Obituaries

Theresa I. Hallett

Theresa I. Hallett

Jun 29, 2020

Theresa I. (Racine) Hallett, 91, of Dartmouth passed away Monday June 29, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Carl W. Hallett. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Victor and Rachel (DeSorcy) Racine, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Dartmouth 15 years ago....

Edward Vieira

Edward Vieira

Jun 27, 2020

Edward Vieira, 86, of Mattapoisett passed away June 27, 2020 at Tobey Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Lorraine (Pepin) Vieira. Born and raised in Acushnet, son of the late John and Mary (Araujo) Vieira, he lived in Acushnet prior to moving to New Bedford and then to Mattapoisett in 2009....

Melvin Chase

Melvin Chase

Jun 27, 2020

Melvin Chase, 72, of New Bedford passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edith (Lawrence) Chase and Edward Chase, he was raised in Dartmouth and then lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Melvin was formerly employed at Crystal Ice. He had been...

Trudy M. Fatula

Trudy M. Fatula

Jun 26, 2020

Trudy Marie (Alves) Fatula, 68, was born on July 7th, 1951. She passed away peacefully on June 26th, 2020 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family at her home in New Bedford. Mrs. Fatula lived locally her entire life. She graduated from Apponequet Regional High School, before taking her talents to Bridgewater State...

Claire R. Gronlund

Claire R. Gronlund

Jun 26, 2020

Claire Rita (Brodeur) Gronlund, 93, of Acushnet died on June 26, 2020 at Sacred Heart Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Arthur H Gronlund. Claire was born in New Bedford, daughter of Clement "Bob" Brodeur and Olivine (Gingras) Brodeur. She was a member of New Life Pentecostal...

Jean N. Ng

Jean N. Ng

Jun 25, 2020

Jean N. Ng, 43, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 25, 2020 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Shui (Leung) Ng and the late Wei Ng, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Jean was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a probation officer at the Wareham District Court...

Doris L. Fahey

Doris L. Fahey

Jun 25, 2020

Doris L. Fahey, 83, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 25, 2020 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas and Yvonne (Depeault) Fahey, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was the proprietor of the former Fahey's Variety Store on Ashley Boulevard. Her Funeral Mass...

Joseph E. Singleton, Sr.

Joseph E. Singleton, Sr.

Jun 24, 2020

Joseph Edward Singleton, Sr., 91, a resident of Marion, passed away on Wednesday June 24, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. Joe was born in New Bedford on June 21, 1929. He was the son of the late Christopher C. and Mary Ann (Veary) Singleton. Joe, also known as Dingy on the New...

Betty Webster

Betty Webster

Jun 24, 2020

Betty (Connors) Webster, 96, of Marion passed away at home on Wednesday June 24, 2020. She was married to the late Dr. Jean J. Webster for 35 years and the late Dr. Francis Kirby for 14 years. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Julia (Smith) Connors. She was a graduate of Holy...

Deborah A. Sienkiewicz

Deborah A. Sienkiewicz

Jun 24, 2020

Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz, age 75, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly at home on June 24, 2020. She was the wife of Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz. Born in Northampton, raised in Mattapoisett she was the daughter of the late Osborn and Florence Nash. She was formerly employed by Center School working as a lunchroom and playground aide. Deborah was a...

Artur Alves

Artur Alves

Jun 22, 2020

Artur Alves, 80, of New Bedford passed away Monday June 22, 2020 at Tufts Medical Center of complications from COVID-19. He was the husband of the late Regina (Soares) Alves. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Fidelio and Carolina (Tavares Correia) Alves, he lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a parishioner of...

Ilidia Darosa

Ilidia Darosa

Jun 21, 2020

Ilidia (Fernandes) DaRosa, 82, of New Bedford passed away peacefully from a long-term illness on Sunday, June 21, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John DaRosa. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Henrique and Adelina (Pires) Fernandes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...

Harland R. Knox

Harland R. Knox

Jun 21, 2020

Harland R. Knox, Jr., age 82, of Fairhaven died on Sunday, June 21, 2020 after a long illness. He was the husband of Judy D. (Dinsmore) Knox. Born in Beverly, MA, he was the son of the late Harland and Marion (Spry) Knox. Harland was formerly employed by Travelers Insurance and Northwestern Mutual. He worked as a security guard...

Antonio D. Andrade

Antonio D. Andrade

Jun 21, 2020

Antonio D. Andrade, 65, of Spring Hill, Florida passed away Sunday June 21, 2020 at his sister's home in New Bedford surrounded by his family after a long illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Joaquim and Miquelina (Duarte) Andrade, he lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Florida 20 years ago....

Charlotte A. Figueiredo

Charlotte A. Figueiredo

Jun 20, 2020

Charlotte A. (Leon) Figueiredo, 96, of New Bedford passed away Saturday June 20, 2020 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of Manuel Figueiredo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Ann (Barros) Leon Ramos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of Our...

Laurense L. Cabral

Laurense L. Cabral

Jun 18, 2020

On June 18, 2020, Laurense Louise (Sleight) Cabral passed away peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford from pneumonia and other medical issues. She was the daughter of the late Pearle Silva and Jens Larsen. She was the wife of the late William Cabral and the mother of Cassandra Cabral and Nicole Cabral. Her grandchildren are Jaidacie, Noah,...

Barbara J. Fuller

Barbara J. Fuller

Jun 17, 2020

Barbara Jane Fuller, nee MacNeil, departed this world peacefully on June 17th at her home in Marion, Massachusetts after a brief illness, surrounded by her five daughters and numerous grandchildren. She was 89 years old. "Bobby" was born on September 2, 1930 in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ruah and John MacNeil and sister to Jean, Margery, John, Janice,...

David H. Mort

David H. Mort

Jun 17, 2020

David Mort, a life-long resident of Mattapoisett, MA died on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the age of 58. David was born on May 29th 1962. He graduated from the North Adams State College (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) in 1984 with a degree in Communications/English. For 25 years he worked as a truck driver, and for six years...

John H. Lopes

John H. Lopes

Jun 16, 2020

John H. Lopes, 76, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday June 16, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Hyannis, the son of the late Eugenia (Lopes) Lombard, he lived in East Falmouth most of his life before relocating to New Bedford. Mr. Lopes was formerly employed by the Aerovox Corporation. Those who knew John...

Michael W. Correia

Michael W. Correia

Jun 15, 2020

Michael W. Correia, 69, of New Bedford died June 15, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Arnold and Margaret (Furtado) Correia, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford all of his life. He was a ham radio operator with call sign W1MWC. He is survived by his brother, Rodlyn Correia; an aunt and...

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