James E. Smith
Dec 15, 2016
James E. Smith, 81, of New Bedford died Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was the husband of Cynthia M. (Costa) Smith. Born in Tennessee, son of the late James and Mattie (Brown) Smith, he lived in Chicago until joining the Air Force and then lived in New Bedford for the rest of his life. He was a communicant of...
Mary Louise Spiliotis
Dec 15, 2016
Mary Louise (McCarthy) Spiliotis, 89, of Dartmouth died December 15, 2016 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late George Spiliotis, Jr. Born in Middleboro, the daughter of the late Francis E. and Katherine E. (Conway) McCarthy, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. She was formerly employed as a secretary at Plymouth Superior Court...
Kathleen Leonard Muldoon, R.N.
Dec 15, 2016
Kathleen Leonard Muldoon, of Mattapoisett, died after a period of declining health at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Dr. William Muldoon, D.D.S. She was born on September 22, 1924 in Youngstown, OH, minutes after her identical twin, Jean Leonard Galvin. Her parents were Mary Rose Walsh and Arthur Thomas Leonard....
James Knox
Dec 15, 2016
James Knox, 84, of New Bedford died December 15, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Vilma T. (deAndrade) Knox. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alexander and Agatha W. (Corea) Knox, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Knox was a communicant of...
Theresa E. Dougall
Dec 12, 2016
Theresa E. Dougall, 70, of Marion, entered eternal life on Monday, December 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family and friends after a long and courageous battle with myelofibrosis. Born in New Bedford on December 3, 1946, Terry was the daughter of the late Lionel and Mary (Ponte) Perry. Terry was a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...
Anne E. "Betty" Rymszewicz
Dec 12, 2016
Anne Elizabeth "Betty" (Rawcliffe) Rymszewicz, 87, of New Bedford died Monday December 12, 2016 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Richard B. "Dick" Rymszewicz. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Rhoda (Harrison) and Thomas Rawcliffe, Jr., she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a proud graduate of...
Maria J. Silva
Dec 11, 2016
Maria J. (Andrade) Silva, 81, of New Bedford died December 11, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel Silva. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Jose G. and Ilidia (Britto) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Silva was a parishioner of...
Tracey L. "Trey" Harrison
Dec 10, 2016
Tracey L. "Trey" Harrison, 46, of New Bedford died December 10, 2016 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Kerri (James) Harrison. Born in Boston, the son of Rev. Delphina T. (Amado) Harrison of New Bedford and the late Edmund F. Harrison, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Trey was a...
Mary M. Warren
Dec 10, 2016
Mary M. (McCann) Warren, 70, of Sebastian, Florida, formerly of Middleboro and New Bedford, passed away at home on December 10, 2016. She was the wife of John L. Warren. She leaves a son, Peter J. Warren and his wife Joan of Barrington, RI, a daughter, Pamela A. Tchorz and her husband Thomas of New Bedford, two grandchildren, John...
Jeannine D. Penler
Dec 9, 2016
Jeannine D. (Dubois) Penler, 83, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 unexpectedly after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Jeannine was the sixth of eleven children born to George and Marianne Dubois. She was raised in New Bedford where she graduated from Holy Family High School and Kinyon Campbell Secretarial...
Betty L. Silva
Dec 9, 2016
Betty L. (Parker) Silva, 85, of Marion died December 9, 2016 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Berkley, MA, the daughter of the late George and Beatrice (Haskell) Parker, she lived in Marion most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Marion. Survivors include 3 sons, Skip Silva of...
Palmira Andrade
Dec 8, 2016
Palmira Andrade, 97, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday December 8, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Andrade. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Henriqueta deAndrade and Cristovam Lima Brito, she had lived in New Bedford since 1981. Her joy in life was taking care...
Louis D. Ghilardi
Dec 8, 2016
Louis D. Ghilardi, 94, of East Freetown died Thursday December 8, 2016 at Hathaway Manor surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Therese (Dubois) Ghilardi; they had been married for 69 years. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John B. and Mary A. (Finni) Ghilardi, he lived in New Bedford before moving to East Freetown....
Alice M. Arruda
Dec 7, 2016
Alice M. (Moniz) Arruda, 91, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Wednesday December 7, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Arruda. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Rufino and Maria (Neto) Moniz. Mrs. Arruda was a graduate...
David Bent Barker
Dec 6, 2016
MARION- David Bent Barker, born in Taunton, MA, son of the late Humphrey Barker and the late Helen Barker, died in his 88th year. Mr. Barker attended Providence Country Day School, Graduated from Tabor Academy in 1946, and received his B.A. from Williams College in 1950 where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was employed by...
John C. Correia
Dec 6, 2016
John C. Correia, 78, of Fairhaven died Tuesday December 6, 2016 at home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was the husband of Brenda J. (Ponte) Correia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Agnes (Takach) Correia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Fairhaven five...
Mary Louise "Fris" Botelho
Dec 5, 2016
Mary Louise "Fris" Botelho, 68, of Dartmouth died December 5, 2016 peacefully at home. She was the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Mary (Barboza) Botelho. Miss Botelho was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of her life before moving to Orlando, FL 10 years ago. She was formerly employed as...
Ernest J. Gentili
Dec 4, 2016
Ernest J. Gentili, 79, of New Bedford died December 4, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Lorraine A. (Cote) Gentili, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ernesto and Rosa (DiPasquale) Gentili, he lived in Acushnet for...
Armand Perry
Dec 3, 2016
Armand Perry, 86, of New Bedford died unexpectedly Saturday, December 3, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise (DeSouza) Perry. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Mary Perry, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Perry proudly served his country in the United States...
Michael P. Costa
Dec 3, 2016
Michael Peter Costa, 56, of New Bedford died Saturday December 3, 2016 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Mary Angelina (Britto) Costa and Christopher Peter Costa, Sr., he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Michael was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure until his...
