In your kindness, please pray for the repose of the souls of the following individuals:
Thomas L. Rayner, 73, of Fairhaven passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a long period of declining health. He was the loving husband of 52 years to Katherine H. (Sabatowski) Rayner. Calling hours are Sunday from 1-4PM in the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main Street, Fairhaven. His funeral will be Monday, January 5, 2026 at 9AM from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM in St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven.
Joan Elizabeth Elias, née Costa, 89, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully in the company of her family at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on Sunday, December 28, 2025. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church in Acushnet on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 10:30 AM followed by a gathering at the Century House in Acushnet at 12 PM.
Christina Szwaja (née Curry), age 99, of Acushnet, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on December 30th, 2025 at her daughter's house in Mattapoisett, surrounded by her loving family. Her family will receive guests on Tuesday, January 6th from 8:30-9:30 AM at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, 125 Main St. Acushnet at 10 AM. Burial will follow in Acushnet Cemetery.