Albino Santos
Oct 1, 2017
Albino Santos, 88, of Dartmouth died on October 1, 2017 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a period of declining health. He was the loving husband of Maria L. "Delores" (Ferreira) Santos with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Francisca (Bento) Santos, he lived in...
Raymond M. Smith, Iii
Sep 30, 2017
It has been said that "our lives are not measured in years, but are measured in the lives of the people we touch around us." Raymond M. Smith, III was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 10, 1935 to the late Lavenia Bergman and Raymond Smith, Jr. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh....
Amelia A. Youngblood
Sep 30, 2017
Amelia A. (Veiga) Youngblood, 93, passed away on Saturday September 30, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Julian E. T. Youngblood. Born in Burlington, MA, the daughter of the late Manuel M. Veiga and Julia (Lomba) DeBarros, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Youngblood was a...
Altagracia Caban
Sep 27, 2017
Altagracia Caban, 69, of New Bedford died September 27, 2017 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Jose F. and Herminia (Santiago) Caban, she lived in New York City for many years before moving to New Bedford. She was a kindhearted, caring, giving loving person who...
Constance J. Menard
Sep 26, 2017
Constance Juliette (Rainville) Menard, 94, of New Bedford passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at The Royal of Fairhaven. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph "Roger" Menard. She was the eldest of five children born to Irene and Josephat Rainville. Connie was a devoted and loving mother, Memere, and Grand-Memere. Her...
Constance Cestari
Sep 26, 2017
Constance "Connie" (Griego) Cestari November 7, 1931 to September 26, 2017 On September 26, 2017, Connie Cestari, most recently of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, in the company of her son. She was the wife of the late Arnold J. Cestari, Sr., and mother of Attorney Arnold J. Cestari, Jr. and his significant other Attorney Alysia Letiziano-WolfsKeil of Mattapoisett,...
Brian "B" Harding
Sep 25, 2017
Brian "B" Michael Harding, 38, of New Bedford passed away suddenly in a motor vehicle accident on Monday September 25, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of Gayle Harding and Andrew J. Harding, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He attended Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School but ultimately graduated from New Bedford High...
Margarita Lopes
Sep 24, 2017
Margarita Lopes, 78, passed peacefully on September 24, 2017 after a brief illness, surrounded by her family and friends. She was the 12th of 14 children born to Jose and Maria (Vieira) Cordeiro. "Cheaper by the dozen" she would often say. Margie, as she was known, was a lover – of life, of music, and especially of people. She...
Leonard C. Bettencourt
Sep 24, 2017
Leonard C. Bettencourt, 96, of Dartmouth died Sunday September 24, 2017 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Claire E. (Gilmore) Bettencourt. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Joaquim C. "Jack" and Isabella (Correia) Bettencourt, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. In the 1950s, he constructed his family home where...
Frank V. Busnengo
Sep 23, 2017
Frank V. Busnengo, 81, of New Bedford died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Libero and Annie (Rigazio) Busnengo, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Frank was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Wentworth Institute in Boston. He was formerly...
Ryan G. Lambert
Sep 23, 2017
Ryan G. Lambert, 33, of Fairhaven died September 23, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Irene M. (Lambert) LaFountain and her husband William of New Bedford and the late Roger M. Jason, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. He was employed by Sharon Construction Company. Ryan enjoyed working, fishing, working on cars...
Nicholas M. Tetreault
Sep 21, 2017
Nicholas M. Tetreault, 25, of New Bedford died Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was currently employed by Dunkin Donuts and Better Community Living, Inc. Nicholas will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Tetreault of New Bedford; his brother, Joshua Tetreault of New Bedford; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and...
Natalie Ann Souza
Sep 21, 2017
Natalie Ann Souza, 85, of Mattapoisett died September 21, 2017 at Hathaway Manor after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Rebello) Souza, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 2004. She loved spending time with her family. Survivors include her sister, Eileen Hall and her...
George E. Gillick
Sep 21, 2017
George E. Gillick, 89, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday September 21, 2017. He was the husband of the late Eleanor Mae (Wilde) Gillick. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George E. and Michalena (Rog) Gillick, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1966. Mr. Gillick was formerly employed as an engineer for the...
Ilia Cenerizio
Sep 20, 2017
Ilia DeIntinis Cenerizio, 94, of Trumbull, CT and Acushnet, MA, formerly of Lexington, MA, passed away on September 20, 2017 with her loving family by her side. Born in Bronx, New York on August 30, 1923 to Gigetta and Marco DeIntinis, she lived in Bronx and Steubenville, Ohio before moving to Brookline, Massachusetts when she married Frederick A. Cenerizio...
Anna Saulnier
Sep 20, 2017
Dartmouth- Anna (Botelho) Saulnier, 99, died peacefully on September 20th, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Theodore J. Saulnier. They had two children; Daniel Saulnier, married to Kathleen and Mary Ann married to Harry Booth. Both families reside in Dartmouth. Anna was a blessing to her family and friends. She enjoyed traveling, dining out and watching her grandchildren...
Margaret A. Andrade
Sep 20, 2017
Margaret A. (Gonsalves) Andrade, 78, of New Bedford died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Falmouth, daughter of the late John and Mary Rita (Barros) Gonsalves, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She is survived by four children, Kenneth Andrade and his wife Robin, Carolyn Gonsalves, Steven...
Daniel P. Watson
Sep 20, 2017
Daniel P. Watson, 66, of New Bedford passed away at home on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John E. Watson, Jr. and Ruth (Bragg) Watson, he lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford for most of his life. Dan was a 1969 graduate of Laurelcrest Preparatory School in Bristol, Connecticut and then...
Raymond Mello
Sep 16, 2017
Raymond Mello, 67, of Barefoot Bay, FL, formerly of Rochester, MA passed away suddenly on Saturday September 16, 2017 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen A. (Moniz) Mello. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Carlos and Deolinda (Soares) Mello, he was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Rochester for most of his life...
Ellen M. Fitzgerald
Sep 16, 2017
Ellen M. Fitzgerald, 89, (née O'Connor) of Fairhaven, MA, formerly of Greenville, SC died, September 16, 2017 of complications from Alzheimer's. Ellen grew up in Blakely, PA, the daughter of Sadie (née Furey) and Frank M. O'Connor. Following graduation from Marywood College, she worked as registrar for Georgetown Preparatory School. While living in D.C., she met, Gene Fitzgerald, her...
