Obituaries
Joan C. Chandler
Dec 26, 2020
Joan C. (LaFreniere) Chandler, 85, of Attleboro died December 26, 2020 after a period of declining health at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Blaney) LaFreniere, she was raised in Jamaica Plain and later lived in St. Petersburg, FL and Orlando, FL before moving to Attleboro. She was formerly employed by Poloroid,...
Normand J. Demers
Dec 26, 2020
Normand J. Demers, 80, of Fairhaven passed away at home on Saturday December 26, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Audrey J. (Fisher) Demers; they had been married for 61 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Clarence and Eva (Bernier) Demers, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life....
Richard P. Brown
Dec 26, 2020
Richard P. Brown, 88, of Dartmouth passed away on December 26, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. Dick was born in Worcester the son of Everett and Lillian (Dupre) Brown and was raised in Shrewsbury. He attended Shrewsbury schools and graduated from the Major Howard W. Beal High School. After high school Dick proudly served in the United...
Rita M. Sarkes
Dec 25, 2020
Rita M. (Matesich) Sarkes, 92, of New Bedford died on December 25, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John P. Sarkes. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joseph F. and Laura O. (Beaumont) Matesich, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She formerly worked as a stitcher at Cameo...
Arminda Santos
Dec 25, 2020
Arminda (DeBarros) Santos, 82, of East Providence, RI passed away at home on Friday December 25, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Amelia DeBarros and Ricardo Delgado, she lived in Providence for most of her life and had resided in New Bedford for about ten years. Arminda loved spending...
Roland L. Bouchard
Dec 24, 2020
Roland L. Bouchard, 84, of New Bedford died peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday, December 24, 2020. He was the son of the late Victor and Leona Bouchard of New Bedford. Roland was employed by United Parcel Service for 37 years as a delivery driver, feeder driver, HR Manager and package receiving clerk. Later on, while in...
Therese M. Reale
Dec 24, 2020
Therese M. (Gallagher) Reale, 93, of New Bedford died December 24, 2020 at The Oaks Nursing Home. She died two years to the day as her late husband, Emile J. Reale. As much as family wanted to spend Christmas with her, they know she is happy to be reunited with Emile to celebrate Christmas with him. Born in New...
Hervina Parker
Dec 23, 2020
Hervina (Rodriques DeSa) Parker, 95, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday December 23, 2020 at Somerset Ridge Center in Somerset after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George F. Parker, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frederick and Mary (Amaral) Rodriques DeSa, she lived in New Bedford for most of her...
Durward "Abe" Fowle
Dec 20, 2020
Durward "Abe" Fowle, 89, of Fairhaven passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Dorothy "Dottie" Fowle. Mr. Fowle worked as a commercial fisherman out of New Bedford for most of his life. He was elected Port Agent for the New Bedford Fishermen's Union and served until his...
Elaine M. Barmer
Dec 20, 2020
Elaine M. (Baker) Barmer, 83, of New Bedford passed away Sunday December 20, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward A. and Estelle (Duclos) Baker, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Elaine was formerly employed as a production supervisor at Titleist for 29 years until her retirement....
Kathleen Texeira Wise
Dec 19, 2020
Kathleen Texeira Wise, 58, of Providence, RI passed away peacefully at home on Saturday December 19, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Kenneth Wise. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel "Zapata" Texeira and Catherine (Gomes) Texeira, she lived in Providence for many years. Kathy was employed as a...
Donald A. Walton
Dec 19, 2020
Donald A. "Dinga" Walton, 87, of Fairhaven passed away Saturday December 19, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Frances P. (Rogers) Walton. Born in New York, NY, the son of the late Everett and Mary Loretta (Gallant) Walton, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of his life. He was a...
Irene Raudonaitis
Dec 19, 2020
Irene (Friss) Raudonaitis, 91, of New Bedford passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Anthony Raudonaitis. Born in Bolestraszyce, Poland, the daughter of the late Franciszek and Maria (Gensiorski) Friss, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Irene was a communicant of St. Casimir...
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...
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