Obituaries

Tracey L. "Trey" Harrison

Tracey L. "Trey" Harrison

Dec 10, 2016

Tracey L. "Trey" Harrison, 46, of New Bedford died December 10, 2016 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Kerri (James) Harrison. Born in Boston, the son of Rev. Delphina T. (Amado) Harrison of New Bedford and the late Edmund F. Harrison, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Trey was a...

Mary M. Warren

Mary M. Warren

Dec 10, 2016

Mary M. (McCann) Warren, 70, of Sebastian, Florida, formerly of Middleboro and New Bedford, passed away at home on December 10, 2016. She was the wife of John L. Warren. She leaves a son, Peter J. Warren and his wife Joan of Barrington, RI, a daughter, Pamela A. Tchorz and her husband Thomas of New Bedford, two grandchildren, John...

Jeannine D. Penler

Jeannine D. Penler

Dec 9, 2016

Jeannine D. (Dubois) Penler, 83, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 unexpectedly after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Jeannine was the sixth of eleven children born to George and Marianne Dubois. She was raised in New Bedford where she graduated from Holy Family High School and Kinyon Campbell Secretarial...

Betty L. Silva

Betty L. Silva

Dec 9, 2016

Betty L. (Parker) Silva, 85, of Marion died December 9, 2016 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Berkley, MA, the daughter of the late George and Beatrice (Haskell) Parker, she lived in Marion most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Marion. Survivors include 3 sons, Skip Silva of...

Palmira Andrade

Palmira Andrade

Dec 8, 2016

Palmira Andrade, 97, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday December 8, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Andrade. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Henriqueta deAndrade and Cristovam Lima Brito, she had lived in New Bedford since 1981. Her joy in life was taking care...

Louis D. Ghilardi

Louis D. Ghilardi

Dec 8, 2016

Louis D. Ghilardi, 94, of East Freetown died Thursday December 8, 2016 at Hathaway Manor surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Therese (Dubois) Ghilardi; they had been married for 69 years. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John B. and Mary A. (Finni) Ghilardi, he lived in New Bedford before moving to East Freetown....

Alice M. Arruda

Alice M. Arruda

Dec 7, 2016

Alice M. (Moniz) Arruda, 91, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Wednesday December 7, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Arruda. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Rufino and Maria (Neto) Moniz. Mrs. Arruda was a graduate...

David Bent Barker

David Bent Barker

Dec 6, 2016

MARION- David Bent Barker, born in Taunton, MA, son of the late Humphrey Barker and the late Helen Barker, died in his 88th year. Mr. Barker attended Providence Country Day School, Graduated from Tabor Academy in 1946, and received his B.A. from Williams College in 1950 where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was employed by...

John C. Correia

John C. Correia

Dec 6, 2016

John C. Correia, 78, of Fairhaven died Tuesday December 6, 2016 at home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was the husband of Brenda J. (Ponte) Correia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Agnes (Takach) Correia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Fairhaven five...

Mary Louise "Fris" Botelho

Mary Louise "Fris" Botelho

Dec 5, 2016

Mary Louise "Fris" Botelho, 68, of Dartmouth died December 5, 2016 peacefully at home. She was the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Mary (Barboza) Botelho. Miss Botelho was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of her life before moving to Orlando, FL 10 years ago. She was formerly employed as...

Ernest J. Gentili

Ernest J. Gentili

Dec 4, 2016

Ernest J. Gentili, 79, of New Bedford died December 4, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Lorraine A. (Cote) Gentili, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ernesto and Rosa (DiPasquale) Gentili, he lived in Acushnet for...

Armand Perry

Armand Perry

Dec 3, 2016

Armand Perry, 86, of New Bedford died unexpectedly Saturday, December 3, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise (DeSouza) Perry. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Mary Perry, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Perry proudly served his country in the United States...

Michael P. Costa

Michael P. Costa

Dec 3, 2016

Michael Peter Costa, 56, of New Bedford died Saturday December 3, 2016 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Mary Angelina (Britto) Costa and Christopher Peter Costa, Sr., he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Michael was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure until his...

Reverend Stanley J. Kolasa, Ss.Cc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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