Joyce P. Medina
Nov 8, 2016
Joyce P. (Gomes) Medina, 60, of New Bedford, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Cape Cod Hospital after a long courageous battle after suffering a stroke. She had been the loving and devoted wife of Eduino M. Medina. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Domingo and Rose (Gonsalves) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford all of...
June D. Medeiros
Nov 8, 2016
June D. (Dias) Medeiros, 88, of New Bedford died November 8, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone V. and Maria (Pinheiro) Dias, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy...
Flora G. Senna
Nov 7, 2016
Flora G. (Sylvia) Senna, 91, of Mattapoisett died Monday November 7, 2016 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Gabriel B. Senna. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone and Emilia (Leitao) Sylvia, she lived in Mattapoisett for over 50 years. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School. She was...
Douglas M. Pfeninger
Nov 6, 2016
Douglas M. Pfeninger, 81, of Dartmouth died November 6, 2016 at Brigham and Women's Hospital Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice M. Pfeninger. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles and Violet (McGee) Pfeninger, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Pfeninger was a communicant of St....
Patrick S. Barrett
Nov 6, 2016
Patrick S. Barrett, 32, of Dartmouth died November 6, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the son of Michael A. and Stephanie (Cook) Barrett, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Survivors include his parents; his son, Gage M. Barrett of New Bedford; a brother, Timothy M. Barrett of Brooklyn, NY; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was...
Eileen May Antil
Nov 5, 2016
Eileen May (Prescott) Antil, 83, of New Bedford, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 after a long illness, at home surrounded by family. She was the wife of Robert H. Antil, with whom they just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June. Mrs. Antil also celebrated her 83rd birthday on Thursday. She lived a devoted family life. Born in...
Estelle E. Brennan
Nov 2, 2016
Estelle E. Brennan, 92, of East Freetown died November 2, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Bernard Brennan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Bousquet) Lemire, she had lived in New Bedford prior to living in Florida for 22 years. She returned to this area in 2014. She was...
Wayne T. Brown
Oct 31, 2016
Wayne T. Brown, 73, of New Bedford died October 31, 2016 at Savoy Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Elizabeth R. (James) Watkins, he lived in New York and New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Brown was formerly employed as a bus driver with Union Street Railway Company and Almeida...
Valentina Sykes
Oct 29, 2016
Valentina (Abrantes) Sykes, 91, of Mattapoisett died October 29, 2016 at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Sykes, and the sister of the late Dennis Abrantes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria D. (Couto) Abrantes, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life before moving to Mattapoisett in 1990....
Harald Thuestad
Oct 28, 2016
Harald Thuestad, 90, of Mattapoisett died October 28, 2016 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joan (Garlington) Thuestad. Born in Kopervik, Norway, the son of the late Hans K. and Laura (Gronnestad) Thuestad, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1969. Mr. Thuestad was an active member of Trinity Lutheran...
Paula A. Craige
Oct 27, 2016
Paula A. (Taber) Craige, 40, of New Bedford died October 27, 2016 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Taunton, the daughter of George Taber of Middleboro and the late Veronica (Roza) Taber, she was raised in Berkley before moving to New Bedford in 2000. She enjoyed the company of her cats, Fred, Ginger and Tao. Survivors include her...
Gail Martin
Oct 26, 2016
Gail (Simpkin) Martin, 60, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Shirley (Dutra) Monteiro and Kenneth Simpkin, she lived in St. Petersburg for the past 26 years. Gail was employed at Kane's Furniture where she recently celebrated 20 years of service. She...
Barbara D. Chase
Oct 24, 2016
Barbara D. (Wood) Chase, 86, of New Bedford died peacefully on Monday October 24, 2016 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Andrew B. Chase, III. The highlight of her life was spending time with her family. She enjoyed playing cards, puzzle books, game shows, old movies, and listening to local talk radio. She is...
Priscilla C. Byron
Oct 24, 2016
Priscilla C. Byron, formerly of Rochester, MA, passed away at the age of 85 on October 24th in Sheridan, Wyoming where she had been living for the past 6½ years. Born in New Bedford on December 13, 1930, Mrs. Byron was the daughter of Manuel and Aurore Rose.  She was raised in New Bedford, where she graduated from St....
Bernice A. Duarte
Oct 23, 2016
Bernice Ann Duarte, 74, of Mattapan died Sunday October 23, 2016 after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John G. and Matilda (Pina) Duarte, she lived in the Boston area for the past 50 years. Bernice was formerly employed by Boston City Hospital, East End House in Cambridge, and the Cambridge...
Randall F. Alves
Oct 23, 2016
Randall F. Alves, 56, of New Bedford died Sunday October 23, 2016. He was the husband of Robin A. (King) Alves. Born in New Bedford, the son of Fernand and Geraldine (Ferreira) Alves, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School. Randy was formerly employed...
John F. Lawton
Oct 22, 2016
John F. Lawton, 80, of New Bedford died October 22, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Lydia (Nye) and Ernest Lawton, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Lawton was the proprietor of numerous travel agencies in the Greater New Bedford area. Prior...
Dolores M. Giammalvo
Oct 21, 2016
Dolores M. (Rodrigues) Giammalvo, 90, of Wareham died October 21, 2016 peacefully at Sippican Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Victor J. Giammalvo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Carlos and Mary (Rodrigues) Rodrigues, she lived in Wareham for the last 30 years. She enjoyed walking and reading. Survivors include a son,...
Joseph Amaral
Oct 21, 2016
Joseph Amaral, 84, of Acushnet passed away Friday October 21, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beatrice M. (Martin) Amaral. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Edwina (Amaral) Amaral, he lived in Fairhaven and Acushnet for many years. He was a communicant of St....
Herbert M. Mccoy
Oct 21, 2016
Herbert M. McCoy, 60, of New Bedford died Friday October 21, 2016 after a long illness. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Eugene and Alice McCoy, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Herbert was employed as an electrical engineer for various regional companies, most recently BSC Industries, Inc. He enjoyed all things automotive...
