Philomena Belli
Sep 9, 2017
Philomena (Arena) Belli, 97, of New Bedford died September 9, 2017 at home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Salvador A. Belli. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Emmanuela (Mastrorio) Arena, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Belli...
Mary Gonsalves
Sep 8, 2017
Mary (Gomes) Gonsalves, 96, of New Bedford passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday, September 8, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John W. Gonsalves. Born in East Freetown, daughter of the late Manuel and Joaquina (DePina) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mary was formerly employed by...
Joshua C. Nunes
Sep 6, 2017
Joshua C. Nunes, 34, of Acushnet died unexpectedly on September 6, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of Toni F. (Nunes) Kingsley and her companion Douglas Fredette of Acushnet and the late Dale Chace, he lived in New Bedford and Acushnet most of his life. His greatest joy was spending time with his daughters. Survivors include his mother;...
George B. Mock, Jr.
Sep 4, 2017
George B. Mock, Jr. died September 4, 2017 following a stroke. He was 87. A native of Albany, Georgia, he had resided in Mattapoisett since 1965. Before coming to the New Bedford area, he worked in the international petroleum industry with Esso Standard, Standard-Vacuum Oil, and Arthur D. Little, Inc. A graduate of Georgia Tech and Harvard Business School,...
Gerald T. Grether
Sep 1, 2017
Gerald T. Grether, 38, of New Bedford died September 1, 2017 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Cynthia M. (Sequeira) Grether. Born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Jean M. Grether, he lived in Sebastian, FL for many years before moving to New Bedford in 2007. He was formerly employed as a commercial...
Katherine R. Sullivan
Sep 1, 2017
Katherine R. Sullivan, 87, of New Bedford died Friday September 1, 2017 at Brookdale Dartmouth Village after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Cornelius J. and Elizabeth T. (Hurley) Sullivan, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish,...
Franziska Rose
Aug 30, 2017
Franziska (Schmid) Rose, 87, of Dartmouth died Wednesday August 30, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Leonard F. Rose. Born in Gablinger, Germany, the daughter of the late Andreas and Martina (Ashenmeier) Schmid, she moved to the United States in 1952 where she lived in Dartmouth for many years....
Ronald C. Lambert
Aug 30, 2017
Ronald C. Lambert, 60, of Acushnet died August 30, 2017 at home after a long and courageous battle with colorectal cancer. He was the husband of Gail (Rivard) Lambert. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Clayton B. and Eleanor R. (Wilson) Lambert, he lived in Acushnet for the last 30 years. Mr. Lambert was...
Ryan O. Mitchell
Aug 30, 2017
Ryan O. Mitchell, 49, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday August 30, 2017 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Highlander in Fall River after a long-term battle with leukemia. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Southeastern Massachusetts in 2004. Ryan was a grateful member of the Anonymous Fellowship....
Mattie L. Monteiro
Aug 29, 2017
Mattie L. (Warner) Monteiro, 79, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 29, 2017 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Millard "Bucky" Monteiro. Born in Decatur, Alabama, the daughter of the late John Henry Warner and Elsie (Wiggins) Bridgeforth, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Monteiro was formerly employed as a...
Alana L. Kaegael
Aug 29, 2017
Alana L. (LaGue) Kaegael, 52, of Acushnet died August 29, 2017 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Paul D. Kaegael, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Raymond W. LaGue, Sr. and Doreen E. (Hyde) Langevin and the step-daughter of Maggie (Almeida) LaGue of Lakeville, she lived in Acushnet most of...
Hilda Almeida
Aug 28, 2017
Hilda (Ferreira) Almeida, 91, of Cape Coral, FL died August 28, 2017 peacefully at Cape Coral Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Carlos Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Adeline (Rogers) Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford before retiring to Cape Coral, FL in 1988. She assisted her late husband...
Cori Jae Morris
Aug 27, 2017
Cori Jae Morris, 32, of Swansea died August 27, 2017 unexpectedly at home after a brave battle with drug addiction. Born in New Bedford, the son of Brett C. Morris and his wife Alison (Wolcott) Morris of New Bedford and Susan (Dolman) Morris of Dartmouth, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Fall River...
Carmen Russo
Aug 25, 2017
Carmen Russo, 58, of New Bedford passed away Friday August 25, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Boston, the son of the late Carmen F. Russo and Anna F. (Burke) Morris, he lived in the Boston area before moving to New Bedford twenty years ago. He is survived by his brother, Frank and his sister, Susan; and his...
Richard L. Keenan, Iii
Aug 25, 2017
Richard Leonard Keenan, III of Sacremento, CA, formerly of Mattapoisett, MA, was taken from us on Friday, August, 25, 2017 at the young age of 56. The oldest of four children, Rick was a loving husband, devoted father, beloved brother and a great person to all who had the privilege to call him a friend. Born in New Jersey,...
Aurora M. Zola
Aug 24, 2017
Aurora Maddalena Zola, beloved sister, cousin and friend, daughter of the late Joseph and Rina Castaldo Zola passed away peacefully August 24, 2017 in Oviedo, Florida. Aurora was born on January 28, 1924 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Aurora was a beautiful sister, cousin and wonderful friend to all. A graduate of New Bedford High School in 1941, she attended...
Steven W. Terrell
Aug 23, 2017
Steven W. Terrell, 51, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday August 23, 2017 after a brief illness surrounded by his family and friends. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Hilda (Bodnar) Jordan and Arthur Terrell, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of his life. Steve worked as a warehouse specialist at Titleist for...
John E. Holmes
Aug 22, 2017
John E. Holmes, 71, of New Bedford died August 22, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mark A. Johnson. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Gabriel R. and Alice L. (Brown) Holmes, he lived in Philadelphia for many years before retiring to New Bedford....
Patrick J. Baker
Aug 21, 2017
Patrick J. Baker, 92, of Seekonk died Monday, August 21, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mae Louise (Shuttleworth) Baker. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, son of the late Augustine and Mary (Doyle) Baker, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life, before moving to Seekonk in...
Brian C. Frasier
Aug 21, 2017
Brian Cabot Frasier, 70, of New Bedford passed away at home on Monday August 21, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Malcolm W. and Helen (Pietkiewicz) Frasier, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Brian was formerly employed as a school teacher at Normandin Middle School until his retirement. He is survived...
