Obituaries

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)...

John Cabral

John Cabral

Sep 9, 2018

John Cabral, 95, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday September 9, 2018. He was the husband of the late Gilda (Souza) Cabral. Mr. Cabral was the proprietor of J.C. Motors, and later worked for the New Bedford Council on Aging. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Navy. Many years ago, he had played football for the...

George Fonseca

George Fonseca

Sep 9, 2018

George Fonseca, 80, of New Bedford, MA passed away on September 9, 2018 after a long illness. George was born in New Bedford, the son of the late John Salles Fonseca and Guimar (Silva) Fonseca. He attended Aviation High School in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from The School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. He served in the...

Andrew M. Cabral, Sr.

Andrew M. Cabral, Sr.

Sep 8, 2018

Andrew M. Cabral, Sr., 32, of New Bedford died September 8, 2018 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital after complications from open heart surgery. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Quinn) Cabral. Born in New Bedford, the son of Jane (Bonas) Shea and her husband Justin Shea, Sr. of Lakeville and Edward Cabral and his wife Jane of Fairhaven,...

Joseph P. Azevedo

Joseph P. Azevedo

Sep 8, 2018

Joseph P. Azevedo, 60, of New Bedford passed away at home in the arms of the Lord on Saturday September 8, 2018 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Rafael and Mary (DaLomba) Azevedo, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a member of New Life South Coast....

Jeffrey S. Pina

Jeffrey S. Pina

Sep 6, 2018

Jeffrey S. Pina, 63, of New Bedford passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Cheryl A. (Mendes) Pina. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John Andrade and the late Agnes (Rose) Pina, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High...

Anthony S. Zielinski, Jr.

Anthony S. Zielinski, Jr.

Sep 6, 2018

Anthony S. Zielinski Jr., 87, of Fairhaven went home to the Lord on Thursday September 6, 2018. He is the husband of the late Marguerite A. (Daley) Zielinski. Born in New Bedford, the son of Anthony S. and Stella (Pabis) Zielinski, he resided most of his life in Dartmouth. Anthony graduated from New Bedford High School, Massachusetts Maritime Academy,...

Elaine R. Santos

Elaine R. Santos

Sep 6, 2018

Elaine R. (Moore) Santos, 59, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday September 6, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief courageous battle with leukemia. She was the wife of August M. "Gus" Santos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas S. and Mary (Morgan) Moore, she lived in Dartmouth for the last 30 years. She was...

Elizabeth C. "Libby" Amaral

Elizabeth C. "Libby" Amaral

Sep 6, 2018

Elizabeth C. "Libby" (Conceicao) Amaral, 99, of New Bedford died September 6, 2018 peacefully at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the widow of Edward "Breezy-Marla" Amaral. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Miquel and Mary (Lopes) Conceicao, she was raised by her late aunt and uncle, Frances and Antone Fortes. She was raised on Martha's Vineyard...

Claire A. Alves

Claire A. Alves

Sep 6, 2018

Claire A. Alves, 90, of Fairhaven died September 6, 2018 peacefully at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Clarence M. Alves, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Simeon and Anna (Duval) Sabourin, she lived in New Bedford and Freetown most of her life before moving to Fairhaven 18 years ago. Mrs....

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