Samuel Evan Ellis
Aug 10, 2020
Samuel Evan Ellis, 20, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett died August 10, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Wareham, son of David A. and Cheryl A. (Ponte) Ellis, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was employed by Dartmouth Woods as a well respected maintenance worker. Sam was...
Robert E. Germain
Aug 10, 2020
Robert E. "Reggie" Germain, 90, of New Bedford passed away Monday August 10, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Freda Lee (Mayer) Nason. Born in Arlington, the son of the late William M. and Lillian M. (Crowe) Germain, he resided in Needham for many years before moving to New Bedford in 2000. He was a...
William C. Deree, Jr.
Aug 8, 2020
William C. Deree, Jr., 36, of New Bedford died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of William and Deborah (Motta) Deree, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Billy was a 2005 graduate of the Kennedy-Donovan Center and attended LifeStream's Day Habilitation Program. He enjoyed spending...
Lola M. Allen
Aug 8, 2020
Beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. Lola Allen passed away peacefully on August 8, 2020 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Lola was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia on September 20, 1949, and graduated from Blackwell High School in Elberton, Georgia. She moved to New York City continuing her education where she attended Queensborough Community College in Queens, where...
Kathleen A. Moniz
Aug 7, 2020
Kathleen A. Moniz, 59, of New Bedford died Friday, August 7, 2020 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Philip and Linda (Girouard) Lawrence, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for all of her life. Kathleen enjoyed traveling, cruises, and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her parents; three sons, Christopher...
Mark Bohan
Aug 5, 2020
Mark Bohan of Mattapoisett, MA died peacefully at his home on August 5, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born August 14, 1947 in Norwood, MA, son of Michael R. J. Bohan and Mary E. Bohan. He graduated from Catholic Memorial High School and received his BA from Boston College. He worked in professional sales internationally...
Lucille M. Poirier
Aug 4, 2020
Lucille M. Poirier, 89, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday August 4, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Gaston Poirier and Doris (Potter) Magan, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Lucille was formerly employed by the Social Security Administration in Downtown New Bedford for over 50 years until...
Jeanne L. Bell
Aug 4, 2020
Jeanne L. (Hiller) Bell, 65, of Marion died Tuesday August 4, 2020. She was the wife of the late Harold W. Bell, Jr. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Bruce T. and Patricia M. (Barrows) Hiller. Survivors include her son, Gianno T. Lettieri, IV and his wife Tracy A. Lettieri of Marion; a brother,...
Ernest O. Fonseca
Aug 4, 2020
Ernest Oliveira Fonseca, 98, of Boston died on August 4, 2020 at Sherrill House Nursing Home in Jamaica Plain. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on July 10, 1922 to Cape Verdean parents, Ernestine Oliveira Fonseca and Victor Antone Fonseca. Ernest enjoyed a long career with the U.S. Postal Service in Boston. A very proud veteran of World...
Frank G. Grace
Aug 3, 2020
Frank G. Grace, 97, of Fairhaven passed away Monday August 3, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary (Pires) Grace. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antone G. and Louisa (Gomes) Grace of Brava, Cabo Verde, Mr. Grace lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Fairhaven 24 years ago....
Carol N. King
Aug 2, 2020
Carol N. (Langelier) King, 70, of Fairhaven died Sunday August 2, 2020 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Herbert V. King, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Orval F. and Simone M. (Hebert) Langelier, she lived in North Dartmouth most of her life. Mrs. King was formerly employed by...
Anna O. Gonsalves
Aug 1, 2020
Anna O. (Oliveira) Gonsalves, age 105, of New Bedford passed away on Saturday August 1, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Antone Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Joanna (Conceicao) Oliveira. She was predeceased by her sisters, Paula Lopes, Theresa Ganeto, Mary Ramos, Barbara Rose, and Virginia Mack....
Dorothy Couet
Jul 31, 2020
Dorothy Maybour (Averill) Couet, age 94, of Mattapoisett, passed away quietly in her sleep Friday, July 31, 2020 at Sippican Health Care in Marion supported by her loving family. She was the widow of the late Donat R. Couet, whom she married in 1949 and enjoyed 44 years of marriage. Born in Boston, MA, the daughter of the late...
Dagmar S. Unhoch
Jul 30, 2020
Dagmar (Scheve) Unhoch died peacefully in her Marion home of 55 years on Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was the loving wife of George L. Unhoch, Jr., devoted mother of Christina Unhoch Mason and the late Bettina Unhoch Pike; and adoring grandmother (Oma) to her seven beloved grandchildren: Lucy, Nicholas, George, Olivia, Lili, Logan, and Emily. Born June 17,...
Robert E. Robinson
Jul 30, 2020
Robert E. Robinson, 65, of New Bedford passed away at home on Thursday July 30, 2020. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Jennie Mae (Hicks) Wright and Henry Covey, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Robert was a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and was known by the name Quiet Storm. In...
Joseph Lincoln "Linc" Medeiros
Jul 29, 2020
Joseph Lincoln "Linc" Medeiros of Naples, Florida died peacefully in Mattapoisett on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 with his family by his side, after a valiant struggle to beat esophageal cancer. He was born in Middleboro, MA, son of Manuel J. and Barbara (Hathaway) Medeiros. He graduated from Middleboro High School, attended Marquette University and received his degree from Bentley...
Helen A. Botelho
Jul 28, 2020
Helen A. (Cunha) Botelho, 68, of New Bedford died Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Victor Cunha and Alice (Sylvia) Soares, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was the proprietor of Helen's Haven, a child care center, for many years until her...
Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Pennington
Jul 26, 2020
Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Pennington, Ed.D, R.N., 78, of Mattapoisett died July 26, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born February 3, 1942 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Galera) Pennington and sister of the late Frank Pennington, Jr. and Kathleen Pennington, Dr. Pennington graduated from Somerville High School and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing....
Julia M. Turner
Jul 23, 2020
Julia Mae (Gibau) Turner, affectionately known as "JuJu", 89, of New Bedford died unexpectedly Thursday, July 23, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Herbert R. Turner, with whom she had shared 64 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Mabel (Lopes) and Henry Gibau,...
David N. Rivenburg
Jul 21, 2020
David N. Rivenburg of Mattapoisett, MA, formerly of Acton, MA, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2020. Dave was born on May 19, 1941 in Talcottville, CT to the late William Alfred "Al" Rivenburg and the late Edna May Rivenburg (Monaghan). He is survived by his wife of 56 years Virginia F. "Ginny" Rivenburg (Deloury); son Paul Rivenburg, his...
