Obituaries

Ronald C. Lambert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Judith L. Pasquill

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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