Dorothy J. Rogers
May 30, 2016
Dorothy Jacome Rogers, in her 90th year, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family and close friends. She was the wife of the late Henrique "Rick" Rogers, whom she was married to for 66 years, and mother of the late Heidi Rogers Rebello. A lifelong resident of Dartmouth, she was the daughter...
Vivian J. Flynn
May 27, 2016
Vivian J. (McGee) Flynn, 83, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Friday May 27, 2016 at Elizabeth Seton Residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Francis Xavier Flynn. Born in Charlestown, the daughter of the late Roland P. and Vivian R. (Bulcao) McGee, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She...
Harry Hamer
May 27, 2016
Harry Hamer, 89, of New Bedford, died on Friday May 27, 2016 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his family. He was the widower of Dolores (Braz) Hamer. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Herbert and Jennie Hamer, Harry graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1944. At age 17, he joined the Army Air...
Edith Rego
May 27, 2016
Edith (Medeiros) Rego, 90, of New Bedford died Friday May 27, 2016 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Jayme M. Rego. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William B. and Mary J. (Rodriques) Medeiros, she was raised in Dartmouth, educated in Dartmouth Schools, and then lived...
Barbara L. Bresnahan
May 26, 2016
Barbara L. (Lawrence) Bresnahan, 78, of New Bedford died Thursday May 26, 2016 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Mary Lawrence, she lived in Hartford, Connecticut, before returning to New Bedford in 1967. Mrs. Bresnahan was formerly employed as a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for many years until her...
Christina K. Hingston
May 25, 2016
Christina Kelsall Hingston of Marion, MA, age 83, died May 25, 2016 from complications from a stroke. She also battled normal pressure hydrocephalus in recent years. Christina was born on August 29, 1932 in Birkenhead, England to Robert and Phoebe Turner. Her brother Robert and sister Glenys predeceased her. Like her siblings, she traveled widely and relished the wonders...
Lawrence P. Mendez
May 25, 2016
Lawrence P. Mendez, 74, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 25, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Pedro and Marie Alice (Burgo) Mendez, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Mendez was formerly employed as a maintenance mechanic for Johnson & Johnson until his...
Margaret A. Palm
May 22, 2016
Margaret Anne Palm, known as "Peggy" to friends and "Dee" to family, was born to Kathleen and Joseph Breen on April 5th, 1955 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. She died at home on May 22, 2016 surrounded by her family. Throughout her life, Peggy cared for those around her with loving-kindness. As the first of eight children, she helped...
Donald C. "Woody" Wood
May 22, 2016
Donald C. Wood, affectionately known as "Woody" throughout his life, passed peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center on May 22, 2016. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Marjorie, to whom he was married for over 66 years. He was the father of four daughters, Roxanne Roberts, Betsy Jackson, Dianne Wood, and Susan McMahon. Born to the late Kenneth and Elizabeth...
Therese Gannon
May 17, 2016
Therese Carroll Gannon died on May 17th, 2016 at age 82 in St. Simon's Island, GA, of pneumonia. Known as Terry, she was born in Worcester, MA, on October 5th, 1933 to Elizabeth and David Carroll. Terry is survived by her brothers Shaun Carroll and Kevin Carroll; their spouses Sandee and Lucy; her sister-in-law Sue Gannon; her two children...
Mary Clare Doyle, Major A.N.C.
May 16, 2016
M. Clare Doyle passed away peacefully in Meredith, NH on Monday, May 16, 2016. She lived life to the fullest during her incredible 103 years. Clare was born in Woonsocket, RI on August 16, 1912. She graduated from the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing. Clare entered the US Army Nurse Corps in 1944 and saw two tours of...
Nicole Kouhi Podkowa
May 16, 2016
Nicole Kouhi Podkowa, 42, of Marion died peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home with her family at her side. Nicole was the loving wife of Dr. John J. Podkowa, Jr, her husband of 16 years, and devoted mother of Redmond and John Joseph (JJ). Born in Bristol, PA, to Fred A. and Judith A. (Stetser) Kouhi,...
Dorothy L. Reynolds
May 14, 2016
Dorothy L. (Lowney) Reynolds, 96, of Fairhaven passed away at home on Saturday May 14, 2016 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Eugene Thomas Reynolds. Born in New York, NY, the daughter of the late John S. and Honora (Lyons) Lowney, she was raised in New Bedford, lived in Rhode Island for many years...
Andre D. "Andy" Thibodeau Iii
May 13, 2016
Andre D. "Andy" Thibodeau III, age 39, of Dartmouth, died unexpectedly Friday, May 13, 2016. He was the loving husband of Julienne (Bourgeois) Thibodeau and father to Jacqueline (12), Andrea (10), and the late Andre D. Thibodeau IV, all of Dartmouth. He was the son of Nancy (Mosher) Thibodeau and Andre D. Thibodeau Jr., both of Dartmouth. Andy was...
Amy Jo Kolbeck
May 12, 2016
Some people come into our lives for a short while and leave a lasting impression. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Amy Jo Kolbeck, 49, who died peacefully at home on Thursday May 12, 2016 surrounded by her family and friends after a courageous battle with ALS and Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in...
Norma J. Bowen
May 10, 2016
Norma J. Bowen, 81, of Dartmouth died May 10, 2016 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Bowen. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Alphonso) Macedo, she lived in Dartmouth all of her life. Mrs. Bowen was formerly employed by Hemingway Transportation and later was employed at...
Joan Manning Sylvia
May 9, 2016
Joan Manning Sylvia, 81, of Fairhaven, MA and Venice, FL passed away on May 9, 2016 at the Hospice House of Venice. She was the loving wife of Norman A. Sylvia; they were married 58 years. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Manning, Jr. and Mary "Mae" (Sweeney) Manning. She lived in...
Deacon Marcel G. Morency
May 9, 2016
Deacon Marcel George Morency, 96, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday May 9, 2016 at Sacred Heart Home. Marcel graduated from St. Anthony and St. Joseph's Schools in New Bedford. He graduated from Assumption Preparatory School in Worcester in 1939, where he studied the classics, Greek, Latin, French and a rigorous classical core curriculum typical of that...
Mary Rita Francotte
May 8, 2016
Mary Rita (Sullivan) Francotte, 92, of Fairhaven died Sunday May 8, 2016 at Our Lady's Haven after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Francotte. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John J. and Evelyn (Poirier) Sullivan, she resided in Marion until moving to Fairhaven in 1969. As a...
Christopher M. Kennedy
May 7, 2016
Christopher M. Kennedy, 56, of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away suddenly on Saturday May 7, 2016. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James F. and Edith M. (McNulty) Kennedy, he lived in Dartmouth all of his life, before moving to New Bedford two years ago. Chris was employed by the Coastline Elderly Services Elderly...
