Gayle C. Thompson
May 25, 2019
Gayle C. Thompson, 53, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Saturday May 25, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of William L. Thompson and the late Nancy A. (Entwistle) Thompson, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School....
Lidia Teles
May 22, 2019
Lidia Teles, 51, of New Bedford passed away at home on Wednesday May 22, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John C. Raposo. Born in Agua de Pau, Sao Miguel, Açores, the daughter of Lidia Maria Sousa and Jose Teles, she immigrated to New Bedford in 1993, establishing herself and family in the area....
Gloria J. Faria
May 18, 2019
Gloria J. Faria, 87, of New Bedford passed away Saturday May 18, 2019. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco A. and Juliana A. (Duarte) Faria, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Gloria was formerly employed as a registered nurse until her retirement. During the 1950s, she served for a short time...
Raymond Deterra
May 18, 2019
Raymond DeTerra of Rochester passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the age of 80 years old. He was the husband of the late Barbara E. (Talbot) DeTerra. Born and raised in Acushnet, the son of the late Frank and Alice (Riendeau) DeTerra, he lived in Rochester for most of his life. Ray worked as a machinist...
Cory J. Caban
May 18, 2019
Cory J. Caban, 43 of New Bedford died May 18, 2019 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Joann (Ramos) Caban. Born in New Bedford, son of Kathleen A. Caban of New Bedford and the late Charles G. Caban, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was employed as a landscaper with Greenscapes...
Sylvester A. "Pat" Pereira
May 17, 2019
Sylvester A. "Pat" Pereira, 90, of Auburndale, Florida passed away Friday May 17, 2019 at home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Powers) Pereira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jose and Maria (Mendes) Pereira, he lived in Hopedale for many years before moving to Florida. Mr. Pereira was formerly employed as a supervisor...
Kim E. Anthony
May 15, 2019
Kim E. (Sterling) Anthony, 61, of Mattapoisett died May 15, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Thomas R. Anthony, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Arthur E. and Barbara E. (Hathaway) Sterling, she was raised in New Bedford...
Mary Patricia Marston
May 15, 2019
Mary Patricia "Pat" (Kane) Marston, 80, of Marion passed away Wednesday May 15, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Frank J. Marston. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Eugene T. and Grace C. (McCallion) Kane, she resided in Readville and Westwood before retiring to Marion 15 years ago. Pat was a graduate of...
Iracema P. Ramos
May 15, 2019
Iracema P. (Pires) Ramos, 88 of New Bedford died May 15, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Olavo Ramos. Born and raised in Fogo, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Jose and Isabel (DaViega) Pires, she moved to New Bedford in 1983. She had strong faith in family and God. As the...
Dolores Jackimocz
May 14, 2019
Dolores "Dolly" (Rufino) Jackimocz, 87, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday May 14, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Leonard "Jack" Jackimocz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Victoria (Lopes) Rufino, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Dolly was formerly employed as a waitress at...
Jeanette E. Oliveira
May 13, 2019
Jeanette E. (Caron) Oliveira, 93 of New Bedford passed away peacefully Monday May 13, 2019 surrounded by her family at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Arthur T. Oliveira, retired Police Chief of the New Bedford Police Department. She shared 69 years of marriage with Arthur. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Hormidas E. and...
Freda Waterman
May 12, 2019
Freda (Molen) Waterman, 77 of New Bedford died May 12, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, daughter of the late David and Rose (Sigal) Molen, she was raised in Brockton and raised her family in Somerset before moving to New Bedford. She was a member of the Swansea Lioness Club serving as Treasurer...
Christopher J. Roderick
May 8, 2019
Christopher J. Roderick, 50, of East Falmouth passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday May 8, 2019. He was the beloved son of Charles and Susan F. (Baroa) Roderick of Florida. Chris was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and Stonehill College. He was the owner of Medical Gas Services. In addition to his parents, he...
Derrick E. Leighton
May 8, 2019
Derrick E. Leighton, 62, of New Bedford died May 8, 2019 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Mary J. (Duarte) Leighton and Maurice Baptiste, Sr. Derrick was a graduate of New Bedford High School and received a degree in computer science from New England Tech. He was formerly employed by Cornell-Dublier...
John D. Kelley
May 8, 2019
John D "Jack" Kelley, 86 of Rochester died peacefully at home with his loving family and caregiver at his side on May 8, 2019. He was the husband of Marilyn Geiter Kelley, his Horace Greeley High School sweetheart. John and Marilyn just celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary. Born in Port Chester, NY and raised in Bedford Hills, NY. John...
Derek A. Correia
May 7, 2019
Derek A. Correia, 31, of Providence, Rhode Island passed away at home on Tuesday May 7. 2019. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Steven M. Correia and Barbara Silveira. Derek was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Bryan and Jeffery Correia. A memorial visitation will be held...
Joseph G. Howard
May 7, 2019
Joseph G. Howard, of Rochester, beloved husband of Elaine M. (Nihill) Howard, died peacefully on May 7, 2019 at the age of 73. He was the loving and proud father of Jillian Barthel and her husband Matthew of Weymouth. Joe was born in Brockton and raised in New Bedford, before moving to Rochester in 1976. He graduated from New...
Rev. John P. Driscoll
May 6, 2019
Reverend John Paul Driscoll, 94, of Fall River passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Catholic Memorial Home. The son of John W. and Julia V. (Curley) Driscoll, he was born in Fall River on the 4th of July, 1924 and was delighted to say the country celebrated his birthday. He attended SS. Peter and Paul School, Msgr. Coyle...
Robert Rawcliffe
May 3, 2019
Robert Rawcliffe passed away peacefully on Friday May 3, 2019, with his family by his side. "Bob" (also known as Uncle Bob and Grandpa), was born in New Bedford on March 18, 1939, and lived most of his life in the South End, in the home his great-grandfather built in 1899. Bob enlisted in the Army in 1962 and...
Marjorie E. Soucy
May 3, 2019
Marjorie E. (Lackie) Soucy, 82, of New Bedford passed away Friday May 3, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital following a prolonged illness. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Soucy. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George A. and Beatrice R. (Hardy) Lackie, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Marjorie graduated...
