OBITUARIES
Lawrence J. Mansfield, 90 retired Plymouth detective
Lawrence J. Mansfield, a longtime veteran of the Plymouth Police Department, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday. He was 90. Born in Plymouth in 1935, he was the son of the late Lawrence F. and Hilda (Parkin) Mansfield. He…
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William W. Stetson, 84, Navy veteran and banker
William (Bill) Wallace Stetson died peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026 after a long illness. He was 84. He was born in Exeter, NH, and raised in Portsmouth. He graduated with top honors from Northeastern University in 1964 and earned…
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Donald MacPhail, 78, Vietnam veteran and stockbroker
Donald “Don” John MacPhail, III, a South Shore stockbroker who fought in Vietnam, died March 19 of complications stemming from exposure to Agent Orange during the conflict. He was 78. Born April 9, 1947, the oldest of three children, to…
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Marcia Baum, 74, mom and psychotherapist
Marsha Sternfield Baum, a successful psychotherapist and pet rescuer, died March 22. She was 74. Born in 1951 in Queens, N.Y. to Bert and Claire (Adler) Sternfield, and raised in Worcester, she earned an undergraduate degree from the University of…
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Linda Carter, 76, former courts clerk
Linda Marie Carter, a former legal secretary and longtime clerk in the Plymouth County Superior Court, died March 19th after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 76. Born Aug. 24, 1949 to George and Hazel Alves of Plymouth,…
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Jimmy Cushing, 47, plumber, family man, Patriots fan
James J. “Jimmy” Cushing, a graduate of Plymouth High School and a plumber for Wind River Environmental, died Saturday at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth. He was 47. Born in Weymouth on Aug. 6, 1978, Cushing was remembered by…
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Marie ‘Mikki’ Chaffee, 90, prominent real estate broker
Marie “Mikki” Marcucci Chaffee, who for decades was a prominent local real estate broker, died peacefully March 9. She was 90. Born in Quincy, the youngest of the five children of Italian immigrants Charles and Mary Marcucci, she attended Quincy…
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David Sherwood, 47, construction worker and nature lover
David Sherwood, who worked as a roofer throughout Plymouth and was an avid nature lover, died Sunday at his home. He was 45. He was born in Weymouth on April 2, 1980, the son of Arthur and Alice (Furtado) Sherwood…
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Ron Peck, 82, longtime local businessman
Ronald R. “Ron” Peck, a Vietnam war veteran who for 35 years ran a floor covering business in Plymouth, died peacefully March 4 surrounded by his family. He was 82. Born on April 14, 1943, to Warren H. Peck and…
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James Richard ‘Dick’ Kotwas, 80, longtime Manomet dentist
Dr. James Richard “Dick” Kotwas, who was a dentist in Manomet for 40 years, died Feb. 21. He was 80. Born in Auburn, NY where he graduated in 1963 from Auburn East High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree at…
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