Obituaries

Obituaries

Linda Catherine (Smith) Augustine, 70

Linda Catherine (Smith) Augustine, 70, of Wareham and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2020 after a long period of failing health at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Linda was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and...

Mark E. Klimchuck, 62

Mark E. Klimchuck, 62, of Middletown, Connecticut, beloved husband of Mary (Lorenc) Klimchuck, passed away on August 18, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. Mark was born in Brockton and lived most of his life in Wareham before moving to Connecticut. He was...

Marjorie M. Dello-Cono, 99

Marjorie M. Dello-Cono, 99, of West Wareham, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Medway Country Manor in Medway, MA. Mrs. Dello-Cono was the wife of the late Albert Dello-Cono who passed away in 2010. She was born in Franklin, MA the...

Deborah Frances (McGrath) King, 75

Deborah Frances (McGrath) King, 75, of Wareham, died August 17, 2020, at home while surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 53 years of Donald P. King and the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Deborah F. (Sullivan) McGrath. She was...

John F. McAuliffe, 58

John F. McAuliffe, 58, passed away on August 12, 2020 after a valiant battle with cancer. John was the longtime loving companion of Margie B. Pritchard. John spent his youth in West Boylston and received his Masters in Public Administration from...

Myrna Hale, 92

Myrna Hale, 92, of Bourne, formerly of Wareham, passed away at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Myrna was the wife of the late Maynard G. Hale who passed away in September of 2009. She was born the...

David W. Fenton, 61

David W. Fenton, 61, of Wareham, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a long illness. He was the husband of Lynda M. (Cormier) Fenton. Born and raised in Waltham, he was the son of Princess L. (Follis) Fenton...

Marjorie V. (Jeffers) Johnson

Marjorie V. (Jeffers) Johnson passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2020 in Venice, Florida. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. She was a life-long resident of New Bedford and Acushnet before she retired in Wareham. She was...

Kristi A. Garner, 56

Kristi A. Garner, 56, of Wareham and formerly of Falmouth, died on July 30, 2020, at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on her birthday, July 24. She was the daughter of the late Rose...

Robert (Rob) Stendzis, 52

Robert (Rob) Stendzis, 52, of West Wareham passed away at Boston Medical Center on July 29, 2020. Survived by the love of his life Denise Tripp, son Robert Stendzis Jr., father Imants Stendzis, siblings Angel Stendzis, Jessie Samone and Richard...

Ida Rita (Pina) St. Germaine, 90

Ida Rita (Pina) St. Germaine, 90, of West Wareham, died July 30, 2020 at home. She was the wife of James L. St. Germaine and the daughter of the late Louis and Eugenia (Pinto) Pina. She was born in Providence, RI, and lived in Taunton and then in...

Maria Josefina (deAndrade) Moitoso, 81

Maria Josefina (deAndrade) Moitoso, 81, of Wareham, died July 29, 2020, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was the wife of the late Manuel Moitoso and the daughter of the late Joao and Maria Madalena (DaRosa) deAndrade. She was born in Fayal, Azores,...

Janice Ellis

It is with great sadness that the family of Janice Ellis announces her passing. Mrs. Ellis passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River Massachusetts on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Mrs. Ellis was the wife of late...

Theodore Goodreau, 87

Theodore Goodreau, 87, of West Wareham, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Wareham Healthcare Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Louise (Parker) Goodreau. Born in Middleboro, he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Audrie (Birdsall)...

Marilyn C. Knowlton, 85

Marilyn C. Knowlton, lifelong resident and longtime activist and preservationist who relentlessly championed the rights of the public along with the protection of public lands in Onset for nearly a half century, passed peacefully at her Onset home...

Barbara A. (Hurley) Porter, 91

Barbara A. (Hurley) Porter, 91, of Onset, died July 6, 2020, at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Buzzards Bay. She was the wife of the late Richard T. Porter. They were married for 66 years and traveled to all 50 states...

Theresa Josephine (Holmes) Nichols, 68

Theresa Josephine (Holmes) Nichols, 68, of West Wareham died March 15, 2020, in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. She was the wife of Albert L. Nichols and the late David W. Lawson. Born in Boston and raised in Stoughton, she was the daughter...

Ruth D. (Kelleher) Mason, 90

Ruth D. (Kelleher) Mason, 90, of Onset, formerly of Lynn, died at home on July 19, 2020. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Mason and the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Alice M. (Southworth) Kelleher. She graduated from St. Joseph’s...

Janet Laffey, 85

Janet Laffey, 85, of Eliot, Maine, formerly of Onset, MA, died Saturday, July 11, 2020. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Laffey. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Wateman (Edwards) McCarter. A previous resident of...

Roger Harold Tessier, 65

Roger Harold Tessier, 65, of West Wareham, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home after brief illness. He was the husband of Elizabeth R. (Westgate) Tessier. Born in Uxbridge, he was the son of Alice T. (Nolet) Tessier of W. Wareham and the late...

Raymond D. Haskell, 61

Raymond D. Haskell passed away on July 13, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born on May 9, 1959 to the late Ernest Haskell and Ruth (Perry) Haskell. Ray was an amazing chef and skilled carpenter, who took great joy and pride in creating things...

Janice E. Gonski, 76

Janice E. Gonski, 76, of Wareham, passed away at Tobey Hospital on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Janice was the loving wife of Mitchell Gonski Sr. also of Wareham. She was born in Norwood, the daughter of the late Walter and Emily (Hancock) Dalrymple. She...

Linda J. (Robert) Canty, 72

Linda J. (Robert) Canty, age 72, of Wareham passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, after a long illness at All American Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Anita and Leo Robert of Fairhaven and New Bedford and the widow of the late...

Donique C. Cardoza, 46

Donique C. Cardoza, 46, of New Bedford, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 unexpectedly. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of Joseph J. Cardoza, Sr. of E. Wareham and Donna M. (Gomes) Cardoza of New Bedford. Donique previously lived in Brockton before...

Joel L. Taft, 78

Joel L. Taft, 78, of Wareham, formerly of Webster, Tiverton, RI and Fort Myers, FL died Tuesday, July 14 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 56 years, Ursula F. Taft (Bonczek), and his beloved daughter, Jill...

Patricia Ann Shaw, 81

Patricia Ann Shaw, 81, of Onset, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in North Attleboro. Born on February 15, 1939 in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Simeon and Margaret (Silva) Brandon. Patricia was a graduate from Taunton Vocational...

Robert A. Gallus, 79

Robert A. Gallus, 79, of West Wareham, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary F. (Smith) Gallus. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Stephen J. and Emma M. (Santos) Gallus. Mr. Gallus worked...

Dennis E. Maxim, 58

Dennis E. Maxim, 58, of Hyannis, died Monday, July 6, 2020, at home after a life-long illness. Born May 6, 1962, in Wareham. He was the son of the late George I. and Barbara T. Maxim. Dennis grew up in Onset and went to Wareham schools. He worked as...

Margaret J. ‘Maggie’ Sylvia, 86

Margaret J. “Maggie” Sylvia, 86 of Wareham formerly of Brockton passed away at home at the All American Assisted Living at Wareham. Maggie was the daughter of the late Jerimiah and Bridget (Hunt) Burke. Born in Brockton, she attended Saint Patrick’s...

Jeanne Burgess (Dustin) MacNeill, 98

Jeanne Burgess (Dustin) MacNeill, 98, of Wareham and previously Rochester, MA, died peacefully on July 5 th , 2020, with her immediate family by her side. Jeanne was born in Fall River, MA. She was the daughter of Ethel (Burgess) Dustin and Herbert...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pages