Judith M. Thornhill
Feb 10, 2025
Judith Mae (Vieira) Thornhill, 84, of New Bedford died peacefully on Monday February 10, 2025 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Carl Thornhill.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Mary (Sa) Rogers, she resided in New Bedford all of her life. She was married to Carl...
Michael Joe Willbanks
Feb 9, 2025
Michael Joe Willbanks, 70, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Born in Acushnet, son of the late Lownes Willbanks and Patricia (Owen) Hart, he lived in New Bedford most of his life.
Mike was a well-known antique dealer and worked at Cottage Antiques for many years. He enjoyed collecting antique...
Doris A. Fonseca
Feb 9, 2025
Doris A. (Gomes) Fonseca, 84, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday February 9, 2025 surrounded by her beloved family.
Born on January 25, 1941 in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Frances (Andrews) Gomes, Richard Gomes, and Olympia (Drake) Gomes.
Doris was a faithful and devoted Catholic. Being...
Roy D. Pina
Feb 8, 2025
Roy D. Pina, 94, of New Bedford passed away on Saturday February 8, 2025.
Born in Boston, the son of the late Lillian (Lopes) Butler and Frank Pina and his wife Amelia G. Pina, he lived in New Bedford for many years and in California for 22 years.
Roy was formerly employed as a machine...
Jose Alberto “Simão” Alves
Feb 7, 2025
Jose Alberto "Simão" Alves, age 77, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Born in Faial, Azores, Portugal, a son of the late Manuel and Maria Adelaide (de Simas) Alves, he came to the United States in 1967. He resided in New Bedford, MA until 1983 and then moved to San Jose, CA. In 2015,...
Lorraine F. Grant
Feb 7, 2025
Lorraine F. (Souza) Grant, 85, of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 7, 2025. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Grant.
Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone and Rose (Francis) Souza, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life before retiring to Dartmouth.
Lorraine was a...
Doris E. Grant
Feb 7, 2025
Doris Eleanor (Taber) Grant, 93, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025 at her home in Marion, MA, surrounded by all three of her children. Doris was born in New Bedford to Lloyd and Helen (Hathaway) Taber on April 8, 1931. She and her husband Robert "Bob" Grant raised their family in Peabody, MA, before returning to the South...
Manuel S. Gonsalves
Feb 6, 2025
Manuel S. "Sonny" Gonsalves, 87, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and New Bedford passed away Thursday February 6, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rachel A. (Pereira) Gonsalves.
Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, the son of the late Manuel S. and Mary (Santos) Gonsalves, he later lived in Boston where he graduated...
Joyce A. Caton
Feb 6, 2025
Joyce A. (Paiva) Caton, 75, of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 6, 2025 after a long illness. She was the wife of George D. Sylvia.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John Paiva and Phyllis J. (Lemieux) Gamage, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
Joyce was formerly employed...
Esther M. Raposa
Feb 5, 2025
Esther M. (Reed) Raposa, 87, of Dartmouth died Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Tufts Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Donald P. Raposa.
Born in Providence, RI, daughter of the late Tom and Elsie (Burgess) Reed, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life.
She...
Paul Newby Grace
Feb 4, 2025
Paul Newby Grace, 70, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Known affectionately by everyone as Newby, Paul Grace was an excellent musician and performed professionally throughout the region. He began playing keyboards at an early age, becoming a soulful keyboard player and singer who put his heart and soul into his music. He...
Robert E. Crabbe, Jr.
Feb 4, 2025
Robert Elson Crabbe Jr., 82 years old, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, left this world a better place on February 4, 2025, surrounded by his adoring family.
Robert was born in Camden, NJ on February 19, 1942. He was the son of the late Robert Crabbe and Alicia (Sandecki) Crabbe. His family settled in Mattapoisett,...
Mary Jane "Macy" Ducharme
Feb 4, 2025
Mary Jane "Macy" (Healy) Ducharme, 81 years old, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday February 4, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Ducharme.
Mary lived the first 10 years of her life in Fairhaven, before moving to New Bedford. She graduated from Holy Family High School, class of 1961.
Her...
Anthony Joseph Almeida, Jr.
Feb 3, 2025
Anthony Joseph Almeida Jr., "Tony", of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully Monday, February 3rd, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband to Karen Almeida (Bailey), and father to Gillian Almeida and her wife April Almeida, Gayle Almeida Murphy and her husband JP Murphy and Gabrielle Almeida.
Born on February 8th, 1961 in Melrose, MA son...
Romeo Xon Mendez
Feb 2, 2025
Romeo Xon Mendez, 46, of New Bedford passed away Sunday February 2, 2025 at home after a long illness.
He was born in Zacualpa, Quiche, Guatemala and lived in New Bedford for the past 20 years
Romeo was formerly employed as a packer in the seafood processing industry.
He is survived by his...
Nancy S. Wilusz
Feb 1, 2025
Nancy S. Wilusz, 78, of Acushnet passed away Saturday February 1, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Eugene Wilusz. The couple had been happily married for 56 years. She was the mother of David Wilusz of White Plains, NY, Amy Spencer of Andover, MA, and Julie Bender of Amesbury, MA. She was the mother-in-law...
Eva Sylvia
Jan 31, 2025
Eva (Aires) Sylvia, 91, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 31, 2025.
Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Monteiro) Aires, who both immigrated from Portugal.
She was formerly employed by Berkshire Hathaway and Vermette and Bates Insurance in New Bedford.
Eva had...
Adolfo F. Barbosa
Jan 31, 2025
Adolfo F. Barbosa, 45, of New Bedford passed away Friday January 31, 2025 after a long illness. He was the husband of Mistique A. (DeMoranville) Barbosa.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, the son of the late Luisa Gomes Fortes and Telmo D. Barbosa, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life.
Adolfo was formerly...
Mario P. Luzza
Jan 31, 2025
Marino P. "Mario" Luzza, age 92, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 31, 2025. Born on March 21, 1932, in Acquaro, Italy, he was the beloved husband of Nelida "Lucy" (Finocchiaro) Luzza for 65 wonderful years.
The son of the late Ambrosio and Pasqualina (Nicolaci) Luzzi, Mario was raised in Calabria, Italy. He went on...
Marie Jeanette Petruck
Jan 29, 2025
Marie Jeanette (Gomes) Petruck, 68, of South Easton died Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Mark G. Petruck.
Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Eugenia (Duarte) Gomes, she was raised in New Bedford and later lived in Fairhaven and South Easton.
Jeanette...
