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JOAN M. STRATTON, 70, ADVOCATE FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
Joan Stratton had lung issues and died at St. Luke’s Hospital on Feb., 12, 2021, from complications due to COVID-19. She was 70 years old.
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JAY AND MARILYN BISSONNETTE DIED JUST A FEW HOURS APART
They both died at St. Luke’s Hospital on April 2, 2020 – just three hours and 20 minutes apart. Jay was 78; Marilyn was 73.
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JANICE ANN GROSSO, 76, ‘QUEEN OF ALDEN COURT’ NURSING HOME
She was 76 and living at the Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven when she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She died five days later at St. Luke’s Hospital.
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ISAURA SERODE, 91, ENJOYED COOKING, READING AND BINGO
She liked reading, attending senior citizen activities at Brooklawn Park and going to church bazaars and penny sales.
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HANIFA ROSE, 87, ‘BUTTONHOLE GIRL’ AND VAN DRIVER
Mother of four, who enjoyed going to the beach, gardening and dancing, died from COVID-19 complications on May 24, 2020.
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GREGORY DISCHLER, 61, DIEHARD ANGELS FAN LOVED CALIFORNIA
He worked as a forklift operator at Decas Cranberry Co. and died Oct. 30, 2020, of Covid-19 complications.
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FORMER MAYOR KALISZ, 63, WAS A FAMILY MAN FIRST
Fred Kalisz died from COVID-19 complications on Jan. 27, 2021. He was 63 years old.
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EMIL SPANNER, 77, TIRELESS WORKER WITH KEEN BUSINESS ACUMEN
The one foe Emil Spanner couldn’t push through was COVID-19. He died from the disease on June 7, 2020.
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EDWARD SIMAS, 70, CLASSIC CAR COLLECTOR COULD FIX ANYTHING
‘He knew a little bit of everything. … He was good with math and numbers, and fixing things with his hands.’