Obituaries

William Pendergast, Dedham Native, Dies at 93

Pendergast's funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 10:30 a.m. in Mattapoisett.

William J. Pendergast, D.M.D., 93, of Marion died on Friday, Aug. 17, peacefully at home surrounded by his family, according to a report on sippican.villagesoup.com.

Pendergast, who was born in Boston and raised in Dedham, was the husband of the late Betty M. (McCarthy) Pendergast formerly of Fairhaven. He was the son of the late William J. and Lenora M. (Noonan) Pendergast, and eventually lived in Weston before retiring to Marion in a house which he designed.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett; burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery.

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