Ronald Gonsalves
Oct 31, 2019
Ronald Gonsalves, 74 of New Bedford died October 31, 2019 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Susan F. (Snell) Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford, son of the late William Gomes and Sylvia B. (Gonsalves) Taylor, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as an industrial instructor...
Joanna S. Rebeiro
Oct 31, 2019
On Thursday, October 31, 2019, our beloved Mrs. Joanna S. Rebeiro began her personal journey with the "Angels", at the age of 97, after a two decade battle with Alzheimer's disease. Joanna was second born daughter of the late Andreza (Ribeiro) and Candido Silva. She was preceded in death by her sisters Julia Fortes, Mary S. Rebeiro, Louise S....
Mary "Betty" Dwyer
Oct 30, 2019
Mary "Betty" (Brown) Dwyer, 101, of Fairhaven passed away Wednesday October 30, 2019. She was the wife of the late John F. Dwyer. Born in Townsend, Montana, the daughter of the late Willard J. and Elizabeth (Barker) Brown, she lived in the Greater New Bedford area for the last 60 years. She was a graduate of the University of...
Bettie-Anne C. Francis
Oct 30, 2019
Bettie-Anne C. Francis, 87, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank T. and Emma (Lorsbach) Francis, she lived in New Bedford all of her life before moving to Dartmouth three years ago. Bettie-Anne was a...
Shirley R. Arsenault
Oct 28, 2019
Shirley R. Arsenault, 78 of Dartmouth died October 28, 2019 peacefully at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Gilbert Almeida and Mary C. (Costa) Mello, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. She was formerly employed as one of the first female police officers with the...
Belinda L. Botelho
Oct 27, 2019
Belinda L. (Wilcox) Botelho, 51, of New Bedford passed away Sunday October 27, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Flora (Moniz) Sylvia and the late Charles A. Wilcox, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Belinda enjoyed singing karaoke, watching horror movies, fishing and just being with family....
Patricia E. Mahoney
Oct 27, 2019
Patricia E. (Flaherty) Mahoney, 90, of New Bedford passed away Sunday October 27, 2019 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Mahoney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Matthew W. and Helene E. (Leggett) Flaherty, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a...
Thomas F. Holden
Oct 27, 2019
Thomas F. Holden, 86 of Mattapoisett died October 27, 2019 after a long illness at home. He was the husband of Aina R. (Palm) Holden. Born and raised in Melrose, son of the late Thomas F. and Mary V. (Cargill) Holden, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1979. He was formerly employed by UniFirst for 40 years until his retirement....
Joseph Moniz Iii
Oct 26, 2019
Joseph Moniz III, 75, of Acushnet and Fort Myers, FL passed away unexpectedly on Saturday October 26, 2019. He was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Sylvia) Moniz. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Leslie; his daughters, Kicia Furtado and Kelly Thomas and her husband Michael; his son, Christopher Blumlo and his wife Juliane;...
George O. Galipeau
Oct 26, 2019
George O. Galipeau, 76, of New Bedford died October 26, 2019 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Stager) Galipeau. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late George O. and Eileen (Cowell) Galipeau, he lived in New York and Louisiana while serving in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years before...
Wayne M. L'Etoile
Oct 26, 2019
Wayne Michael L'Etoile, 60, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Saturday October 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the loving husband of Robin M.L. Ferreira. Born in New Bedford, the beloved son of Armand R. and Rita A. (Mello) L'Etoile, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Wayne was employed as a shipping administrator...
Don Przymierski
Oct 25, 2019
Don Przymierski, 87, of New Bedford died October 25, 2019 peacefully at Cherry Hill Manor. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Teodor and Mary Alice (Benoit) Przymierski, he traveled the world while serving in the U.S. Air Force, U.S Navy and U.S. Army. He lived in Cambodia for many years before returning to New Bedford...
Irene Miller
Oct 24, 2019
Irene (Roberts) Miller, 110, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Thursday October 24, 2019 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Miller. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William D. and Elizabeth (Williams) Roberts she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Miller was formerly employed as...
Barbara Hill
Oct 23, 2019
Barbara Goodwin Hill of Marion, MA devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all passed away peacefully on October 23rd, 2019. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John A. Hill, Jr. and two children Gregory Hill and Nancy Hill McLachlan. She is survived by five children John A. Hill, III and his wife Ann of...
Julio B. Sequeira
Oct 21, 2019
Julio B. Sequeira, 90, of New Bedford died October 21, 2019 after a long illness at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in St. Vincente, Cape Verde, son of the late Bartolomeu V. Sequeira and Rufina R. doRosario, he lived in New Bedford since 2001. He was formerly employed as a merchant seaman for many years until his retirement. He was...
Mary L. Gomes
Oct 21, 2019
Mary L. Gomes, 89, of New Bedford died October 21, 2019 at home. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Francisca (Vieira) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed as a secretary at Servomation for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her nieces...
Boutros A. Bouramia
Oct 20, 2019
Boutros A. Bouramia, 91, of New Bedford died October 20, 2019 unexpectedly at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of Laurette (El-Hajj) Bouramia. Born in Jbeil Ehmej, Lebanon, son of the late Assaf and Wardyieh (Kosseifi) Bouramia, he lived in New Bedford since 1988. He was formerly employed at Melville Towers until his retirement. He prayed everyday and...
Rafael C. "Ray Ray" Santos
Oct 20, 2019
Rafael C. "Ray Ray" Santos, 68, of New Bedford passed away at home on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Born in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. In his younger days, he was a champion Golden Gloves boxer and he participated in fencing. He is...
Michael H. Chandanais
Oct 19, 2019
Michael H. "Pugs" Chandanais, 55, of New Bedford died on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away from a stroke due to surgical complications. Pugs leaves behind his wife, Hisako, his stepdaughters Christina and Jennifer, and his three grandchildren Kenya, Kaylia, and Samuel. He is also survived by his father Raymond, stepmother...
Nicholas G. Makrys
Oct 18, 2019
Nicholas G. Makrys, 96, of Marion passed away peacefully on Friday October 18, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anastasia (Karalekas) Makrys. Born September 25, 1923 in Malden MA, he was the son of the late George and Angeline Makrys. He was raised in Onset, graduated from Wareham...
