Ada B. Thomson
Mar 6, 2016
Ada B. (Lambert) Thomson, 101, of Dartmouth died March 6, 2016 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Francis L. Thomson. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late John H. and Ada (Borden) Lambert, she lived in Dartmouth. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse. Survivors include her daughter, Donna Lee Thomson-Thacker of...
Margaret Anne Fredette
Mar 5, 2016
Margaret Anne (Charade) Fredette, 80, of Dartmouth died Saturday March 5, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Attorney L. Barry Tinkoff. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of the late Joseph Edmund Charade and Mary J. (Martin) Charade, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a graduate of St. Angela's...
Ann M. Mcgrath
Mar 4, 2016
Ann M. (Scanlon) McGrath, 93, of Mattapoisett died March 4, 2016 peacefully at home. She was the widow of the late Louis Amoruso and William McGrath. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John L. and Elizabeth (Ferry) Scanlon, she was raised in Dedham, she lived in Westwood and Quincy before moving to Mattapoisett. She was a graduate...
Elizabeth V. Bisio
Mar 3, 2016
Elizabeth V. Bisio, 85, of Fairhaven died March 3, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Michael Bisio. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late James and Alice V. (Butterfield) Gorman, she lived in Taunton, New Bedford and Fairhaven. Mrs. Bisio was formerly employed as an occupational health nurse at Berkshire...
Edward A. Silva
Mar 2, 2016
Edward A. Silva, 77, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 2, 2016 surrounded by his family at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Geneva M. (Gamboa) Silva. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late Anthony J. and Antonia (Xavier) Silva, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life before moving...
George E. Azar
Mar 1, 2016
George E. Azar, 89, of Dartmouth died at St. Luke's Hospital on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was born on January 5, 1927, the eve of the Epiphany, in Fall River, Massachusetts and was a fraternal twin to Louis who died at birth. He was the youngest son of the late Essa (Jesus) and Edna Izzir (Azar). George was...
Lucille I. Lavoie
Feb 28, 2016
Lucille I. (Janson) Lavoie, 92, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday February 28, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late George H. Lavoie. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Alphonse and Marie Anna (Ouellette) Janson, she lived in New Bedford for most...
Elmo Desimas Machado E Melo
Feb 27, 2016
Elmo deSimas Machado e Melo, 85, of New Bedford passed away Saturday February 27, 2016. He was born October 21,1930 in Sao Caetano, Pico, Açores, the son of the late Clodomiro and Candida deSimas Machado. He was a parishioner of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. He survived by his wife Maria Cristina and eight children,...
Anne H. Stowell
Feb 26, 2016
Anne H. Stowell, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on February 26 at 85 years of age. She attended Center School and was a member of the Fairhaven High School, class of 1948, from which she had special lasting friends. She graduated from the University of Iowa, returned East to work for D.C. Heath Publishing Co. in Boston, and then found...
Hugh J. Murray
Feb 26, 2016
Hugh J. Murray, 91, of New Bedford died February 26, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Hazel F. (Ramos) Murray with whom he shared 24 years of marriage and the late Maureen (Lennon) Murray. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Lancaster) Murray he lived in...
Gertrude S. Cook
Feb 23, 2016
Gertrude S. (Shea) Cook, 84, of New Bedford died February 23, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Stephen B. Cook. Born in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late John and Mary (Adams) Shea, she was raised in New Bedford and lived in Provincetown before moving to New Bedford...
John B. Griffin
Feb 22, 2016
Last Monday February 22, 2016 was a beautiful morning; the air was crisp and cold; the stars shone brightly in the sky. It was an especially beautiful morning for those who believe in Jesus; for the Lord Himself walked our town, met a friend and took him with Him. In so doing, our Lord made good on his promise...
John A. Viera
Feb 22, 2016
John A. Viera, 68, of New Bedford died Monday February 22, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Roseline A. (Rogers) Viera. Born in Framingham, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Viera) Sylvia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Viera was formerly employed as a maintenance worker for New Bedford Housing Authority....
Michael K. Ouimet
Feb 22, 2016
Michael Kevin Ouimet, 38, of Westport, MA, died Monday February 22, 2016, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Kevin and Susan (Schwartz) Ouimet of Westport. Michael was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School class of 1995, and attended UMass Dartmouth. Michael was...
Charles Carmo
Feb 21, 2016
Charles Carmo, 77, of New Bedford died February 21, 2016 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Nancy J. (Amaral) Carmo with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Alice (Lopes) Carmo, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Carmo was...
Mary Agnes Harrington
Feb 21, 2016
Mary Agnes (Ellison) Harrington passed into Eternal Rest on Sunday February 21, 2016 at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River where she had lived for several years. She was 89. Agnes was the wife of the late Attorney Edward J. Harrington, Jr., with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford...
Shirley J. Letendre
Feb 19, 2016
Shirley J. (Nichols) LeTendre, 80, of New Bedford, died February 19, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Peter J. LeTendre. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco and Julia (Lomba) Nichols, she lived in New Bedford all of her life and enjoyed wintering in Florida for...
Christina Dewolfe
Feb 19, 2016
Christina DeWolfe was born on October 5, 1974 in Boston, MA to her parents, the late Susie DeWolfe and the late William Bridges. She grew up and moved from Boston to New Bedford happily in 2003 where she raised her children with her longtime companion, Tony Drayton. Christina was a devoted mother who took her children everywhere she went....
John Santos
Feb 18, 2016
John Santos, 92, of New Bedford died Thursday February 18, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Therese (Benoit) Santos; they had been married for 68 years. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Francisco and Joaquina (Luiz) Santos, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....
Mary Irene Perry
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Irene Perry, 57, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday February 17, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the spouse of Catherine M. Fidalgo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel S. and Mary J. (Souza) Perry, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mary was formerly employed as a home health aide,...
