Beatrice Sherman Briggs, wife of the late Edwin L. Briggs, passed away November 5th one day before she turned 93. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Costa) Sherman.             Beatrice lived in Mattapoisett all her life. She liked watching the Red Sox, knitting and crocheting. She enjoyed going on the Council […] Read more »

Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy, 87 of Mattapoisett passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 13th. She was the wife of the late Walter F. McCarthy, Jr. for 57 years. Born in the Bronx, NY, daughter of the late James R. and Julia T. (Williams) Fay, she lived in Brockton and Buzzards Bay for […] Read more »

Donna Battistelli-Berry, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital with her son Kyler Berry, at her side and her companion Lionel Lee Lawson. Donna was a loving and devoted mom to her sons, Alex and Kyler.             Born in Maine, the daughter of Shirley (Vincent) and Joseph Leo Battistelli. […] Read more »

Beth F. (Foresman) Hodges, 83, of Mattapoisett died November 6, 2024 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Peter B. Hodges. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Philip Billings Foresman and Lois (Norton) Foresman, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse and […] Read more »

Joseph D. Alves, 82, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully after a period of declining health on Saturday, November 2, 2024.             Born in Ohio, son of the late John D. and Maria (DeLuz) Alves, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life.             Joe enjoyed golfing at Little Marion and watching golf on TV. He […] Read more »

Richard S. Spooner, 84, of Rochester, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on October 5, 2024, due to heart complications.             Born in December 1939 in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Lewis G. and Mary M. (Spencer) Spooner. He was predeceased by three siblings: Gerald Spooner, Donald Spooner, […] Read more »

John (Jack) Harold Hartley, 86, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2024, surrounded by loving family and friends at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford.             Born June 17, 1938, Jack was the youngest son in a family of four children raised by Robert and Ella (Millette) Hartley. He attended the Waterman School in Rochester […] Read more »

Mary M. Yankopolus, 104, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Bristol, CT, New Bedford, and Mattapoisett, passed away at home on October 11, 2024.             Born and raised in Bristol, CT, she was the second of four daughters of the late Custas D. and Anna Mamatseo, proprietors of Bristol’s popular Palace of Sweets restaurant. Mary worked […] Read more »

Heimart von Zweck, 94, of Marion, passed away peacefully on Monday, October, 14, 2024. He was the husband of Laura (Pollock) von Zweck.             Born in Bernburg, Germany, son of the late Werner and Erna (Gransee) von Zweck, he was raised in Austria before immigrating to the United States aboard the SS Andrea Doria in […] Read more »

Dorothy Alice Spear Ross, 92 of Mattapoisett passed away Tuesday October 15, 2024. She was married to the love of her life Calvin E. Ross for 66 years until his death in 2018.             Dorothy grew up in Hyde Park where she and Cal were early childhood friends and started dating when they attended Hyde […] Read more »