Virginia Fernandes Martins
May 30, 2018
Virginia Fernandes Martins, 84, of New Bedford died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Antonio and Luiza (Fernandes) Martins, she lived in Brava before moving to New Bedford in 1991. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Virginia was a...
Raymond M. Boulanger
May 29, 2018
Raymond M. Boulanger, 82, of New Bedford died May 29, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. He was the husband of Alberta A. (Perry) Boulanger, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Romeo H. and Alice (Correia) Boulanger, he lived in New Bedford...
Maria Fernanda Carvalho
May 28, 2018
Maria Fernanda (Freitas) Carvalho, 80, of New Bedford died Monday May 28, 2018 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, the daughter of the late Manuel and Georgina Freitas Vieira, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Carvalho was formerly employed as a stitcher at the Fairhaven...
William J. Ochab
May 28, 2018
William J. Ochab, 98, of New Bedford died Monday, May 28, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Known to his family and friends as "Bill," he was the loving husband of the late Beverly H. (Boman) Ochab, to whom he was married for almost 65 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jan...
Paul F. Devine
May 28, 2018
Paul Francis Devine, 75, of Mattapoisett, MA, and Englewood, FL, and formerly of Norwood, MA, passed away peacefully, with loving family by his side, on May 28, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Patrick J. and Loretta (Coakley) Devine. He was the beloved husband of Charlene (Tobin)...
Linda M. Ferreira
May 27, 2018
Linda M. Ferreira, 68, of Fairhaven passed away Sunday May 27, 2018 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous six month battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of almost 50 years, Richard E. Ferreira; her daughters, Karyn Ferreira Oliveira and her husband Frank, and Desiree Ferreira; her sisters, Michelle Sneed and Jacqueline Sylvia; her granddaughters,...
Bernard T. Swansey
May 26, 2018
Bernard T. Swansey, 83, of Franklin died Saturday May 26, 2018 at the Tippett Home in Needham. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late George E. and Kathleen V. (Martin) Swansey. He was a graduate of Monsignor Coyle High School in Taunton and Stonehill College. Mr. Swansey was formerly employed in financial services for the...
Kathleen Moriarty Ackerman
May 26, 2018
Kathleen (Kate) Moriarty Ackerman passed away peacefully on May 26, 2018 at her home in Marion. Born in Nantucket on June 22, 1930, Kate was the daughter of Alan Moriarty and Kathleen Cronin Moriarty. After a childhood spent on Nantucket and in New Bedford, Kate went to college at Rivier University in Nashua, NH. She received her B.A. from...
Denise Silva
May 26, 2018
Denise (Nunes) Silva of Acushnet, wife of Jeffrey P. Silva, passed away Saturday May 26, 2018 at the age of 54. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford and Acushnet all of her life. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School, and the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, where she received Bachelors degrees in Accounting...
Guy J. Sinagra, Sr.
May 24, 2018
Guy J. Sinagra, Sr., 76, of New Bedford passed away Thursday May 24, 2018 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Bernice A. (Denault) Sinagra. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Mabel (Coucci) Souza and James Sinagra, he lived in New Bedford all of his...
Beverley P. Lake
May 22, 2018
Beverley P. (Parkin) Lake, 87, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday May 22, 2018. Born in Acushnet, Beverley was the daughter of the late Robert Parkin and Emma Sergeant Parkin Jackson. She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Wesley E. Lake, Jr.; her son Alan W. Lake...
Raymond F. Lemos
May 20, 2018
Raymond Frank Lemos, 90, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Sunday May 20, 2018 surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sophie K. (Krones) Lemos. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel Lemos and Loretta (Jacob) Dusablon, he lived in New Bedford for most of...
Shirley M. Hartley
May 18, 2018
Shirley M. (Rhodes) Hartley, 90, of Rochester died May 18, 2018. She was exactly where she wanted to be, at home and surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong resident of Rochester, a graduate of the Waterman School, Wareham High School and St. Luke's Hospital, School of Nursing. She was married to the late Greenwood "Sonny" Hartley, Jr,...
Darlene J. "Skeet" Gonsalves
May 18, 2018
Darlene J. "Skeet" Gonsalves, 56, of New Bedford passed away Friday May 18, 2018 after a long illness. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was formerly employed as a bus driver for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority until her retirement. She is survived by her sons, Michael Gonsalves and his wife Nichola of Stoughton, and Kevin Gonsalves and...
Mary T. Queen
May 17, 2018
Mary T. (Balestracci) Queen, 90, of Mashpee died May 17, 2018 at Brookdale Dartmouth Village after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Louis D. Queen. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emilio and Ida (Baldini) Balestracci, she lived on Cape Cod for many years and wintered in Florida. Mrs. Queen...
Robert S. Shields, Jr.
May 16, 2018
Robert S. Shields, Jr., 64, of Bluffton, SC passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Hilton Head Hospital. Born in West Hartford, CT on February 15, 1954, Rob was the eldest son of the late Robert and Marilyn Shields. He was the husband of Joanne (Lemaire) Shields, with whom he celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary this past...
Dorothy J. Lewis
May 14, 2018
Dorothy J. Lewis, married for 64 years to the late Edward W. Lewis of Mattapoisett, died on May 14, 2018 at home under hospice care. Mrs. Lewis was born in Schenectady, NY in 1931 and was a resident of Mattapoisett since 1964. Dorothy was a Welcome Wagon Hostess for twenty years and worked at Old Rochester Regional High School...
Dorothy A. Hogan
May 13, 2018
Dorothy A. Hogan, 96, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was a resident of Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven at the time of her death and a prior resident of Autumn Glen in Dartmouth. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late James J. and Margaret M. (Coughlin) Hogan, she lived...
Paul Anthony Almeida
May 13, 2018
Paul Anthony Almeida, 66, of New Bedford died Sunday, May 13, 2018 comfortably at home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Pedro A. and Joan M. (Gomes) Almeida, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the...
Robert C. Kyser
May 12, 2018
Robert C. "Bob" Kyser, 59, of Acushnet, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday May 12, 2018. He is lovingly survived by his longtime companion Paula Duarte of Acushnet, his sister Lee Ann of Dedham, and brother Doug and his partner Margi Cochran of Vermont. He was the son of the late Ann E. (MacLean) Mitchell. He is also survived...
