Obituaries

Raymond E. Wilson, Jr.

Raymond E. Wilson, Jr.

Feb 20, 2017

Raymond Edward Wilson, Jr., 86, of Mattapoisett passed away Monday February 20, 2017 at the Royal of Fairhaven after a long illness. He was the husband of Betty J. (King) Wilson, Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Raymond E. Wilson and Ethel (Harris) Wilson Brown, he lived in Mattapoisett for the past 48 years....

Gary R. Dubois

Gary R. Dubois

Feb 18, 2017

Gary R. Dubois, 63, of New Bedford died peacefully at home on Saturday February 18, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Lane) Dubois, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Roland E. and Theresa M. (Bolger) Dubois, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life....

Mary G. Whalen

Mary G. Whalen

Feb 18, 2017

Mary G. (Murphy) Whalen, 96, of Rochester, formerly of New Bedford passed away Saturday February 18, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John W. Whalen. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward D. and Margaret G. (Gibbons) Murphy, she lived in New Bedford for nine decades before moving to her...

Margaret A. Neville

Margaret A. Neville

Feb 17, 2017

Margaret A. (Newhall) Neville, 76, of Dartmouth died February 17, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard F. Neville. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Marion T. (Brady) Newhall, she was raised in Taunton and lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. Mrs. Neville enjoyed gardening...

Robert F. Perry

Robert F. Perry

Feb 16, 2017

Robert F. Perry, 87, of Dartmouth died February 16, 2017 at St. Anne's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beatrice (Martin) Perry with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank C. and Irene (Correia) Perry, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Perry...

Joaquim F. Silva

Joaquim F. Silva

Feb 16, 2017

Joaquim F. Silva, 64, of New London, CT, formerly of New Bedford died Thursday February 16, 2017 at home. Born in Sao Vincente, Cape Verde, the son of the late Pedro F. and Mary (Gomes) Silva, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Silva was formerly employed as a firefighter at the Groton Naval Base before being...

Maria Correia Dasilva

Maria Correia Dasilva

Feb 15, 2017

Maria Correia (DaSilva) DaSilva, 76, of New Bedford died February 15, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Anicetro and Angelina (Correia) DaSilva, she lived in Cape Verde before moving to New Bedford in 1997. Maria was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in...

Robert S. Leonard

Robert S. Leonard

Feb 15, 2017

Robert S. Leonard, 52, of New Bedford died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Marie (Zager) Hetu and her husband Alfred and the late Donald Leonard, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Robert served in the U.S. Army, spending most of his time overseas in Germany. He...

Margaret Dixon

Margaret Dixon

Feb 14, 2017

Margaret (Lynch) Dixon, 81, of New Bedford passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday February 14, 2017. She was the wife of the late John T. Dixon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John C. and Julia A. (Harrington) Lynch, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St....

Antoinette M. Costa

Antoinette M. Costa

Feb 13, 2017

Antoinette M. Costa, 53, of East Freetown passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday February 13, 2017. Born in Taunton, the daughter of Anthony N. Costa and the late June (Pina) Costa, she lived in Freetown for most of her life. Antoinette was involved in the social work industry in this area for many years. She received her...

Mary Grimley

Mary Grimley

Feb 13, 2017

Mary (Cabral) Grimley, 97, of New Bedford, passed away February 13, 2017 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Arthur A. Grimley. Mary was the daughter of the late John and Adelaide (Mendonca) Cabral. She was the oldest of nine siblings, Manuel Cabral, Lena Bergeron, Irene Drolet, and the late Arthur Cabral,...

Donald F. "Cal" Calnan

Donald F. "Cal" Calnan

Feb 12, 2017

Donald F. "Cal" Calnan died peacefully at home on Sunday, February 12, 2017 surrounded by his loving children. He was the husband of the late Bernice (Powers) Calnan for 63 whirlwind years. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and was the oldest son of Mary and Charles Calnan. Donald is survived by his four children: Erin Calnan-Toolis; Karen...

Robert E. Furtado

Robert E. Furtado

Feb 12, 2017

Robert E. Furtado, 88, of Mattapoisett died February 12, 2017 at Sippican Health Care Center surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Joanne (Chittenden) Furtado. The youngest of four children, he was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles P. and Mary (Mendonza) Furtado, he was raised in Fairhaven and lived in...

Charles F. Haskell, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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