Roy Carlos Costa, Jr.
Mar 24, 2018
Roy Carlos Costa Jr., 22, died unexpectedly at the home of his father on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in West Union, SC. He was born and brought up in the West End of New Bedford before moving to West Union, SC with his family. He finished his freshman year at N.B.H.S. before joining Job Corps in Grafton, MA, where...
John J. Lowney
Mar 23, 2018
John J. Lowney, 85, of New Bedford died March 23, 2018 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. He was the husband of Jacqueline M. (Rogers) Lowney. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Daniel and Emma (Brennan) Lowney, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Lowney was formerly employed as a policer with...
Rex Tracy Mcgraw, Jr.
Mar 23, 2018
Rex Tracy McGraw, Jr., 87, of Wareham passed away on March 23, 2018, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Born in Hornell, NY in 1930, he was the son of the late Rex T. and Marie A. (Berg) McGraw. Rex was raised in Arkport, NY and graduated from Arkport Central High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and...
Cindy L. Preston
Mar 22, 2018
Cindy L. (Pittsley) Preston, 60, of East Freetown died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Lawrence W. Preston. Born in Freetown, daughter of the late Archie and Leocadia (Perry) Pittsley, she lived there all of her life. Cindy was a communicant of St. John Neumann Church. She was...
George V. Cafferty
Mar 21, 2018
George V. Cafferty, 77, of New Bedford, died Wednesday March 21, 2018 at home surrounded by his family after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband of Ann M. (Healy) Cafferty. George and Ann were high school sweethearts and would have been married for 53 years in May. Born in New Bedford, he was...
Charles Santos
Mar 20, 2018
Charles Santos, 92, of New Bedford died March 20, 2018 peacefully at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was the husband of the late Lucinda "Lucy" (Sylvia) Santos. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Virginio and Claudina (Bandara) Santos, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Santos was formerly employed as a...
Calvin E. Ross
Mar 18, 2018
Calvin Everett Ross, 87, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday March 18, 2018. He and his wife Dorothy A. (Spear) Ross met in junior high school and were married for 68 years. Born in Dedham, the son of the late Ernest L. and Irene (Scannell) Ross, he grew up in Hyde Park and lived in Quincy and Braintree before moving...
Susan Raye Flibotte
Mar 18, 2018
Susan Raye (Gaudette) Flibotte (1948-2018). Susan Raye Gaudette, age 69, passed away peacefully early in the morning of March 18, 2018. She was born on December 14, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts to Herbert Gaudette and Winifred Sommers/Gaudette. Susan was a loving mother to many children, even those that were not biologically her own. Many knew her, lovingly, as "Ma"....
David Francis Sutton
Mar 17, 2018
David Francis Sutton was born in Jerusalem on October 11, 1934, and died peacefully in New Bedford, Massachusetts on March 17, 2018. In between, he lived an event-filled life. Raised in Amman, Jordan, he came to the United States in his youth to attend Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He later graduated from Princeton...
Susan A. Mcgowan
Mar 16, 2018
Susan A. McGowan passed away peacefully Friday March 16, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. She endured her illness privately and bravely. Born in New Bedford to Charles J. and Anna (Smith) McGowan, Susan graduated from Holy Family High School in New Bedford and Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, where she graduated with a B.S. in Nursing. Predeceased...
Antone D. "Toi" Cruz
Mar 15, 2018
Antone D. "Toi" Cruz, 88, of New Bedford died March 15, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Peter N. and Julianna (Alianora) Cruz, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Cruz was formerly...
Joseph M. Nettles
Mar 13, 2018
On March 13, 2018, the world lost a wonderful soul. Joseph McGhan Nettles (Poppie), passed away at home with his family by his side. He was a kind, gentle, loving man who was always ready to lend a helping hand. Those who got to know him personally found a quiet, modest man full of generosity with a great sense...
Donald M. Oliveira
Mar 12, 2018
Donald M. Oliveira, 86, of Dartmouth passed away suddenly on Monday March 12, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Muriel I. (King) Oliveira; they had been married for 64 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Frances M. (Azevedo) Oliveira, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr....
Robert J. Ball
Mar 8, 2018
Robert John Ball, age 62, of Mattapoisett MA passed away suddenly and peacefully in his home on March 8, 2018. He was husband of 26 years to Faith (Jenney) Ball, and loved father to Catherine and Samantha Ball. Bob was also a beloved son of Washington family, Marilyn Ball and the late DuWayne Ball, and brother to Susan Webster....
Charles P. Marinelli
Mar 6, 2018
Charles P. Marinelli, 89, passed away on March 6, 2018 at home surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Anna (Moretti) Marinelli. Charles was born in New Bedford on June 30, 1928 to the late Carmine Marinelli and Grace (Donato) Marinelli. He lived in New Bedford all of his life and...
Eunice C. Manduca
Mar 4, 2018
MANDUCA, Eunice C. (Mullen) 'Rosie the Riveter' January 22, 1924 - March 4, 2018. The following is an excerpt from a piece Eunice wrote on her 80th birthday for the 'Rosie the Riveter' exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. "As a graduate of Boston Girl's High in 1942, I planned to enter Nursing School at Boston's Mass General...
Violet R. Amaral
Feb 28, 2018
Violet R. (Belliveau) Amaral, 101, of Dartmouth died February 28, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late John Amaral, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Maximilian and Salome (LeBlanc) Belliveau, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. Survivors include her son, Barry Amaral and his wife Betty Jane of Dartmouth; a...
Robert K. Soares
Feb 28, 2018
Robert K. Soares, 75, of New Bedford died February 28, 2018 unexpectedly at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary Ellen "Mollie" (Pennington) Soares and the late Brenda (Pridemore) Soares. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Manuel Soares and Margaret (Medeiros) Medeiros, he was raised in Swansea and...
Mary Hoen Woods
Feb 28, 2018
On Tuesday, February 28, 2018, Mary Hoen Woods, of New Bedford, MA passed away peacefully at the age of 95 years. Mary will be forever remembered by her children, Jill Horton-Simms, Peter B. Horton and his wife Pam, Elizabeth H. Sharf and her husband Robert, Sara C. King and her husband Bill and Derek J. Horton and his wife...
Mary Ellen Rickard
Feb 27, 2018
Mary Ellen Rickard, age 72, of Rochester, MA died February 27, 2018 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a lengthy battle with early onset dementia. She was the wife of Peter H. Rickard. Born and raised in Brockton, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary C. (Brennan) Joyce, she lived in North Attleboro, MA for 28...
