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...
Andre G. Leger
Jul 21, 2020
Andre G. Leger, 89, of New Bedford died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Georgette L. (Bessette) Leger, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Montreal, Canada, son of the late Rene and Alice (Pilon) Leger, he moved to New Bedford after marriage....
Barbara A. Whiterell
Jul 19, 2020
Barbara A. Whiterell passed peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2020, after a long and full life. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 17, 1927, to Aldea and Harold Cox. She had two older sisters, Margaret and Ruth, and a "kid brother" Bob. She is survived by her husband, David "Ralph" Whiterell of Mattapoisett, MA; daughters Susan (and...
Paul A. Robillard
Jul 19, 2020
Paul A. Robillard, 49, of New Bedford died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Paul V. and Maryann (Botelho) Robillard, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Paul attended the Christian Fellowship Center in New Bedford. He was an avid New England sports...
Louis A. Oliveira
Jul 19, 2020
Louis A. "Louie" Oliveira, 90, of New Bedford passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 after a short period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Amario Joaquim and Joanna (Lopes Santos) Oliveira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Louie was formerly employed as a fish lumper on the New Bedford...
Ronald Silveira
Jul 18, 2020
Ronald Silveira, 93, of New Bedford died Saturday, July 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Cecile (Allain) Silveira. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Manuel and Marie (Pimental) Silveira, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Mary's...
Manuel Burgo, Jr.
Jul 17, 2020
Manuel Burgo, Jr., 63, of Middleboro passed away suddenly at home on Friday July 17, 2020. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Patricia A. (Soares) Burgo and the late Manuel Burgo, he lived in Middleboro for many years. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Boston College. Manny was employed as an electrician...
Dr. Richard W. Stevens, Jr.
Jul 16, 2020
Passing on to his new life in heaven, our dearly loved Richard "Rikki" William Stevens, Jr., DDS, departed this life on Thursday, July 16, 2020 in his 65th year. Richard was the eldest son of the late Richard W. Stevens, Sr., and Ann M. (Andrade) Pinto and brother of the late David Stevens, who preceded him in death. Richard...
Jennifer L. Beaulieu
Jul 16, 2020
Jennifer L. (Vieira) Beaulieu, 42, of New Bedford died July 16, 2020 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Jane (Laborde) Vieira of New Bedford and the late Manuel Vieira, Jr. she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She enjoyed watching her son play baseball and spending time with her "Mini-Me" niece Avery. Survivors include...
Robert W. Griffith
Jul 14, 2020
Robert "Bob" Griffith, 76, died suddenly on July 14, 2020 in the waters off Barneys Joy Point in Dartmouth, an area he loved and fished frequently. Bob was born October 2, 1943, in West Haven, Connecticut, to Ernest and Helen (Palmer) Griffith. He received his bachelor's degree from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, and later went on to...
Raymond B. Lake
Jul 13, 2020
Raymond B. Lake, 89, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Monday July 13, 2020. He was the husband of Louise E. (Viera) Lake; they had been married for 65 years. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Elmer and Sarah (Jennings) Lake, he was raised in Westport and lived in Dartmouth for the past 65 years. Mr. Lake...
Clyde M. Graves, Jr.,
Jul 12, 2020
Clyde M. Graves, Jr., 57, of Lewiston, ME formerly of New Bedford died July 12, 2020 unexpectedly at Maine Medical Center. He was the husband of Beverly A. (Duarte) Graves. Born in New Bedford, son of Harriet M. (Machado) Graves of New Bedford and the late Clyde M. Graves, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before...
Eva A. Dibenedetto
Jul 12, 2020
Eva A. (Baccelli) DiBenedetto, 91, of New Bedford passed away peacefully surrounded by family Sunday, July 12, 2020. She was the wife of the late Enrico "Henry" DiBenedetto. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Attilia (Giorgi) Baccelli, she grew up in Italy before returning to New Bedford as a young adult. She was formerly...
Gloria Monteiro
Jul 9, 2020
Gloria (Lawton) Monteiro, 88, of New Bedford died July 9, 2020 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Emelia (Sylvia) Lawton, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed by Kyler's Seafood. She enjoyed bingo, dancing, walking, crocheting and listening to Elvis. Survivors include 2...
Dr. Edgar H. Batcheller, Jr.
Jul 8, 2020
Dr. Edgar H. Batcheller, Jr., known to family and friends as Terry, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his family summer home in Mattapoisett. He was born in Boston on March 9, 1937 to RAdm Edgar Hadley Batcheller and Anne Gordon (King) Batcheller. After serving two years in the United States Marine Corps, he graduated from UVA Medical...
June J. Monteiro
Jul 6, 2020
June J. (Spinola) Monteiro, 92, of New Bedford passed away on Monday July 6, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Monteiro, Jr. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Julius and Jennie (Lopes) Spinola, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Monteiro was formerly employed by Arista...
Kayla Goncalves
Jul 5, 2020
Kayla Goncalves, 26, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Sunday July 5, 2020. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Kayla was employed as a personal care attendant. She is survived by her son, Darin Anthony Gomes; her parents, Jacqueline F. Goncalves and Michael Tracz and Eugenio Andrade; her brother, Eugenio...
