Obituaries

Obituaries

Pia Rosa Tobia, 85

Pia Rosa Tobia, 85, died peacefully on August 10, 2022, at Oakwood Nursing Home in Bay Minette Alabama. She was the wife of the late Emanuel E. Tobia. Born in Bologna, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Arnaldo and Gabriella Brighetti. She...

Lorraine Jacqueline (McDonough) Lindsey

It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce the passing of Lorraine Jacqueline (McDonough) Lindsey, “Jackie,” on Friday, July 29, 2022, at home with her family at her side. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and...

Margo L. (Hess) Knapp, 86

Margo L. (Hess) Knapp (formerly Margo L. Gitomer), 86, of West Wareham, died July 30, 2022, at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of William T. Knapp and the daughter of the late Louis and Anna (Anstendig) Hess. She was born in Manhattan, NY and lived...

Steven P. Tavares, 71

Steven P. Tavares, 71, of Wareham, died August 1, 2022, in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the son of the late Thomas F. Tavares, Sr. and Dominga (Perry) Tavares. He was born in Wareham and lived there for most of his life. He graduated from Wareham...

John Manuel Balanca, 81

John Manuel Balanca, 81, passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. John married his high school sweetheart, Francine Volpe. They lived in Hopedale for many years before moving...

Daniel “Dan” Patrick Sutton, 70

Daniel “Dan” Patrick Sutton, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, July 29, 2022 in his home. Born July 23, 1952, in Boston, MA, he was the son of Rosemary Durham Sutton of Brockton, MA and the late Edward Gerard Sutton. Dan was a resident of Wareham...

David W. Patrick, 48

David W. Patrick (1974-2022) passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2022. He was predeceased by his wife Peth Perry of New Bedford, and his step father Michael Briggs of Wareham, his grandparents Evelyn and John Wager of Middleboro, grandfather Norman...

Janet M. (Eichwald) Tassinari, 84

Janet M. (Eichwald) Tassinari, 84, of Wareham, passed away July 28, 2022 at home. She was the widow of the late Joseph F. Tassinari and the daughter of the late Herbert Martin and Margaret (Gallo) Eichwald. She was born in Boston and lived in...

Wendy J. (Wall) Higgins, 68

Wendy J. (Wall) Higgins, 68, of Onset, died July 28, 2022, peacefully at home. She was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Shea) Wall. She was born in Buffalo, NY and lived in a few different places, including Cape Cod, before settling...

Janet Eileen (Barnes) Smolinsky, 69

Janet Eileen (Barnes) Smolinsky, 69, of Wareham died peacefully in her sleep at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ernest W. and Gladiola A. Barnes. She was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, then moved to Dover, DE. After that she lived in...

Richard P. Garant, 82

Richard P. Garant, 82, husband of Barbara L. (Ames) Garant, passed away on July 28, 2022, at Massachusetts General Hospital Boston. He was born in Fall River the son of the late Joseph O. and Stella H. (Dobek) Garant. He was survived by his children...

John E. “Jack” Valle, 81

Onset-John E. “Jack” Valle, 81 passed away at home on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Jack was the husband of Carol (Carbone) Valle. He was born in Brockton the son of the late Victor A. and Margaret E. (Condon) Valle. John was the father of John Jr. of...

Beatrice Tavares, 93

Beatrice Tavares, 93, of Wareham, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Wareham on February 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Perry Pires and Elvira Santos Pires. She was one of five children and...

Debra L. Alves, 68

Debra L. Alves, 68, of West Wareham, formerly of Maine, passed away at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River on Saturday July 23, 2022. Wife of the late Joseph Alves and daughter of the late John J. and Florence (Sanderson) Ganley. Debra was a...

Ronan Barbara Bowen Gould, 79

Ronan Barbara Bowen Gould, of Buzzards Bay, died Thursday July 21st peacefully in her home. She was born May 9 th, 1943, in Daytona Beach, FL. She was the daughter of Virginia Berry of Bourne, MA, and James Bowen Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Ronan came...

Juanita R. “Wannie” Perry, 98

Juanita R. “Wannie” Perry, 98, of Onset died Thursday, July 21, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Leo Perry. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Cruz) Henriques. She was...

Filomena M. Neri, 96

Filomena M. Neri, 96, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at home surrounded by family. She is survived by her six children, Michele (Marie) of Clinton, Utah, Donna (Scot) Wells of West Point, Utah, Robert (Christine) of Sagamore Beach, Paul (...

Ella-Marie Bethel, 73

Ella-Marie Bethel, 73, of Cedar Creek, TX, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Marie was born and raised in East Wareham, Massachusetts before moving to Texas to realize her dream of owning a ranch. Love of people and animals was the...

Richard Allan Williams, 80

Richard Allan Williams, 80, of West Wareham died Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehab. Center in Brewster after a long illness. He was the husband of Margaret L. (Mercer) Williams. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late...

