Louis J. Martin
Nov 17, 2017
Louis John "Louie" Martin, 24, of Dartmouth passed away Friday November 17, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of Nicole Charbonneau Martin of Brooksville, FL and John L. Martin of Dartmouth, he lived in Acushnet and Dartmouth for most of his life. Louie was formerly employed as a line cook at the Back Eddy in Westport. He was...
Robert E. Seaberg
Nov 15, 2017
Robert E. Seaberg, 81, of Windsor, CT, passed away Wednesday November 15, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Emil and Helen (Schulze) Seaberg, he lived in Windsor, for the last 50 years. Mr. Seaberg was formerly employed by Combustion Engineering as an engineering lab technician, designing and maintaining coal power plants around the country. He...
Arthur R. Perreira
Nov 14, 2017
Arthur R. "Gunther" Perreira, 71, of Yukon, OK, formerly of New Bedford passed away Tuesday November 14, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur R. and Pauline (Fortes) Perreira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Oklahoma in 2015. Mr. Perreira was formerly employed by LifeStream, Inc. in New...
Michael J. Luby
Nov 13, 2017
Michael J. Luby, 64, of New Bedford passed away on Monday November 13, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Dr. Lawrence J. and Mary (Welsh) Luby, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Michael enjoyed writing poetry. He is survived by his sister, Sheila A. McBroom; his brother-in-law, Thomas McBroom; and several cousins...
Robert E. Wenstrom
Nov 13, 2017
Robert E. Wenstrom, 89, of Mattapoisett died November 13, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with kidney disease. He was the husband of the late Martha D. (Delano) Wenstrom, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harold E. and Helen E. (Tinkham)...
Aurelien M. Zeude
Nov 11, 2017
Aurelien Marcel Zeude, 86, of New Bedford died Saturday November 11, 2017 after a long illness. He was the husband of Eleanor M. (Madeiros) Zeude. Born in Villeneuve Les Sablons, France, the son of the late Marcel Henri Zeude and Marguerite Amelie (Carou) Zeude, he lived in New Bedford for the past 40 years. Mr. Zeude owned and operated...
Claire M. Sylvia
Nov 8, 2017
Claire M. (Lariviere) Sylvia, 85, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 8, 2018 at Care One at New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John R. Sylvia, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Yvonne (Lamoureux) Lariviere, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Sylvia...
Paul Etienne Milott Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
Paul Etienne Milott Jr. of Mattapoisett and Jupiter, FL passed away at St Luke's Hospital in New Bedford on November 7, 2017. He was 82. Paul was born in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late Paul E. Milott and Adrienne (Messier) Milott. After graduation from Newton Public Schools, Paul attended Tufts University, Medford, MA where he received a...
Loretta A. Moniz
Nov 5, 2017
Loretta (Alves/Dlouhy) Moniz, 69, of New Bedford slipped away peacefully from her family and friends on November 5, 2017, succumbing to leukemia. Born in Fall River, she was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Alves. Loretta moved to New Bedford where she pursued her teaching career at New Bedford High School in the Business Department and...
Geraldine A. Lanagan
Nov 5, 2017
Geraldine A. (Corcoran) Lanagan, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 5, 2017 peacefully at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James B. Lanagan, Jr. Born in Malden, MA, the daughter of the late Elizabeth F. (Healy) Faria and her husband Alfred Faria and Gerald F. Corcoran, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life....
Maria M. Adorno
Nov 4, 2017
Maria M. (Maldonado) Adorno, 69, of New Bedford died Saturday November 4, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Manati, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Isabelino and Isabel (Trinidad) Maldonado, she lived in New Bedford for the past 49 years. Maria enjoyed reading the Bible and watching religious services on television. She is...
Mary Alice "Mae" Bjerre
Nov 4, 2017
Mary Alice "Mae" (Maccini) Bjerre, 73, of Mattapoisett passed away November 4, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving and devoted wife of Donald Soren Bjerre. Born and raised in Wellesley, MA, she was the daughter of the late Victor Henry Maccini and Alice Angelina (Montali) Maccini. She lived in Nashua,...
Laura Anderson
Nov 4, 2017
Laura (Grant) Anderson, 73, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA on November 4th, 2017. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Pelczar. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Douglas C. and Mary Alice (Lovejoy) Grant, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life and wintered on Amelia Island...
Joseph M. Rocha, Jr
Nov 4, 2017
Joseph M. Rocha, Jr., 50, of Acushnet passed away after a long illness on November 4, 2017. Born in Mattapoisett, he was the son of Nancy Silveira Rocha and the late Joseph M. Rocha Sr. Joey graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 1985 and from Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, in 1989. Upon graduating he entered the marketing field...
Nicole L. Edwards
Nov 1, 2017
Nicole L. Edwards, 40, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Wednesday November 1, 2017. She was the wife and best friend of Shawn P. DeVincentis. Born in Barnstable, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Nicole was currently employed as an aftercare teacher at St. James - St. John School in New Bedford. She was...
Alfred Tavares
Oct 31, 2017
Alfred "Freddy" Tavares, 81, passed away in New Bedford after a prolonged illness on October 31, 2017. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 6, 1936 and was a resident of New Bedford, MA for most of his life. Alfred served in the U.S Army as a Medical Specialist, during the Vietnam War. He...
Robert T. Perry, Sr.
Oct 31, 2017
Robert T. Perry, Sr., 81, of New Bedford died October 31, 2017 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carole A. (L'Heureux) Perry, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Felix George Perry and Gertrude F. (Rutledge) Perry, he lived in...
Tina L. Pacheco
Oct 31, 2017
Tina L. (Niesig) Pacheco, 61, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 31, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Jose V. Pacheco. Born in Rome, New York, the daughter of the late Dorothy I. Lamont and Richard H. Niesig, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She is survived by two children,...
Russell J. Wilson
Oct 30, 2017
Russell J. Wilson, 53, of Acushnet died Monday, October 30, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Nottingham, England, son of Derrick and Gwenda (Horne) Wilson, he lived in Acushnet for most of his life. He was employed as a chef by various local establishments, most recently Lee's Market in Westport. Russell was an avid...
Rita Lemlin
Oct 29, 2017
Rita (Desjardins) Lemlin, 94, died October 29, 2017 peacefully at the home of her daughter Julianne and son-in-law Roland Dufresne in Rochester, MA where she lived for the past eight years supported by her devoted caregivers. Born in New Bedford in 1923, the daughter of the late Ludger S. and Alma (Desmarais) Desjardins, Rita joined the U.S. Navy after...
