Obituaries

Alice Dias

Alice Dias

Mar 5, 2017

Alice (Gomes-Perreira) Dias, 98 of Bourne died March 5, 2017 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Lourenco Dias. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Alves) Perreira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Dias attended school in...

Mary B. Nanopoulos

Mary B. Nanopoulos

Mar 4, 2017

Mary B. (Botseas) Nanopoulos, 82 of New Bedford died March 4, 2017 at Our Ladys Haven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Constantine A. Nanopoulos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Harry and Akrive (Houreas) Botseas, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Nanopoulos was a member of...

Hannah M. Bruce

Hannah M. Bruce

Mar 3, 2017

Hannah M. (Healey) Bruce, 88, of New Bedford died Friday March 3, 2017 at the Oaks Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Capt. Felix Bruce; they had been married for 52 years until his passing in August 2000. Born in Argentia, Newfoundland, the daughter of the late Richard and Martha (O'Reilly)...

Amancio A. Ferreira

Amancio A. Ferreira

Mar 3, 2017

Amancio A. Ferreira, 78, of New Bedford died Friday March 3, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Alcides and Rose (Neves) Ferreira, he lived in New Bedford since the age of 13. Mr. Ferreira was formerly employed as a dockside manager for Met Fisheries in New Bedford. He...

Charles M. Marinelli

Charles M. Marinelli

Mar 2, 2017

Charles Michael Marinelli, 39, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday March 2, 2017. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael Charles Marinelli and Christine Anne (Voisine) Mello, he had lived in New Bedford, Fall River, and Worcester. Charlie enjoyed music, playing his guitar, motorcycles, and animals. He especially loved his children and his cats. He...

Genevieve M. Vieira

Genevieve M. Vieira

Mar 1, 2017

Genevieve M. (Gonet) Vieira, 89, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday March 1, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Adolph P. Vieira. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Helen (Ziobro) Gonet, she lived in Dartmouth all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary's...

Russell L. Tetreault

Russell L. Tetreault

Feb 28, 2017

Russell L. Tetreault, 67 of Acushnet died February 28, 2017 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Elaine (Avila) Tetreault. Born in Acushnet, son of late Louis A. and Priscilla C. (Nault) Tetreault, he lived in New Bedford and Acushnet most of his life. Mr. Tetreault was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. He was...

Arthur D. Shea

Arthur D. Shea

Feb 27, 2017

Arthur D. Shea, 80, of Dartmouth died February 27, 2017 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Susan M. (Winans) Shea. Born in Watertown, NY, the son of the late Leo and Ruth (Denison) Shea, he lived Dartmouth since 1969. He was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. Mr. Shea was formerly...

Janina S. Bryden

Janina S. Bryden

Feb 27, 2017

Janina S. (Smietana) Bryden, 88, of New Bedford died February 27, 2017 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Norman M. Bryden. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Stanislaw and Francesca (Wojtal) Smietana, she raised her family in Needham before returning to New Bedford in 2000. Mrs. Bryden was...

Amy M. Green

Amy M. Green

Feb 26, 2017

Amy M. Green, 37, of New Bedford died February 26, 2017 at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Michael J. Valler. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of William F. and Yvonne G. (Sylvia) Green, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Amy was a devoted mother and wife...

Elizabeth L. East

Elizabeth L. East

Feb 24, 2017

Elizabeth L. East, 61, of Mattapoisett died February 24, 2017. She passed on peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her adoring family. She was the pride and joy of her husband, Douglas A. Williams, D.V.M. Born and raised in Natick, MA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Francis A. and Ellen C. (Gavin) East. The home...

Marion A. Cannon

Marion A. Cannon

Feb 24, 2017

Marion Anne (Nicholson) Cannon, 81, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Friday February 24, 2017 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Don E. Cannon. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late George and Helen (Beaton) Nicholson, she was a 1953 graduate of Dedham High School. She met Don on...

Richard W. Cleveland

Richard W. Cleveland

Feb 24, 2017

Richard Ward Cleveland, 79, of Dartmouth, died unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family on February 24, 2017 after a period of declining health. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Paulette, son Michael Cleveland and his wife Pamela of Dartmouth, daughter Theresa Cleveland also of Dartmouth, and daughter JoAnne Mosher and her...

Cynthia Lobo

Cynthia Lobo

Feb 24, 2017

Cynthia (Pina) Lobo, 76, of Plymouth died February 24, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Lawrence J. "Jack" Lobo. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Henry "Harry" and Julia (Pina) Pina, she lived in New Haven, CT for many years until retiring to Plymouth in 1983. She was a member...

Manuel C. Rosenfield

Manuel C. Rosenfield

Feb 24, 2017

Manuel C. Rosenfield, retired history professor, Coast Guard officer and long-time resident of Mattapoisett, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 after a brief illness. An educator for nearly 60 years, Rosenfield was a former chairman of the UMass Dartmouth History Department, a former member of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee, and The Standard-Times 2014 Mattapoisett Man of the Year....

Mary D. Vasconcelles

Mary D. Vasconcelles

Feb 23, 2017

Mary D. Vasconcelles, 87 of New Bedford died Thursday February 23, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Clara (Sousa) Vasconcelles from Camacha, Madeira. A 1947 graduate of New Bedford High School, she was employed as an Administrative Assistant at Ideal Sales in New Bedford and then...

Daniel J. Wilde

Daniel J. Wilde

Feb 22, 2017

Daniel James Wilde, 62, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Wednesday February 22, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after years of battling health issues. He was the husband of Linda M. (Filkins) Wilde. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William L. and Dorothy B. (Travers) Wilde, he lived in New Bedford for most of his...

Virginia G. Morgan

Virginia G. Morgan

Feb 22, 2017

Virginia G. (Wilcox) Morgan, 91, of Mattapoisett passed away Wednesday February 22, 2017. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Morgan and the late Herbert L. Arral. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Daniel A. Wilcox and Gertrude E. (Phillips) Wilcox Garlington. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School, Class...

Luiza R. Gomes

Luiza R. Gomes

Feb 22, 2017

Luiza R. Gomes, 83, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 22, 2017 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio J. and Josephine (Almeida) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. She is survived by her...

Marc M. Leclair

Marc M. Leclair

Feb 20, 2017

Marc M. Leclair, 58, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday February 20, 2017. He was the son of Cecile Leclair of Milton and the late Raymond W. Leclair, He was raised in Fairhaven and lived his whole life in the New Bedford area. Marc was the proprietor of Leclair Bros. Contracting. In addition to his...

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