Jesuina V. Gonçalves
May 12, 2017
Jesuina Vieira Gonçalves, 96, of New Bedford died Friday May 12, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Marcelino Vieira Gonçalves and Violanta Gomes, she lived in Brava for many years before moving to New Bedford 14 years ago. She is survived by four...
Richard E. Choquette, Jr.
May 10, 2017
Richard E. Choquette, Jr., 48, of New Bedford died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday May 10, 2017. He was the husband of Lori-Ann (Gebo) Choquette. Born in New Bedford, the son of Richard E. and Shirley (Cavanaugh) Choquette, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Richard was a self-employed plumber. He was an avid New England Patriots...
Dorothy M. Jenkins
May 10, 2017
Dorothy M. (Barcomb) Jenkins, 87 of New Bedford died May 10, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in North Adams, MA, the daughter of the late William N. and Clara M. (Coty) Barcomb, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed playing bingo and casinos. Her family would like to extend a special thanks to the...
Charlotte Almeida
May 9, 2017
Charlotte (Crowell) Almeida, 94, of Dartmouth died Tuesday May 9 2017 at the Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Almeida, Jr., whom she shared 62 years of marriage, and the beloved mother of David Joseph Almeida and Jane Heroux and her husband Richard. Charlotte was born in New Bedford to the late Mary...
Arnaldo Monteiro
May 8, 2017
Arnaldo Monteiro, 66 of New Bedford died May 8, 2017 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Kendra A. (Harrison) Monteiro. Born in St. Vincente, Cape Verde, he was raised in Dakar, Senegal, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Monteiro was formerly employed by Cornell-Dublier before retiring from Duro Textiles. He played...
Cecil Milton Lopes, Jr.
May 8, 2017
Cecil Milton Lopes, Jr., 58 of New Bedford died May 8, 2017 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Phyllis F. (Fabio) Lopes and Cecil M. Lopes, Sr., he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Cecil was employed by the family business, New Bedford Floor Covering. He was an avid football athlete...
Marjorie T. Parent
May 8, 2017
Marjorie T. (Dooley) Parent, 84, of New Bedford passed away on Monday May 8, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth V. (Wessiack) Dooley, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School. Mrs. Parent was a...
Collins A. Kydd, Jr.
May 7, 2017
Collins A. Kydd, Jr., 66, of New Bedford, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Collins A. Kydd, Sr., and of the late Ruth (Azevedo) Cruz and John B. "Duke" Cruz, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Collins founded and operated his own successful business...
Karen M. Liarikos-Mayall
May 4, 2017
Karen M. Liarikos-Mayall, 60, of New Bedford passed away Thursday May 4, 2017. She was the wife of Brian J. Mayall. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of George F. and Joan M. (Saunders) Liarikos of Rochester, she lived in Acushnet for many years. Karen was formerly employed as a telephone operator for New England Telephone Company until her...
Stanley A. Wojcik
May 3, 2017
Stanley A. Wojcik, 99, of Fairhaven died peacefully following a brief illness on May 3, 2017, fifty-four days short of his 100th birthday. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther (Erickson) Wojcik. and the son of the late Antone and Elizabeth (Pawlina) Wojcik. A resident of Fairhaven since his marriage in 1941, Stanley was employed as the...
Maureen E. Swanson
May 2, 2017
Maureen E. (Fay) Swanson, 85 of Mattapoisett died May 2, 2017 at Alden Court Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James L. and Elizabeth (Kenney) Fay, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Ms. Swanson was formerly employed by Cathay Temple as a waitress. Her family would like to extend special thanks to...
David B. Drew
May 1, 2017
David B. Drew, 81, of Fairhaven passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the longtime companion of Margaret Galley and the husband of the late Madeleine (Pellerin) Drew. Born in Fairhaven, son of the late Norris and Claire (Benjamin) Drew, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. He was a graduate of Fairhaven...
Carlton R. Toussaint
May 1, 2017
Carlton R. Toussaint, 76 of New Bedford died unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Rita A. (Talbot) Toussaint. Born in Freetown, the son of the late Wilfred and Minnie L. (Horton) Toussaint, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Joseph - St. Therese Church. Mr. Toussaint was...
Martin A. Smith
May 1, 2017
Martin A. Smith, 94, of Mattapoisett, MA formerly of Wellesley, MA, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Florrie (Baybutt) Smith with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Martin had many jobs in his life including working for Hamersley Paper Co., Forstmann Woolen Co. and State Street...
Joseph M. Gomes
Apr 28, 2017
Joseph M. Gomes, 91 of New Bedford died April 28, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Isabel (Gonsalves) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gomes was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Park Department for many years until his retirement. He served in...
Jonathan C. Luiz
Apr 26, 2017
View Slideshow Jonathan C. Luiz, 34, of Citrus Springs, FL formerly of Fall River died April 26, 2017. We lost Jon while on his way to work in Gainesville FL. He had moved his family there in March in hopes of a better life. Jon spent his teen years there and wanted his family to experience the Florida life...
Vincenzo "Vincent" Nicolosi
Apr 26, 2017
Vincenzo "Vincent" Nicolosi, 87 of Mattapoisett died April 26, 2017 peacefully after a brief illness at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Marcelle G. Nicolosi with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born and raised in Catania, Sicily, Italy, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Nicolosi was formerly employed as a self-employed mason...
Mary Eleanor Oliveira
Apr 26, 2017
Mary Eleanor (Lopes) Oliveira, 79, of Greenville, NC passed away April 26, 2017. She was the wife of the late Silvino Oliveira. Ellie was born June 29, 1937 in Taunton, to Antone and Mary Lopes. She lived most of her adult years in Acushnet. In retirement, Ellie moved to St. Petersburg, FL and recently to Greenville, NC to be...
Marjorie O'Brien
Apr 26, 2017
Marjorie (Nadeau) O'Brien, 89, of New Bedford died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late William W. O'Brien, Sr. Born in Rochester, daughter of the late Augustine and Alexina (Ouellette) Nadeau, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a...
Julio C. Baldo
Apr 25, 2017
Julio C. Baldo, 83 of New Bedford died April 25, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary A. (Kuffrey) Baldo with whom he celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary this past Sunday. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Americo and Julia (Barrajo) Baldo, he lived in New Bedford all...
