Mark V. Antone, Jr.
Jun 10, 2019
Mark V. Antone, Jr., 41, passed away suddenly on Monday June 10, 2019. Marky was born in New Bedford on March 28, 1978 to Mark Antone, Sr. and the late Susan (Roderiques) Antone. Whatever Marky put his hands to he was dedicated and worked hard at it. He was a master landscaper and very skillful at construction work. He...
Lorraine B. Vieira
Jun 9, 2019
Lorraine B. (Pepin) Vieira, 85, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly at home on Sunday June 9, 2019. She was the loving wife of Edward Vieira. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Eugene and Yvonne (Levasseur) Pepin, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet in 1968 and to Mattapoisett in 2009. She was a communicant...
Kaye Farrell
Jun 8, 2019
Kaye Farrell, 81, of New Bedford, passed away June 8, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Mass., to John and Virginia Clauretie, she lived in New Bedford and South Dartmouth for most of her life. Kaye was a graduate of Holy Family High School in New Bedford and St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York, where...
Palmyra O'Leary
Jun 8, 2019
Palmyra "Pal" (Silveira) O'Leary, 89, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 8, 2019. She was the wife of the late John M. O'Leary. Born in Providence. R.I., the daughter of the late Frank and Palmeida (Rose) Silveira, she lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was an active parishioner of St. Anthony's Church....
Joshua D. Costa
Jun 8, 2019
Joshua David Costa, age 39, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 8, 2019 after a long battle with drug addiction. Josh had tried recovery many times throughout the years with the support of his family and friends. Born in New Bedford and raised in Mattapoisett, Josh attended Old Rochester Regional High School and UMass Dartmouth, earning a...
Dennis G. B. Thomas
Jun 7, 2019
Dennis George Beshara Thomas, 39, passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2019. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he lived and died in the city he was proud to call home. He worked as a roofer and contractor for many years. Although he always completed this work with prideful skill, he had other passions. This led him to work with...
M. Elizabeth Behenna
Jun 7, 2019
M. Elizabeth (Kelley) Behenna, 97, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William H. Behenna. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (Garvey) Kelley, Betty lived in Belmont for many years. Since 1955, she and her family summered in Mattapoisett until...
Michael W. Andrade
Jun 6, 2019
Michael W. Andrade, age 74, of New Bedford passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sheila R. (Gilbert) Andrade and had been married over 51 years. He was the son of the late Henrique and Beatrice (Almeida) Andrade. Mike was born in Wareham and eventually resided in New Bedford....
Alda F. Dossantos
Jun 6, 2019
Alda F. (Ferreira) DosSantos, 83, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 6, 2018 after a long illness. She was the wife of Jorge B. DosSantos. Born in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Joao B. and Ana M. (Lopes) Ferreira, she resided in New Bedford since 1981. Alda was formerly employed as a massage therapist...
Marie E. Lopes
Jun 6, 2019
Marie E. (Gilmete) Lopes, 59, of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 6, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John A. Lopes. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Marie was formerly employed as a customer service representative for Comcast until her retirement. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda...
Edward Cabral
Jun 6, 2019
Edward Cabral, 60, of Fairhaven, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 courageously at home, as wished, after a long illness. He was the husband of Jane L. (Cobb) Cabral. Born in Fall River and raised in New Bedford, the son of Esmeralda Cabral of New Bedford and the late Herman Cabral, Jr., he lived in Fairhaven for most of his...
Thelma M. Arruda
Jun 4, 2019
Thelma M. (Richard) Arruda, 91, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday June 4, 2019 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late William Arruda, Sr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ludger J. and Urania (Affonso) Richard, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include two sons, William Arruda,...
Rosemary Riley
Jun 3, 2019
Rosemary Riley, age 91, passed away on June 3, 2019 at home after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ, Rosemary was the daughter of the late John and Rose Sullivan. She was a graduate of St. Dominic Academy and was later employed as a secretary for the Jersey City Housing...
Christine M. David
Jun 1, 2019
Christine M. David, PA-C, 64 years old, died on Saturday June 1, 2019 after a short but courageous and stubborn battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her adult life after a childhood spending time at the same beach house she made her home. A Physician's Assistant by trade, she also spent...
Lincoln Brady-Donovan Fortin
May 31, 2019
Lincoln Brady-Donovan Fortin, 1 year old, of New Bedford passed away suddenly in his sleep on Friday May 31, 2019. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son of Cassandra Cabral and Shawn Fortin, Sr. Survivors include his parents; his siblings, Tyler Fortin, Noah Cabral, Shawn Fortin, Jr., Ariana Fortin Haydyn Fortin, and Rylan Fortin; his grandmother, Laurense Cabral;...
Jaime B. Jose
May 30, 2019
On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Jaime B. Jose passed away at the age of 28. Jaime was born on February 7, 1991 in New Bedford, MA to Ethel (Constant) Jose and Jaime L. Jose. On October 18, 2009 he started his life with his soulmate, Danielle Cook and from that day, they were never apart. Together they had three...
Carol L. Pendleton
May 28, 2019
Carol L. (Faria) Pendleton, 68 of New Bedford died May 28, 2019 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Irene (Roy) Faria, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Carol was formerly employed by Titleist for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include her...
John P. Murphy
May 28, 2019
John P. Murphy, 81, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday May 28, 2019. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late James A. and Hazel E. (Ricketson) Murphy, he lived in New Jersey for 18 years before returning to New Bedford. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mr. Murphy was formerly employed as a...
Nickie B. Pelczar
May 28, 2019
Nickie B. (Kalife) Pelczar, 74, of Fairhaven died May 28, 2019 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John J. and Sophie (Chudzik) Kalife, she lived in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven most of her life. She was formerly employed as a special needs teacher in Mattapoisett, was head of financial aid at Swain School of...
Joaquim "Jack" Rodriques
May 26, 2019
Joaquim "Jack" Rodriques, 94, of New Bedford passed away Sunday May 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Arlene A. (Entwistle) Francisco Rodriques. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur and Inocencia J. (Lage) Rodriques, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Rodriques was formerly employed as a firefighter...
