Obituaries
Dolores M. Schilling
Jul 17, 2019
Dolores Schilling, 88, of Rochester, Massachusetts previously of Florissant, Missouri, passed away Wednesday July 17, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a fall, and a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Robert Schilling. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas to loving parents, she spent most of her life in Missouri. Mrs. Schilling was a 1948...
Vivian C. Peloquin
Jul 17, 2019
Vivian C. Peloquin, 80, of Dartmouth died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emile J. and Jeannette (Lizotte) Peloquin, she lived in Texas, Colorado and The Villages, Florida before returning to the New Bedford area in 2014. Miss Peloquin was the proprietor...
Pauline Faria
Jul 16, 2019
Pauline (Barros) Faria, 96, of Wareham died July 16, 2019 peacefully at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antone F. Faria. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Dominga (Alves) Barros, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Wareham 15 years ago. She was formerly employed by Justin...
Norman R. Cayer
Jul 16, 2019
Norman R. Cayer, 97 of Mattapoisett died July 16, 2019 peacefully at Sippican Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Claire F. (Fontaine) Cayer. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jules L. and Emma (Robitaille) Cayer, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Mattapoisett in 2004. He...
Jeffrey T. Goodwin
Jul 15, 2019
Jeffrey T. Goodwin, 63, of Altoona, WI, died July 15, 2019 in New Bedford, MA with his family at his side. He died from pneumonia and complications resulting from multiple myeloma. Born in Cleveland, OH, Jeff grew up in Aurora, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents Gordon and Mary Goodwin. He is survived by his wife...
Olive R. Benton
Jul 13, 2019
Olive Ruth (Stuart) Benton, 92, of Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Brewer and Bangor, Maine, passed away Saturday July 13, 2019. Born in Etna, Maine, the daughter of the late Raymond and Vinnie (Ireland) Stuart, she attended Etna schools and graduated from Newport High School in 1946. Olive went to work as a waitress in several restaurants in Newport and...
James L. “Scoop” Simmons
Jul 11, 2019
James L. "Scoop" Simmons, 59, of New Bedford died July 11, 2019 unexpectedly at home. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Theodore and Tereather (Jefferson) Simmons James lived in New Bedford most of his life and was raised in the United House of Prayer For All People. He will be remembered for his great...
Joaquim G.M. Neves
Jul 10, 2019
Joaquim "Quim" Neves, 86, of New Bedford died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Marianna S. (Pina) Neves. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Francisco and Maria Louisa (Gonçalves) Neves, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant...
Henry N.D. Lee
Jul 10, 2019
Henry N.D. Lee, 67, of New Bedford died July 10, 2019 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Wing and Toy Wun (Gee) Lee, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was the proprietor of Lee's Transportation and Lee's Golden Dragon Restaurant. He was a member of the New England...
Reginald L. Adair
Jul 8, 2019
Reginald Adair passed away peacefully on Monday July 8, 2019 with his daughters Danielle and Angel at his bedside at the age of 71. Born in Berlin, NH on July 12, 1947, he was the oldest child to Madeline and Leon Adair. In addition to his five siblings, Lester Adair and his partner Connie, William Adair and wife Karen,...
Wallace D. Arruda
Jul 8, 2019
Wallace D. Arruda, 84, of New Bedford died July 8, 2019 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Gill) Arruda. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Henry S. and Grace D. (Bucklin) Arruda, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Arruda was formerly employed by Goodyear for many years...
Marguerite A. Ronan
Jul 7, 2019
Marguerite A. Ronan, 85, of New Bedford passed away Sunday July 7, 2019 at the Oaks Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Maurice H. and Margaret M. (Golden) Ronan, she lived in New Bedford all her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School and attended Newbury College. She was a communicant...
Kyle C. Lopes
Jul 6, 2019
Kyle C. Lopes, 30, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday July 6, 2019. He is survived by his parents Steve and Beth, his sisters Wendy Reid and Heather, along with his daughter Haylie. Kyle was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, Class of 2006 and received his certificate from New England Institute of Technology. His two greatest loves...
Karyn A. Estrella
Jul 4, 2019
Karyn A. (Almeida) Estrella, 61, of New Bedford died Thursday, July 4, 2019 after a brief illness at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Thomas R. Estrella. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Laurence Almeida and Joyceline (Enos) Cabral, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Karyn was the President &...
Robert A. Rose, Sr.
Jul 3, 2019
Robert A. Rose, Sr., 74, of New Bedford passed away on Tuesday July 2, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Melody Ann (DeBarros) Rose. Born in Wareham, the son of the late Frank and Matilda (Pires) Rose, he was raised in Marion and had lived in New Bedford for most of...
Allison I. Haskell, Jr.
Jul 1, 2019
Allison I. Haskell, Jr., 83, of New Bedford passed away on Monday July 1, 2019 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was the husband of Marilyn L. (Boucher) Haskell, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage, and the father of Elizabeth L. Haskell. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Allison I. Haskell and...
Eileen Sunday
Jul 1, 2019
Eileen (Bonneau) Sunday, 70, of New Bedford, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Adelard and Margaret (Giammalvo) Bonneau. She is preceded in death by a son John Adam. Eileen is survived by her husband of 47 years...
Kenneth J. Lent
Jul 1, 2019
Kenneth J. Lent, 87, of Dartmouth died Monday, July 1, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Sylvia A. (Rebello) Lent. Born in Provincetown, son of the late Frederick and Philamena (Cabral) Lent, he had lived in Dartmouth for the past 25 years. He was formerly employed Gaspar's Sausage Company...
Theolinda A. Brown
Jun 30, 2019
Theolinda A. (Souza) Brown, 91 of New Bedford died June 30, 2019 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William H. Brown. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel C. and Anna (Pimental) Souza, she had lived in Texas for many years before returning to live in...
Nancy Capello
Jun 28, 2019
Nancy (Rocha) Capello, 83, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Friday June 28, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Arnold Leon Capello. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone Rocha and Beatrice (Rezendes) Medeiros, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a...
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