Reverend Stanley J. Kolasa, Ss.Cc.
Dec 2, 2016
Reverend Stanley J. Kolasa, ss.cc. a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts-United States Province, passed away on Friday morning, December 2, 2016, at Damien Residence in Fairhaven, Massachusetts surrounded by his SSCC family. An integral part of the community, Stan was a member of the first provincial government following the merger of the US East and Hawaii...
John Lisbon
Dec 1, 2016
John Lisbon, 85, of New Bedford died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Care One of New Bedford. Born in Rye, New York, the son of the late Antonio M. and Leopoldina (Raymond) Lisbon, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Lisbon served in the...
Michael G. Coughlin
Nov 29, 2016
Michael G. Coughlin, 78, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. Born in Queens, New York, son of the late Francis and Mildred (Louer) Coughlin, he attended schools there and served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a communicant of...
Agnes Quarles
Nov 28, 2016
Agnes (Craig) Quarles, 97, of New Bedford died Monday November 28, 2016 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Henry F. and Ruth A. (Mason) Craig, she lived in various parts of the country before returning to New Bedford about 40 years ago. Mrs. Quarles was formerly employed...
Leo J. Belanger
Nov 28, 2016
Leo J. Belanger, 92, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on Monday November 28, 2016 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Anita T. (Desrochers) Belanger. Born in Northbridge, the son of the late Majorique "Jerry" and Diana (Leclerc) Belanger, he was raised in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1989. Mr. Belanger was a communicant of...
Catherine Foye Hassey
Nov 27, 2016
Catherine Foye Hassey, 76, of Mattapoisett died at home on Sunday November 27, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Thomas F. Foye and Anna K. [Manley] Foye. Catherine attended Holy Family High School, received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in history from Salve Regina College, and a Master's Degree from Boston College. She taught history and psychology...
Donald K. Marvin
Nov 27, 2016
Donald K. Marvin, 95, of Mattapoisett died November 27, 2016 at Alden Court Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elsie Lee (McCarthy) Marvin. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, the son of the late Charles R. and Mary M. (Fletcher) Marvin, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Marvin received a Bachelor of...
Eileen R. Morse
Nov 25, 2016
Eileen R. (Tavares) Morse, 78, of New Bedford died peacefully at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home on November 25, 2016. She was the wife of Chester E. Morse, married for 58 years, and traveled with him while he was in the U.S.Army, to North Carolina, Germany and Texas. Born in Newman, California, the daughter of the late Jose...
Frank "Bubba" Baptiste
Nov 25, 2016
Frank "Bubba" Baptiste of New Bedford exhaled his final breath at 2:33 PM Friday November 25, 2016 following a courageous 21 month battle with a rare cancer. He was the beloved and very special son of Rosalind and Frank Baptiste by whom he is survived. He also leaves behind five siblings, his loyal sister, Suzanne Baptiste of Los Angeles,...
Paul A. Roche
Nov 25, 2016
Paul Austin Roche, 87, of Mattapoisett died on November 25, 2016 after a brief illness at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor Roche for 56 years. He was born in Boston, the son of the late John Roche and Mary (O'Toole) Roche. During his life, Paul lived primarily in Boston,...
Arnold I. Avellar
Nov 24, 2016
Arnold I. Avellar, 87, of New Bedford died Thursday November 24, 2016 peacefully in his sleep at Brookdale Assisted Living. He was the husband of Helen (Bielski) Avellar. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Margaret (Ward) Avellar, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of...
Antonio F. Piedade
Nov 23, 2016
Antonio F. Piedade, 84, of New Bedford died unexpectedly November 23, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara M. Piedade. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Antonio and Virginia (Rodrigues) Piedade, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean...
Thomas Monteiro
Nov 23, 2016
Thomas Monteiro, 89, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 23, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Maria J. "Nidia" (Souto-Amado) Monteiro. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Mendes) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Monteiro was formerly employed by Fontaine Plumbing and later Billington...
Alec M. Audette
Nov 23, 2016
Alec Michael Audette, 21, of Dartmouth passed away on Wednesday November 23, 2016. Born in New Bedford, he had lived in Dartmouth and Falmouth for most of his life. Alec was employed as a commercial fisherman. He was an avid sport fisherman and loved being with his dog. He is survived by his mother, Judith A. (Jason) Audette and...
Gerald J. White
Nov 23, 2016
Gerald J. White, 68, of Taunton, formerly of Mattapoisett and Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday November 23, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George S. and Frances A. (Handspicker) White, he had lived in Mattapoisett for many years before moving to Dartmouth in 1995 and to Taunton in 2012. Gerry was formerly...
Frances R. Mazerolle
Nov 21, 2016
Frances R. Mazerolle, 90, of New Bedford died November 21, 2016 at The Oaks Nursing Home. Born and raised in Marion, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Alice M. (Arnold) Robinson, she lived in New Bedford for the past 31 years. She was a member of the Credit Women's Business Club, a founding member of the Keith...
Irene E. Tiernan
Nov 20, 2016
Irene E. (Burgess) Tiernan, 92, of Mattapoisett died Sunday November 20, 2016 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Andrew J. Tiernan, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Rogers) Burgess, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett many years ago. She was a graduate...
Timothy C. Diggle
Nov 20, 2016
Timothy C. Diggle, 56, of New Bedford died Sunday November 20, 2016 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Theodore C. and Eleanor S. (Gatie) Diggle, he was raised in Acushnet. He was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. An avid sports fan, he loved watching the New England Patriots, the Boston...
Jean E. Labelle
Nov 20, 2016
Jean Elizabeth (Mello) LaBelle, 86, of Dartmouth, passed away on November 20, 2016 after her brave battle with cancer. Jean was born in New Bedford on March 14, 1931. She graduated from New Bedford High School in 1949 and continued on to receive a Bachelors of Science in Education from Bridgewater State College in 1954. Jean was a communicant...
George H. Wilkinson, Jr.
Nov 20, 2016
George H. Wilkinson, Jr., 85, of East Freetown died November 20, 2016 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Margaret "Peggy" (Silva) Wilkinson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George H. and Isabelle (Roderick) Wilkinson, he lived in East Freetown most of his life. Mr. Wilkinson was formerly employed as a sheet metal worker with...
