Richard R. Hicks
Oct 21, 2017
Richard R. Hicks, 77, of New Bedford died October 21, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Charlotte "Lola" (Andrade) Hicks. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Andrew and Gertrude (Cash) Hicks, he lived in Ft. Lauderdale before returning to New Bedford. He played semipro football with...
Margaretha A. Arruda
Oct 20, 2017
Margaretha A. (Commandeur) Arruda, 81, of New Bedford died Friday, October 20, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Arthur Arruda. They shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands, daughter of the late Laurentius and Anna (Groteman) Commandeur, she lived there for 21 years before...
Marilyn C. Keegan
Oct 20, 2017
Marilyn C. (McLean) Keegan, 83, of Rochester died October 20, 2017 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Walter Keegan. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late George and Frances (Hubbard) McLean, she was raised in Dorchester and lived in Natick for many years before moving to Mattapoisett and then Rochester. She was...
John E. Spencer
Oct 20, 2017
John E. Spencer, 65, of New Bedford died October 20, 2017 at McCarthy Care Center after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Dolores L. (Carmo) Spencer of Fairhaven and the late Edward B. Spencer, he lived in New Bedford, Fairhaven, Long Island and Taunton. John was a proud graduate of New Bedford Voc-Tech and received...
Paul R. Rousseau
Oct 19, 2017
Paul Raymond Rousseau, 89, of New Bedford died October 19, 2017 suddenly at home. He was the husband of Anita Therese (Gagnon) Rousseau. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Margaret I. (Donaghy) Rousseau and Wilfrid J. Rousseau, MD and the brother of the late Jeanne M. Mathieu and Richard W. Rousseau, S.J.. Mr....
Peter C. Wainio
Oct 19, 2017
Peter C. Wainio, 67, of Carver died October 19, 2017 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. Born in Wareham, the son of the late Waino E. and Pearl F. (Jackson) Wainio, he lived in Carver most of his life. He was formerly employed by the family business, Wainio Bogs, Inc. in Carver. He enjoyed collecting coins. Survivors include...
Asterios Panagiotopoulos
Oct 18, 2017
Asterios "Stelio" Panagiotopoulos, 86, of Dartmouth died October 18, 2017 peacefully at Hathaway Manor after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Vasiliki (Karagiovani) Panagiotopoulos, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, the son of the late George and Polyxeni (Aggelidou) Panagiotopoulos, he has lived in Dartmouth since 1986. He was...
Beverly A. Irwin
Oct 18, 2017
Beverly A. (Settlemire) Irwin, 65, of Acushnet died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Andrew C. Irwin. Born in Kimball, Nebraska, daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Burt) Settlemire, she lived in Jackson Hole, WY and New Bedford before moving to Acushnet. She was employed as a switchboard operator...
Bertha S. Kelley
Oct 16, 2017
Bertha S. "Beth" (Salvucci) Kelley, of Mattapoisett died October 16, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Roger E. Kelley. Born in Waltham, MA the daughter of the late Peter and Bertha (Pazzano) Salvucci, she lived in Weston, MA before moving to Mattapoisett in 1965. Mrs. Kelley graduated with honors from Fisher College and attended the...
William F. Decosta
Oct 15, 2017
It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing our son William F. DeCosta on October 15, 2017 at the age of 26. Billy is survived by his loving parents, John and Marianne and his brother John. He had a beautiful family with his adoring partner Sarah Kaempf, his two boys, Jacoby and Noah Santos and daughter...
Protazio F. "Tazinho" Brito
Oct 15, 2017
Protazio F. "Tazinho" Brito, 85, of New Bedford died October 15, 2017 peacefully at Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of Hilda C. (Costa) Brito. Born in Boa Vista, Cape Verde, the son of the late Mateus F. and Marinha (Silva) Brito, he lived in New Bedford since 1970. Mr. Brito was formerly employed by Acushnet Company for many...
Jason A. Miguel, Jr.
Oct 15, 2017
Jason A. Miguel, Jr., 33, of New Bedford died October 15, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Bernadette M. Sylvia and Jason A. Miguel, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a good friend and he enjoyed children. Survivors include his 3 brothers, Jaryn Platt and Aaron Platt,...
Charlie Paulsen
Oct 14, 2017
Charles Garrett Paulsen, 80, of Marion died peacefully on October 14, 2017. He was the loving husband of Faith Paulsen. Born and raised in Spokane, WA, the son of the late Howard and Evelyn Paulsen, he resided in Marion most of his life. Charlie was a member of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church. He was the co-founder of American Research...
Bret L. Haith, Jr.
Oct 13, 2017
Bret L. Haith, Jr., 34, of New Bedford died October 13, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Bret L. and Dolores (Lamb) Haith, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Bret was formerly employed by Tool Pro and later as an independent laborer. He enjoyed making people laugh and watching the New...
Richard L. Loranger
Oct 10, 2017
Richard L. Loranger, 81, of Dartmouth died October 10, 2017 peacefully at home from congestive heart failure. He was the husband of Nancy (Senesac) Loranger. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late J. Leo and Lucienne (Lavoie) Loranger, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life, wintering in Punta Gorda, FL, living aboard his boat Chalet. He...
Christine F. Kruger
Oct 9, 2017
Christine F. (Sowa) Kruger, 70, of New Bedford passed away Monday October 9, 2017 after a long courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension. She was the wife of Thomas J. Kruger; they had been married for 48 years. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late John and Henrietta M. (Dzialo) Sowa, she lived in New...
Lois J. Pais
Oct 9, 2017
Lois Jean (Paoletti) Pais, 71, of Mattapoisett succumbed to complications from diabetes on October 9, 2017, dying peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Cumberland, MD, and after 30 years in Newton, MA has been a resident of Mattapoisett since 2006. She is preceded by her parents Luigi and Josephine Paoletti, her husband Vernon, and...
Robert P. "Bobby" Pendergast
Oct 9, 2017
Robert P. "Bobby" Pendergast, 63, passed away on October 9, 2017 after a long illness. He was the son of the late John and Catherine (Parrot) Pendergast. Bobby was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels of the New Bedford fleet. He loved the ocean and fishing was his passion. Bobby had a special place in his...
Louise B. Harwood
Oct 7, 2017
Louise B. (Justley) Harwood passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a long period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of James E. Harwood, to whom she was married for 75 years. Born in New Bedford,she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Louisa (Lemos) Justley. She lived most of...
Edward M. Supczak
Oct 7, 2017
Edward M. Supczak, 87, of New Bedford died October 7, 2017 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Vivian E. (Drew) Supczak. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Stanley F. and Stella (Papiernik) Supczak, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Supczak was a communicant...
