Eunice A. Eaton
Feb 24, 2020
Eunice A. (Kimball) Eaton, 85 of Marion died February 24, 2020 peacefully at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Everett F. Eaton with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Born and raised in Haverhill on the Kimball family farm, she lived in Topsfield before moving to Marion in 1959. She was formerly employed...
Denis Lawrence
Feb 23, 2020
Denis Lawrence, passed away peacefully with his wife and sons by his side on Sunday, February 23, 2020 in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 23, 1940, and was the son of the late Frances (Souza Paiva) and Antone Lawrence. Denis served as a City Councillor At Large in New Bedford for four...
Walter J. Wordell
Feb 22, 2020
Walter J. Wordell, 88, of Mattapoisett passed away at home on Saturday, February 22, 2020. He was the husband of the late Mary (McKay) Wordell, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. He was born and raised in Westport, MA, the son of the late Harold O. and Doris E. (Macomber) Wordell. Walter was a graduate of Westport...
Audrey Sigrid Knudsen
Feb 21, 2020
Audrey Sigrid Knudsen, 84, a longtime resident of New Bedford, Massachusetts, died peacefully at the Oakhill HealthCare Center in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on Friday, February 21, 2020 with her daughter at her side. She was as courageous facing her illness in her final years as she was throughout her life. Born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Sigrid was the daughter of Arne...
Carole C. Sullivan
Feb 20, 2020
Carole C. (Crowe) Sullivan, 88 of New Bedford died February 20, 2020 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Paul T. Sullivan. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Dr. Alfred B. and Marion M. (Doyle) Crowe, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Sullivan was a graduate of...
Anne Marta Poshkus
Feb 18, 2020
Anne Marta Poshkus, 90, of Marion, MA passed away February 18, 2020 with many of her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Vytautas (Paskevicius) Poshkus. She was born in Rudaiciai, Lithuania in 1929. Anne Marta fled Lithuania as a young girl with her family during the war to Luebeck, Germany. At the Displaced...
Vincente Garofalo
Feb 18, 2020
Vincente (DeSimone) Garofalo, 86, of Marion, MA and Bayonne, NJ passed peacefully at home on Tuesday February 18, 2020 in the loving embrace of her devoted family. Vincente held a deep and abiding faith in God. She will forever remain a graceful presence in the hearts of all those who loved her. She is survived by her beloved daughters,...
William B. Fermino, Sr.
Feb 18, 2020
William B. Fermino, Sr., 70, of New Bedford died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Henry and Adeline (Gomes) Fermino, he had lived in Arizona for the past thirty years before recently moving back to New Bedford. Billy was formerly employed as a...
Derek B. Souza
Feb 17, 2020
Derek B. Souza, 44, of New Bedford passed away Monday February 17, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a battle with cancer. A lifelong New Bedford resident, Derek was formerly employed as a foreman at the Decas Cranberry Company. He had also worked as a commercial fisherman. Derek was a very helpful, loving, and caring person. He was very...
Barbara A. Nobrega
Feb 16, 2020
Barbara Ann (Constantine) Nobrega, 85, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 16, 2020 surrounded by her family after courageously fighting a long illness. A lifelong resident of the city of New Bedford, she was the daughter of Jennie and Charles Constantine and the wife of the late Joaquim "Jack" Nobrega. A graduate of...
Yvonne Mello
Feb 16, 2020
Yvonne (Pedro) Mello, 98, of New Bedford died Sunday, February 16, 2020 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur R. Mello. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Candido and Beatriz (Ascencao) Pedro, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life before moving back to New Bedford. She was formerly employed...
The Honorable Rosemary S. Tierney
Feb 15, 2020
The Honorable Rosemary S. Tierney, former mayor of the City of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her home, in accordance with her wishes, surrounded by her loving children. She was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts on April 29, 1932, two days after the birth of the man she would marry, John A....
Jules M. Avila
Feb 15, 2020
Jules M. Avila, 94 of Acushnet died February 15, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Doris M. (Richard) Avila. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Jules S. and Laura (Mello) Avila, he lived in Fairhaven and Acushnet most of his life. Mr. Avila was formerly employed...
Nicholas "Nick Steel" Castanhinha
Feb 15, 2020
Nicholas Castanhinha, 44 of Mattapoisett died February 15, 2020 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Jennifer L. (Hibbert) Castanhinha. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Frank and Irene L. (Boisvert) Castanhinha, he was raised in Dartmouth before moving to Mattapoisett in 2014. Nick enjoyed outdoor activities with Jacob and Joshua including the beach, sports and...
Robert W. Chase
Feb 14, 2020
Robert W. Chase, 65 of New Bedford died February 14, 2020 at Boston Medical Center after battling a long illness. He was the loving husband of Bernadette Dompierre-Chase. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Edwin C. and Edith L. (Lawrence) Chase, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by Chamberlain Corporation...
Edwin H.M. Alger
Feb 13, 2020
Edwin H.M. Alger, 78, of New Bedford died February 13, 2020 after a brief illness at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brockton, son of the late Edward H.D. and Alice (Morrill) Alger, he lived in Brockton before moving to New Bedford 33 years ago. He was formerly employed as a truck driver with Progressive Palmer for many years until...
Lyla Barros
Feb 13, 2020
Lyla (Bagielto) Barros, 69, of New Bedford passed away at home on Thursday February 13, 2020. Born in New York City, the daughter of the late Jeannette (Jansen) Bagielto, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Lyla especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughters, Lillian Barros and her spouse Eddie Gomez, Jacqueline...
Mary C. Judge
Feb 9, 2020
Mary C. (Almeida) Judge, 94, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday February 9, 2020 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Charles F. Judge, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel F. and Emilia J. (Fraga) Almeida, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant of St....
Robert B. Hiller Ii
Feb 9, 2020
Robert B. Hiller II, age 92, died in his home surrounded by his loving family on February 9, 2020. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Hiller, with whom he enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Bob was the son of the late Howard B. and Teresa (Marsh) Hiller. He lived and worked at East Over Farm in...
Cecilia "Sue" Riley
Feb 8, 2020
Cecilia E. "Sue" (Tavares) Riley, 73, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday February 8, 2020 after a prolonged illness. She was the beloved wife of 51 years of Danny J. Riley and the adored mother of Danielle C. Riley. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late David S. and Cecilia B. (Freitas) Tavares. She was a...
