Charles F. Haskell, Sr.
Feb 9, 2017
Charles F. Haskell, Sr., 73, of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 9, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Elmer J. and Laura (Babineau) Haskell, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Haskell was formerly employed as a motor coach driver...
Virginia M. Orcutt
Feb 9, 2017
Virginia M. (Turner) Orcutt, 91, of Dartmouth passed away on Thursday February 9, 2017. She is survived by her husband John, her children, John and Liz, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Her Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday February 17, 2017 at 11 AM in St. Mary's Parish Center, 783 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth (due to renovations at St....
George Gomes
Feb 9, 2017
George Gomes, 82, of New Bedford died Thursday February 9, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Richard and Frances (Andrews) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Gomes worked as a foreman for various construction companies throughout the area. During the Korean War, he served as a...
Cynthia J. Sylvia
Feb 8, 2017
Cynthia J. (Roderick) Sylvia, 72, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Casmiro E. Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Lionel P. "Sam" and Theresa (Brillo) Roderick, she lived in Florida, San Diego, and Dartmouth before returning to New Bedford. Mrs. Sylvia...
Pearl L. Faber
Feb 6, 2017
Pearl L. (Hammond) Faber, 92, of New Bedford passed away Monday February 6, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late George A.E. Faber. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Chester Mortimer Hammond and Delvina Agatha (Theberge) Hammond, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs....
Russell G. Helme, Jr.
Feb 5, 2017
Russell Gordon Helme, Jr. walked on peacefully, at home February 5, 2017. A lifelong local resident, Russell was the son of the late Russell Gordon Helme Sr. and Anne Belmarce Helme. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Toni Lee Williams Helme, his daughter Kerri Ann Helme and son-in-law TJ Thomas, his daughter Bethany Lee Helme...
Evelyn Duff
Feb 4, 2017
Evelyn (Braga) Duff, 72, entered into eternal peace surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of John R. "Jack" Duff, Jr. with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Evelyn was born on May 27, 1944 in Fairhaven, daughter of the late Joseph and...
Scott M. Cummings
Feb 4, 2017
Scott M. Cummings, 52, of New Bedford/East Freetown passed away suddenly on Saturday February 4, 2017. He was the husband of Jennifer (Ardagh) Cummings. Born in New Bedford, the son of Alicia E. (Mikus) Cummings of East Freetown and the late James Cummings, he was raised in Dartmouth where he was a graduate of Dartmouth High School. Scott was...
Kathleen V. Buckley
Feb 3, 2017
Kathleen Veronica (McCabe) Buckley, 96, of New Bedford died February 3, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Buckley with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Mary (McHugh) McCabe. She attended Holy Family...
Freeman N. Lopes
Jan 31, 2017
Freeman N. Lopes, 93, of Boston died January 31, 2017 unexpectedly at Susan Bailis Assisted Living in Boston. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Nicolas M. and Margaret (Spencer) Lopes, he lived in New York before moving to Boston 40 years ago. He enjoyed listening and dancing to jazz music. Mr. Lopes served in...
Professor Walter Mierzejewski
Jan 29, 2017
Professor Walter Mierzejewski, 91, of Dartmouuth, formerly of Mattapoisett, died January 29, 2017 at St Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Andrew Mierzejewski and the late Kathyrn (Bryda) Mierzejewski. He was the brother of the late Edward Mierzejewski and the late Helen (Mierzejewski) Jako. A graduate of New...
Wayne F. Tetrault
Jan 28, 2017
Wayne F. Tetrault, 79, of New Bedford died January 28, 2017 peacefully at Bedford Gardens Nursing Home. He was the husband of Yvonne C. (Patnaude) Tetrault. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Norman G. and Mary Jesse (Langford) Tetrault, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Tetrault was formerly employed at several local...
Dolores Medeiros
Jan 28, 2017
Dolores (Costa) Medeiros, 81, of New Bedford passed away Saturday January 28, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel P. and Alice (Martin) Costa, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Medeiros was the...
Rita J. Galligan
Jan 27, 2017
Rita J. (Carrier) Galligan passed away at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, on January 27, 2017, at the age of 101. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Galligan and the daughter of the late John and Marilda (Boily) Carrier. Rita was most proud of mothering two sets of twins and family was her lifetime joy....
William B. Purtell, Jr.
Jan 25, 2017
William B. Purtell, Jr., 77, of Bristol, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Jane (Hinton) Allen Purtell. Born in Trenton, NJ, son of the late William and Marion (Hammond) Purtell, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He served his country in both the U.S. Marine...
Grace Ann Plante
Jan 23, 2017
Grace Ann (Smith) Plante, 84, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Monday January 23, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Adolphe J. Plante, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (McNulty) Smith, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life, where she was...
Eileen Sheehan Coyne
Jan 23, 2017
Eileen Sheehan Coyne, 91, of Fairhaven passed away Monday January 23, 2017 surrounded by her daughters. She was the wife of the late John F. Coyne. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Nora Sheehan, of County Cork Ireland, and the sister of the late Judge John D. Sheehan. A graduate...
Pauline “Polly” Anderson Sammis
Jan 23, 2017
Pauline "Polly" Anderson Sammis, 84, died peacefully on January 23, 2017, at her home in Bradenton Florida. Polly was born in 1932 in the town of Newton, MA, to her parents Herbert Theodore Anderson and Ellen Smith. Polly graduated from William Smith College in Geneva, NY in 1954 and went on to obtain her Masters degree in teaching in...
Helen E. Proctor
Jan 22, 2017
Helen E. (Smith) Proctor, 87, of New Bedford died January 22, 2017 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Evelyn G. (Jenkins) Smith, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed as a licensed practical nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for many years until her retirement. Mrs....
Raymond F. King
Jan 21, 2017
Raymond F. King, 77, of New Bedford died Saturday January 21, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Frances M. (Porter) King and the late Jeannette M. (LePage) King. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Raymond F. and Mary (Ventura) King, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
