Margaret A. Cooper
Jun 19, 2019
Margaret A. "Peggy" (Dunham) Cooper, 76, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday June 19, 2019 at Harbor Point at Centerville. She was the wife of Neil H. Cooper, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Paterson, NJ, daughter of the late William E. and Mary A. (Hallsworth) Dunham, she was raised in Fair Lawn, NJ and resided in...
Jacqueline Manganelli
Jun 18, 2019
WESTPORT — Jacqueline "Jackie" V. Manganelli of Westport passed June 18, 2019 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Norman L. Manganelli and daughter of Joaquim and Laura Viegas. Jackie, born in New Bedford, grew up in Dartmouth and graduated from Dartmouth High School. They lived in Conyers, GA and Mesquite, TX before retiring to...
Anthony F. Oliver
Jun 14, 2019
Anthony F. "Tony" Oliver, 60, of New Bedford passed Friday June 14, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Donald F. Oliver of New Bedford and the late Carmen L. (Morales) Oliver, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church. He was a graduate...
Marjorie Mendes
Jun 14, 2019
Marjorie (Pilkington) Mendes, 88, of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday June 14, 2019 at Our Lady's Haven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Victor Mendes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas and Priscilla (Harrop) Pilkington, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Mendes was...
Claire I. Simmons
Jun 13, 2019
Claire I. (Boutin) Simmons, 86, of Dartmouth died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joseph Simmons, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jean B. and Lucienne (Devost) Boutin, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. She was a communicant...
Clementina B. Dutra
Jun 11, 2019
Clementina B. (da Silva) Dutra, 84, of New Bedford passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel S. Dutra. Born in Faial, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Conceica da Silva, she lived in New Bedford since 1969. She was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Frank J. Ryder Iii
Jun 11, 2019
Frank J. Ryder III (Jay), 71, died June 11, 2019, at home in Marion due to complications from prostate cancer. He was the husband of Meredith Wickenden Ryder. Jay was born in Boston on January 5, 1948, son of the late Frank Jenkins Ryder, Jr. and Jane Porter Ryder of Attleboro and Marion. He attended Governor's Academy (formerly Governor...
Mark V. Antone, Jr.
Jun 10, 2019
Mark V. Antone, Jr., 41, passed away suddenly on Monday June 10, 2019. Marky was born in New Bedford on March 28, 1978 to Mark Antone, Sr. and the late Susan (Roderiques) Antone. Whatever Marky put his hands to he was dedicated and worked hard at it. He was a master landscaper and very skillful at construction work. He...
Lorraine B. Vieira
Jun 9, 2019
Lorraine B. (Pepin) Vieira, 85, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly at home on Sunday June 9, 2019. She was the loving wife of Edward Vieira. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Eugene and Yvonne (Levasseur) Pepin, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet in 1968 and to Mattapoisett in 2009. She was a communicant...
Kaye Farrell
Jun 8, 2019
Kaye Farrell, 81, of New Bedford, passed away June 8, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Mass., to John and Virginia Clauretie, she lived in New Bedford and South Dartmouth for most of her life. Kaye was a graduate of Holy Family High School in New Bedford and St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York, where...
Palmyra O'Leary
Jun 8, 2019
Palmyra "Pal" (Silveira) O'Leary, 89, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 8, 2019. She was the wife of the late John M. O'Leary. Born in Providence. R.I., the daughter of the late Frank and Palmeida (Rose) Silveira, she lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was an active parishioner of St. Anthony's Church....
Joshua D. Costa
Jun 8, 2019
Joshua David Costa, age 39, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 8, 2019 after a long battle with drug addiction. Josh had tried recovery many times throughout the years with the support of his family and friends. Born in New Bedford and raised in Mattapoisett, Josh attended Old Rochester Regional High School and UMass Dartmouth, earning a...
Dennis G. B. Thomas
Jun 7, 2019
Dennis George Beshara Thomas, 39, passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2019. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he lived and died in the city he was proud to call home. He worked as a roofer and contractor for many years. Although he always completed this work with prideful skill, he had other passions. This led him to work with...
M. Elizabeth Behenna
Jun 7, 2019
M. Elizabeth (Kelley) Behenna, 97, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William H. Behenna. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (Garvey) Kelley, Betty lived in Belmont for many years. Since 1955, she and her family summered in Mattapoisett until...
Michael W. Andrade
Jun 6, 2019
Michael W. Andrade, age 74, of New Bedford passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sheila R. (Gilbert) Andrade and had been married over 51 years. He was the son of the late Henrique and Beatrice (Almeida) Andrade. Mike was born in Wareham and eventually resided in New Bedford....
Alda F. Dossantos
Jun 6, 2019
Alda F. (Ferreira) DosSantos, 83, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 6, 2018 after a long illness. She was the wife of Jorge B. DosSantos. Born in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Joao B. and Ana M. (Lopes) Ferreira, she resided in New Bedford since 1981. Alda was formerly employed as a massage therapist...
Marie E. Lopes
Jun 6, 2019
Marie E. (Gilmete) Lopes, 59, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 6, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John A. Lopes. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Marie was formerly employed as a customer service representative for Comcast until her retirement. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda...
Edward Cabral
Jun 6, 2019
Edward Cabral, 60, of Fairhaven, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 courageously at home, as wished, after a long illness. He was the husband of Jane L. (Cobb) Cabral. Born in Fall River and raised in New Bedford, the son of Esmeralda Cabral of New Bedford and the late Herman Cabral, Jr., he lived in Fairhaven for most of his...
Thelma M. Arruda
Jun 4, 2019
Thelma M. (Richard) Arruda, 91, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday June 4, 2019 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late William Arruda, Sr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ludger J. and Urania (Affonso) Richard, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include two sons, William Arruda,...
Rosemary Riley
Jun 3, 2019
Rosemary Riley, age 91, passed away on June 3, 2019 at home after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ, Rosemary was the daughter of the late John and Rose Sullivan. She was a graduate of St. Dominic Academy and was later employed as a secretary for the Jersey City Housing...
