Obituaries

Obituaries

Kenneth B. Hammond, Jr.

Kenneth B. Hammond, Jr. passed away peacefully, at Tobey Hospital on April 8, 2022, after a brief illness. Kenneth, or as some knew him as "Kenny" or "Ken," was born on August 29, 1940, to his parents, Kenneth B. Hammond Sr., and Lena Eva (Andrews)...

Leonard Heap, 84

Leonard Heap, 84, passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2022. Lenny, as he was best known by friends and loved ones, was born in New Bedford, MA. He was the son of the late Leonard and Sarah (Openshaw) Heap. Lenny was proud to play for the...

Donald E. Hayward, Jr., 66

Donald E. Hayward, Jr., 66, of E. Wareham, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at his home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ella M. (Roderick) Hayward. Born in Stoughton, he was the son of the late Barbara F. (Silva) and Donald E. Hayward, Sr...

Daniel “Dino” Barnaby

Daniel passed away after a 2 year battle with cancer at home in Plymouth MA surrounded by his loved ones. Daniel also know as Dino or Frank was born in Medford MA to Frank and Theresa(Feola) Barnaby. He spent most of his childhood in Wilmington MA...

Albert A. Russo, 85

Albert A. Russo, 85, of Wareham, died Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. He was the husband of the late Carolyn B. (Ciesielski) Russo. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Elia Lena (D’Marzio) and Albert P. Russo...

Dolores M. Perry, “Dee”, 89

Dolores M. Perry, “Dee”, 89, of North Falmouth, passed away peacefully at Royal Megansett Nusring Home on April 3, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald “Rip” Perry. Dee graduated from Wareham High School in 1950. She then went on to...

Stephen P. Rogers, Sr., 51 – updated with Celebration of Life date

Stephen P. Rogers, Sr., 51, of Wareham passed away on Saturday January 1, 2022, at Tobey Hospital. Stephen was born in Wareham, the son of the late Judy (Rogers) Hill of Wareham, and was also mentored by Ray Cabral. Owner and operator of Trackside...

Robert M. Connolly, 75

Robert M. Connolly, 75, of Wareham passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the West Roxbury VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Marjorie J. (Reid) also of Wareham. Robert was born in Boston, the son of the late Joseph P. and Barbara C. (...

Gerald Barrows Sr., 89

Gerald Barrows Sr., 89, of Wareham, passed away on March 11, 2022, at Tobey Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Donna (Hammond) Barrows for 65 years. He was the son of the late Frank and Mary (Hillman) Barrows. He was a 1951...

Terrance J. Westgate, 87

Terrance J. Westgate, 87, of Plymouth, died peacefully on March 22 nd in his home. Born and raised in Wareham to the late Abial and Ellen Westgate, he graduated high school in 1954 after excelling in football and winning two state championships. He...

Christen J. Pires, 47

Christen J. Pires, 47, of West Wareham, aka “Black Bart of CT” entered eternal peace on March 18, 2022. He was born in Wareham and lived in West Wareham all his life. “It’s no fun when the fox has the gun.” Mr. Pires worked in the construction field...

Irene M. Franklin, 97

Irene M. Franklin passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022 in Wareham at the age of 97. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Roy M. Franklin in September 2018 after 70 years of marriage. Irene was born in Nashua, NH to parents Laura A. (...

Dorothy B. Alfonso, 89

Dorothy B. Alfonso, 89, of New Bedford formerly of Carver, passed away peacefully at the Kimwell Nursing Home on Wednesday March 16, 2022. She was the wife of the late Antone C. “Curly” Alfonso. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late...

James P. Collins

James P. Collins of Wareham, formerly of West Bridgewater, died March 17, 2022 while surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Paula (Kirsch) Collins. He was the dedicated Dad of Jamie and Liz (Weathers) Collins of Tampa, FL and...

Mary E. (Curry) Walker, 60

Mary E. (Curry) Walker, 60, of West Wareham, died March 12, 2022, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was the wife of Robert A. Walker. Mary was born in Taunton and lived in Wareham for several years. She graduated from Taunton High...

James H. Smith, 76

James H. Smith, 76, formerly of Wareham, passed away Feb. 18, 2022 in Florida after a battle with cancer. He was husband to his late wife Anna M. Smith of Florida, and son of the late Theo L. and Victoria P. Smith of Wareham. He was also a sibling...

