Noella E. Mcmullen
Apr 24, 2016
Noella E. (Cyr) McMullen, 95, of Block Island, Rhode Island passed away Sunday April 24, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Albert L. McMullen, a former New Bedford City Councilor. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Elphege and Yvonne (Letourneau) Cyr,...
William J. Purtell
Apr 20, 2016
William J. Purtell, 51, of Marion passed away Wednesday April 20, 2016 due to complications from a spinal cord injury. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, he lived in Mattapoisett and Marion for most of his life. Bill was a fishing boat captain and boat owner in the New Bedford commercial fishing fleet, and the owner of M.E. Fisheries. He...
Lillian Myers
Apr 16, 2016
Lillian (Barboza) Myers, 88, of New Bedford, formerly of Brockton, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday April 16, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonia and Henry Barboza, she resided in Brockton (known as Madrinha) and Boston most of her life, and returned to reside in New Bedford for the past three years. She...
Marisol Caban
Apr 16, 2016
Marisol Caban, 40, of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 16, 2016. Born in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Dolores Martinez and Secundino Caban, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Survivors include parents; four children, Bryanna Robles, Aleigha Caban, Diamonte Caban, and Shyla Caban, all of New Bedford; a sister, Maribel Martinez of New...
Carolyn M. Rose
Apr 16, 2016
Carolyn M. (Mills) Rose, 78, of New Bedford passed away on Saturday April 16, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Rockland, Maine, the daughter of the late Basil and Phyllis (Flecher) Mills, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Carolyn enjoyed going to Foxwoods, watching the Boston Red Sox, and doing puzzles....
Virginia L. Cardozo
Apr 16, 2016
Virginia L. (Leitao) Cardozo, 96, of Plymouth passed away Saturday April 16, 2016 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Antonio Cardozo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio Neves Leitao and Anna Silva Garcia Leitao, she lived in the Boston area for many years before moving to Plymouth in...
Donna L. Southern
Apr 14, 2016
Donna L. (Geraghty) Southern, 64, of New Bedford died April 14, 2016 at Country Gardens Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Attleboro, the daughter of the late Walter and Estelle (Beauregard) Geraghty, she was raised in North Attleboro and lived in New Bedford for the late 20 years. Donna was a member of The Church of the Full Gospel Christian...
Joanne A. Armanetti
Apr 12, 2016
Joanne A. (Medeiros) Armanetti, 75, of New Bedford died April 12, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John E. Armanetti. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John V. Medeiros and Alice (Nickerson) Sylvia Medeiros, Joanne was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mrs. Armanetti was formerly employed...
Bernadette M. Sylvia
Apr 12, 2016
Bernadette M. Sylvia, 48, of New Bedford died April 12, 2016 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward Sylvia and Carol A. (Michaud) Duarte, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her 3 sons, Jason Miguel,...
Hamish C.F. Gravem
Apr 11, 2016
Hamish C.F. Gravem died suddenly at the age of 82 after a brief illness. He was born on January 19th, 1934 and raised in Orleans, Cape Cod and was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy class of 1952 and Harvard University class of 1956. He was a successful banker and an accomplished tennis player who played in many venues...
Dr. Edward L. Jawor
Apr 11, 2016
Dr. Edward L. Jawor, 68, of Raynham, MA formerly of Rochester, MA died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Brockton, MA after struggling for months with various health problems; his wife at his side. Born in Astoria, NY, he was the son of Edward T. Jawor and Mary Frances Fitzsimmons, both deceased. He graduated from Mater Christi...
Rachel Helena Landry
Apr 11, 2016
Rachel Helena (Demers) Landry, 93, of New Bedford died Monday, April 11, at The Oaks surrounded by her loving family after a long courageous battle with Metastatic Breast Cancer. She was the wife of the late Roger George Landry, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Ovila Demers and Bernadette...
Rita M. Farland
Apr 10, 2016
Rita M. (Mello) Farland, 63, of New Bedford died April 10, 2016 peacefully at SE Massachusetts Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edmund and Rita (Dubois) Mello, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Farland was formerly employed...
Mildred P. Cummings
Apr 10, 2016
Mildred Perkins Cummings, 84, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2016 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, Massachusetts. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Richard Hudner Cummings in June, 2015. Mrs. Cummings is survived by her children, Sean X. Cummings of Tiverton, Rhode Island, Katherine Cummings of Walpole, Massachusetts, Michael Cummings and his wife Suzanne...
Dureel "Del" Poulin
Apr 10, 2016
Dureel "Del" (Fleury) Poulin, 78, of Fairhaven passed away Sunday April 10, 2016 at Alden Court after a brief illness. Born in Skowhegan, Maine, the daughter of the late Fernande P. Hebert, she was adopted at birth by the late Leonce and Rose (LePage) Fleury. She lived in Lewiston, Maine and New Bedford for many years before moving to...
Hazel C. Dupre
Apr 9, 2016
Hazel C. (Carvalho) Dupre, 90, of New Bedford died April 9, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Marcel E. "Mike" Dupre. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Constantino and Bertha (Silva) Carvalho, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Brenda M. "Bunny" Farland
Apr 8, 2016
Brenda M. "Bunny" (Roderick) Farland, 59, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly April 8, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Roland G. Farland, Jr., and the daughter of the late John and Mable Roderick. Born in Dartmouth on December 19, 1956, she was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and attended Kinyon-Campbell Business School. She enjoyed vacationing and spending...
Barbara L. Bernier
Apr 7, 2016
Barbara L. (Thornhill) Bernier, 85, of New Bedford died April 7, 2016 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard F. Bernier. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Fred W. and Anna G. (Bennett) Thornhill, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a member of the South...
Virginia "Jini" Burke
Apr 7, 2016
The world lost one of the funniest, fiercest, most courageous open, honest woman on the planet. Virginia "Jini" Burke passed away at the age of 65 surrounded by her loving family and friends at St. Lukes Hospital on Thursday, April 7th. Jini moved on to the next plane of the Universe leaving a large unfillable hole behind on this...
Carolyn Raposa
Apr 6, 2016
Carolyn (Ventura) Raposa, 73, of Dartmouth died April 6, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Raposa. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late John and Alice (Carvalho) Ventura, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. Mrs. Raposa was formerly employed as a machine operator...
