Marie C. Martins
Apr 16, 2018
Marie C. (DeAndrade) Martins, 82, of New Bedford passed away Monday April 16, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Dandan) DeAndrade, she was raised in Freetown and resided in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Martins was formerly employed by the Acushnet...
Florence V. Marshall
Apr 15, 2018
Florence V. (Vieira) Marshall, 101, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Sunday April 15, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Paul E. Marshall. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel G. Vieira, Jr. and Mary (Hale) Vieira, she lived in New Bedford all of her...
Arthur Harold Blackburn, Jr.
Apr 13, 2018
Arthur Harold Blackburn, Jr., born February 27, 1937, passed away from complications related to a stroke on April 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Elfriede M. Blackburn; their two sons Arthur H. Blackburn, III and Dean A. Blackburn and his wife Stephanie Blackburn; his granddaughter, Madeline J. Blackburn, daughter of Dean and Stephanie Blackburn;...
Dr. John S. Wolkowicz
Apr 12, 2018
Dr. John S. Wolkowicz, 86, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, succumbed peacefully after a period of declining health on Thursday April 12, 2018 surrounded by family at Sippican Healthcare Center. Born in New Bedford, he was the husband of Hertha (Lederbogen) Wolkowicz and the son of the late Jan and Teresa (Adamczyk) Wolkowicz. Dr. Wolkowicz graduated from New...
Francisco "Frank" Baptista, Sr.
Apr 12, 2018
Francisco "Frank" Baptista, Sr., 78, of Berkley died April 12, 2018 at Morton Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Leonor F. "Kitty" (Fernandes) Baptista. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Rosa (Quintal) Baptista, he lived in Westport before moving to Berkley. Mr. Baptista was a communicant of Our...
John M. Towers
Apr 12, 2018
John Michael Towers passed away peacefully on April 12, 2018 at the age of 70 in Ocoee, Florida after a long illness. John was the son of Joseph Jr. and Mildred Towers. He is survived by his wife Mary Alice Robbins Towers. John also is survived by his children Jennifer, Matthew, Sarah, his step-children Kim, Stacey, Jason and his...
Dr. William J. Quinlan
Apr 11, 2018
Dr. William J. Quinlan, 85, of North Palm Beach, Florida formerly of Mattapoisett passed away at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Florida on April 11, 2018. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William J. and Kathryn (Dorgan) Quinlan, he was a standout baseball/basketball player at Holy Family High School. He attended Providence College on a...
Shirley V. Nanopoulos
Apr 11, 2018
Shirley V. (Sylvia) Nanopoulos, 90, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday April 11, 2018 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Alexander G. Nanopoulos. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Antone T. Sylvia and Doris (Davis) Flora, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Nanopoulos was formerly employed as...
Michael C. Deluz Waters
Apr 10, 2018
Michael DeLuz Waters, 57, of New Bedford, passed away April 10th 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after battling Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). Born in New Bedford on May 29th 1960, he was the son of Dr. Herbert R. Waters, Jr. and the late Mary (DaLuz) Waters. Michael was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and Providence College. He also...
Ronald R. Loranger
Apr 10, 2018
Ronald R. Loranger, 85, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 10, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Barbara (Rutkowski) Loranger, with whom he shared nearly 64 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Albert and Yvonne (Becotte) Loranger, he lived there for most of his life. Ronald, a Northeastern...
Julia A. Vigeant
Apr 9, 2018
Julia A. (Griffith) Vigeant, 77, of New Bedford passed away Monday April 9, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Raymond A. Vigeant; they would have celebrated 55 years of marriage later this month. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Patrick W. and...
Winifred T. Carter
Apr 9, 2018
Winifred T. (Francis) Carter, 93, of New Bedford passed away at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home on April 9, 2018. Winnie was the wife of the late William J. Carter, Jr., to whom she was married for 68 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Mary A. (Murphy) Francis, she resided...
Adam C. Evich
Apr 7, 2018
Adam C. Evich, 47, of Fairhaven died April 7, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Dagne (Sovik) Evich. Born in Spokane, WA, the son of Peter and Marcia K. (Fuller) Evich, he lived in Edmunds, WA before moving to Fairhaven in 2003. Adam was employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels of the New...
Therese Z. Tetreault
Apr 7, 2018
Therese Z. (Vanasse) Tetreault, 91, of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 7, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of Jean Paul Tetreault; they had been married for 64 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ovila and Leontine (Gadoury) Vanasse, she lived in this area all of her life. She was a...
Robert W. Tracy
Apr 7, 2018
Robert W. Tracy, 82, of Dartmouth died April 7, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Squires) Tracy. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Lillian (Barreteau) Pacheco and step-son of the late Antone Pacheco, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 28 years ago. He...
Sister Mary Rosellen Gallogly, R.S.M.
Apr 6, 2018
Sister Mary Rosellen Gallogly, a Sister of Mercy for almost 70 years, died on April 6, 2018 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland, RI. Sister, daughter of the late Lawrence and Rose (Mimnaugh) Gallogly was born and raised in Providence. In addition to her sisters in Mercy, she is survived by her brother, Raymond Gallogly, and her nieces,...
John Ansay
Apr 5, 2018
John Ansay, 95, of Dartmouth passed away at home on Thursday April 5, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rita M. (Yergeau) Ansay; they had been married for 71 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur and Louise (Gembarowska) Ansay, he resided in Dartmouth for many years. He was a...
Ana C. Batista
Apr 5, 2018
Ana C. Batista, 67, of New Bedford died Thursday April 5, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Carlos P. Lopez. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, she lived in New York City for many years before moving to New Bedford in 1992 She is survived by her husband, Carlos; four children. Cristina Lopez, Gisi Batista, Carlos...
Sonja Lynne Valle-Gormley
Apr 4, 2018
Sonja Lynne Valle-Gormley, 49, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday April 4, 2018 at McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich after a long illness. Born in Boston, the daughter of Margilyn (Caselli) Valle and her husband Gene Tacke of Sandwich and Arvidas Poshkus and his wife Jane of Marion, she was raised in Sandwich before moving to Mattapoisett. Sonja was employed as...
Beverly Machado
Apr 2, 2018
Beverly (Rezendes) Machado, 75, of New Bedford passed away peacefully April 2, 2018 at home. She was the wife of Daniel Machado. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Gilbert and Mary (Pimental) Rezendes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Machado retired in 2005 after over 35 years of service as a Clerk...
