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...
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...
