Obituaries

Annmarie Anderson

Annmarie Anderson

May 2, 2019

Annmarie Anderson, 84, of Dartmouth, died near dawn on May 2, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Einar and Katie Anderson of New Bedford; sister of the late Edward E. Anderson (Joan Cavanaugh) of Mystic, CT, Albert F. Anderson (Joan) of New Bedford, MA, and Kathleen Adams of Washington, DC; cousin of Signe Gardner of Thomaston, Maine;...

Francisca Pena Berberena

Francisca Pena Berberena

May 1, 2019

Francisca Pena Berberena, 94, of New Bedford died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Claudino and Gregoria (Reyes) Pena, she had lived in Massachusetts since 1977. She was self-employed as a seamstress for many years and enjoyed making clothes for her...

Grace C. Regan

Grace C. Regan

May 1, 2019

Grace C. Regan, 92, of New Bedford died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at home after a brief illness. Born in Worcester, daughter of the late John T. and Catherine (Mara) Regan, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She served in the United States Air Force as a nurse for 26 years, retiring with the rank...

Aguinaldo L. Ferreira

Aguinaldo L. Ferreira

Apr 30, 2019

Aguinaldo L. Ferreira, 86, of Pawtucket, RI died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hospice after a brief illness. Born in São Nicolau, Cape Verde, son of the late Joao and Ana (Lopes) Ferreira, he moved to New Bedford, MA in 1966 and lived there for most of his life. He was a proud member of the Laborers'...

Mary B. Muldoon

Mary B. Muldoon

Apr 27, 2019

Mary B. (Pendergast) Muldoon, 76, of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 27, 2019 at Care One of New Bedford after a long illness. She was the wife of Thomas P. Muldoon, Jr. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John F. and Catherine (Parrott) Pendergast, she lived in Ohio for twenty years and in...

Stephanie Almeida

Stephanie Almeida

Apr 25, 2019

Stephanie Almeida, 32, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday April 25, 2019. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of Estella Duarte and Jack Almeida, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Stephanie was formerly employed at the Olive Garden in Dartmouth. She was a member of the New Life Christian Center in Chelsea. Stephanie enjoyed cooking. She...

Joshua Patrick Farney

Joshua Patrick Farney

Apr 22, 2019

Joshua Patrick Farney of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, tragically succumbed to the heavy going of life on April 22, 2019. He was 24 years young. Joshua is survived by his brother Connor; his father John; his mother and step-father, Rebecca and Stephen Hagan, and step-sister Samantha Hagan; his grandparents Pamela and Allen Patenaude and Eva and James Farney; and many, many...

Joseph F. Mendonca

Joseph F. Mendonca

Apr 20, 2019

Joseph F. Mendonca, 73, of New Bedford died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary C. (Hickey) Mendonca. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Helen (Amaral) and Joseph F. Mendonca, Sr., he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy...

Priscilla Alden Hathaway

Priscilla Alden Hathaway

Apr 20, 2019

Priscilla Alden Hathaway, 87, of Mattapoisett, professional artist, teacher, and environmentalist passed away April 20, 2019, at her home after a prolonged illness. The daughter of the late Andrew J. and Gladys (Maertins) Alden and the wife of Bradford Allen Hathaway, she was born in Brockton and lived in Braintree during her youth. Her family moved permanently to Mattapoisett...

Evelyn St. Amand

Evelyn St. Amand

Apr 19, 2019

Evelyn St. Amand, 95, of Acushnet, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at home surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was the widow of the late Lucien A. St. Amand, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Silva and Angelina (Valley) Davignon. She...

Katherine L. Kozicki

Katherine L. Kozicki

Apr 19, 2019

Katherine Lorraine (Aurich) Kozicki, 89. of Marion, formerly of Lewistown, PA, passed away on Good Friday April 19, 2019. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Kozicki. Born December 7, 1929 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late George M. Aurich and Odelia M. (Simon) Aurich. Five brothers and three sisters preceded her in...

Richard T. Linhares

Richard T. Linhares

Apr 15, 2019

Richard T. Linhares, 76, of Wareham, formerly of Mattapoisett, passed away at home peacefully in his sleep on Monday April 15, 2019. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank J. and Mary (Thomas) Linhares, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life before moving to Wareham eight years ago. Richard enjoyed attending the Habilitation Assistance...

Dr. Jose Delgado

Dr. Jose Delgado

Apr 14, 2019

Jose Delgado, M.D., (D.L.) FAPA of Marion, MA passed away on April 14th, 2019 after a brief illness at the age of 95. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Antonio DaRosa Delgado and Isabella Barros (Fernandes) Delgado, he was raised in Raynham, Mass. His undergraduate degree was obtained at Brown University. During WWII he enlisted into the...

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...

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