Mary C. (Fagundes) Pilling
Dec 23, 2015
Mary C. (Fagundes) Pilling, 92, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 23, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William P. Pilling. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of late Belchoir Fagundes and Carmel (Reis) Fagundes Amaral, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a...
Diana D. Boyd
Dec 20, 2015
Diana D. (Sherley) Boyd, 58, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Sunday December 20, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center. Born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Thelma L. (Stroud) Sherley of New Bedford and the late Edwin M. Sherley, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was an active member of the United House of...
Maureen D. Ryan
Dec 19, 2015
Maureen Dorothea Ryan, 75, of Fairhaven passed away peacefully at home on Saturday December 19, 2015 surrounded by her loving husband of 54 years Daniel J. Ryan and her four daughters. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, she was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph E. Charade and the late Mary (Martin) Charade. She lived in Montreal from...
Dorothy Pina
Dec 19, 2015
Dorothy (Spinola) Pina, 90, of New Bedford died Saturday December 19, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henry A. Pina. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Julius Spinola and Jennie (Lopes) Spinola Pires, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Pina was formerly employed as a stitcher at Marcos...
Nicolaos Tsonis
Dec 19, 2015
Nicolaos Tsonis, 76, of Woonsocket, RI died December 19, 2015 at Trinity Health and Rehabilitation Center in Woonsocket, RI. Born in Glossa Skopelos, Greece, the son of the late Ioannis and Efrosini (Kouka) Tsonis, he lived in Onset most of his life. Survivors include 2 sons, John Tsonis and Kostantinos Tsonis, both of Buzzards Bay; 3 brothers, Paul Tsonis...
Sabino F. Depina
Dec 18, 2015
Sabino F. DePina, 67, of New Bedford died December 18, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Haitor and Eva DePina, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. DePina was formerly employed by ValleyCrest Company as a landscaper. He was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church...
Joan Marie Mcdonald
Dec 16, 2015
Joan Marie (Davis) McDonald, 71, of Fairhaven passed away on Wednesday December 16, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Boston to the late Elmer and Theresa (King) Davis, she was raised and lived in Nantucket where she met and married her husband of 53 years, Ronald McDonald, Sr. They moved to Marion in 1972 to raise...
Daniel J. Sullivan, Sr.
Dec 16, 2015
Daniel J. Sullivan, Sr. - Dan, Grampy, Papa, Squeaky, friend, of Brandt Beach, Mattapoisett died December 16, 2015. He was married to the love of his life Carmen for over 27 years. She was his whole world and he hers. Combined they had 9 children, Kim Polky, Kelly Morgado, Kathy Gubernat, James Sullivan, Marie Shapiro, Daniel Sullivan, Terry Simonson,...
Lisa F. Howard
Dec 14, 2015
Lisa Faley Howard of Mattapoisett passed away of natural causes in her home on December 14, 2015. Lisa grew up in West Hartford CT and graduated from Conard High School class of 1972. She went on to an undergraduate degree at Duke University and received her Masters of Library Science degree from Simmons College. She worked as a children's...
Joao Marcelino Castro
Dec 13, 2015
Joao Marcelino Castro, 83, of Dartmouth died Sunday, December 13, 2015, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Rosemary J. (Gomes) Castro. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Marcelino Ambrosio Castro and Maria T. (Baptista) Castro, he lived in the New Bedford area for many years. He was a communicant of Our Lady...
Aurea M. Silva
Dec 13, 2015
Aurea M. (Fonseca) Silva, 83, of New Bedford died December 13, 2015 at home after a prolonged illness. She was the wife of the late Joaquim Candido Silva. Born in Murtosa, Portugal, the daughter of the late Manuel and Julia (Marques) Fonseca, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Silva was a communicant of Our Lady...
Joanne M. Mello
Dec 9, 2015
Joanne M. (Demoranville) Mello, 65, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 9, 2015 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alice G. (Riley) Kates and Leonard I. Demoranville, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Joanne was always in love with her music. She is is survived by her...
Suzanne C. Sylvester
Dec 9, 2015
Suzanne C. (Libby) Sylvester, 66, of Mattapoisett died December 9, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Edward J. Sylvester, Jr. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Gordon D. and Shirley E. (Cavanaugh) Libby, she was raised in Bridgewater before moving to Mattapoisett in 1979. Mrs. Sylvester was a communicant of...
Ronald C. Piva
Dec 8, 2015
Ronald C. Piva, 85, of North Andover, formerly of Acushnet, passed away Tuesday December 8, 2015 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was the husband of Cecelia (Cabral) Piva. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Elsie (Falcao) Pavao, he lived in Acushnet for many years before moving to North Andover...
Michael W. Verronneau
Dec 7, 2015
Michael W. Verronneau, 56, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Cecile Joseph, Albert Joseph Jr., and the late Roger Verronneau. A self described, "professional patient" for most of his life, Mike died as he lived, fighting against all odds to live life fully,...
Virginia A. Ramos
Dec 6, 2015
Virginia A. (Johnson) Ramos, 70, of Dartmouth died Sunday December 6, 2015 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Joseph M. Ramos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Samuel and Irene (LeDuc) Johnson, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. Mrs. Ramos was formerly employed by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles...
Kenneth E. "Ted" Brook
Dec 6, 2015
Kenneth E. "Ted" Brook, 71, a lifelong resident of New Bedford, passed away December 6, 2015 after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Laura (Gobeil) Brook and son of the late George Brook and Alice (Holt) Brook. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Mr. Brook worked as a lifeguard for the city of...
Bradford H. Constant
Dec 5, 2015
Bradford H. Constant, 73, of New Bedford passed away at home on Saturday December 5, 2015. He was the son of the late Pauline I. (LeBoeuf) Constant and Henry L. Constant. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gale M. (Teixeira) Constant; his daughter, Ethel M. Jose; his sons, Bradford M., Shawn C., and Keith D. Constant;...
Jose H. Santos
Dec 4, 2015
Jose H. Santos, 90, of New Bedford died December 4, 2015 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mariana G. (Graca) Santos. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Henrique and Candida (Mingola) Santos, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Santos...
Clifford C. Dartt
Dec 3, 2015
Clifford C. Dartt, 95, died peacefully on December 3, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Clifford was a decorated Veteran and an Eagle Scout. He worked for the phone company helping to set up the Early Distance warning line in Alaska and later in Iran and Saudi Arabia. Clifford was a very special character. Always ready...
