Cecilia Leshyk
Nov 23, 2020
Cecilia (Almeida) Leshyk, 97, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the cherished wife and partner of the late Nicholas Leshyk. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles and Delphina (Fernandes Costa) Almeida, she lived in Fairhaven before moving to Port Saint Lucie to retire...
Helen M. Riding
Nov 22, 2020
Helen M. (Lamontagne) Riding, 91, of New Bedford died on November 22, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Gerald J. Riding, Sr., with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Westport, daughter of the late Amedee J. and Mary E. (Connell) Lamontagne, she lived in New Bedford most of her life and was...
Paul F. Shea
Nov 22, 2020
Paul Francis Shea, 80, of Mattapoisett passed away at home Sunday, November 22, 2020 with his beloved wife and caregiver "Al", and her son, Lee by his side. He was the beloved husband of Alanna "Ally" (Medeiros) Carreiro. Born in Boston, son of the late John T. and Dorothy J. (O'Rourke) Shea, he was originally from O'Callaghan Way in...
Donald Sylvia
Nov 22, 2020
Donald Sylvia, 81, of New Bedford died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Doreen L. (Costa) Sylvia. Born in Dartmouth, son of the late Edward and Mary (Aguiar) Sylvia, he lived in Dartmouth until moving to New Bedford 25 years ago. He was formerly employed by Duro Textiles for many...
Roland G. Farland, Jr.
Nov 21, 2020
Roland G. Farland, Jr., 71, of New Bedford died Saturday, November 21, 2020 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Diane S. (Pelletier) Morris. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Roland G. and Irene C. (Phaneuf) Farland, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Roland was a communicant of St. John...
Margery V. "Ruby" Dottin
Nov 19, 2020
Margery V. "Ruby" Dottin, 98, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on Thursday November 19, 2020. She was born on November 17, 1922, in Cambridge, MA to her mother, Marie Heywood of Barbados. Margery is predeceased by her daughter Carolyn M. Wilder and her son Rev. Steven A. Dottin. She is survived by her...
Janet L. Miller
Nov 19, 2020
It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Louise (Sowle) Miller announces her passing, peacefully at home, on November 19, 2020 at the age of 86. Born in New Bedford to Ina (King) and Fred Sowle, she was married to the love of her life and high school sweetheart James F. Miller for the past 67 years....
William C. Mosher
Nov 19, 2020
William Connolly 'Bill' Mosher, 79, died November 19, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of his best friend Mary A. (Driscoll) Mosher. They had been married 56 years. Born in New Bedford on March 12, 1941, he was the son of the late Francis W. Mosher and Mary B. (Harrington) Mosher. Bill lived in Dartmouth nearly...
Stephen S. Gwozdz
Nov 18, 2020
Stephen S. Gwozdz, 97, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford passed away Wednesday November 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Irene R. (Gallagher) Gwozdz for 53 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Stanislaus and Mary V. (Kalisz) Gwozdz, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before...
Patricia Pina
Nov 16, 2020
Patricia (Barros) Pina, 80, of Dartmouth passed away Monday November 16, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Guilherme "Jimmy" and Beatrice (Santos) Barros, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her life. A very stylish individual, Patricia was formerly employed as a hairdresser, cosmetician, and esthetician. She was...
William J. Mitchell
Nov 16, 2020
William J. Mitchell, 81, of Fairhaven died at home on Monday November 16, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Julia M. (Kelly) Mitchell. Born in New Bedford, Bill was the son of the late Capt. Alexander Mitchell and Louise (Kruger) Mitchell. Bill graduated from Holy Family High School where he met his sweetheart of...
Mary S. Scott
Nov 15, 2020
Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott, 93, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday November 15, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Earle W. Scott for 54 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Katherine (Grzyb) Machnicki. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett. Mary and her husband...
Lawrence A. Ferreira
Nov 14, 2020
Lawrence A. Ferreira, 86, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday November 14, 2020. He was the husband of the late Elaine R. (Costa) Ferreira and the late Fern L. (Sherman) Lipsett Ferreira. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Correia) Ferreira. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and received his...
John D. "Jd" Mckenna
Nov 14, 2020
John D. "JD" McKenna, 53, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly Saturday, November 14, 2020. Born in New Bedford, son of Ann E. (Dalzell) McKenna and the late John J. McKenna, Jr., he lived in New Bedford most of his life. JD was a retired Massachusetts state correctional officer, and CDL driver for Tremblay Bus Company in New Bedford. He was...
Wayne A. Silva
Nov 14, 2020
Wayne A. Silva, 65, of New Bedford died unexpectedly at home Saturday November 14, 2020 Born in New Bedford, son of the late Antonio B. Silva and Regina F. (Belmarce) Hathaway, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Wayne graduated from New Bedford Vocational High School where he played football. Survivors include his siblings, Karl B. Silva...
Carl Gregory
Nov 12, 2020
Carl Gregory of Dartmouth, MA passed away on November 12, 2020 from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is the beloved husband of 58 years to Alberta (Holt) Gregory. Carl was born on July 9, 1940 in New Bedford to Clarence and Ethel (Chapman) Gregory. As the owners of Carl's Paint and Wallpaper for 27...
Mary L. Mendes
Nov 11, 2020
Mary L. (Lopes) Mendes, 95, of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Our Lady's Haven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George Mendes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone and Mecaela (Rosario) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford, Fairhaven and Dartmouth for most of her life. Mary...
Pamela M. Hoffer
Nov 11, 2020
Pamela Marie Hoffer, 78, of Marion, died peacefully at home on Nov. 11, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Pamela grew up in Beaver, PA, the younger daughter of William Howard and Mae Lois Stuck. After graduating from Wilson College, she came to Boston, where she met Edward and they lived in Eastern Massachusetts for the rest of...
Valerie J. Leger
Nov 10, 2020
Valerie J. (Xifaras) Leger, 79, of New Bedford died November 10, 2020 at Alden Court after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Robert Leger. Born in Ely, England, daughter of the late Edna Bussiere and her late husband Roger and the late Robert Xifaras and his late wife Margaret, she lived in New Bedford most...
Florida T. Cormier
Nov 7, 2020
Florida T. (Dupont) Cormier, 88, of New Bedford passed away Saturday November 7, 2020 at Alden Court Nursing Home from complications of Covid-19. She was the wife of the late George M. Cormier. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph Evano Dupont and the late Florida (Brousseau) Dupont, she lived in New Bedford all of her...
