Obituaries

George F. Liarikos, Jr.

George F. Liarikos, Jr.

Apr 12, 2019

George F. Liarikos, Jr., LT COL, U.S. Army, Ret., 87, of Rochester, passed away Friday April 12, 2019 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Joan (Saunders) Liarikos; they had been married for 66 years. He was born on October 29, 1931 in Acushnet, to the late Jean (Panek) and George F. Liarikos, Sr. He was a...

Rev. Francis B. Morse, Jr.

Rev. Francis B. Morse, Jr.

Apr 10, 2019

Reverend Francis B. Morse, Jr., 89, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday April 10, 2019. Francis was the son of the late Francis B. Morse, Sr. and Josephine (Berry) Morse of New Bedford and brother of the late James A. Morse of Dartmouth. Francis was an active duty sergeant of the...

Ruth M. Donovan

Ruth M. Donovan

Apr 9, 2019

Ruth M. (Weber) Donovan died April 9, 2019 at her daughter's home in Mattapoisett. She was born on August 4, 1929 to Ernest and Anastasia Weber in Roslindale, MA. The fourth of seven children she spent her summers in Marion MA, sailing and swimming in Buzzards Bay. Ruth graduated from Roslindale High School and went to work for the...

Richard Ramos

Richard Ramos

Apr 8, 2019

Richard Ramos, 72, of New Bedford passed away Monday April 8, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John B. and Christina (Souza) Ramos, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Richard was formerly employed as a machine operator at Fibre Leather until his retirement. He...

Michael S. Herbert

Michael S. Herbert

Apr 3, 2019

Michael S. Herbert, 55 of New Bedford died April 3, 2019 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the companion of Virginia I. Sherman. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Grace (Buckles) Herbert and Frank Costa, III, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as a bus driver for many years....

Rosa Soares

Rosa Soares

Apr 2, 2019

Rosa (Schönherr) Soares, 88 of New Bedford died April 2, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born and raised in Baldern, Germany, daughter of the late Sebastian and Maria (Hafner) Schönherr), she lived in New Bedford since 1953. She was formerly employed as a teacher's aide at T.A. Green School, Montessori School in Westport before retiring...

Daniel S. Sanford

Daniel S. Sanford

Apr 2, 2019

Daniel S. Sanford, 30, of Marlboro, died peacefully at home on April 2, 2019. Son of Stephen P. and Jill J. (Johnson) Sanford of Mattapoisett (formerly of Hopkinton), Dan lived in Hopkinton most of his life before moving to Marlboro seven years ago. For many years Dan participated in activities sponsored by the Employment Options organization in Marlboro. He...

Richard William Marx

Richard William Marx

Apr 1, 2019

Richard William Marx of Marion, known to friends as "Rich," passed away unexpectedly at the age of 68 on April 1, 2019, while on a family vacation in Turks and Caicos. Rich is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathleen (Dougherty) Marx; daughter Lauren M. Fleming and her husband Bill; son Richard J. Marx and his wife Leslie;...

Russell P. Ramos

Russell P. Ramos

Mar 31, 2019

Russell P. Ramos, 72, of New Bedford died on March 31, 2019 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Raul N. Ramos, Jr. and Antonia "Tanya" (Gomes) Ramos, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed by Goodyear before retiring from Acushnet Company. Mr. Ramos was a...

Allan R. Schubert

Allan R. Schubert

Mar 30, 2019

Allan R. Schubert, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, died on March 30, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Allan was born on October 7, 1934 in Manchester, CT to Lena Roth & Max Schubert. While attending Manchester High School and the University of Connecticut, he began a 42-year career with Pratt & Whitney where he worked in test, assembly, supervisory,...

Susan R. Felipe

Susan R. Felipe

Mar 29, 2019

Susan R. (Magnant) Felipe, 66 of Acushnet died March 29, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Antonio D. Felipe. Born in Acushnet, daughter of Lillian (Pineau) Magnant and the late Armand Magnant, she lived in Acushnet all of her life. Her private Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, April 4th at...

Benedict John Harrison

Benedict John Harrison

Mar 29, 2019

Benedict John Harrison, 88, died March 29, 2019 at home after a long illness. He was married to the late Gilda (Perez) Harrison for 68 years. Born and raised in Fairhaven, son of the late Benedict J. and Mary (Thexton) Harrison, he lived in New Bedford most of his life, where he was an active communicant of St. James...

Jennifer M. Ryan

Jennifer M. Ryan

Mar 29, 2019

Jennifer M. Ryan, 32, of New Bedford died March 29, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Brockton, daughter of John E. and Jane C. (Morse) Ryan, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was employed by Minuteman Harley Davidson in Dartmouth. Survivors include her parents; her 3 children, Joel Jason, Jr. and...

Silvana Pacheco

Silvana Pacheco

Mar 29, 2019

Silvana (Freitas) Pacheco, 89, of New Bedford died peacefully Friday, March 29, 2019 at CareOne at New Bedford surrounded by her loving family after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joaquim C. "Jack" Pacheco. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Gertrude (Coelho) Freitas, she lived in New Bedford...

Amelia Barros

Amelia Barros

Mar 28, 2019

Amelia (Pina) Barros, 88, of New Bedford passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at home surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Cesario DeBarros, and daughter of the late Djudju and Dimitilia DePina. Mrs. DeBarros was born in Fogo, Cape Verde and had lived in Fogo before moving to New Bedford...

Deirdre A. "Dee" Ferrero

Deirdre A. "Dee" Ferrero

Mar 26, 2019

Deirdre A. "Dee" (Healy) Ferrero, 71, of South Dartmouth died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Ronald J. Ferrero, with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Leonard T. and Kathleen M. (Hines) Healy, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her...

Cheryl L. Paiva

Cheryl L. Paiva

Mar 26, 2019

Cheryl L. Paiva, 65, of New Bedford passed away peacefully in her sleep on the 26th of March. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth A.(Hackett) Paiva, she spent most of her life in New Bedford and the surrounding area. Cheryl graduated from BMC Durfee High School in 1971 and over the years...

Phyllis K. Howes

Phyllis K. Howes

Mar 25, 2019

Phyllis K. Howes, 86, of Mattapoisett died on March 25, 2019, peacefully, at home, embraced by her family's love. She was the wife of the late Bruce O. Howes, Sr. Born to the late Gladys K. Ward and Melvin T Ward on November 17, 1932 in Natick, MA, Phyllis was raised in Stoughton, MA where she graduated from high...

Katherine Fernandes

Katherine Fernandes

Mar 23, 2019

Katherine (Viger) Fernandes, 90, of New Bedford died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Salvador Fernandes. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Margaret (Murray) Viger, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred...

David S. Jenney

David S. Jenney

Mar 22, 2019

David S. Jenney, 87, of Mattapoisett Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on March 22, 2019. He was the son of Winfield and Margaret Jenney, stepson to Ruth Souza and beloved husband of Janet Jenney of Mattapoisett. David was raised in Mattapoisett Massachusetts and was the valedictorian of the Fairhaven High School Class of '49. David graduated from Worcester...

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