Tomas Cuin Tol
Nov 23, 2017
Tomas Chin Tol, 55, of New Bedford died November 23, 2017 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. His visiting hours will be held on Saturday, December 2nd from 2-4 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Burial will be in Guatemala.
Grace Cruz
Nov 23, 2017
Grace (Rocha) Cruz, 88, of New Bedford died November 23, 2017 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John P. Cruz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Severiano and Carolina (Almeida) Rocha, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Cruz was a communicant of Our Lady of the...
James Gomes, Jr.
Nov 23, 2017
James Gomes, Jr., 81, of New Bedford died Thursday November 23, 2017 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Theodora A. (Britto) Gomes. Born in Freetown, the son of the late James Gomes, Sr. and Elizabeth (Gomes) Gomes, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of...
William Frederick Hingston
Nov 23, 2017
William Frederick Hingston of Marion, MA, formerly of Needham, age 93, died November 23, 2017, after a brief illness. He was predeceased by Christina K. Hingston, his beloved wife of 63 years who passed away in 2016. He is survived by his children Mark (Ann) Hingston, Jane (Kim) Peck, and Kathryn (Bill) Carroll; six grandchildren Robert, David (Amy) and...
Edward W. "Red" Santos
Nov 18, 2017
Edward W. "Red" Santos, 94, of New Bedford died November 18, 2017 peacefully at Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of the late Eileen M. (Boyle) Santos. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of the late John and Belmira (Rego) Santos, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed by J.C. Rhodes...
Terrance M. Johnson
Nov 18, 2017
Terrance M. Johnson, 59, of New Bedford died November 18, 2017. Born in Newport, RI, the son of the late Otis and Marie (Fermino) Johnson, he lived in Atlanta many years before moving to New Bedford. He enjoyed, singing, dancing and reading his Bible. Survivors include 4 sons, Dwayne DePina, Devon Williams, John Johnson, II and Mark Williams; 2...
Rita V. Gagne
Nov 17, 2017
Rita V. (Benoit) Gagne, 91, of Fairhaven, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at her daughter's home, where she had been cared for by her daughter Susan Bruce and granddaughter Michaela Smith. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Oliver and Delina (Barrie) Benoit, she lived in Acushnet for many years before moving to Fairhaven six...
Louis J. Martin
Nov 17, 2017
Louis John "Louie" Martin, 24, of Dartmouth passed away Friday November 17, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of Nicole Charbonneau Martin of Brooksville, FL and John L. Martin of Dartmouth, he lived in Acushnet and Dartmouth for most of his life. Louie was formerly employed as a line cook at the Back Eddy in Westport. He was...
Robert E. Seaberg
Nov 15, 2017
Robert E. Seaberg, 81, of Windsor, CT, passed away Wednesday November 15, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Emil and Helen (Schulze) Seaberg, he lived in Windsor, for the last 50 years. Mr. Seaberg was formerly employed by Combustion Engineering as an engineering lab technician, designing and maintaining coal power plants around the country. He...
Arthur R. Perreira
Nov 14, 2017
Arthur R. "Gunther" Perreira, 71, of Yukon, OK, formerly of New Bedford passed away Tuesday November 14, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur R. and Pauline (Fortes) Perreira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Oklahoma in 2015. Mr. Perreira was formerly employed by LifeStream, Inc. in New...
Michael J. Luby
Nov 13, 2017
Michael J. Luby, 64, of New Bedford passed away on Monday November 13, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Dr. Lawrence J. and Mary (Welsh) Luby, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Michael enjoyed writing poetry. He is survived by his sister, Sheila A. McBroom; his brother-in-law, Thomas McBroom; and several cousins...
Robert E. Wenstrom
Nov 13, 2017
Robert E. Wenstrom, 89, of Mattapoisett died November 13, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with kidney disease. He was the husband of the late Martha D. (Delano) Wenstrom, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harold E. and Helen E. (Tinkham)...
Aurelien M. Zeude
Nov 11, 2017
Aurelien Marcel Zeude, 86, of New Bedford died Saturday November 11, 2017 after a long illness. He was the husband of Eleanor M. (Madeiros) Zeude. Born in Villeneuve Les Sablons, France, the son of the late Marcel Henri Zeude and Marguerite Amelie (Carou) Zeude, he lived in New Bedford for the past 40 years. Mr. Zeude owned and operated...
Claire M. Sylvia
Nov 8, 2017
Claire M. (Lariviere) Sylvia, 85, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 8, 2018 at Care One at New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John R. Sylvia, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Yvonne (Lamoureux) Lariviere, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Sylvia...
Paul Etienne Milott Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
Paul Etienne Milott Jr. of Mattapoisett and Jupiter, FL passed away at St Luke's Hospital in New Bedford on November 7, 2017. He was 82. Paul was born in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late Paul E. Milott and Adrienne (Messier) Milott. After graduation from Newton Public Schools, Paul attended Tufts University, Medford, MA where he received a...
Loretta A. Moniz
Nov 5, 2017
Loretta (Alves/Dlouhy) Moniz, 69, of New Bedford slipped away peacefully from her family and friends on November 5, 2017, succumbing to leukemia. Born in Fall River, she was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Alves. Loretta moved to New Bedford where she pursued her teaching career at New Bedford High School in the Business Department and...
Geraldine A. Lanagan
Nov 5, 2017
Geraldine A. (Corcoran) Lanagan, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 5, 2017 peacefully at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James B. Lanagan, Jr. Born in Malden, MA, the daughter of the late Elizabeth F. (Healy) Faria and her husband Alfred Faria and Gerald F. Corcoran, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life....
Maria M. Adorno
Nov 4, 2017
Maria M. (Maldonado) Adorno, 69, of New Bedford died Saturday November 4, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Manati, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Isabelino and Isabel (Trinidad) Maldonado, she lived in New Bedford for the past 49 years. Maria enjoyed reading the Bible and watching religious services on television. She is...
Mary Alice "Mae" Bjerre
Nov 4, 2017
Mary Alice "Mae" (Maccini) Bjerre, 73, of Mattapoisett passed away November 4, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving and devoted wife of Donald Soren Bjerre. Born and raised in Wellesley, MA, she was the daughter of the late Victor Henry Maccini and Alice Angelina (Montali) Maccini. She lived in Nashua,...
Laura Anderson
Nov 4, 2017
Laura (Grant) Anderson, 73, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA on November 4th, 2017. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Pelczar. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Douglas C. and Mary Alice (Lovejoy) Grant, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life and wintered on Amelia Island...