Clifford Ned Robinson, 64

Clifford Ned Robinson, 64, of Onset, died March 7, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Sharon L. (Rose) Robinson and the son of the late Henry and Delores (Allen) Robinson. He was born in Fall River and lived in Onset for many years. He...

Martha Jane Daffinee Ruest, 98

Martha Jane Daffinee Ruest, 98, of Roseville, CA formerly of Wareham and Florida, died Monday, February 28, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Ruest. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Manoah and Florence (Wade...

Nathaniel “Nate” Smith, 77

Mr. Nathaniel “Nate” Smith, 77, was a resident of Plymouth for more than 30 years. Nate passed away unexpectedly in his home, peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2022. He was born on June 24, 1944 in Florida, but, at a tender age of 3 months, Pittsburg...

Kenneth Semedo, 94

Kenneth Semedo, 94, of West Wareham, died March 8, 2022, in Sippican Healthcare Center, Marion. He was the husband of Henrietta (Lopes) Semedo. They were married for 64 years. He was the son of the late Antone Cabral Semedo and Guilhermina (Lopes)...

Paul Albert Jude Maraccini, 72

Paul Albert Jude Maraccini, 72, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Alvaro and Lillian (Freccero) Maraccini. Paul moved to Wareham in 1991 and worked for several...

Michael Edgar Couture, 85

Michael Edgar Couture died at home on February 18, 2022, in his eighty-sixth year. Born January 23, 1937, to Anna (Olszowy) Couture Piekelniak and Edgar Couture, he was the beloved Godson and nephew of Rose (Couture) and Ernest Quintin. He is...

Margaret (Barboza) Pina, 78

Margaret (Barboza) Pina, 78, of Wareham, died March 1, 2022 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehab. Center, Buzzards Bay with her loving son by her side. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Emily (Santos) Barboza. She was born in Boston and...

Patricia Ann Schaaf, 81

Patricia Ann Schaaf was born on May 25, 1940, in Boston and died February 13, 2022, in Wareham at the age of 81. She was the daughter of the late John and Emily Sampson. Her sister was the late Nancy Christians of Florida and is survived by her...

Claire Messina, 89

Claire Messina of South Weymouth passed away peacefully on February 23, 2022, at the age of 89. Claire was born, raised, and educated in Boston. Claire married her husband Joe in 1952. In 1963 the two moved their family to South Weymouth. Claire...

Stephanie Ann Fobert, 62

Stephanie Ann Fobert, 62, of Onset, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the daughter of the late Mary Rose (Graceffa) Fobert, who also died on Wednesday a few hours prior also at Tobey Hospital, and the late...

Virginia A. (Ieronimo) Bradbury, 94

Virginia A. (Ieronimo) Bradbury, 94, of Middleboro, died February 23, 2022 at home surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Russell F. Bradbury. They were married for 65 years. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Josephine (Papa...

David M. Murphy, 37

David M. Murphy, 37, of Pinehurst Beach, passed away at home on Monday, February 21, 2022. David was the son of Michael and Jacqueline (Price) Murphy, also of Pinehurst Beach. He was born in Falmouth and attended and graduated from Wareham Public...

Theodore Aloysius “Ted” Carrigan, 78

Theodore Aloysius “Ted” Carrigan passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Ted was born June 19, 1943, to Theodore and Olga (Kimpan) Carrigan of St Pete, FL. After graduating from Northeast High School (St. Pete, FL...

Mary Rose (Graceffa) Fobert, 89

Mary Rose (Graceffa) Fobert, 89, of Onset, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the wife of the late Alfred M. Fobert. Born and raised in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Catherine (Vinziano)...

Gary J. Nims, 66

Gary J. Nims, 66, of Wareham, passed away at home at the Kendrick House of Wareham on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Son of the late Richard and Leona (Nardi) Nims. Father of Gary J. Nims Jr. of Wakefield. Gary was a Disabled American Vietnam era Army...

Carl P. Ferioli, 95

Carl P. Ferioli, 95, of E. Wareham, died peacefully Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Buzzards Bay. He was the husband of the late Elena C. (Pizzi) Ferioli. Carl was the son of the late Mario C...

Ruth Robinson, 82

Ruth Robinson of Wareham passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the age of 82 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Ruth was born on March 14, 1939 in Natick, MA, to the late Douglas and Dorothy (Livingston) Tibbets. She was...

