Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
FAIRHAVEN — This week's column carries notices for five obituaries connecting people to Fairhaven, published between September 14 and September 20, 2026, gathered from Legacy.com and Echovita listings and the funeral homes handling their arrangements.
Leslie Hayward Hill, 77, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., formerly of Rye, N.H., and Wellesley Hills, Mass., died on July 15, 2026. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Sally Hayward and was raised in Fairhaven, where, according to the obituary, she made lifelong friendships. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Simplicity: Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services / The Post and Courier, Moultrie News): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/leslie-hill-obituary?id=62437448
Martin Carl Jorgensen, 84, of Ithaca, N.Y., died at his home in Ithaca on August 12, 2026. He was born on November 4, 1941, in Waterloo, N.Y., to Wilbur and Dorothy Olmstead Jorgensen. His family later moved to Massachusetts, and the obituary notes he had fond memories of his younger childhood in Fairhaven. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden, N.Y.): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/martin-jorgensen-obituary?id=62416419
Joseph Almeida, Jr., 76, of Fairhaven, died on Monday, September 7, 2026, surrounded by his children. He was the husband of the late Susan M. (Gardella) Almeida and was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph Almeida and Fabiola (Lareau) Rapoza. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes, Mattapoisett): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joseph-almeida-jr-obituary?id=62428040
David Joseph Lobo, 81, died peacefully on September 12, 2026. Born in Acushnet, Massachusetts, he grew up in Fairhaven and later lived in Fall River for many years before moving to Cape Cod in 2004, where he retired. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Legacy Remembers): https://www.legacy.com/legacy/david-lobo
Anne J. Jacobsen, 80, of Fairhaven, died on September 13, 2026. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Waring Sullivan Fairlawn Funeral and Cremation Service of Fairhaven. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fairhaven/anne-jacobsen-22128312
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes, Perkins Funeral Home, Simplicity: Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services, and Waring Sullivan Fairlawn Funeral and Cremation Service. Tribute Archive and Fairhaven Patch were also checked this week; neither had qualifying Fairhaven-resident obituary notices to report.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.