Esther L. Lopes
Oct 17, 2019
Esther L. Lopes, 82, of New Bedford passed away Thursday October 17, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald A. Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Americo and Mary (Martin) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was parishioner of Our...
John Pires, Jr.
Oct 15, 2019
John Pires, Jr., 93, of New Bedford died of complications from heart disease on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Sippican Health Center in Marion. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late João Marcellino Pires and Adeline Pereira Pires. He was married to Mae Pires for 44 years. Mr. Pires grew up in Wareham and attended...
Maryann Williams
Oct 15, 2019
Maryann (Mroczkowski) Williams, 96, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 15, 2019 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Reginald V. Williams. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Bazel and Rose (Laskowski) Mroczkowski, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Williams received her Bachelor of...
Matthew J. Souza
Oct 12, 2019
Matthew J. Souza, 33 of Fairhaven died October 12, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of William Souza, Jr. and Lisa M. (Hitchings) Souza, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. He was employed by Bradford Steel in East Freetown for many years. Matthew enjoyed spending time with his...
Dorothy Ferro
Oct 11, 2019
Dorothy Ferro, 92, a resident of Cape Coral and Fort Myers, FL since 2012, formerly of South Dartmouth, MA, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 in Fort Myers. She was born August 10, 1927 in New Bedford, MA to the late John and Mary C. (Medeiros) Pacheco. Dorothy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in South Dartmouth,...
Joaquim "Jack" Lopes
Oct 10, 2019
Joaquim "Jack" Lopes, 95 of New Bedford died October 15, 2019 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Virginia R. "Nancy" (Silva) Lopes. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Antonio and Mecaela (Rozario) Lopes, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Lopes was formerly employed by U Mass Dartmouth as...
Abel M. Grace
Oct 9, 2019
Abel M. Grace, 95, a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Wednesday October 9, 2019. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, Abel Grace was a part of Montford Point's first black Marine regiment and saw combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, including Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa. Abel returned from the Marines to work with his father in the...
Vasco D. Nicolau
Oct 7, 2019
Vasco D. Nicolau, 87, of New Bedford died Monday, October 7, 2019 at CareOne in New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Maria E. (Pinheiro) Nicolau. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, son of the late Luis and Natalia (Almeida) Nicolau, he moved to New Bedford in 1965. Vasco was formerly employed by Colombia Electronics in New Bedford and...
Gail V. Rapoza
Oct 7, 2019
Gail V. Rapoza passed away peaceful on Monday October 7, 2019 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home where she was cared for by an outstanding group of individuals. Though a long time resident of New Bedford, Gail spent significant portions of her life in Provincetown and in California. While in P-town, Gail embraced her love of nature, hiking...
Edmund J. Botelho, Jr.
Oct 6, 2019
Edmund J. Botelho, Jr., of New Bedford passed away on Sunday October 6, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital at the age of 76 years old. Born in New Bedford, he was the loving son of the late Edmund J. Botelho and Jean Sylvia Woodury, and stepson of the late Hilda Costa Botelho. Edmund lived his life as a fish...
Julie P. Fanning
Oct 6, 2019
Julie Paula (Kern) Fanning of South Dartmouth passed away peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion on Sunday October 6, 2019 following a long illness at The Cottages at Dartmouth Village. Julie was the wife of Dr. Henry J. Fanning and the daughter of the late Josef and Paulina (Starz) Kern. Born in New York City, she lived in...
Julio Marques
Oct 5, 2019
Julio Marques of Marion passed on Saturday October 5th surrounded by family after a brief, yet courageous fight with cancer and complications from a stroke. Born in Sao Miguel to Joao and Maria (Tavares) Marques, Julio leaves his loving wife Diane; son and daughter-in-law Julien and Kim Marques; son and daughter-in-law Justin and Krissy Marques; and grandchildren Abigail, Graham,...
Debra A. Donovan
Oct 5, 2019
Debra A. (St. Pierre) Donovan, 65 of New Bedford passed away October 5, 2019 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James R. Donovan. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of Joseph Raymond and Janet L. (Hebert) St. Pierre, she lived in New Bedford most of her...
Richard E. Neagus, Jr.
Oct 3, 2019
Richard E. Neagus, Jr., 69 of Acushnet died October 3, 2019 while on vacation in Maine. He was the husband of Marcelle T. (St. Jean) Neagus with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Richard E. and Alice T. (Caton) Neagus, he lived in Acushnet all of his life. He was...
Irene Carey
Sep 29, 2019
Irene (Silva) Carey, 75, of New Bedford died Sunday, September 29, 2019 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Carey. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone and Virginia (Medeiros) Silva, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Carey was the owner and operator of Dairy...
Christopher D. Richards
Sep 29, 2019
Christopher Davis Richards, 69, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday September 29, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Thornton M. Richards, Jr. and Marion (Browne) Richards, Christopher was raised in Fairhaven. He attended Marlborough Academy graduating in 1968 going on to Roger Williams College graduating in 1973 with a BFA in Music....
Stephen Decosta
Sep 29, 2019
Stephen DeCosta, 66, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Joseph and Irene (Isadore) DeCosta, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 2003. He is survived by his son, William J. DeCosta and his wife Cherie (Gagnon) DeCosta of Fall River; his brothers, Rev. Joseph F....
Jacqueline E. Bertrand
Sep 28, 2019
Jacqueline E. (Mongeau) Bertrand, 80 of Mattapoisett died September 28, 2019 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Bertrand. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joseph L. and Irene A. (Gendron) Mongeau, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was formerly employed by Goodyear for several years and later was...
Marcelle I. Kirouac
Sep 26, 2019
Marcelle I. (Racine) Kirouac, 100 of New Bedford died peacefully September 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Fernand A. Kirouac. Born in Windsor, Quebec, Canada, daughter of the late J. Arthur and Irene (DeSorcy) Racine, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family...
Roland R. Carter
Sep 25, 2019
Roland R. Carter, 94 of New Bedford died September 25, 2019. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Frisby A.L. and Harriet E. (Reynolds) Carter, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed as a longshoreman for many years until his retirement. Mr. Carter enjoyed playing tennis. He served in the U.S. Army...
