Daniel V. "Salty" Solimini
Dec 17, 2020
Daniel V. "Salty" Solimini, 65, of New Bedford, passed away unexpectedly Thursday December 17, 2020. Born in Quincy, he was the son of the late Vito and Annette (Lange) Solimini. Daniel was a proud Italian family man who loved building Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Daniel served in the U.S. Army from 1973-1975. Survivors include his daughters, Jessica Bottari and her husband...
Victor M. Pierce
Dec 17, 2020
Victor M. Pierce, 93, of Felton, DE and Mattapoisett, MA passed away peacefully on December 17, 2020 following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Rosamond J. (Cameron) Pierce, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born and raised in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Clifford E. and Mary E. (Pratt) Pierce....
Algie F. Wheatley, Sr.
Dec 15, 2020
Algie F. Wheatley, Sr., 78, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday December 15, 2020 after a long illness. He was the husband of Diana L. (Rodriques) Costa Wheatley and the late Diana R. (Mendes) Wheatley. Born in Cambridge, Maryland, the son of the late Annie Rose Badger and Joseph Wheatley, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Algie...
Jeannine M. Duchaine
Dec 15, 2020
Jeannine M. (LaVault) Duchaine, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home in Mattapoisett, MA surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Paul A. Duchaine with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Hector and Blanche (Gaudette) LaVault she lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett...
Daniel Pauline
Dec 15, 2020
Daniel Pauline, 59, of New Bedford died peacefully Tuesday, December 15, 2020 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, the youngest child of the late Ernest and Florence F. (Beaulieu) Pauline, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life before moving to New Bedford. He enjoyed many years on the water fishing and quahogging. Survivors...
Pressoir Rigueur
Dec 14, 2020
Pressoir Rigueur, 73, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020. Born in Miragoane, Haiti, son of Deis and Acelies Rigueur, he lived in New York before moving to New Bedford. He was the husband of Marie Rose (Mimy) Rigueur. Pressoir loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He will be remembered as a...
Emanuel A. Dealmeida
Dec 14, 2020
Emanuel A. DeAlmeida, 76, of New Bedford passed away Monday December 14, 2020. He was the loving husband of Venulda (Evora) DeAlmeida; they had been married for 53 years. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Ilidio and Crisaleda Almeida, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Everything Maney did was to support his family...
Lawrence J. "Jack" Lobo
Dec 13, 2020
Lawrence J. "Jack" Lobo, 79, of New Bedford died Sunday, December 13, 2020. He was the husband of the late Cynthia (Pina) Lobo. Jack was born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Laurencio J. and Dominga (Neves) Lobo; he lived in New Haven, CT many years before retiring to Plymouth in 1983 before returning to...
Eladio Burgos
Dec 13, 2020
Eladio Burgos, 65, of Central Falls, RI passed away peacefully Sunday, December 13th, 2020. Born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, son of the late Pedro J. Burgos and Celia Burgos-Ortiz, he lived in Massachusetts most of his life. Survivors include his siblings, Jorge L. Burgos, Pedro C. Burgos, Celia E. Burgos, Milagro E. Burgos, Jose A. Burgos, Briscilides Burgos, Luis...
Victor M. Costa
Dec 12, 2020
Victor M. Costa, 45, of New Bedford passed away Saturday December 12, 2020 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, the son of Aida (Pacheco) DaCosta and the late Antonio DaCosta, he moved to New Bedford as a youngster. He resided in Florida for many years before recently returning to New Bedford. Victor was formerly employed...
James A. Dawson
Dec 11, 2020
James Ambrose Dawson, 83, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home surrounded by his five children on Friday, December 11, 2020. He was the husband of Elizabeth "Beth" Murphy Dawson who predeceased him in 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late James J. Dawson and Mary Margaret (Gatherall) Dawson, he was a graduate of Monsignor Coyle High...
Demetrios Konstantakos
Dec 10, 2020
Demetrios Konstantakos, 83, of New Bedford passed away peacefully after a long illness on Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was the husband of Mary (Ramos) Konstantakos with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Peter and Mary (Panagiotakos) Konstantakos, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly...
Bernadette E. Muldoon
Dec 10, 2020
Bernadette E. (Goulet) Muldoon, 100, of New Bedford passed away at home on Thursday December 10, 2020. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Muldoon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Philomene (Beaulieu) Goulet, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mrs....
Ezilda "Ziggy" Vieira
Dec 10, 2020
Ezilda "Ziggy" (Cordeiro) Vieira, 84, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Thursday December 10, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of the late Joseph Vieira. Born in New Bedford, one of fourteen children of the late Jose and Maria (Vieira) Cordeiro, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Vieira...
Esmeralda Maria Lopes
Dec 9, 2020
Esmeralda Maria (Cunha) Lopes, 75, of New Bedford died peacefully December 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. She was the devoted wife of the late Joao F. Lopes. Born in Ponta Delgada São Miguel, Azores, daughter of the late Altino Cunha and Antonieta (DoCarmo) DaSilva and stepdaughter of the late Gaudino...
Benjamin Gonsalves, Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
Benjamin Gonsalves, Jr., 90, of New Bedford died December 8, 2020 after a long illness at Royal of Fairhaven. He was the longtime companion of Patricia (Lopes) Horner. Born in East Providence, son of the late Benjamin and Mary (Cabral) Gonsalves, he was raised by his late aunt, Alice Rosario and lived in East Providence before retiring to New...
Merilyn “Merry” Eustis
Dec 7, 2020
Merilyn "Merry" Eustis, 84, voyaged onward into the hands of our Lord on December 7, 2020. Her husband Ralph and family were at her side as she departed peacefully with a smile on her beautiful face. She was an inspiring, lovely and loving lady with an infectious personality that loved everyone. Beloved daughter of the late Norman and Dorothy...
Aida L. Burgos-Ortiz
Dec 7, 2020
Aida L. Burgos-Ortiz, 63, of Fall River passed away peacefully Monday, December 7th, 2020. Born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Pedro J. Burgos and Celia Burgos-Ortiz, she lived in Massachusetts most of her life. Survivors include her siblings, Jorge L. Burgos, Pedro C. Burgos, Celia E. Burgos, Milagro E. Burgos, Jose A. Burgos, Briscilides Burgos, Luis...
Patricia M. Taylor
Dec 6, 2020
Patricia M. (Ormonde) Taylor, 82, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday December 6, 2020 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco Ormonde and Ermelinda (Sylvia) Ormonde Starkie, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Dartmouth 22 years ago. Patricia served the community of New Bedford in...
Lorraine L. Crowley
Dec 6, 2020
Lorraine L. (Borges) Crowley, 70, of New Bedford died after a long illness on Sunday December 6, 2020. She was the partner of Jose Lopez with whom she lived for over 30 years. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Hilda (Borges) Ponte, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Lorraine...
