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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
