John J. Mckenna, Jr.
Nov 10, 2019
John J. "Mac" McKenna, Jr., 84 of New Bedford passed away on Sunday November 10, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Ann E. (Dalzell) McKenna. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John J. and Veronica (Lyons) McKenna, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He attended Holy Family High...
Barbara Ann Carrier
Nov 8, 2019
Barbara Ann (Corriea) Carrier passed away after a brief illness on November 8, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born July 22, 1930 in New Bedford, daughter of the late Beatrice (Duchesney) Corriea and Manuel J. Corriea. At the age of 13, Barbara met the love of her life Robert Carrier. They wed in 1951 and spent...
Adozinda I. Santos
Nov 8, 2019
Adozinda Isabel (Miranda) Santos, 91, of New Bedford passed away Friday November 8, 2019. She was the wife of the late Joaquim A. Santos. Born in Povoacao, Santo Antao, Cabo Verde, the daughter of the late John Baptista Miranda and Izabel Camacho Lima Miranda, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was extremely proud to...
Arthur A. Grimley
Nov 8, 2019
Arthur A. Grimley, 90 of New Bedford died November 8, 2019 at Sippican Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Mary (Cabral) Grimley. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John C. and Mary (Hamilton) Grimley, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed as a police officer with the...
Donald L. Nahigyan, Jr.
Nov 7, 2019
Donald L. Nahigyan, Jr., 69, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home on Thursday November 7, 2019. Born in North Adams, the son of the late Dr. Donald L. and Verna P. (Dutra) Nahigyan, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Donald was an active member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, where he sang in the choir. He...
Virgilio Gomes
Nov 7, 2019
Virgilio Gomes, 88 of New Bedford died November 7, 2019 after a brief illness at home. He was the husband of Armanda P. (Fonseca) Gomes. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Anna Maria Gomes and Quirino Baptista, he lived in Senegal before moving to New Bedford in 1987. He was formerly employed as a...
Michelle Gomes
Nov 6, 2019
Michelle (Dupont) Gomes, 64 of New Bedford died November 6, 2019 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Gary M. Gomes. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Raymond G. and Dorrance E. (Joncas) Dupont, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Gomes was formerly employed as a secretary at Carney Academy for...
Gerard J. Goulet
Nov 2, 2019
Gerard J. Goulet, 82 of New Bedford died November 2, 2019 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George J. and Cecile (Major) Goulet, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman aboard several vessels of the New Bedford fleet for many years until his...
Gilbert A. Carlisle
Nov 1, 2019
Gilbert A. Carlisle, 61, of Dartmouth died November 2, 2019 unexpectedly at home. He was the former husband of Queta M. (Simmons) Thompson, and the fiancé of Sharon Vargas. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Lloyd F. and Rose A. (Duarte) Carlisle, he lived in New Bedford most of his life and lived for a short...
Carmela Busnengo
Nov 1, 2019
Carmela (Trombetta) Busnengo, 92 of New Bedford died November 1, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. Busnengo. Born and raised in Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Joseph and Carmela (DeMattes) Trombetta, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
Gloria J. Williams
Oct 31, 2019
Gloria J. Willams, 74, of New Bedford, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Springfield, MA, the eldest daughter of late Roger and Mamie Williams. She was educated in Springfield and later went on to receive her B.S. from Franconia College. Gloria started her career in education and workforce...
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;...
