Judith L. Pasquill
Aug 20, 2017
Judith L. (Quintin) Pasquill, 79, of Fairhaven died August 20, 2017 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Richard Noel "Turk" Pasquill and the beloved mother of Donna L. Pease, Darlene Pasquill Hiller, and Richard R. Pasquill. While she lived in Fairhaven most of her life, she was well known in Mattapoisett for having founded Turk's...
Edward W. Lewis, Jr.
Aug 19, 2017
Edward W. Lewis, Jr., 87, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully at home on August 19, 2017. Mr. Lewis was born in Watervliet, NY and resided in Mattapoisett since 1964. He was employed at the Alberox Corporation in New Bedford for over 30 years before his retirement in 1994. For over 50 years he was very active in the United States...
Edward J. "Mud" Ruel, Jr.
Aug 17, 2017
Edward J. "Muddy" Ruel, Jr., of Mattapoisett, born in Norwood, MA, Age 73, passed away unexpectedly on a peaceful ocean journey home from Martha's Vineyard on August 17, 2017. He is survived by his wife Deborah Cameron Ruel; former wife Freda Hall Ruel; children Edward J. Ruel, III and his wife Rosemary of Fairhaven, Heather M. Ruel of CT...
Rene Roderiques
Aug 16, 2017
Rene Roderiques, 56, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday August 16, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Teixeira) Roderiques, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Rene was formerly employed as a machine operator for New England Plastics. An avid sports fan, he enjoyed watching all...
Ryan W. Vieira
Aug 15, 2017
Ryan W. Vieira, 16, of Gansevoort, NY, formerly of New Bedford, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Born in New Bedford, son of Yvette L. (Pierce) Vieira and Francisco D. Vieira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life, before moving to New York three years ago. Ryan was a student...
Peter B. Hodges
Aug 14, 2017
Peter B. Hodges, 76, of Mattapoisett, died in peace on August 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. Peter was born in Taunton, MA on March 9, 1941 to the late Sheldon B. & Jessie A. (Tillson) Hodges. Educated in Taunton Schools, he graduated from Taunton High School in 1958. He went on to graduate from the University...
Sharon May Durant
Aug 14, 2017
Sharon May (Vieira) Durant, 60, of New Bedford died August 14, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Ernest and Patricia J. (Capra) Vieira of Orlando, FL, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Marion L. "Kathleen" Lamontagne
Aug 14, 2017
Marion L. "Kathleen" (Fitzgerald) Lamontagne, 84, of Fairhaven passed away Monday August 14, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of the late Leo A.J. Lamontagne who passed away on January 10, 2017; they were married for 54 years. Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William...
Viola M. Osborne
Aug 10, 2017
Viola M. (Genereux) Osborne, 95, of New Bedford died Thursday August 10, 2017. She was the wife of the late James B. Osborne and the late Clifford Crowley. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Eugene and Dora (Dion) Genereux, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart...
Leo M. Lomba
Aug 10, 2017
Leo M. Lomba, 79, of Fall River, formerly of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday August 10, 2017 at his son's home surrounded by family. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Matilda Lomba and Leon Perry, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Leo was formerly employed as a truck driver. He was...
David H. Mcmullen
Aug 8, 2017
David H. McMullen, 69, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 8, 2017. He was the husband of the late Sandra (Duarte) McMullen. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Walter and Mary E. (Kimball) McMullen, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. McMullen was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Department of...
Dorothy F. Anselmo
Aug 8, 2017
Dorothy F. (DeMello) Anselmo, 91, of New Bedford died Tuesday, August 8, 2017. She was the wife of the late Alexander B. Anselmo. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John F. and Angelina F. (Mendez) DeMello, she lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was a member of The Order of the...
Jose J. Rodrigues
Aug 2, 2017
Jose J. Rodrigues, 88, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday August 2, 2017 surrounded by his family. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Jose and Laura (Pina) Rodrigues, he came to the United States in 1947 and lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Rodrigues was formerly employed as a boiler...
Robert R. Rivera
Aug 1, 2017
Robert R. Rivera, 27, of Fall River, MA passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. He was the husband of Richard Rivera of Fall River. Robert loved music and was a musician himself. He enjoyed being with his loved ones, especially his husband. Robert was truly adored by his loved one and friends, he will be missed dearly....
Wayne J. Oliviera
Jul 31, 2017
Wayne Oliviera, 71 years, passed peacefully on his own terms at home in Mattapoisett on Monday July 31, 2017, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. For 46 years he was the beloved husband of Ainse C. (Shuler) Oliviera and a devoted father to his children. He was born on Oct. 18, 1945 in New Bedford, MA to the...
Crystal L. Curran
Jul 31, 2017
Crystal L. Curran, 44, of Fall River died Monday, July 31, 2017 unexpectedly at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Robert P. Curran, she lived in Fall River for most of her life. Crystal was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her foster parents,...
Kiana G. Debarros
Jul 30, 2017
Kiana Grace DeBarros, 21, of New Bedford passed away Sunday July 30, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Carl DeBarros and Paula Charkowski, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Kiana was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Culinary Arts program. She later attended Bristol Community College. She was a...
Richard S. Donovan
Jul 30, 2017
Richard S. "Dick" Donovan, 88, of New Bedford died Sunday July 30, 2017 surrounded by his family at Care One in New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Barbara H. (Dowd) Donovan. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jeremiah and Nora (Norton) Donovan, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...
Theresa A. Gaffney
Jul 29, 2017
Theresa A. (Coury) Gaffney, 86, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving and adoring family after a battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Gaffney. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Julia Coury-Zilah. She was a devout Catholic and communicant of...
Patricia J. Mckay
Jul 25, 2017
Patricia J. (Simmons) McKay, 70, of New Bedford died Tuesday July 25, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Jeanne L. (Heroux) Simmons of New Bedford and the late Manuel B. Simmons, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Patricia was formerly employed as an Administrative Assistant at...