Walter C. Baptiste, 78

Walter C. Baptiste, 78, of Wareham, died July 15, 2022 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Deborah J. (Howes) Baptiste and the son of the late Walter and Noella (Cote) Baptiste. He was born in Cambridge and lived in...

Gladys B. Hurt, 94

Gladys B. Hurt, 94, of East Wareham, died Sunday, July 10, 2022 at her home unexpectedly. She was the wife of the late Roosevelt Hurt. Born in Mashpee, she was the daughter of the late Inez (Harding) Mills and Clifton B. Hammond. A previous resident...

Judith Peterson (Palmer), 86

Judith Peterson of Wareham passed away surrounded by her children on June 30, 2022, at the age of 86, after battling cancer. She was born in Quincy to the late Harlan and Doris Palmer. She worked most of her life as a bookkeeper. Judy was an...

Edward “Ed” T. Tarrant, 79

Edward “Ed” T. Tarrant, 79, of East Wareham, died July 2, 2022, at Tobey Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Donna M. (Gallagher) Tarrant. They were married for 59 years. He was the son of the late Edward F. and...

Jason D. Childs, 41

Jason D. Childs, 41, of E. Wareham died Monday, July 4, 2022, at Mass. General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Attleboro, he was the son of Debra Childs of Attleboro and the late Leo D. Cote. Raised in Wareham, Jason was a top...

Robert C. Bourne, 67

Robert C. Bourne, 67, of Wareham, died July 6, 2022, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the husband of the late Melissa Ann “Missy” (Stimpson) Bourne and the son of the late Sherod L. and Louise L. (Church) Bourne. He was born in Wareham and lived...

Marjorie M. (Pierce) Fitzgerald, 94

Marjorie M. (Pierce) Fitzgerald, 94, of Wareham died Monday, July 4, 2022, at All American Assisted Living in Wareham. A beautiful life! Marjorie’s life was a life of caring, compassion, and helping others. Everyone she encountered had a lasting...

Dominic A. Cammarano, Sr., 91

Dominic A. Cammarano, Sr., 91, of Onset, formerly of Brockton, died July 2, 2022 at home. He was the husband of the late Elena F. (Magliano) Cammarano. They were married for 63 years. He was the son of the late Anthony F. and Sara R. (Trischitta)...

Judith Jane Rogers

On the morning of June 21, 2022, the spunky & beloved, Judith Jane Rogers passed away. After a tough battle with cancer, leaving the pain behind; she is now at peace and reunited with her daughter, Suzie, son, Stephen and grandson, Owen. Judy...

Janet Marie (Glover) Hutchinson, 75

Janet Marie (Glover) Hutchinson, 75, of West Wareham passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2022, surrounded by her beloved four daughters. Janet, born in Boston, was the oldest of nine children born to the late William and Mary (Lussier) Glover...

James M. "Buzz" Conroy, 84

James M. "Buzz" Conroy, 84, of Wareham, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was the husband of Kathryn A. (Whelan) Conroy for 54 years. Born in Boston on December 19, 1937, he was the son of the late James Conroy and Florence (Murray) Conroy...

Judith Ann (Shumway) Allison, 74

Judith Ann (Shumway) Allison, 74, of Plymouth, died June 27, 2022 at the Pavilion Nursing & Rehab. Center, Hyannis. She was the wife of Charles A. Allison, they were married in 1975. She was the daughter of the late Melvin P. and Eleanor (Holmes...

Gerald F. Marshall, 76

Gerald F. Marshall, 76, of New Bedford, formerly of Wareham, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford. Born in Roslindale, he was the son of the late Pauline C. (Meldrum) and Gerald F. Marshall, Sr. He previously lived...

Frank W. “Ruffin” Andrews, Jr., 66

Frank W. “Ruffin” Andrews, Jr., 66, of Wareham, died June 19, 2022, at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Robin G. (Fernandes) Andrews and the son of the late Frank and Dominga (Barros) Andrews. He was born in Wareham and lived in Rochester and...

M. Rita Duverger, 101

M. Rita Duverger, 101, of Bourne died Monday, June 13, 2022 at Cape Cod Senior Living. She was the widow of the late Lucien A. Duverger. Born in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late James and Ellen (Hurley) McGrail. She worked as a senior clerk...

Alphonso C. “Al” Martin, 79

Alphonso C. “Al” Martin, 79, of Lowell, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on May 27, 2022, at his home. Husband of the late Arlene E. (Struble) Martin. Born in Somerville, MA, the son of the late Alphonso and Verna (Lowe) Martin. Survived by...

Christine L. Guiliano, 60

Christine L. Guiliano, 60, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Christine is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 39 years, Christopher M. Guiliano. Christine was born in Taunton on March 6...

Kevin B. McAuliffe, 80

Kevin B. McAuliffe, 80, of E. Wareham, died Friday, June 10, 2022 at his home. He was the husband of the late Claire C. (Burns) McAuliffe. They had been married for 60 years. Born in Boston, the son of the late Paul J. and Helen V. (Bailey)...

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