. (Sturgis) “Grammy” Clemmey, 79

Carole A. (Sturgis) “Grammy” Clemmey, of Mansfield and Wareham, a devoted wife, kind sister, loving mother, adored mother-in-law, and wonderful grandmother, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her cherished family on Thursday, September 3, 2020...

Cynthia "Cindy" Maxim, 79

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our beloved mother, wife, grandmother and sister. Cynthia "Cindy" Maxim passed away at the age of 79, due to complications from covid-19 on August 25, 2020 at 12:45 am. This is a heartbreaking...

Louis L. Horsford, 72

Louis L. Horsford, 72, of West Wareham, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Webster Park Rehabilitation Healthcare Center in Rockland. He was the husband of Charline M. (McIntire) Horsford. Born in Acushnet on January 31, 1948, he was the son of the...

Celebration of life for Dennis Maxim

Dennis Maxim, a Wareham native, died in July . He will be laid to rest at 11 a.m. on October 14, 2020, in Agawam Cemetery in Wareham. Immediately following the graveside service will be a celebration of life at the VFW in Onset, at 4 Gibbs Ball Park...

Lois Margaret Fountain, 86

Lois Margaret Fountain, of Mattapoisett and Wareham, departed this world on August 31, after 86 full and active years with us. Lois was the third of four children born to Reid and Edith Sisson on the family farm in Goodland, MI, on June 13, 1934...

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