Anthony N. Costa
Dec 7, 2018
Anthony N. Costa, 87, of East Freetown passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John N. Costa and Maria P. (Nobre) Costa, he lived in Freetown for most of his life. Anthony was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked in the construction industry for many...
Gilda P. Harrison
Dec 4, 2018
Gilda P. (Perez) Harrison, 88, of Somerset, died December 4, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Benedict J. "John" Harrison, with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Jose G. and Gilda C. (Carreiro) Perez, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving...
Althea Mahon
Dec 4, 2018
Althea "Mickey" (Stuart) Mahon, 83, of New Bedford passed away at her home on Tuesday December 4, 2018. She was the wife of the late James J. Mahon. Born in New York City, Althea was the daughter of the late Frank Stuart and Mary (Conway) Kenney. She was also the stepdaughter of the late Roy Kenney. Althea spent most...
Dolores E. Murphy
Dec 3, 2018
Dolores E. (Woodford) Murphy, 86, of Marion died December 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Ronald F. Murphy. Born in Quincy, daughter of the late Michael F. and Katherine (Campbell) Woodford and raised by her late aunt, Elizabeth Campbell, she lived in Marion most of her life. She...
Joseph H. Barros
Dec 2, 2018
Joseph H. Barros, 89, of New Bedford died December 2, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Lombard) Barros. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Henrique and Martiniana (DaRosa) DeBarros, he lived in New Bedford since 1945. Mr. Barros was a communicant of Our Lady...
Roland A. Casavant
Dec 2, 2018
Roland A. Casavant, 94, of Dartmouth died Sunday, December 2, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in South Berwick, Maine, son of the late Fred and Mary Louise (Tondreault) Casavant, he lived in Greenwich Village, New York for most of his life before moving to New Bedford in 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II....
Joseph E. Piva
Dec 2, 2018
Joseph E. Piva, 77, of New Bedford died December 2, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Mary L. (Medeiros) Piva, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Piva was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels in the New Bedford fleet....
Michael J. Knight
Dec 1, 2018
Michael J. Knight, 33, of Mattapoisett died December 1, 2018 unexpectedly at Beth Israel Hospital. Born in Wareham, son of Peter F. and Diane R. (McGadden) Knight, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was employed by several local concrete companies for many years and was a member of Laborer's International Union Local 610. Mike was a...
Richard W. Andrade
Nov 30, 2018
Richard W. Andrade, 66, of New Bedford died November 30, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Louise Ann (Medeiros) Andrade. Born in Mannheim, Germany, son of Robert A. Andrade of Fairhaven and the late Gunda (Schornhäuser) Andrade, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford all of his life. Richard was formerly...
Harriet E. Servais
Nov 30, 2018
Harriet E. (Clarke) Servais, 90, of New Bedford died November 30, 2018 at home after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. She was the wife of Paul H. Servais, Sr. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Thomas and Eva (Duffy) Clarke, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Servais was a communicant of...
Raymond L. Messier
Nov 30, 2018
Born and raised in New Bedford, MA, son of the late Joseph A and Lillian M (Dufresne) Messier, Mr. Messier lived in Lambertville, NJ before returning to New Bedford several years ago. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Messier was known for his business acumen and sense of humor. He was formerly employed as an insurance broker and...
Josefa R. Freire
Nov 27, 2018
Josefa R. Freire, 84, of New Bedford, Massachusetts died November 27, 2018 peacefully at home after a long illness. Born in Maio, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Honorio and Leopoldina (Rosa) Freire, she lived in New Bedford for the last 17 years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Josefa was a local leader...
Edmund R. Hebert
Nov 27, 2018
Edmund R. Hebert, 82, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Alden Court Nursing Care Center in Fairhaven after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elaine R. (Morgan) Hebert to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Edmund J. and Millicent (Casey) Hebert, he lived in Fairhaven for many...
Mario S. Bala
Nov 27, 2018
Mario S. Bala, 78, of New Bedford died November 27, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Laura (Baptista) Bala, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Jose and Biblina (Sena) Bala, he lived in Acushnet and New Bedford...
Joseph M. Thomas
Nov 24, 2018
Joseph M. Thomas, 86, of New Bedford died unexpectedly at home on November 24, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Norma Thomas; they had been married for 48 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael and Rachel (Jacob) Thomas, he lived all of his life in New Bedford. He was a communicant of Our...
Michael T. Berard
Nov 24, 2018
Michael T. Berard, 54, of Plymouth died November 24, 2018 unexpectedly at Beth Israel Hospital in Plymouth. Born in Stamford, CT, son of Paul G. and Patricia A. (Paul) Berard, he lived in the New Bedford area most of his life before moving Plymouth 3 years ago. He was employed by Dedham Medical Associates for many years. Mr. Berard...
Mary K. Dubois
Nov 24, 2018
Mary K. (Lane) Dubois, 65, of New Bedford died peacefully at home on Saturday November 24th. She was the beloved wife of the late Gary Dubois, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Taunton, the daughter the late John and Mary Lane, she lived in New Bedford for most of her adult life. Mary graduated from...
Basilio Bulquiren Bides
Nov 23, 2018
Basilio Bulquiren Bides, 86, died peacefully Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Basilio was born May 23, 1932 to Alejo and Esperanza (Bulquiren) Bides in Panay, Capiz, Philippines, the third of seven children. He graduated High School from Philippine Christian College Manila in 1948, after which he pursued Liberal Arts at Tomas Claudio Memorial...
Ricardo John Cruz
Nov 23, 2018
Ricardo John Cruz, of New Bedford, MA died in Brigham & Women's Hospital surrounded by his family on November 23, 2018, at the age of 65 years old. Ricardo is survived by his wife Lenora Cruz; two daughters Alicia Cruz, Latoya Freeman and Eric Freeman (son-in-law); four grandchildren, Alyjah Adams, Iyanna Adams, Adyen Cruz-Adams, and Taylor Freeman; two brothers...
Adam Troy Rose
Nov 23, 2018
Adam Troy Rose, 56, of Dartmouth died November 23, 2018 at Tewksbury State Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Johnnie Mae (Fox) Rose and Frank Rose, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a member of the Christian Fellowship Center. Mr. Rose was formerly employed as a custodian at Fairhaven Lumber...
