Obituaries
Darryl Creer
Jul 26, 2018
Darryl Creer, 58, of Fall River, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Thursday July 26, 2018. A visitation will be held on Thursday August 2, 2018 from 3-7 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. A repass will follow at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Fort Phoenix Post, 109 MIddle St., Fairhaven. A second...
Paul J. Connolly
Jul 26, 2018
Paul J. Connolly, 79, of Mattapoisett died July 26, 2018 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Carol A. (Burke) Connolly. Born and raised in Waltham, the son of the late Joseph J. and Marie E. (Belliveau) Connolly, he lived in Mattapoisett for over 35 years. He wintered in Venice, FL. Mr....
Abel A. Gaspar
Jul 26, 2018
Abel A. Gaspar, 92, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday July 26, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Agnes (Barboza) Gaspar; they had been married for 70 years. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Arnold and Rose (dePonte) Gaspar, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Gaspar was formerly employed as...
Alice G. Giammalvo
Jul 25, 2018
Alice G. (Muir) Giammalvo, 91, of New Bedford died July 25, 2018 peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late James J. Giammalvo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Philippe and Marianne (Boucher) Muir, she lived in New Bedford all of her life summering in Mattapoisett. Mrs. Giammalvo was a communicant of...
Joana Vieira
Jul 24, 2018
Joana "Gorda" (DePina) Vieira, 89, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday July 24, 2018 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long illness. She was the wife of Joao R. Vieira. Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Jose and Laura (Lopes) DePina, she had resided in New Bedford since 1979. She was a member...
Marjorie H. Fairhurst
Jul 23, 2018
Marjorie H. (Cheltenham) Fairhurst, 101, of Marion passed away Monday July 23, 2018. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Fairhurst. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Tolson Cheltenham and Ella (Reid) Boney, she lived in Newton, Waltham, and Needham, before moving to the New Bedford area in 2012. Mrs. Fairhurst was formerly employed as...
M. Shirley Bernier
Jul 21, 2018
M. Shirley (Silveira) Bernier passed on to the next life peacefully at home on Saturday July 21, 2018 surrounded by her family and grandchildren. Shirley was a dedicated teacher at Head Start and co-owner, along with her husband, of Cape Cod Cupola Co. in North Dartmouth. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, John E. Bernier, Jr.,...
Mary Elizabeth Hickey
Jul 21, 2018
Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Hickey of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 21, 2018 after a full life; she was 86. Mary "Lila" was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on August 19, 1931 to Edward and Margaret (Kelley) Brown; she was the second of ten children. Loving, patient and generous to many, Mary is survived...
Ann G. Zajac
Jul 21, 2018
Ann G. (Gorka) Zajac, 78, of New Bedford died Saturday July 21, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Michael C. Zajac, who passed away on April 27, 2018. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Alberski) Gorka, she lived in New Bedford all her...
John L. Spencer
Jul 21, 2018
John L. Spencer of New Bedford passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loved ones on July 21, 2018. He was the husband of the late Rose E. (Ferreira) Spencer whom he was married to for 56 years. Born in Ossining, NY, he later moved to Westchester County, NY, Waterbury, CT, and then Carver before residing in New Bedford...
Rita Reynolds
Jul 19, 2018
Rita (Esposito) Reynolds, 58, of Fairhaven passed away at home on Thursday July 19, 2018. Born in Neptune, NJ, the daughter of Dolores J. (Morris) Cooley and the late Louis Esposito, she lived in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven for many years. Rita had a great love for animals and enjoyed their love for her. She also liked sunning at the...
Manuel Neves
Jul 19, 2018
Manuel Neves, 79, of New Bedford died unexpectedly Thursday, July 19, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. 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 formerly employed by Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation for many years until his retirement. Manuel enjoyed socializing...
Mary Teresa Berube
Jul 19, 2018
Mary Teresa (Travers) Berube, 94, of Reno, Nevada passed away July 19, 2018 at her home. She was born February 1, 1924 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Peter and Helen (Osborne) Travers. Teresa lived most of her life in New Bedford, but lived in Wareham for several years before moving to Reno in 2007. She was formerly employed by...
Helen Puscizna
Jul 16, 2018
Helen (Samakes) Puscizna, 96, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 16, 2018 at the Hathaway Manor Nursing Facility. She was the wife of the late Theodore Puscizna. Born in Freetown, the daughter of the late John and Echalia (Karakovone) Samakes, she resided in Fairhaven most of her life. She was a devout and lifelong member of the...
Herbert R. Turner
Jul 14, 2018
Herbert R. Turner, 89, of New Bedford died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Julia M. (Gibau) Turner, with whom he had shared 64 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Olive S. Turner, he lived in New Bedford...
Elsa M. Wright
Jul 13, 2018
Elsa Mary (Millette) Wright, 96, of Fairhaven died peacefully on Friday, July 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Henry "Harry" Claire Wright. Born on October 2, 1921 in Long Beach, California, she was the only child of a British mother and a French-Canadian father. Elsa is remembered as a woman with...
Roger L. Botelho, Sr.
Jul 11, 2018
Roger L. "Cupcake" Botelho, Sr., 76, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday July 11, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Schlosser) Botelho. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edmund Botelho, Sr. and Jean (Sylvia) Woodbury, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Botelho...
Jennie B. Rodriques
Jul 10, 2018
Jennie B. (Pontes) Rodriques, 88, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday July 10, 2018 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Rodriques. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Elmer and Minnie (Fonseca) Pontes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Rodriques was formerly employed by ONBOARD Day...
Maurice J. Magnant
Jul 10, 2018
Maurice J. Magnant, 88, passed away Tuesday July 10, 2018 following a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. He was the son of the late Henry and Clarisse (Labbe) Magnant. Maurice served as a linesman in the United States Army during the Korean War. Upon his discharge, he went to work as a pressman at...
Virginia "Bobbie" Alexander
Jul 10, 2018
Virginia "Bobbie" (Sylvia) Alexander, 95, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday July 10, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David P. Alexander. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alfred and Virginia (Gracia) Sylvia, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Alexander was formerly...
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