Obituaries

Oct 12, 2015

Jane M. (Langis) Livsey, 79, of New Bedford died October 12, 2015 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Norman Livsey. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Armand A. and Alexina H.G. (Darosa) Langis, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Livsey was a communicant of...

Oct 12, 2015

Robert J. Harris, Jr., 58, of New Bedford died October 12, 2015 unexpectedly at home. Born in Boston, the son of Helena M. (Allison) Carter of Atlanta, GA and the late Robert J. Harris, he lived in Boston, Wareham and New Bedford. Survivors include his mother; 4 sisters, Sheryl Cosby of Conyer, GA, Gayle Harris of Dorchester, Marlene Winbush...

Oct 11, 2015

Gertrude (Kennedy) Crabtree, 90, of Dartmouth died October 11, 2015 at Alden Court Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Eugene S. Crabtree. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John P. and Annie (Schelter) Kennedy, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Sol-E-Mar 17 years ago. She was formerly employed by Woolworth's Department...

Oct 11, 2015

John L. Correia, Jr., 85, of New Bedford died October 11, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Mary (Mendes) Correia, he lived in Providence and Boston before returning to New Bedford. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Correia was...

Oct 11, 2015

Elizabeth C. Mello, 70, of New Bedford died October 11, 2015 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Evangeline (Prenda) Mello, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Ms. Mello was formerly employed as a nurses aide at St. Luke's Hospital for several...

Oct 9, 2015

Nicholas J. Spinney, 75, of Tampa, FL and Mattapoisett, formerly of Needham, died Friday, October 9, 2015. Beloved husband for 50 years of the late Claire (Burke) Spinney, loving father of Donna Etchings and her husband Ted of Westwood, Nicholas Spinney Jr. and his wife Nancy of Wilmington, and David Spinney of Tampa, FL. Loving grandfather of Cameron Etchings,...

Oct 8, 2015

Richard S. Roszkiewicz, 81, of Marion died October 8, 2015 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Irene R. (Torres) Roszkiewicz. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Victoria (Kalisz) Roszkiewcz, he had lived in Marion since 1972. He was formerly employed as a customer service manager for...

Oct 7, 2015

Janice R. (Clark) Estrella, 84, of New Bedford passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday October 7, 2015. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Estrella. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mildred M. (Ricketson) Clark, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Estrella was the proprietor...

Oct 6, 2015

John A. Lopes, 74, of New Bedford passed away at home on October 6, 2015 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Albert Lopes and Almedina (Helen) Lopes. Mr. Lopes was employed by the city of New Bedford until his retirement and continued to work as a limo driver for several years. He served in...

Oct 5, 2015

Jose J. Baptista, 92, of Fairhaven died October 5, 2015 at home. He was the husband of the late Adelina J. (Perry) Baptista. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Joao and Maria (Silva) Baptista, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven most of his life. He was a member of the International Church of the...

Oct 4, 2015

After a brief illness, Bernice J. Calnan died peacefully at home on Sunday October 4, 2015 surrounded by her husband Captain Donald F. Calnan and their children. She was born in Cambridge to James and Ethel Cromwell Powers. Bernice is survived by her husband Donald and her four children, Colleen Calnan, a real estate broker in Daytona Beach FL,...

Oct 4, 2015

Marie "Betty" Riley Morse, 89, of Naples, Florida and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, passed away on October 4, 2015. Born in New Bedford on June 22, 1926, she was the beloved daughter of Lloyd and Elizabeth (Feeley) Mader. She attended New Bedford High School and graduated from Chandler School of Retail in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to moving to Naples, Betty had...

Oct 1, 2015

Helena "Anneke" Verhave, 86, of Armonk, NY, and Falmouth, MA, the wife of the late Thom Verhave, passed away on October 1st, 2015 at Alden Court in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. A daughter of the late Robert and Helena Baan, she was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She was educated in the Netherlands and came to the United States to attend Barnard...

Oct 1, 2015

Sep 30, 2015

Jon-Joseph "J.J." LaFlamme, 25, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday September 30, 2015. Born in New Bedford, the son of Karen M. (Duggan) LaFlamme, he had lived in New Bedford and Plymouth. J.J. was an avid skateboarder, loved to dance and shoot pool, and belonged to area shuffle teams. He was always available for everybody and anybody at any...

Sep 29, 2015

Anna Gough, 98, of New Bedford died September 29, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late John J. Gough. Her private Funeral Mass was on celebrated on Friday, October 2nd in the Chapel at Sacred Heart Home. Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Sep 29, 2015

James R. Oldfield, 32, of North Easton died September 29, 2015 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the fiancé of Kaitlin B. Hansen, originally from Mattapoisett. Born in Boston, the son of Janice L. (Feroli) Johnson and her husband Michael of Weymouth and the late Donald Oldfield. He lived in Quincy most of his life before...

Sep 28, 2015

Elsie "Pebbles" Gomes, 47, of Dartmouth passed away Monday September 28, 2015. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Virginia Gomes and the late Frank Rose, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Pebbles was formerly employed as a social worker for Project C.O.A.C.H and Mass. Mentor. She was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional...

Sep 28, 2015

Dr. Dante Vena, a beloved husband, father and passionate educator, died on September 28, 2015 at Saint Luke's Hospital following a courageous struggle with Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. He was 84 years old. Dante was born on November 12, 1930 in Castrolibero, Italy to the late Francesco and Maria Giuseppa (Turco) Vena. Dante's family immigrated to the United...

Sep 28, 2015

Cezar F. Duarte, 83, of New Bedford died September 28, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Donna L. (Fortes) Duarte. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank Duarte and Henrietta (Pina) Montrond, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Duarte was a parishioner of...