Robert J. Rodriques
Dec 21, 2016
Robert J. Rodriques, 68, of New Bedford died December 21, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph M. and Eleanor (Roshur) Rodriques, he lived in Delaware and New Jersey before returning to New Bedford in 1990. Mr. Rodriques was formerly employed by General Motors before retiring from...
E. Lillian Costa
Dec 21, 2016
E. Lillian (Tavares) Costa, 93, of Dartmouth died Wednesday December 21, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of the late John A. Costa, and the loving companion of the late Carl "Chuck" Motta. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alfred C. and Mary (Belmira) Tavares, she lived in...
Charles F. Lanagan, Jr.
Dec 21, 2016
Charles F. Lanagan, Jr., 69, of Marion died December 21, 2016 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Barbara (Fernandes) Lanagan. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles F. and Mary Alice (Ostiguy) Lanagan, he lived in Mattapoisett and Marion most of his life. Mr. Lanagan was formerly employed by Schaefer Marine Inc. for many...
Catherine F. "Kay" Lowney
Dec 20, 2016
Catherine F. "Kay" (Hardiman) Lowney, 94, of Mattapoisett died December 20, 2016 at Sippican Health Care Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John T. Lowney. Born in Cambridge, MA, the daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian (Newcomb) Hardiman, she was raised in Dorchester and lived in Marion for many years before moving...
Gerald W. Buckley
Dec 20, 2016
Gerald W. Buckley, 90, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday December 20, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Cecelia Alice (Oliveira) Buckley; they had been married for 52 years. Born in Lynn, the son of the late Walter and Amy Blanche (Vaillancourt) Buckley, he lived in Rochester, Acton, and Maynard, before moving to...
Mark R. Galary
Dec 18, 2016
Mark R. Galary, 48, of Warren, RI, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday December 18, 2016. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Emily S. (Chase) Galary. He was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and attended Wentworth Institute. He is survived by his children, Corey Galary,...
James E. Smith
Dec 15, 2016
James E. Smith, 81, of New Bedford died Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was the husband of Cynthia M. (Costa) Smith. Born in Tennessee, son of the late James and Mattie (Brown) Smith, he lived in Chicago until joining the Air Force and then lived in New Bedford for the rest of his life. He was a communicant of...
Mary Louise Spiliotis
Dec 15, 2016
Mary Louise (McCarthy) Spiliotis, 89, of Dartmouth died December 15, 2016 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late George Spiliotis, Jr. Born in Middleboro, the daughter of the late Francis E. and Katherine E. (Conway) McCarthy, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. She was formerly employed as a secretary at Plymouth Superior Court...
Kathleen Leonard Muldoon, R.N.
Dec 15, 2016
Kathleen Leonard Muldoon, of Mattapoisett, died after a period of declining health at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Dr. William Muldoon, D.D.S. She was born on September 22, 1924 in Youngstown, OH, minutes after her identical twin, Jean Leonard Galvin. Her parents were Mary Rose Walsh and Arthur Thomas Leonard....
James Knox
Dec 15, 2016
James Knox, 84, of New Bedford died December 15, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Vilma T. (deAndrade) Knox. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alexander and Agatha W. (Corea) Knox, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Knox was a communicant of...
Theresa E. Dougall
Dec 12, 2016
Theresa E. Dougall, 70, of Marion, entered eternal life on Monday, December 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family and friends after a long and courageous battle with myelofibrosis. Born in New Bedford on December 3, 1946, Terry was the daughter of the late Lionel and Mary (Ponte) Perry. Terry was a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...
Anne E. "Betty" Rymszewicz
Dec 12, 2016
Anne Elizabeth "Betty" (Rawcliffe) Rymszewicz, 87, of New Bedford died Monday December 12, 2016 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Richard B. "Dick" Rymszewicz. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Rhoda (Harrison) and Thomas Rawcliffe, Jr., she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a proud graduate of...
Maria J. Silva
Dec 11, 2016
Maria J. (Andrade) Silva, 81, of New Bedford died December 11, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel Silva. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Jose G. and Ilidia (Britto) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Silva was a parishioner of...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
