Barbara Hill
Oct 23, 2019
Barbara Goodwin Hill of Marion, MA devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all passed away peacefully on October 23rd, 2019. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John A. Hill, Jr. and two children Gregory Hill and Nancy Hill McLachlan. She is survived by five children John A. Hill, III and his wife Ann of...
Julio B. Sequeira
Oct 21, 2019
Julio B. Sequeira, 90, of New Bedford died October 21, 2019 after a long illness at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in St. Vincente, Cape Verde, son of the late Bartolomeu V. Sequeira and Rufina R. doRosario, he lived in New Bedford since 2001. He was formerly employed as a merchant seaman for many years until his retirement. He was...
Mary L. Gomes
Oct 21, 2019
Mary L. Gomes, 89, of New Bedford died October 21, 2019 at home. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Francisca (Vieira) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed as a secretary at Servomation for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her nieces...
Boutros A. Bouramia
Oct 20, 2019
Boutros A. Bouramia, 91, of New Bedford died October 20, 2019 unexpectedly at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of Laurette (El-Hajj) Bouramia. Born in Jbeil Ehmej, Lebanon, son of the late Assaf and Wardyieh (Kosseifi) Bouramia, he lived in New Bedford since 1988. He was formerly employed at Melville Towers until his retirement. He prayed everyday and...
Rafael C. "Ray Ray" Santos
Oct 20, 2019
Rafael C. "Ray Ray" Santos, 68, of New Bedford passed away at home on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Born in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. In his younger days, he was a champion Golden Gloves boxer and he participated in fencing. He is...
Michael H. Chandanais
Oct 19, 2019
Michael H. "Pugs" Chandanais, 55, of New Bedford died on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away from a stroke due to surgical complications. Pugs leaves behind his wife, Hisako, his stepdaughters Christina and Jennifer, and his three grandchildren Kenya, Kaylia, and Samuel. He is also survived by his father Raymond, stepmother...
Nicholas G. Makrys
Oct 18, 2019
Nicholas G. Makrys, 96, of Marion passed away peacefully on Friday October 18, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anastasia (Karalekas) Makrys. Born September 25, 1923 in Malden MA, he was the son of the late George and Angeline Makrys. He was raised in Onset, graduated from Wareham...
Esther L. Lopes
Oct 17, 2019
Esther L. Lopes, 82, of New Bedford passed away Thursday October 17, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald A. Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Americo and Mary (Martin) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was parishioner of Our...
John Pires, Jr.
Oct 15, 2019
John Pires, Jr., 93, of New Bedford died of complications from heart disease on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Sippican Health Center in Marion. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late João Marcellino Pires and Adeline Pereira Pires. He was married to Mae Pires for 44 years. Mr. Pires grew up in Wareham and attended...
Maryann Williams
Oct 15, 2019
Maryann (Mroczkowski) Williams, 96, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 15, 2019 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Reginald V. Williams. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Bazel and Rose (Laskowski) Mroczkowski, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Williams received her Bachelor of...
Matthew J. Souza
Oct 12, 2019
Matthew J. Souza, 33 of Fairhaven died October 12, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of William Souza, Jr. and Lisa M. (Hitchings) Souza, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. He was employed by Bradford Steel in East Freetown for many years. Matthew enjoyed spending time with his...
Dorothy Ferro
Oct 11, 2019
Dorothy Ferro, 92, a resident of Cape Coral and Fort Myers, FL since 2012, formerly of South Dartmouth, MA, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 in Fort Myers. She was born August 10, 1927 in New Bedford, MA to the late John and Mary C. (Medeiros) Pacheco. Dorothy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in South Dartmouth,...
Joaquim "Jack" Lopes
Oct 10, 2019
Joaquim "Jack" Lopes, 95 of New Bedford died October 15, 2019 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Virginia R. "Nancy" (Silva) Lopes. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Antonio and Mecaela (Rozario) Lopes, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Lopes was formerly employed by U Mass Dartmouth as...
Abel M. Grace
Oct 9, 2019
Abel M. Grace, 95, a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Wednesday October 9, 2019. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, Abel Grace was a part of Montford Point's first black Marine regiment and saw combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, including Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa. Abel returned from the Marines to work with his father in the...
Vasco D. Nicolau
Oct 7, 2019
Vasco D. Nicolau, 87, of New Bedford died Monday, October 7, 2019 at CareOne in New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Maria E. (Pinheiro) Nicolau. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, son of the late Luis and Natalia (Almeida) Nicolau, he moved to New Bedford in 1965. Vasco was formerly employed by Colombia Electronics in New Bedford and...
Gail V. Rapoza
Oct 7, 2019
Gail V. Rapoza passed away peaceful on Monday October 7, 2019 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home where she was cared for by an outstanding group of individuals. Though a long time resident of New Bedford, Gail spent significant portions of her life in Provincetown and in California. While in P-town, Gail embraced her love of nature, hiking...
Edmund J. Botelho, Jr.
Oct 6, 2019
Edmund J. Botelho, Jr., of New Bedford passed away on Sunday October 6, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital at the age of 76 years old. Born in New Bedford, he was the loving son of the late Edmund J. Botelho and Jean Sylvia Woodury, and stepson of the late Hilda Costa Botelho. Edmund lived his life as a fish...
Julie P. Fanning
Oct 6, 2019
Julie Paula (Kern) Fanning of South Dartmouth passed away peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion on Sunday October 6, 2019 following a long illness at The Cottages at Dartmouth Village. Julie was the wife of Dr. Henry J. Fanning and the daughter of the late Josef and Paulina (Starz) Kern. Born in New York City, she lived in...
Julio Marques
Oct 5, 2019
Julio Marques of Marion passed on Saturday October 5th surrounded by family after a brief, yet courageous fight with cancer and complications from a stroke. Born in Sao Miguel to Joao and Maria (Tavares) Marques, Julio leaves his loving wife Diane; son and daughter-in-law Julien and Kim Marques; son and daughter-in-law Justin and Krissy Marques; and grandchildren Abigail, Graham,...
Debra A. Donovan
Oct 5, 2019
Debra A. (St. Pierre) Donovan, 65 of New Bedford passed away October 5, 2019 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James R. Donovan. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of Joseph Raymond and Janet L. (Hebert) St. Pierre, she lived in New Bedford most of her...
