Robert E. Mayo, Jr.
Feb 25, 2018
Robert E. Mayo, Jr., 42, of Dartmouth, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Nielle (Cross) Mayo. Born in New Bedford, the son of Robert E. and Sharon A. (Patnaude) Mayo, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. Mr....
Jose M. Soares
Feb 24, 2018
Jose M. Soares, 93, affectionately known as "Jose Delia", of New Bedford, died Saturday February 24, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Waltraud "Val" Soares. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Mathias Soares and Julia (Grace) Fortes, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Soares was formerly employed as...
Dorothy M. Hunt
Feb 24, 2018
Dorothy M. (Hackett) Hunt of Dartmouth died at home on Saturday February 24, 2018 after a brief period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Harry C. Hunt who died in 1987. Born on March 25, 1919 and raised in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late John C. and Elizabeth (Flynn) Hackett, she lived in Leominster...
Herve William Vandal
Feb 23, 2018
Herve William Vandal, 99, of New Bedford died Friday February 23, 2018. He was the husband of the late Gladys (Allison) Vandal. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Henry and Julia (Bernier) Vandal, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Vandal was the proprietor of Vandal's Cyclery on Dartmouth Street in New Bedford...
David Monteiro Pires
Feb 22, 2018
David Monteiro "Vivi" Pires, 66, of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 22, 2018. He was the son of the late John J. and Hilda (Monteiro) Pires. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday March 2, 2018 from 4:30-7:30 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., followed by a memorial service at 7:30 PM. A...
Ulrich F.W. Ernst
Feb 21, 2018
Ulrich F. W. Ernst, age 73, of Mattapoisett, MA, died on February 21, 2018, with his family and friends by his side. He was born in Bückow, Germany, and grew up in (West) Berlin. He studied economics at the Freie Universität, Berlin and at the Christian-Albrechts Universität Institute for World Economy, Kiel, Germany. He came to the US in...
Wayne R. Dupuis
Feb 21, 2018
Wayne R. Dupuis, 81, of Fairhaven died February 21, 2018 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Katherine (Nanopoulos) Dupuis. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Louis E. Dupuis and Florence (Tripp) Crumley, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. Mr. Dupuis was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church....
Arthur Moniz
Feb 21, 2018
Artist Arthur Moniz, 72, son of the late Arthur F. and Mary (Morris) Moniz and beloved husband of Cheryl (Germano) Moniz passed on from this life on Wednesday February 21st at home, with his family at his side, after a courageous year long battle with Cancer. He attended school in New Bedford and then went on to Massachusetts College...
Mary A. Medeiros
Feb 19, 2018
Mary A. (Roscoe) Medeiros, 95, of New Bedford died Monday February 19, 2018 at St. Luke's Hosptial. She was the wife of the late Frank Medeiros. Born in Birkenhead, England, the daughter of the late Sydney and Mary Agnes (Morgan) Roscoe, she came to this country in 1953 and had lived in New Bedford since her marriage in 1958....
Bartolomeu M. Gomes
Feb 19, 2018
Bartolomeu M. Gomes, 85, of New Bedford died Monday February 19, 2018. Born in Santo Antao, Cape Verde, the son of the late Maria Gomes, he lived in New Bedford for many years. He had been employed by the International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1413 and also as a merchant mariner for the Gulf Oil Company until his retirement. Mr....
John B. Travers, Jr.
Feb 17, 2018
John B. Travers, Jr., 90, of Dartmouth died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Helen (Pacheco) Travers. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Elsie (St. Onge) Travers, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Travers was formerly employed by...
Faith A. Blanchard
Feb 16, 2018
Faith A. Blanchard, 61, of New Bedford died Friday, February 16, 2018, surrounded by her family, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Miles Blanchard and Mary Louise (Smith) Arruda, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Faith was a member of City of Joy Church in New...
Shirley A. Dube
Feb 16, 2018
Shirley A. (Zager) Dube, 82, of New Bedford died Friday, February 16, 2018 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph H.R. Dube. Born in Winthrop, MA, the daughter of the late Max B. and Rose A. (Johnson) Zager, she lived in New Bedford most of her...
The Reverend Charles David Lake, Sr.
Feb 16, 2018
The Reverend Dr. Charles David Lake, Sr. passed away on February 16th at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. Chuck, as he liked to be called, was born in Boston on July 18, 1932 and graduated from Melrose High School in 1950. Chuck was a scholar. He graduated from Brown University in June of 1954 where he received a...
Lorraine Levesque
Feb 14, 2018
Lorraine (Millette) Levesque, 80, died unexpectedly on February 14, 2018. Lorraine lived her life in New Bedford. She was born in New Bedford to the late Donat and Jeanne Doris (Doiron) Millette. She is survived by three daughters, Suzanne Surber and her husband Valentin of Switzerland; Janice Becker and her husband Joe of Oregon, and Diane J. Carvalho and...
Jennifer M. Bourdon
Feb 13, 2018
Jennifer M. Bourdon, 30, of Mattapoisett died February 13, 2018 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Robert W. Bourdon of Mattapoisett and the late Marie A. (Berardi) Bourdon, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. Jennifer was a graduate of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School. She enjoyed attending Community Connections in Fairhaven....
Anne Towle
Feb 12, 2018
Anne Umeko Ono Towle Born March 5, 1923 in Kofu, Japan to Hajime and Hisae (Abe) Ono. She graduated from Methodist High School and in 1942 from The Womens Christian College of Japan (Tokyo Joshidai) where she majored in English and English Literature. During the war years Anne worked for a local news service. After the war, Anne worked...
Elizabeth Murphy Dawson
Feb 10, 2018
Elizabeth "Beth" Murphy Dawson, 74, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was the wife of James A. Dawson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Bernard F. and Rita E. (Harrington) Murphy, she was a graduate of Holy Family High School and Boston College School of Nursing. After growing up in New Bedford, she split...
Roger W. Dubois
Feb 10, 2018
Roger W. DuBois, 67, passed away on February 10, 2018 surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waterville, Maine on April 19, 1950 to Marie (Dionne) DuBois of South Dartmouth and the late Joseph R. DuBois. A graduate of Wolcott High School in CT, along with his late brother...
Walter J. Kosarick, Jr.
Feb 10, 2018
Walter John Kosarick, Jr., of Sandwich, Ma, passed into eternal life peacefully and unexpectedly on February 10, 2018, at the age of 93. Walter was born in Brockton on January 11, 1925. He was raised in Weymouth, MA, by his parents, Walter J. and Anne Kosarick. He attended Weymouth schools, graduated Weymouth High School in 1943 and enlisted in...
