Shirley G. Cronan
Jan 9, 2020
Shirley G. (Blasenak) Cronan, 81 of North Easton died January 9, 2020 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Cronan. Born in Norwood, MA the daughter of the late Werner H. and Lillian M. (Garland) Blasenak, she lived in Walpole and Mattapoisett most of her life before moving to North Easton. She was a...
Edward W. Sylvia
Jan 9, 2020
Surrounded by his family, Edward Wright Sylvia, 83, of Mattapoisett, passed away on January 9, 2020 from complications of Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency. Born in New Bedford to Joseph E. and Helen Wright Sylvia, Ed is survived by his wife and best friend Sandra (LaStaiti) Sylvia. Ed received his Bachelor of Science degree from NBITT (now the University of...
Aguinel A. Rose
Jan 9, 2020
Aguinel A. Rose, 95, of New Bedford passed away Thursday January 9, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Benvinda (Ramos Leon) Rose. Born on Nantucket, the son of the late Antone and Matilda (Gonsalves) Rose, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our...
Ronald P. Noonan
Jan 8, 2020
Ronald P. Noonan, 88, of Marion passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 with his family by his side after a brief period of declining health. Born in Somerville, MA, son of the late Arthur and Edna (Roma) Noonan, and predeceased by his brother Barry of Winsor, CT. Ron lived in Weston, MA for most of his life and later...
Dorothy S. Gomes
Jan 8, 2020
Dorothy S. (Silva) Gomes, 94, of New Bedford, MA died January 8, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Jose P. Gomes, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, MA, the daughter of the late Gregorio A. Silva and Maria Lima Barros, she proudly lived in New Bedford her...
Marcelina M. "Mana" Lopes
Jan 4, 2020
Marcelina M. "Mana" (Ramos) Lopes, 94, of New Bedford died January 4, 2020 peacefully at home. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joaquim and Mary G. (Gomes) Ramos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed by Cornell-Dublier for many years until her retirement. Mrs. Lopes enjoyed reading and was an avid...
Michael E. Lafferty
Jan 4, 2020
Michael E. Lafferty, 74, of East Freetown died January 4, 2020 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Margaret E. (Houghton) Lafferty. Born and raised in the South end of New Bedford, son of the late Joseph B.C. and Marie Simonne (Robert) Lafferty, he lived in Dartmouth before moving to East Freetown 3 years ago....
Lucille A. Violette
Jan 3, 2020
Lucille A. (Fortin) Violette, 85 of New Bedford died January 3, 2020 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Robert L. Violette. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the Sylvio J. and Ernestine M. (LePage) Fortin, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and days out with her...
Stephanie M. Oliver
Jan 3, 2020
Stephanie M. Oliver, 54, of New Bedford died January 3, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with diabetes. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of Evelyn Y. (Tomkiewicz) Oliver and the late Francis P. Oliver, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include her mother; her...
Felicia A. Bociek
Jan 3, 2020
Felicia A. Bociek, 85 of New Bedford died January 3, 2020 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Gwozdz) Bociek, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed as a home health aide at St. Luke's Hospital for many years until her retirement. Mrs. Bociek...
Arthur L. Vaz, Jr.
Jan 3, 2020
Arthur Lewis Vaz, Jr., 67, of New Bedford died Friday, January 3, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with health complications. He was the husband of Flavio V. de Avila. Born in Taunton, son of the late Arthur Lewis and Emily (Perry) Vaz, he lived in Dighton for most of his life before moving to New...
Emaya H. Fontenelle
Jan 1, 2020
Emaya H. Fontenelle, age 1, died January 1, 2020 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of Dany T. and Erin E. (Bruce) Fontenelle. Emaya was a beautiful, loving, happy girl. She loved music, singing and dancing. She gave the sweetest whistle kisses. She was always smiling and laughing. Emaya loved the water and going...
Telmo D. Barbosa
Dec 30, 2019
Telmo D. Barbosa, 81, of New Bedford died Monday, December 30, 2019 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was the husband of Domingas (Xavier) Barbosa. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Abel Barbosa and Maria (DaRosa) Moniza, he had lived in New Bedford for many years. He...
Richard J. Barrett
Dec 30, 2019
Richard J. Barrett, 73 of Mattapoisett died December 30, 2019 at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Patricia Nicholson. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Edward and Yvonne (Masse) Barrett, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was formerly employed as an instructor in...
Robert W. Seamans
Dec 28, 2019
Robert W. Seamans, 88 of New Bedford died December 28, 2019 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Barbara M. (Camara) Seamans. Born and raised in Cortland, NY, son of the late Henry and Mona (Wood) Seamans, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Seamans was the proprietor of Bob's Texaco and later...
Patrick Finn
Dec 28, 2019
Patrick Finn, 53, of New Bedford, MA passed away at his home on December 28, 2019 following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Susan (Consolini) Finn, who was by his side at his time of passing. Prior to his illness, Patrick worked as a truck driver for companies including Karpp Construction and Sid Wainer & Son Specialty...
Roger P. Lavallee
Dec 27, 2019
Roger P. Lavallee, 68, of North Dartmouth died on December 27, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a battle with bone cancer, in the company of his ex-wife and lifelong friend Jean (Correia) Lavallee. Survivors include his daughter, Stacey and her husband, Shannon Chase of New Bedford; two grandchildren, Julie Schuster of Warwick, RI, and David Schuster of New...
Virginia Carey
Dec 26, 2019
Virginia "Ginny" (Kelley) Carey, of South Dartmouth, MA, died peacefully December 26, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Ginny was born on June 15, 1929 and grew up in Fall River, MA, the daughter of William and Regina Kelley. Ginny was married for 62 years to the late Hon. William H. Carey, former Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court....
Denise M. Medeiros
Dec 26, 2019
Denise Marie (Karhu) Medeiros, 54, passed away at home on Thursday December 26, 2019. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and the Trundy Institute of Addiction Counseling. Denise had been employed as a counselor for Steppingstone Incorporated in...
Juliette Marshall
Dec 25, 2019
Juliette (Farias) Marshall, 85, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday December 25, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Dennis Marshall. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Mederios) Farias, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church,...
