Obituaries

Richard Arthur

Richard Arthur

Sep 29, 2018

Richard "Dick" Arthur, 85, of Marion, MA, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on September 29, 2018 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. He was born on April 16, 1933 in Newburyport, MA to Irving S. Arthur and Edith C. (McDaniel) Arthur. He is survived by his wife, Sally Fallon, and his daughters, Jeanne Arthur and...

Patricia A. Parkin

Patricia A. Parkin

Sep 28, 2018

Patricia A. (Neves) Parkin, 60, of East Freetown passed away suddenly on Thursday September 28, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Rachel A. (Gregoire) and Joseph T. Neves, Jr., she lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford before moving to East Freetown. Pat was formerly employed as a driver and dispatcher for...

Louis R. Moreau

Louis R. Moreau

Sep 28, 2018

Louis Roland Moreau, 95, of New Bedford passed away on Friday September 28, 2018 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Louis R. was born in Attleboro on December 12, 1922, to Joseph T. and Louise (LaCroix) Moreau. He graduated from New Bedford High School and on August 2, 1942 he married Dorothy M. Higgins, the love of his...

Lucille B. Kolbeck

Lucille B. Kolbeck

Sep 28, 2018

Lucille B. (Larocque) Kolbeck, 84, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday September 28, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Kolbeck. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Wanda (Rymut) Larocque. A graduate of Holy Family High School, she earned her R.N. license at St....

Antone "Tony" Ramos

Antone "Tony" Ramos

Sep 25, 2018

Antone "Tony" Ramos, 89, of New Bedford, passed away on September 25, 2018 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Theresa A. (Silva) Ramos. They were happily married for 60 years. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Mary (Gomes) Ramos and Joaquim Ramos, he lived in New Bedford all of...

Roland H. Blanchard

Roland H. Blanchard

Sep 23, 2018

Roland H. Blanchard, 89, of New Bedford passed away Sunday September 23, 2018. He was the husband of Mary Frances (Flood) Blanchard. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Fridolin and Adwilda Blanchard, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, where...

George F. Henry

George F. Henry

Sep 21, 2018

George F. Henry, 65, of New Bedford died September 21, 2018 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Dube) Henry. Born and raised in Acushnet, son of the late Ellis C. and Barbara (Kennedy) Henry, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Henry was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman...

Joao M. "Djandjan" Gonsalves

Joao M. "Djandjan" Gonsalves

Sep 21, 2018

Joao M. "Djandjan" Gonsalves, 93, of New Bedford died September 21, 2018 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Judith (Pina Barros) Gonsalves and the late Mary D. (Cosmo) "Maymie" Gonsalves. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Manuel A. and Matilda L. (Lomba) Gonsalves, he lived in Jersey City, NJ before moving to...

Albert C. Bosworth

Albert C. Bosworth

Sep 21, 2018

Albert (Bud) Calvin Bosworth, 91, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday morning September 21, 2018. Mr. Bosworth was the owner of Bosworth Insurance Agency, Inc. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Hazel, and their children, James...

Stella M. Cromwell

Stella M. Cromwell

Sep 21, 2018

Stella M. (Moraes) Cromwell, 89, of New Bedford passed away Friday September 21, 2018 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Calvin J. "Buddy" Cromwell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (DosSantos) Moraes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Cromwell was formerly employed as...

Lily Hall

Lily Hall

Sep 18, 2018

Lily (Rego) Hall, 78, of Acushnet passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday September 18, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ronald E. Hall. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John M. and Lily (Monks) Rego, she lived in Acushnet for many years. Mrs. Hall began her long banking career as a...

Robert H. Atkinson, Sr.

Robert H. Atkinson, Sr.

Sep 18, 2018

Robert H. Atkinson, Sr., of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully early Tuesday, 18 September 2018, at Brookdale Dartmouth Village in Dartmouth, MA. He was 88 years old. Mr. Atkinson is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Elizabeth, and their two children, Robert (Jr) and his wife, Christine, of Charleston, SC and Sarah (Cammiso) and her husband, Marty, of...

Jeremiah J. "Jay" Froh

Jeremiah J. "Jay" Froh

Sep 18, 2018

Jeremiah James "Jay" Froh, 38, of Cape Coral, Florida passed away Tuesday September 18, 2018. Born in New Bedford, the son of Harlyn "Butch" and Kimberly (White) Froh, he lived in Rochester for most of his life. He had also resided in Boston and California, before moving to Florida three years ago. Jay was a shop consultant for Market...

Christine G. Curhan-Pina

Christine G. Curhan-Pina

Sep 18, 2018

Christine G. Curhan-Pina, 63, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Frank Pina, and loving mother of Aris J. Curhan-Pina. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Evelyn C. (Pires) Santos and Abraham Curhan, she lived in New Bedford for most of her...

Janet M. Mullarkey

Janet M. Mullarkey

Sep 17, 2018

Janet M. (Luce) Mullarkey, 74, of New Bedford passed away Monday September 17, 2018 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Mullarkey. Born in Newton, the daughter of the late Kenneth A. and Dorothea M. (Fandrey) Luce, she lived in New Bedford for most of...

Agnes L. Lange

Agnes L. Lange

Sep 16, 2018

Agnes L. (Tatro) Lange, 91, of New Bedford died Sunday, September 16, 2018 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis H. Lange. Born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Edgar and Louise (Beehlar) Tatro, she lived in California for many years before moving to New Bedford. She was a communicant of St....

Marie A. Collet

Marie A. Collet

Sep 14, 2018

Marie A. (Bergeron) Collet, 84, of New Bedford died September 14, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Robert C. Collet, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Raoul and Alice (Morel) Bergeron, she lived in New Bedford all of her life....

Barbara C. Dziuba

Barbara C. Dziuba

Sep 12, 2018

Barbara C. (Cembalisty) Dziuba, 86, of West Wareham died September 12, 2018 at McCarthy Care Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Joseph F. Dziuba. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Stanislaw A. and Zofia (Gorczyca) Cembalisty, she lived in New Bedford before moving to West Wareham in 2010. She was formerly employed...

Carl M. Natho

Carl M. Natho

Sep 12, 2018

Carl M. Natho, 72, of New Bedford passed away suddenly but peacefully on September 12, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. He is survived by his wife Angela, his sons, Christopher and Andrew, his brother Brad and sister-in-law Mary Kay, as well as his mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Tapper. He was predeceased by his parents, Carl and Muriel Natho, his beloved...

Martha M. Cardoza

Martha M. Cardoza

Sep 11, 2018

MARTHA M. CARDOZA "A rare compound of frolic and fun." Martha M. (George) Cardoza, 82, of Fairhaven passed away at home on Tuesday September 11, 2018, surrounded by her family after a long illness with multiple myeloma. She was the widow of Richard P. Cardoza, Sr. Born in Cranston, RI, the daughter of the late Louis and Bernice (Titus)...

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