Christine Grace Bertram
Jan 6, 2019
Christine Grace Bertram, age 66, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019, peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Christine was born on December 28, 1952, in New Bedford to Samuel and Marjorie Bertram and was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett, MA. She graduated with the Class of 1970 at Old Rochester...
Ellen Daniels Eilertsen
Jan 6, 2019
Ellen Daniels Eilertsen, 27, of Fairhaven passed away peacefully January 6, 2019 after a long battle with her disease. She was the loving mother of Sagan; beloved daughter of Tim and Maribeth (Violette) Eilertsen; loving sister of Brett Eilertsen and his wife Johnanne, Alex Eilertsen and his wife Meredith, and her younger brother Luke Eilertsen; loving granddaughter of Diana...
Julio "Skip" Alves
Jan 5, 2019
Julio Joseph "Skip" Alves, Jr., 75, passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness on January 5, 2019. He was the son of the late Julio Alves, Sr. and Alice (Neves) Alves. Skip was a graduate of New Bedford Regional Vocational High School, where he was a star basketball player. His basketball skills got him inducted into the...
June Vivian Ashe
Jan 4, 2019
June Vivian Ashe, 89, died peacefully on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Brandon Woods Nursing Home in Dartmouth, MA. Born on June 8,1929 in New Bedford, daughter of the late Augustine A. and Marie A. (Bertrand) Ashe, She resided in Dartmouth with John and Deborah DeBortoli and was formerly from New Bedford. As a young woman she graduated from...
Walter S. Jones, Jr
Jan 4, 2019
Walter S. Jones, Jr, 72, of New Bedford died January 4, 2019 peacefully at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Arlene M. (Estrella) Jones. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edith (Sullivan) Fox and Walter S. Jones, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Jones was...
Ronald A. Andrews
Jan 1, 2019
Ronald A. Andrews, 78, of Fairhaven died January 1, 2019 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Arlene M. (Pimental) Andrews. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Antonio G. Andrade and Alice S. (Silva) Andrews, he was raised in Cedarville and later lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven. He was...
Ruth A. Richards
Jan 1, 2019
Ruth A. (Mello) Richards, 88, of Fairhaven died January 1, 2019 at home after a long illness. Born in Taunton, daughter of the late Noah and Eva (Simons) Mello, she lived in Dartmouth, Acushnet and Fairhaven. She was formerly employed as a real estate agent for many years until her retirement. Mrs. Richards was an active member of Grace...
David W. Britton
Jan 1, 2019
David W. Britton, 61, of New Bedford, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was a devoted husband to the love of his life, Jill (Miller) Britton, and dedicated father to three girls he adored, Nicole (Britton) Manning, Ashley Britton and Katie (Britton) Camara. He leaves behind his six grandchildren with whom he...
Gerald R. Lapointe
Jan 1, 2019
Gerald R. Lapointe, 74, of New Bedford died January 1, 2019 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Armand and Loretta (Tardiff) Lapointe, he lived in California for 15 years before returning to New Bedford. Mr. Lapointe was formerly employed for the City of New Bedford, Department of...
Gilbert Ventura
Jan 1, 2019
Gilbert Ventura, 74, of Fairhaven died unexpectedly at home Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Gilbert and Cora (Ostman) Ventura, he had lived in Fairhaven for many years. Gilbert was employed as a commercial fisherman and Merchant Marine for many years until his retirement. He is survived by his son, James Ventura; his...
Mildred Depierre
Dec 31, 2018
Mildred (Brown) DePierre, 93, of Mattapoisett died December 31, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Michael DePierre. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Wallace and Mary Elizabeth (O'Grady) Brown, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. DePierre was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in...
John H. Pacheco
Dec 31, 2018
John H. "Coach" Pacheco, 80, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on December 31, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on October 21, 1938 in New Bedford, MA where he lived all his life. Father, husband, grandfather, teacher, storyteller and coach were the important roles he played in his life of service to others. He was a...
Gloria J. Snyder
Dec 31, 2018
SNYDER - Gloria J. (Evans), 67, of Mattapoisett, MA passed away on December 31, 2018 at Atria Assisted Living in Fairhaven, MA. She was the wife of William G. Snyder, whom she was married to for 45 years. Born in Kingston, PA on January 7, 1951, Gloria was the daughter of the late Ernest and Martha (Hickey) Evans. She...
Barbara L. Langlois
Dec 29, 2018
Barbara L. (Warburton) Langlois, 88, died at home in Mattapoisett on Saturday, December 29, 2018 surrounded by family. She was predeceased by her husband John A. (Chick) Langlois and her beloved only child, John D. Langlois, who passed away in 2016. She lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life and wintered in Sarasota, FL. Born in New Bedford...
Joseph G. Camacho, Jr.
Dec 27, 2018
Joseph Gomes "Joe" Camacho, Jr. passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Home after a long illness. Joe was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 29, 1928 to the late Jose and Augusta (Fernandes) Camacho. He is survived by his brother Vasco Camacho of Charleston, South Carolina, his son James of Fairhaven,...
Annette R. Moran
Dec 27, 2018
Annette R. (Paquin) Moran, 81, of Mattapoisett passed away on Thursday December 27, 2018. She was the wife of retired Mattapoisett Police Chief James F. Moran. Born and raised in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mercedes (Lavoie) Paquin and stepdaughter of the late Beatrice Paquin. She was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High...
Violeta Fernandes
Dec 26, 2018
Violeta (Saraiva) Fernandes, 93, of Dartmouth died Wednesday December 26, 2018 at Brookdale Dartmouth Village after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Fernandes; they had been married for 67 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Emilia (Teixeira) Saraiva, she lived in New Bedford for most of her...
Frances M. Ward
Dec 26, 2018
Frances M. Ward, 84, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday December 26, 2018 at Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Frank and Agnes (Ryan) Ward, she lived in Allston for many years before moving to New Bedford in 1976. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church, where she was...
Michael Howard
Dec 26, 2018
Michael Howard, 64, of Dartmouth passed away suddenly on Wednesday December 26, 2018. He was the loving husband of Suzanne A. (Daigle) Howard. Born in Brockton, the son of the late Walter E. and Dorothy M. (Loan) Howard, he was raised in New Bedford and resided in Dartmouth for the past 34 years. Mickey was formerly employed as a...
Ronald A. "Chippy" Lauzon
Dec 25, 2018
Ronald A. "Chippy" Lauzon, 78 died December 25, 2018 peacefully surrounded by his family after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Conrad "Jim" Lauzon and Eileen M. (Casey) Marion, he lived in new Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as a union carpenter and later worked at Tremblay Bus Company. Mr....
