Irene M. Babineau
Apr 1, 2017
Irene M. (Johnson) Babineau, 81, of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 1, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Albert Babineau. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Alice (Despres) Johnson, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Babineau was formerly employed...
Robert M. Walter
Mar 30, 2017
Robert Monroe Walter, longtime resident of Mattapoisett, MA passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 while on his daily walk home from the post office. He leaves behind his loving wife Patricia of 56 years, his son, Brad and Laura Walter and grandson Christopher of Dover, MA, son, Chris Walter of Foxboro, MA and son, Dale and Tracy Walter of...
Lillian A. Alves
Mar 27, 2017
Lillian A. "Mickey" (Cooke) Alves, 92, of New Bedford passed away Monday March 27, 2017 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Charles C. Alves. Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, to Harold and Amy (Cochran) Cooke, she met Charlie, the love of her life, while he was...
George Gracia, Jr.
Mar 27, 2017
George Gracia, Jr., 77, of Brentwood, Tennessee, formerly of New Bedford, died suddenly at home on Monday March 27, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George and Julia (Gilmette) Gracia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life before moving to Tennessee six years ago. George was formerly employed by Harvey Industries, and most...
Robert D. Cormier
Mar 27, 2017
Robert D. Cormier, 74, of New Bedford died Monday, March 27, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Gail A. Landry. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Delphis and Dorothy (Caron) Cormier, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Constantine T. Nanopoulos
Mar 26, 2017
Constantine T. Nanopoulos, 84, retired Superintendent of Schools for the City of New Bedford, passed away suddenly on Sunday March 26, 2017 at his home in North Fort Myers, Florida. He was the loving husband of Grace A. (Poirier) Nanopoulos. A New Bedford native, he was the son of Greek immigrants, Theodore and Helen (Kostas) Nanopoulos. He was a...
Eleanor E. Lopes
Mar 26, 2017
Eleanor E. Lopes, 80 of New Bedford died March 26, 2017 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose A. and Anna E. (Costa) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Eleanor was a very hard worker and was formerly employed by several local fish houses before retiring...
James F. Carr
Mar 22, 2017
James Francis Carr, 86, of Marion, Massachusetts and Lakeland, Florida passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 22, 2017. He was the husband of Yucel O. Carr and the son of the late James J. and Yvonne (Bergeron) Carr. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts and grew up in Springfield. After serving as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during...
Edward A. Lamson
Mar 20, 2017
Edward A. Lamson, 74, of the Taber Mill Apartments in New Bedford died Monday March 20, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Boston, the son of the late Harry E. and Elizabeth C. (McArdle) Lamson, he lived in the Greater Boston area for many years before moving to New Bedford 15 years ago. Mr. Lamson was formerly employed...
Donat E. Brin
Mar 20, 2017
Donat E. Brin, 84, of New Bedford died Monday March 20, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Pierrette A. (Brin) Brin. Born in Roxton Falls, Quebec, Canada, the son of the late Aime and Maria (Gagne) Brin, he lived in New Bedford for the past 48 years. Mr. Brin was formerly employed as...
Jerome P. Gamache
Mar 18, 2017
Jerome P. "Jerry" Gamache, 64, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Saturday March 18, 2017 at St. Anne's Hospital after a long battle with dementia. He was the loving husband of Annette D. (Couture) Gamache; they had been married for 29 years. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Oliver and Marie (Cyr) Gamache, he lived in...
Duane J. Barboza
Mar 18, 2017
Duane Jon Barboza, 41, of New Bedford passed away Saturday March 18, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of Donna L. (Fortes) Duarte and the late John Barboza, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Duane enjoyed playing the keyboard and writing his own music. He is survived by his mother, Donna; his children, Destin...
Peggy A. Cote
Mar 18, 2017
Peggy A. (Bowen) Cote, 85, of Marion passed away on Saturday March 18, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born in New York, New York, the daughter of the late Edwin and Irene V. (Bedard) Bowen, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Marion 22 years ago. Peggy was formerly employed at...
Lillian Mahoney
Mar 14, 2017
Lillian (Palmieri) Ponte Mahoney had just celebrated her 100th birthday on March 1st when God called her to Heaven on March 14, 2017. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Simeone and Philomena Palmieri, she lived there for all of her life. She was the widow of the late Manuel P. Ponte and Francis Mahoney and companion of...
Frank M. Penha
Mar 13, 2017
Frank M. Penha, 66 of New Bedford died March 13, 2017 peacefully at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the fiancé of Patricia L. Babcock. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Francisco A. and Hilda (Pimental) Penha, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven most of his life. Mr. Penha was formerly...
John L. Engel, Jr.
Mar 12, 2017
John L. Engel, Jr., 72 of Mattapoisett died March 12, 2017 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Janice R. (Turner) Engel. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late John L. and Rose (Antoon) Engel, he lived in Acushnet before moving to Mattapoisertt 20 years ago. Mr. Engel was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. He...
Jeanne I. Furtado
Mar 12, 2017
Jeanne I. (Berube) Furtado, 89, of New Bedford passed away Sunday March 12, 2017 at Whaler's Cove Assisted Living after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Furtado. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Beatrice (Fouquette) Berube, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Furtado was a...
Sherrill "Lea" Whittington
Mar 12, 2017
Sherrill "Lea" Whittington, 44, of New Bedford, MA passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was the daughter of Rosemarie Young W. Amado and Carlos A. Amado. Lea was born June 14, 1972 in Boone, North Carolina and lived in New Bedford most of her life. Lea was a loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter, godmother and a...
Joseph R. Gomes
Mar 12, 2017
Joseph R. Gomes, 89 of New Bedford died March 12, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio J. and Josephine (Almeida) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gomes served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and later was employed with the Department of Employment Training...
Terence S. Carr
Mar 11, 2017
Our beloved son, father, brother, and uncle, Terence Sean Carr, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2017. Born and raised in New Bedford, Terry attended Holy Family Grammar School and graduated from New Bedford Vocational High School. Terry grew up in the west end of New Bedford with many lifelong friends. Those bonds of friendship are still...
