Alberta A. Boulanger
Mar 26, 2026
Alberta A. (Perry) Boulanger, 89, of New Bedford passed away Thursday March 26, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Raymond M. Boulanger.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Verna E. (Irving) Perry, she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a...
Mary Leona Talty
Mar 21, 2026
Mary Leona "Lee" (Harrington) Talty, 87, of Mattapoisett, passed away on March 21, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard F. Talty.Born in Malden, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Patrick L. and Mary (Martin) Harrington. She grew up in Medford and Malden before moving to Mattapoisett in...
Janet F. Jenney
Mar 27, 2026
Janet F. Jenney, 95, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on March 27, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Edmund and Catherine Ferry, and beloved wife of the late David S. Jenney of Mattapoisett.
Janet, known by her friends and family as Jan, was raised in West Roxbury Massachusetts and spent every summer in a cottage at Crescent Beach...
Jacquelyn M. "Jackie" Ramos
Mar 22, 2026
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie Ramos was born on September 5, 1950, in Acushnet, Massachusetts, to her beloved parents, Joaquim "Jack" Ramos and Lillian (Livramento) Ramos. She grew up in New Bedford's South End, in their neighborhood home alongside her older brother, Wayne Douglas Ramos, in a close-knit family that nurtured her curiosity, compassion, and fierce sense of justice.
As a child and...
James Crook
Mar 24, 2026
James Crook, 81, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was the loving husband of Karole (Koczera) Crook for 60 years.
Born in the South End of New Bedford, son of the late Clarence and Bernadette "Boots" Crook, he moved to Ohio to obtain his Masters and Ph.D, then raised his daughters and started his career in...
Rev. Delphina T. Harrison
Mar 16, 2026
Rev. Delphina T. (Amado) Harrison, 85, of New Bedford born October 30,1940 and died March 16, 2026 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford.
Born in New York, NY, daughter of the late Daniel and Thurban (Pena) Amado, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was educated in New Bedford Public Schools and at Fisher Junior College with a...
Theresa M. "Terry" Vaughan
Mar 25, 2026
Theresa M. "Terry" (DeCosta) Vaughan, 86, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday March 25, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Vaughan.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna (Santos) DeCosta, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
Terry was formerly employed as an assembler for Olin Aegis until...
Theotonio "Tito" Sanchez
Mar 25, 2026
Theotonio "Teta" "Tito" Sanchez, 74, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Andrea (Bretton) Sanchez.
Born in Acushnet, son of the late Mary (Sanchez) Sylvia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life.
He was a graduate of New Bedford Vocational School and later honorably...
Dennis Silvares
Mar 28, 2026
Dennis Silvares, 76, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2026.Born in Acushnet, son of the late Avelino M. Silvares and Shirley (Britton) Escorsio, he lived in New Bedford all of his life.Dennis loved fishing, playing music, and had a great sense of humor. He was a massive Elvis Presley fan. Dennis made many friends over the years at...
Rodney J. Quinn
Mar 26, 2026
Rodney J. Quinn, 86, of New Bedford died March 26, 2026 at Vantage of New Bedford.He was born in Newburyport, MA, son of the late Raymond and Grace (Woodburn) Quinn, he lived in New Bedford since 1995.Mr. Quinn served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as a hospital corpsman attached to the fleet Marine Force, he was a...
Norma J. Thomas
Mar 23, 2026
Norma J. Thomas, 88, passed away on March 23 surrounded by her children. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph M. Thomas.
Born in New Bedford, MA, Norma was the daughter of the late George and Kaffa (Dumas) Peters. She lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church and a member of...
Ronald E. Scott
Mar 22, 2026
Chief Ronald E. Scott, 80, of Mattapoisett died March 22, 2026 at Tuft's Medical Center after a period of declining health surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Janet T. (Sears) Scott.
Born in New Bedford, son of the late Earl A. And Carrie (Helliwell) Scott, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life.
Ronald "Ronnie" was a 1964 graduate of...
Gertrude Wood
Mar 22, 2026
Gertrude (Lawrence) Wood, 83, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 22, 2026. She was the wife of the late Frederick R. Wood.Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Frank and Louise (Talbot) Lawrence, she lived in East Freetown most of her life before moving to New Bedford.Trudy enjoyed shopping, reading, sewing, and crafting. She liked watching plays...
Larry Oliveira
Mar 21, 2026
Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Oliveira, 80, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026, in the comfort of his home and surrounded by his family.
Born on March 25, 1945 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to John Oliveira and Celina Amarello Oliveira, Larry grew up in the south end of New Bedford with a strong faith, loyalty to his family, and...
John Thomas Perry, Jr.
Mar 20, 2026
John Thomas Perry, Jr., 85, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2026.Born in Fall River, son of the late John T. Perry, Sr., and Emily (Costa) Perry, he was raised in Fall River before living most of his life in the Southcoast area including Middleborough, Raynham, Westport, and Dartmouth.John enjoyed birding, archery, fishing, and being outdoors. He...
Albert R. Serpa, Jr.
Mar 19, 2026
Albert R. Serpa, Jr., 79, of New Bedford died March 19, 2026 at Care One at New Bedford.Born in New Bedford, son of the late Albert R. and Isabel (Baptiste) Serpa, he lived in New Bedford all of his life.He was formerly employed at the Building 19 Warehouse until his retirement. Albert was very proud to have received "employee of...
Paul Fermino
Mar 19, 2026
Paul Fermino, 77, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2026.Born in Acushnet, son of the late Peter Fermino and Madeline (Ramos) Jacob, he was raised in Freetown before living most of his life in New Bedford.Paul served 4 years in the navy and was a Vietnam veteran, and also served 21 years as a Staff Sergeant in...
Lynne "Di" Fontes
Mar 17, 2026
Lynne "Di" (Saunders) Fontes, 61, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at St. Luke's Hospital.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John W. "Jack" Saunders and the late Rosemary F. (Martin) Saunders, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford for most of her life.
She was formerly employed as the...
Donna A. Green
Mar 17, 2026
Donna A. (Baker) Green, 79, of Mattapoisett, peacefully passed away on March 17, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the beloved wife of Donald A. Green for 58 wonderful years.
Born in New Bedford, Donna was the daughter of the late Richard W. Baker of Newton and Mary T. (Taylor) Baker of Dartmouth. A proud 1965 graduate of Dartmouth...
Jose Tavares
Mar 16, 2026
Jose "Djedje de Bai" Tavares, 98, of New Bedford died March 16, 2026 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.He was the husband of the late Olinda "Maia" (Pires) Tavares.Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Maria D. (Tavares) Fortes, he has lived in New Bedford since 1967.Mr. Tavares was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.He...