Marie Juliette Frye Murdock

Marie Juliette Frye Murdock, of Wareham, MA, passed away early on Sunday morning February 20, 2022, in her home. She was preceded in death by her late husband Robert “Bobby” Murdock. Born to Curtis and Clarice Frye of Mashpee, MA, she was raised...

Genevieve F. (Goyette) Aldred, 94

Genevieve F. (Goyette) Aldred, 94, of Wareham, died Jan. 28, 2022, at home. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Aldred and daughter of the late William A. and Mary (Gruntmeyer) Goyette. She was born in Brockton and lived in Wareham for many years...

Ann M. Raymond, 94

Ann M. Raymond of Wareham passed away at Tobey Hospital on February 17, 2022, at the age of 94. Wife of the late James H. Raymond, Jr. Mother of the late Dana M. Raymond and James Scott Raymond. Grandmother of Shanda Dougan of Wareham, Sheena M...

Elaine M. Dolan, 70

Elaine M. Dolan, 70, of Middleboro, formerly of Boston and Plymouth, died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Gerard T. Dolan. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late...

Viella Frances Anderson, 74

Viella Frances Anderson, 74, peacefully passed away on the evening of January 31, 2022, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Almon and Dorothy Westgate, born in Wareham in 1948. Viella graduated from Wareham High School and was a...

Colleen Marie Miller, 57

Colleen Marie Miller, 57, of Onset, formerly of Falmouth, died Monday, February 14, 2022 at her home unexpectedly. She was the wife of the late Eric Miller. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Judith (Parent) Buckley of Falmouth and the late...

Tina C. (Chaves) Frias, 63

Tina C. (Chaves) Frias, 63, of Wareham, died Feb. 12, 2022, at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Buzzards Bay. She was born in Aeroporto, Santa Maria, Azores and moved to Canada in 1967. In 1973, she moved with her family to Hudson,...

Margaret "Peggy" Tribou, 91

Margaret Alice (Borrows) Tribou, age 91 years, of Plymouth, MA passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022, at her daughter’s home in East Wareham, MA, surrounded by her family. Margaret was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Tribou of Plymouth...

Lucille M. Walker, 72

Lucille M. Walker, age 72 of Livonia, Mich. passed away on October 2, 2021. Lucille was born on September 13, 1949 in Wareham, Massachusetts to her parents, Francis and Ellen (née Corse) Smith. She is the beloved and devoted wife of 34 years to...

Marie A. (Rogers) Hall, 73

Marie A. (Rogers) Hall, 73, of Wareham, died Feb. 1, 2022, at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of L. Wayne Hall and the daughter of the late Hobart and Jane (Koslowski) Rogers. She was born in Cambridge and lived in Billerica and East...

Adam L. Pike, 22

Adam L. Pike, 22 of East Wareham, passed away Saturday February 5, 2022, at Tobey Hospital. Son of Shelley Pike of E. Wareham and Lucas Pike and his companion Michelle of NH. Loving companion and best friend of Abby Wood of Wareham and especially “...

Lorna Viola (Nadeau)  Christopulos, 82

Lorna Viola (Nadeau) Christopulos, 82, of Wareham, passed away Feb. 5, 2022, in Tobey Hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Roger H. and Edna M. (Miller) Nadeau. Lorna was born in New Bedford on Dec. 21, 1939, and lived in...

Domingo Pires, 87

Domingo Pires, 87, of New Bedford, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Renee L. (Texeira) Pires. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Eugene and Guilermina (Monteiro) Pires. Mr. Pires...

Joseph R. Melanson, 89

Joseph R. Melanson, 89, of Wareham, died Friday, February 4, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Mary T. (Rocha) Melanson. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Joseph L. and Etta (Marx) Melanson. He graduated...

Irene G. “Chickie” Cappello, 84

Irene G. “Chickie” Cappello, 84, of Wareham died Sunday, February 6, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Joseph S. Cappello. They were married at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jamaica Plain on March 23, 1968, and...

Sally A. Davis, 84

Sally A. Davis, 84, of West Wareham, formerly of Marion, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Ile (Harju) Grassi. She attended and graduated from Wareham Public Schools. She...

Francis Henry Smith, Jr., 73

Francis Henry Smith, Jr., 73, of West Wareham, died January 30, 2022, at Tidewell Hospice House in Bradenton, FL. He was the husband of Jean E. (Gibson) Smith and the son of the late Francis Henry and Ellen (Corse) Smith. Born in Wareham, he was a...

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