Anne E. Porter
Aug 31, 2020
Anne E. (Curry) Porter, 78, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford and Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on Monday August 31, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Porter, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Paul R. and Mary V. (Matthews) Curry, she lived in New Bedford...
Barbara Alexander
Aug 31, 2020
Barbara Alexander, 72, a lifelong resident of New Bedford, died August 31, 2020 at her home. Barbara was the daughter of the late David P. and Virginia "Bobbie" (Sylvia) Alexander, she was a former employee of St. Luke's Hospital and later retired from Hawthorn Medical Associates. Barbara was an extraordinary human being with a tremendous heart and soul filled...
Robert R. Rutledge
Aug 31, 2020
Robert R. Rutledge, 71, of Dartmouth died Monday, August 31, 2020 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Barbara (Sher) Rutledge. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Walter and Doris (Breton) Rutledge, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Robert served in the United States Air Force during the...
Shirley A. Smith
Aug 30, 2020
Shirley A. Smith, 83, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Walmsley. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Nora (Davis) Smith. She was a 1956 graduate of New Bedford High School. After...
David W. Ellis
Aug 29, 2020
David W. Ellis, 54, of Fairhaven passed away suddenly on Saturday August 29, 2020. Born in Dorchester, the son of the late Robert W. and Leah (Peppard) Ellis, he lived in Fairhaven for the past 25 years. He is survived by two brothers, Robert Ellis, Jr. and John Ellis; nieces and nephews; and his extended family at Better Community...
Robert B. Middleton
Aug 29, 2020
Robert Bruce Middleton, 64, of Marion passed away Saturday August 29th, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband and best friend of Elizabeth Reis Middleton; they had been married for 29 years. Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; his children, Tara and Morgan Middleton; his sister Samantha Gorrell, his brother John Middleton; his...
Kyra T. Matthews
Aug 27, 2020
Kyra T. Matthews, 45, of New Bedford died Thursday, August 27, 2020 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Edward B. Monteiro, Jr. and Susan A. (Matthews) DaSilva, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School and had been employed as a Certified Nursing...
Raymond M. Houle
Aug 27, 2020
Raymond M. Houle, 64, of Fairhaven passed away Thursday August 27, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Valerie (Cardoza) Houle; they had been married for 30 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Leo and Loretta (Marchessault) Houle, he lived in Fairhaven for many years. He was a communicant of...
Carol X. Soenksen
Aug 26, 2020
Carol X. (Xifaras) Soenksen, 83, of New Bedford died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at The Residence at Cedar Dell after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles "Chuck" Soenksen. Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Michael and Georgia (Pappantoniou) Xifaras, she lived in La Jolla and San Diego, CA before returning...
Nakia Hie
Aug 23, 2020
Nakia R. Hie, 26, of New Bedford died August 23, 2020. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Sherri L. Barrows of New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include her mother; her companion, Joel B. Baez of New Bedford; 2 daughters, Rylie Baez and Saige Baez, both of New Bedford; 2 brothers, Ross Pires...
Janet E. Nolin
Aug 22, 2020
Janet E. (Labrecque) Nolin, 84, of New Bedford passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Roger E. Nolin. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Simone (Meilland) Labrecque, she lived in Fairhaven for 35 years before moving to West Palm Beach, FL and returning to...
Arnaldo F. Conde
Aug 19, 2020
Arnaldo F. Conde, 91, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 19, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Norma C. (Souza) Conde. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Emidio and Virginia (Teixeira) Conde, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. A Boston University graduate, Mr....
Christine N. Oakley
Aug 18, 2020
Christine N. Oakley, 86, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Home. Born in Wareham, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Ellsworth R. and Edelle (Azevedo) Oakley. Christine loved bingo, playing cards, watching movies, singing in the choir, and most of...
Albert C. Muren
Aug 18, 2020
Albert C. "Al" Muren, of Marion, MA and Port St. Lucie, FL, died peacefully of natural causes at age 86, on August 18, 2020. Albert is survived by his wife, Frances Sajewicz; three children by his wife of 47 years, the late Irene (Rosselot) Muren – Andrea Shanahan of Medford, MA, Clifford Muren of Natick, MA, and Gail Stetson,...
William J. Mcmorrow
Aug 18, 2020
William J. "Bill" McMorrow, 77, of Mattapoisett, MA and Bradenton, FL, passed away peacefully at his summer home, on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Doucette) McMorrow for 54 years. Bill was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late William H. McMorrow and Joan (Sawyer) McMorrow. Bill and Judy resided for many...
Nolan Fergus Gibbons
Aug 18, 2020
Nolan Fergus Gibbons, 15, of Marion, Massachusetts passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning, August 18, 2020. He had attended Sippican Elementary School and Old Rochester Junior High and High School. Born on July 12, 2005 in Boston, MA, Nolan came into the world making musical cries. By the age of 5, he was in constant motion, dancing,...
Eileen M. Oliveira
Aug 16, 2020
Eileen Marie (Doyle) Oliveira, 88, entered into eternal rest after a period of declining health on August 16, 2020. She was the loving widow of Joseph S. Oliveira, Jr. who passed in 2008 after 55 years of marriage. Eileen was the daughter of the late Charles and Coranna (Saulnier) Doyle. Eileen was a graduate of New Bedford High School,...
Barbara E. Urquhart
Aug 15, 2020
Barbara E. (Berndt) Urquhart, 76, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday August 15, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife and best friend of Edward M. Urquhart; they had been married for 56 years. Born in Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Allen Berndt and Natalie (Harvey) Bebeau, she lived in the Attleboro area...
Maria B. Mendes
Aug 14, 2020
Maria (Baptista) Mendes, 93, of New Bedford passed away peacefully after a brief illness on August 14, 2020. She was the wife of the late Manuel Mendes. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Querino Baptista and Julia DaLomba. She moved to New Bedford in 1962 and lived there most of her life. She...
Charles F. Dolan
Aug 13, 2020
Charles Francis Dolan of Fairhaven entered into Eternal Rest on Thursday August 13, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Patricia Harrington Dolan with whom he had shared forty-one years of marriage. He is survived by his son Patrick J. Dolan and wife Allyson of Fairhaven, and the greatest joy of his life,...
