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....
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...
