Obituaries

Nov 2, 2016

Estelle E. Brennan, 92, of East Freetown died November 2, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Bernard Brennan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Bousquet) Lemire, she had lived in New Bedford prior to living in Florida for 22 years. She returned to this area in 2014. She was...

Oct 31, 2016

Wayne T. Brown, 73, of New Bedford died October 31, 2016 at Savoy Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Elizabeth R. (James) Watkins, he lived in New York and New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Brown was formerly employed as a bus driver with Union Street Railway Company and Almeida...

Oct 29, 2016

Valentina (Abrantes) Sykes, 91, of Mattapoisett died October 29, 2016 at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Sykes, and the sister of the late Dennis Abrantes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria D. (Couto) Abrantes, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life before moving to Mattapoisett in 1990....

Oct 28, 2016

Harald Thuestad, 90, of Mattapoisett died October 28, 2016 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joan (Garlington) Thuestad. Born in Kopervik, Norway, the son of the late Hans K. and Laura (Gronnestad) Thuestad, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1969. Mr. Thuestad was an active member of Trinity Lutheran...

Oct 27, 2016

Paula A. (Taber) Craige, 40, of New Bedford died October 27, 2016 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Taunton, the daughter of George Taber of Middleboro and the late Veronica (Roza) Taber, she was raised in Berkley before moving to New Bedford in 2000. She enjoyed the company of her cats, Fred, Ginger and Tao. Survivors include her...

Oct 26, 2016

Gail (Simpkin) Martin, 60, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Shirley (Dutra) Monteiro and Kenneth Simpkin, she lived in St. Petersburg for the past 26 years. Gail was employed at Kane's Furniture where she recently celebrated 20 years of service. She...

Oct 24, 2016

Barbara D. (Wood) Chase, 86, of New Bedford died peacefully on Monday October 24, 2016 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Andrew B. Chase, III. The highlight of her life was spending time with her family. She enjoyed playing cards, puzzle books, game shows, old movies, and listening to local talk radio. She is...

Oct 24, 2016

Priscilla C. Byron, formerly of Rochester, MA, passed away at the age of 85 on October 24th in Sheridan, Wyoming where she had been living for the past 6½ years. Born in New Bedford on December 13, 1930, Mrs. Byron was the daughter of Manuel and Aurore Rose.  She was raised in New Bedford, where she graduated from St....

Oct 23, 2016

Bernice Ann Duarte, 74, of Mattapan died Sunday October 23, 2016 after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John G. and Matilda (Pina) Duarte, she lived in the Boston area for the past 50 years. Bernice was formerly employed by Boston City Hospital, East End House in Cambridge, and the Cambridge...

Oct 23, 2016

Randall F. Alves, 56, of New Bedford died Sunday October 23, 2016. He was the husband of Robin A. (King) Alves. Born in New Bedford, the son of Fernand and Geraldine (Ferreira) Alves, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School. Randy was formerly employed...

Oct 22, 2016

John F. Lawton, 80, of New Bedford died October 22, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Lydia (Nye) and Ernest Lawton, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Lawton was the proprietor of numerous travel agencies in the Greater New Bedford area. Prior...

Oct 21, 2016

Dolores M. (Rodrigues) Giammalvo, 90, of Wareham died October 21, 2016 peacefully at Sippican Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Victor J. Giammalvo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Carlos and Mary (Rodrigues) Rodrigues, she lived in Wareham for the last 30 years. She enjoyed walking and reading. Survivors include a son,...

Oct 21, 2016

Joseph Amaral, 84, of Acushnet passed away Friday October 21, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beatrice M. (Martin) Amaral. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Edwina (Amaral) Amaral, he lived in Fairhaven and Acushnet for many years. He was a communicant of St....

Oct 21, 2016

Herbert M. McCoy, 60, of New Bedford died Friday October 21, 2016 after a long illness. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Eugene and Alice McCoy, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Herbert was employed as an electrical engineer for various regional companies, most recently BSC Industries, Inc. He enjoyed all things automotive...

Oct 19, 2016

Eunice N. (Viera) Parsons, 88, of Mattapoisett died October 19, 2016 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ralph H. Parsons. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Estelle (Sisson) Viera, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett 14 years ago. Mrs. Parsons was active in...

Oct 19, 2016

Norman Brugger, 97, of Autumn Glen, Dartmouth , formerly of Shaler Township, PA passed away Wednesday October 19, 2016. He was the husband of the late Virginia R. (Stork) Brugger. He is survived by two daughters, Virginia A. Briggs and her husband Arthur of Rochester and Janet Hausmann and her husband David of Merrimack, NH; a sister, Arline Loprete...

Oct 17, 2016

Dorothy M. Hardy, 94, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday October 17, 2016 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Curtis and Dora (Boyer) Hardy, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School. Dorothy was a communicant of...

Oct 17, 2016

Richard A. "Dick" Cyr, 77, of Rochester died October 17, 2016 peacefully.

He was the husband of Linda M. (Purslow) Cyr, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage with his best friend.

Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, the son of the late John B. and Elmira E. (Langdon) Cyr, he raised his family in...

Oct 16, 2016

Douglas P. Walsh, 52, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 16, 2016. He was the husband of the late Lee Ann (Smith) Walsh, and son of Ronald and Madeline (Tremblay) Walsh, and father of Shannon Walsh, all of New Bedford. He is survived by his sisters, Kelly Barley of Mattapoisett and Erin Hroch of Albuquerque, New...

Oct 15, 2016

Dorothy E. (Stearns) Beaumont, 86, of New Bedford died October 15, 2016 at home after a brief illness. Born in Columbia, TN, the daughter of the late Arthur and Goldie R. (Grindell) Stearns, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford. Mrs. Beaumont was formerly employed...