Obituaries
Dennis P. Cornell
Aug 22, 2018
Dennis P. Cornell, 66, of New Bedford died August 22, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Rachel M. (Young) Cornell. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Robert N. and Teresa A. (Wade) Cornell, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Dennis was formerly employed as a truck...
Charlene M. Proto
Aug 21, 2018
Charlene M. (Medeiros) Proto, 67, of New Bedford died August 21, 2018 peacefully at home after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (DeCosta) Medeiros, she lived in Fall River before returning to New Bedford. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. Charlene was formerly employed by...
Jennifer Dos Santos
Aug 19, 2018
Jennifer Lee Dos Santos, 35, of New Bedford passed away Sunday August 19, 2018. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Rosa (Monteiro) Dos Santos and Manuel F. Dos Santos, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Jennifer was a person with a very big heart who loved to sing. In addition to her parents, she...
Lillian M. Corrado
Aug 16, 2018
Lillian M. (Renehan) Corrado, 101, of New Bedford passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late William N. Corrado. Born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of the late James and Alice (Hennessey) Renehan, she moved to New Bedford in 1941. Mrs. Corrado was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Edward B. Loughlin
Aug 16, 2018
Edward B. Loughlin, 96, of Fairhaven died on August 16, 2018 at Sippican Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Ruth B. (Bishop) Loughlin. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John J. and Mary A. (Galvin) Loughlin, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. Eddie was a communicant of St....
Valentyna E. Bindas
Aug 15, 2018
Valentyna E. Bindas ("Val") passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her daughter Lisa Bindas and her "daughter" Jacilyn Barnett on Wednesday morning, August 15, 2018. Valentyna was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1932 to Apolonia "Polly" Hodziewich (Wojtaszek) and Adolph Hodziewich. Growing up in the South End of New Bedford Val was very involved in the...
Linda M. Gomes
Aug 14, 2018
Linda M. Gomes, 54, of Hyde Park died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of Eva Gomes of New Bedford and the late Richard Cruz, she had lived in Boston for 20 years. Linda was a graduate of Roxbury Community College. She was employed by Boston...
Kharisma Ashlee James
Aug 13, 2018
Kharisma Ashlee James, age 33 passed away unexpectedly on Monday August 13, 2018 due to a tragic accident at Tippin Elementary School, El Paso, TX. Kharisma was a loving and devoted mother to Justus and Jasmine Holland of El Paso, TX. She leaves behind a loving family including uncle and aunt, Milford Jr "Uncle Butch" and Dorothy "Auntie Dot"...
Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore
Aug 12, 2018
Reverend Monsignor John F. Moore died at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River on Sunday, August 12, 2018. Msgr. Moore was born in New Bedford on July 1, 1933, the son of Patrick J. and Rose (McCabe) Moore, both natives of Ireland. He attended the parish schools of St. Lawrence Parish, graduating from The Holy Family High School...
Irene B. Livramento
Aug 12, 2018
Irene B. Livramento, 86, of New Bedford passed away Sunday August 12, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Clara (Brito) Livramento, she lived in Philadelphia for many years before returning to New Bedford several years ago. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Irene was...
Ronald M. Pion
Aug 10, 2018
Ronald M. Pion, 71, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Friday August 10, 2018. He was the husband of Claire J. (Cabral) Pion. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Roland and Florence (Cormier) Pion. Ron was formerly employed as a foreman at My Bread Baking Company until his retirement. He was currently working...
Cranston C. Lynch
Aug 9, 2018
Cranston Clarke "Whitey" Lynch, 89, of New Bedford died Thursday August 9, 2018. He was born February 26, 1929 as Edward Russell Hearson, Jr. to Edward Russell and Lois Mae (Minkler) Hearson in Newport, RI, and adopted and raised by Ms. Frances Lynch in North Kingstown, RI where he attended public school. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in...
Allan A. Monteiro, Sr.
Aug 9, 2018
Allan Anthony "T.T." Monteiro, Sr., 47, of Hyannis passed away suddenly in New Bedford on Thursday August 9, 2018. He was the husband of Shania (Mendes) Monteiro. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Robert R. and Ann M. (Barros) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Hyannis. T.T. was employed as...
Panagiota "Alice" Ferguson
Aug 9, 2018
Panagiota "Alice" (Nanopoulos) Ferguson, affectionately known as "Yota" or "Yiayia," 89, of Richmond, VA, formerly of New Bedford, died Thursday, August 9, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton S. Ferguson and her brother, Constantine Nanopoulos. She is survived by her children, Gregory Ferguson and his wife, Laura, Geoffrey Ferguson and his wife, Barbara and Heather...
Robert B. Davis
Aug 9, 2018
Robert Brown Davis 85, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday August 9, 2018 in Beverly, MA while in the company of friends and family. His death was a result of complications related to lung cancer. Robert was born on April 27, 1933 in New Bedford, MA to Aldena Brown Davis and William C. Davis of Fairhaven, MA. His...
Patrick J. Taffe
Aug 8, 2018
Patrick J. Taffe, 51, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington from post-surgical complications. He was the oldest and dearly beloved son of Jean C. (Reedy) Taffe of Dartmouth and the late Joseph P. Taffe, Jr. Born in New Bedford, Patrick lived in Dartmouth for most of his...
Donald F. Cleveland
Aug 7, 2018
Donald F. Cleveland, 89, of Dartmouth, died Tuesday August 7, 2018 at Care One at New Bedford. He was the husband of Therese J. "Terri" (Blanchette) Cleveland, to whom he was married for 68 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Milton and Loretta (LaPointe) Cleveland, he was formerly employed as a machinist at Hathaway Machinery...
Allan S. Bates
Aug 6, 2018
Allan S. Bates, 91, of Acushnet, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Maria A. (Dinis) Bates. Born in Dennisport, he was the son of the late Curtis S. Bates and Blanche D. (Paquette) Bates. Mr. Bates was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and the New Bedford Institute of...
Rosemary Boucher
Aug 5, 2018
Rosemary (Lyons) Boucher, 94, of New Bedford died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Paul J. "Ernest" Boucher, Sr. Born in White River Junction, VT, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Slattery) Lyons, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Nicholas M. Coutinho
Aug 5, 2018
In the early morning hours of Sunday August 5, 2018, Nicholas M. Coutinho lost his long battle with depression. Nick was born in New Bedford on July 15, 1985. He lived most of his life in Acushnet, attending Acushnet schools, and for the past few years resided in Fairhaven. Nick was about to begin his second year of college...
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