Obituaries
Christine M. David
Jun 1, 2019
Christine M. David, PA-C, 64 years old, died on Saturday June 1, 2019 after a short but courageous and stubborn battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her adult life after a childhood spending time at the same beach house she made her home. A Physician's Assistant by trade, she also spent...
Lincoln Brady-Donovan Fortin
May 31, 2019
Lincoln Brady-Donovan Fortin, 1 year old, of New Bedford passed away suddenly in his sleep on Friday May 31, 2019. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son of Cassandra Cabral and Shawn Fortin, Sr. Survivors include his parents; his siblings, Tyler Fortin, Noah Cabral, Shawn Fortin, Jr., Ariana Fortin Haydyn Fortin, and Rylan Fortin; his grandmother, Laurense Cabral;...
Jaime B. Jose
May 30, 2019
On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Jaime B. Jose passed away at the age of 28. Jaime was born on February 7, 1991 in New Bedford, MA to Ethel (Constant) Jose and Jaime L. Jose. On October 18, 2009 he started his life with his soulmate, Danielle Cook and from that day, they were never apart. Together they had three...
Carol L. Pendleton
May 28, 2019
Carol L. (Faria) Pendleton, 68 of New Bedford died May 28, 2019 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Irene (Roy) Faria, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Carol was formerly employed by Titleist for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include her...
John P. Murphy
May 28, 2019
John P. Murphy, 81, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday May 28, 2019. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late James A. and Hazel E. (Ricketson) Murphy, he lived in New Jersey for 18 years before returning to New Bedford. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mr. Murphy was formerly employed as a...
Nickie B. Pelczar
May 28, 2019
Nickie B. (Kalife) Pelczar, 74, of Fairhaven died May 28, 2019 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John J. and Sophie (Chudzik) Kalife, she lived in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven most of her life. She was formerly employed as a special needs teacher in Mattapoisett, was head of financial aid at Swain School of...
Joaquim "Jack" Rodriques
May 26, 2019
Joaquim "Jack" Rodriques, 94, of New Bedford passed away Sunday May 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Arlene A. (Entwistle) Francisco Rodriques. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur and Inocencia J. (Lage) Rodriques, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Rodriques was formerly employed as a firefighter...
Gayle C. Thompson
May 25, 2019
Gayle C. Thompson, 53, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Saturday May 25, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of William L. Thompson and the late Nancy A. (Entwistle) Thompson, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School....
Lidia Teles
May 22, 2019
Lidia Teles, 51, of New Bedford passed away at home on Wednesday May 22, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John C. Raposo. Born in Agua de Pau, Sao Miguel, Açores, the daughter of Lidia Maria Sousa and Jose Teles, she immigrated to New Bedford in 1993, establishing herself and family in the area....
Gloria J. Faria
May 18, 2019
Gloria J. Faria, 87, of New Bedford passed away Saturday May 18, 2019. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco A. and Juliana A. (Duarte) Faria, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Gloria was formerly employed as a registered nurse until her retirement. During the 1950s, she served for a short time...
Raymond Deterra
May 18, 2019
Raymond DeTerra of Rochester passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the age of 80 years old. He was the husband of the late Barbara E. (Talbot) DeTerra. Born and raised in Acushnet, the son of the late Frank and Alice (Riendeau) DeTerra, he lived in Rochester for most of his life. Ray worked as a machinist...
Cory J. Caban
May 18, 2019
Cory J. Caban, 43 of New Bedford died May 18, 2019 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Joann (Ramos) Caban. Born in New Bedford, son of Kathleen A. Caban of New Bedford and the late Charles G. Caban, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was employed as a landscaper with Greenscapes...
Sylvester A. "Pat" Pereira
May 17, 2019
Sylvester A. "Pat" Pereira, 90, of Auburndale, Florida passed away Friday May 17, 2019 at home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Powers) Pereira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jose and Maria (Mendes) Pereira, he lived in Hopedale for many years before moving to Florida. Mr. Pereira was formerly employed as a supervisor...
Kim E. Anthony
May 15, 2019
Kim E. (Sterling) Anthony, 61, of Mattapoisett died May 15, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Thomas R. Anthony, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Arthur E. and Barbara E. (Hathaway) Sterling, she was raised in New Bedford...
Mary Patricia Marston
May 15, 2019
Mary Patricia "Pat" (Kane) Marston, 80, of Marion passed away Wednesday May 15, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Frank J. Marston. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Eugene T. and Grace C. (McCallion) Kane, she resided in Readville and Westwood before retiring to Marion 15 years ago. Pat was a graduate of...
Iracema P. Ramos
May 15, 2019
Iracema P. (Pires) Ramos, 88 of New Bedford died May 15, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Olavo Ramos. Born and raised in Fogo, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Jose and Isabel (DaViega) Pires, she moved to New Bedford in 1983. She had strong faith in family and God. As the...
Dolores Jackimocz
May 14, 2019
Dolores "Dolly" (Rufino) Jackimocz, 87, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday May 14, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Leonard "Jack" Jackimocz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Victoria (Lopes) Rufino, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Dolly was formerly employed as a waitress at...
Jeanette E. Oliveira
May 13, 2019
Jeanette E. (Caron) Oliveira, 93 of New Bedford passed away peacefully Monday May 13, 2019 surrounded by her family at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Arthur T. Oliveira, retired Police Chief of the New Bedford Police Department. She shared 69 years of marriage with Arthur. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Hormidas E. and...
Freda Waterman
May 12, 2019
Freda (Molen) Waterman, 77 of New Bedford died May 12, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, daughter of the late David and Rose (Sigal) Molen, she was raised in Brockton and raised her family in Somerset before moving to New Bedford. She was a member of the Swansea Lioness Club serving as Treasurer...
Christopher J. Roderick
May 8, 2019
Christopher J. Roderick, 50, of East Falmouth passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday May 8, 2019. He was the beloved son of Charles and Susan F. (Baroa) Roderick of Florida. Chris was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and Stonehill College. He was the owner of Medical Gas Services. In addition to his parents, he...
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