Obituaries

Obituaries

Crystal M. Brightman, 75

Crystal M. Brightman, 75, of W. Wareham, died Friday, March 12, 2021, unexpectedly at her home. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Olga (Sulyma) Jata. She moved to Wareham in 1972. Mrs. Brightman was the long-time...

John M. DeBella, 72

John M. DeBella, 72, of Wareham, died March 12, 2021, at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Martha (Richards) DeBella and the son of the late Joseph and Domenica Suzanna (Rossi) DeBella. He was born and lived in Medford before moving to Wareham...

Eric DeCoster, 59

Eric DeCoster was a Christmas present, born December 25 th , 1961, in Boston to the highly talented Ray (deceased) and the clever Marlene. The family soon moved to Onset. As a toddler, he cut his teeth on the water assisting his parents at shell...

Matthew Cleveland, 58

Matthew Cleveland, 58, of Wareham, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. He was the husband of Marcia (Chase) Cleveland also of Wareham. He was born in Euclid, Ohio, the son of the late William A. and Veronica (Koziol) Cleveland. In...

Jonathan Allen Orander, 33

Jonathan Allen Orander, 33, of New Bedford, a loving husband and father of four daughters, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021. He was born on November 23, 1987 in Petersburg, Virginia. Jon graduated from Wareham High School where he played...

Tommie Jeannine Leonard, 90

Tommie Jeannine Leonard, 90, of Wareham, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Bayfront Health in Port Charlotte, FL, while visiting her son Ronald and his wife Clare. She was the wife of the late Ronald M. Leonard, Sr. Born April 16, 1930, in Ft...

Mark A. Hetu, 57

Mark A. Hetu, 57, of Wareham, died March 7, 2021, in the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston. He was the son of the late Ernest and Irene Almeida. He was born in Providence, RI, and lived in Bristol, RI, before moving to Wareham many years ago...

David A. Perry, 87

David A. Perry of Wareham went home to Heaven on Thursday, March 4th surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 1st, 1933, to Willard H. Perry and Evelyn G. (Whiting) Perry. He was predeceased by his wife Sybil A. (Horton) Perry and his...

Robert E. Jackson, 72

Robert E. Jackson, 72, of Wareham, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Sue Ann (Saflarski) Jackson. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Gladys (Bourne) and Leon Jackson, Sr. As a...

Nan Myerson Evans, 76

Nan Myerson Evans, 76, of Onset, Mass, beloved wife of David G. Evans for 44 years, passed away peacefully at home Friday, February 26, 2021. Nan was born in Cambridge and grew up in Lexington. She received a BA from the University of Chicago, an...

Manuel M. Ribeiro, 93

Manuel M. Ribeiro, 93, of Wareham, formerly of Norton, passed peacefully February 28, 2021, at his home. He was born in Taunton and was the son of the late August and Antonia Ribeiro. He is survived by his loving wife Mary, brothers John and August...

Vickie Spinola Cauthen, 74

Vickie Spinola Cauthen, 74, of Wareham, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 22, 2021, after many years of battling cancer. Vickie was born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Barbara Parker and James Cauthen. She graduated from Fresno High...

Donna L. Cattabriga, 75

Donna L. Cattabriga, 75, of West Wareham, passed away at home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Ms. Cattabriga was born in Wareham the daughter of the late Edmund and Annie L. (Griffith) Cattabriga. She attended Wareham Public Schools and graduated...

Richard Francis McCarthy, Sr., 64

Richard Francis McCarthy, Sr., 64, of Wareham, passed away suddenly and peacefully on February 15, 2021. He was the son of the late Walter F. McCarthy Jr. and Patricia (Fay) McCarthy who resides in Mattapoisett, MA. Survivors include his loving wife...

Esther Irene (Clemishaw) Peltola, 92

Esther Irene (Clemishaw) Peltola, 92, of Middleboro, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2021, at the Hannah B.G. Shaw Home. She was the wife of the late Edwin H. Peltola and the daughter of the late Walter and Viola (Maxim) Clemishaw of...

Roger Normand Bolduc

Roger Normand Bolduc made his last wildly inappropriate and probably sarcastic comment on February 18th, 2021. Roger was born in New Bedford, MA, and immediately dubbed “our favorite child” by Azaire “Jerry” and Germaine (Maranda) Bolduc in August...

Richard A. Harlow, Jr., 54

Richard A. Harlow, Jr., 54, of Westfield, formerly of Wareham, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Western Massachusetts Hospital after a long illness. Born in Middleboro, he was the son of the late Patricia (Delaney) and Richard A. Harlow, Sr...

Jacqueline Marie (Parker) Beckford, 75

Jacqueline Marie (Parker) Beckford, 75, of Marion, passed away at home with her children by her side on Feb. 6, 2021, four days after her 75 th birthday. Jacqueline was born on Feb. 2, 1946 in Darby, PA to Alice (Carpenter) & LCDR Francis Parker...

Rosa E. Andrade, 73

Rosa E. Andrade, 73, of Wareham, passed away at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Rosa was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel S. and Alice V. (Johnson) Andrade Sr. She worked for many years as a C.N.A...

Joseph T. Roy, Jr., 79

Joseph T. Roy, Jr., 79, a life-long resident of Wareham, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Joseph was the son of the late Joseph T. and Lesley R. (Franklin) Roy, Sr. Born in Wareham, he...

Wayne Gloddy, 68

Wayne Gloddy, 68, died Friday, January 22nd after a long battle with renal disease. He was the son of the late Ronald V. Gloddy Sr. and Marjorie L. Gloddy (Simmons). Wayne was born in Franklin, NH, where he spent many years before moving to Brockton...

Michelle Janis (Lambiase) Geist, 57

Michelle Janis (Lambiase) Geist, 57, of West Wareham, died unexpectedly on February 10, 2021, at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of Douglas Richard Geist and the daughter of Josephine (Ciano) Lambiase and the late John Lambiase. She was born in...

Robin S. Spivey, 63

Robin S. Spivey, 63, of Wareham, passed away February 3, 2021, at Tobey Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Emmett H. and Mary Ellen Spivey. She was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and moved to her beloved Onset as a child. Survivors include...

George F. Zine, Jr., 71

George F. Zine, Jr., 71, of Wareham, died Friday, February 5, 2021, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston due to complications from diabetes. He was the husband of Diane M. (Valois) Zine. Born in Wareham, he was the son of Ruby Zine of...

Carl Robert Whitcomb, 80

Carl Robert Whitcomb, 80, of Wareham, passed away on Feb. 3, 2021 after a 12-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the son of the late Robert M. and Barbara T. Whitcomb. Survivors include his wife of Betsey of 58 years; his loving children,...

MaryAnn Bagby (Haskell), 71

MaryAnn Bagby (Haskell) passed away on January 28, 2021, after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 28, 1949, to the late Ernest Haskell and Ruth Haskell (Perry). She was born and raised in Wareham, Mass. She had a brief career as a C.N.A until...

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