Andre G. Poirier
Jan 20, 2020
Andre G. Poirier, 91, of New Bedford passed away Monday January 20, 2020 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Alice (Gomes) Poirier. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Thomas and Exilda (Melanson) Poirier, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Poirier was formerly employed as an appliance engineer for...
David P. Depina
Jan 19, 2020
David P. Depina, 67, of New Bedford died January 19, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Bernadette S. (Santos) Depina. Born in Acushnet, son of the late John J. and Fulovia (Lopes) Depina, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by Shepherd Clothing...
Thomas Winterbottom
Jan 19, 2020
Thomas Winterbottom 61, of Bourne, MA died January 19,2020 after a 2 year struggle with cancer. Born in Acushnet on January 26, 1958, he was the son of the late Albert and Doris R. (Brun) Winterbottom, he was raised in Fairhaven and graduated from Fairhaven High School. A rugged outdoorsman, he spent much of his life scalloping, including several...
John F. Pendergast
Jan 18, 2020
John F. Pendergast, 86, of Fairhaven passed away Saturday January 18, 2020 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carole E. (Doucette) Pendergast. Born in Somerville, the son of the late John F. and Catherine (Parrott) Pendergast, he was raised in New Bedford and lived in Fairhaven for the past 50 years. He was a...
William Rogers, Jr.
Jan 18, 2020
William Rogers, Jr., 83, of New Bedford died January 18, 2020 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Arlene A. (Moniz) Rogers. Born in New Bedford, son of the late William and Justina (Carmos) Rogers, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford for many years until...
Marc L. Letendre
Jan 18, 2020
After a valiant ten year battle with Lewy Body Dementia, Marc Lecomte Letendre, 71, of New Bedford passed away at home on January 18, 2020, with his wife and daughter by his bedside. He is predeceased by his parents, Fernand and Claire (Lecomte) Letendre. He is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 46 years, Michelle (Roy)...
Robert A. Makin
Jan 17, 2020
Robert A. Makin, 85 of Dartmouth died peacefully January 17, 2020 surrounded by family. He was the devoted husband of the late Anne M. (Mahoney) Makin. Born in Dartmouth, son of the late Thomas M. and Mary F. (Fanning) Makin, he lived in New Bedford and South Dartmouth most of his life. He was a partner at the Humphrey,...
Michael A. Chase
Jan 17, 2020
Michael A. Chase, 62, of New Bedford passed away Friday January 17, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edith (Lawrence) Chase and Manuel "Rocco" Martin, he was raised in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Michael was formerly employed as a truck driver. He...
Nancy C. Kimon
Jan 16, 2020
Nancy (Cleveland) Kimon, 89, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, Massachusetts on Thursday January 16, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter M. Kimon, a native of Athens, Greece. Born in Medford, Massachusetts to the late Richard M. Cleveland and Ellen (Conneely) Cleveland, Nancy grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts, attending...
Angelina Costa
Jan 12, 2020
Angelina (Pina) Costa, 93, of New Bedford passed away Sunday January 12, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late James Pina and Constance (Alves) Pires, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mrs. Costa was...
James Scott Vicino
Jan 12, 2020
James Scott Vicino, 55, of Mattapoisett, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 12, 2020. Born and raised in Wareham, Scott was a 1982 graduate of Wareham High School, and later earned a degree in Computer Science from New England Institute of Technology. He worked as a Customer Service Engineer for NCR for over 20 years, where he was...
Lenine M. Gonsalves
Jan 11, 2020
Lenine M. Gonsalves, 92, of Rochester passed away on Saturday January 11, 2020. He was the loving husband of Beatrice (Rogers) Gonsalves; they had been married for 67 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Augusta (Mendes) Gonsalves. Following his graduation from New Bedford High School in 1946, he joined the...
Alan Montgomery Danse
Jan 10, 2020
Alan "Al" Montgomery Danse, 75, of Marion, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts on January 10, 2020 following a brief illness. Al is survived by his wife of 56 years Margaret "Lynn" Danse, his daughter, Shelly Danse Richins, her husband Todd Richins and their two sons, Max and Henry, and his son Christopher...
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....
