Michelle Lawton
Jun 13, 2018
Michelle Lawton, 73, of New Bedford died peacefully at her home on Wednesday June 13, 2018. Born February 18, 1945 in New Bedford, she lived in Taunton until moving back to New Bedford in 1981. She was a long-time employee of Lifestream. Michelle's friends and family will remember her for her mischievousness and her smile. She loved to keep...
Leonor M. Luiz
Jun 12, 2018
Leonor M. Luiz , 95, of Dartmouth died June 12, 2018 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Miss Luiz was born in New Bedford, MA the daughter of the late Guilherme M. and Maria (Maciel) Luiz. She lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. She cherished her summer home at Perryville, Fairhaven, MA and especially the five...
Hilda B. Harrop
Jun 11, 2018
Hilda B. (Braz) Harrop, 87, of Mattapoisett passed away Monday June 11, 2018 after a brief illness. She was the wife of William M. Harrop, the love of her life. They had been married for 51 years. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late John and Emilia (Dias) Braz, she lived in Glastonbury, CT for many years before...
Fred Pacheco
Jun 11, 2018
Fred Pacheco, 65, of Dartmouth died Monday, June 11, 2018 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late David and Alice (Pacheco) Pacheco, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Fred was a good friend and an entrepreneurial thinker who pursued many interests over the years. A graduate of...
Anthony A. Gomes
Jun 11, 2018
Anthony A. Gomes, 64, of New Bedford died June 11, 2018 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alfred J. and Celia M. (Silva) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. A graduate of Roger Williams College, he recently retired from Southcoast Hospitals Group after 40 years of service. He was...
William J. Johnson
Jun 10, 2018
William J. Johnson, 68, of Mattapoisett died June 10, 2018 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Owen L. and Lillian (Normandin) Johnson, he grew up in Fairhaven, but lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Although he spent time as a photographer in Detroit, the majority of his life was spent as a...
Alice M. Ramos
Jun 9, 2018
Alice M. (Teixeira) Ramos, 82, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Saturday June 9, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of John F. Ramos; they had been married for 58 years. Born in Utica, New York, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Christina (Santos) Teixeira, she lived in New Bedford for most...
Maurice "Mudgie" Tavares
Jun 9, 2018
Maurice "Mudgie" Tavares passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Care One healthcare facility in New Bedford. Mudgie was the son of the late Alfred Tavares and the late Minnie Fermino, and the step-son of the late Charles A. Fermino, Sr. Born in Mattapoisett on April 13, 1931, Mudgie was given his nickname by his aunt,...
Beatrice Gladu
Jun 8, 2018
Beatrice (Rebello) Gladu, 87, of New Bedford passed away Friday June 8, 2018 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George R. Gladu. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio C. Rebello and Emilia (Pragana) Rebello Cardoza, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She is survived by two...
Joanna "Jenny" Deluz
Jun 6, 2018
Joanna "Jenny" DeLuz, 85, of Mattapoisett died June 6, 2018 at Sippican Healthcare Center. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Candidio and Mary (Lima) DeLuz, she lived in Mattapoisett her entire life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. Jenny was formerly employed by Aerovox before retiring from Acushnet Company. She enjoyed her family, knitting, and...
Mark J. Silva
Jun 4, 2018
Mark J. Silva, 64, of New Bedford died Monday, June 4, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Joseph and Louise (Cambra) Silva, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was employed by Bridgewater Credit Union...
Douglas E. Haskell
Jun 4, 2018
Douglas E. Haskell, 44, of Lakeville died June 4, 2018 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Elizabeth A. (Wilber) Haskell of East Freetown and the late Clifford F. Haskell, he lived in East Freetown and Lakeville most of his life. He was a member of the Christian Fellowship Center. Doug was formerly employed as a...
Paula J. Gomes
Jun 3, 2018
Paula J. (Oliveira) Gomes, 56, of New Bedford died June 3, 2018 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Ann M. (Gomes) Oliveira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include her 4 uncles, Rev. Martin Gomes of Fairhaven, Thomas Gomes of Wareham, Rev. Edmund Gomes of...
James M. Grace
Jun 3, 2018
James M. Grace, 65, of New Bedford passed away Sunday June 3, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Anna (Lopes) Grace and Manuel Ramos, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Grace was formerly employed as a school bus driver. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S....
Yvonne P. Melancon
Jun 3, 2018
Yvonne P. (Denault) Melancon, 74, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 3, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Melancon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late David and Anita (Gauthier) Denault, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Yvonne enjoyed traveling...
Robert A. Pinto
Jun 1, 2018
Robert Alan Pinto, 67, of Dartmouth passed away Friday June 1, 2018 from complications of epilepsy. He was the son of the late Antone C. and Eunice (Viera) Pinto. Robert was formerly employed by My Bread Baking Company until his retirement. He was the second youngest of the six Pinto sons who all grew up in Dartmouth. His pride...
Claudia B. Walton
Jun 1, 2018
Claudia B. (Decker) Walton, 83, of New Bedford died June 1, 2018 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Paul Walton. Born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Claude and Blanche (Murdock) Decker, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Walton was formerly employed by Raytheon and Pierce Garment prior to raising...
Donna M. Rosa
May 31, 2018
Donna M. Rosa, 59, of New Bedford died May 31, 2018 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Mary J. (Rose) Lopes and Peter F. Cruz, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed as a clerk at Third District Court for 17 years until her...
Christopher M. Anderson
May 31, 2018
Christopher Mark Anderson, 55, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Thursday May 31, 2018 at Marian Manor in Taunton. He is now at peace and at home with the Lord after a long debilitating illness. He is survived by his mother, Marie (Reale) Anderson; his father, Robert E. Anderson; his children, Erin Chace Oldham and her companion Scott...
Roseline A. Viera
May 30, 2018
Roseline A. (Rogers) Viera, 67, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday May 30, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John A. Viera. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late David and Lillian (Dias) Aranjo , she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Viera was formerly employed as an...
