Barbara Helen Donovan
Aug 20, 2015
Barbara Helen (Dowd) Donovan, 84, of New Bedford died Thursday August 20, 2015 at Hathaway Manor surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was the wife of Richard S. Donovan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie (Gregory) Dowd, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant...
David A. Affonseca, Sr.
Aug 19, 2015
David A. Affonseca, Sr., 76, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 19, 2015 suddenly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Augustus J. and Eugenia (Pina) Affonseca, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Affonseca was formerly employed as an installer for New Bedford Floor Covering for many years. He served in...
Thomas F. Sullivan
Aug 19, 2015
Thomas Fidelis Sullivan of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Brighton, died peacefully at age 61 on August 19, 2015 after a long battle with colorectal cancer. Tom was the devoted father of Anna Sullivan of Austin, TX, and Lauren Hertzberg of Delray Beach, FL, as well as the proud grandfather of Derek and Hailey Hertzberg. He was the beloved...
Charles "Sonny" Languirand
Aug 19, 2015
Charles "Sonny" Languirand, 62, of North Adams, MA died August 19, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Pauline M. (Poitras) Languirand. Born in Cambridge, the son of the late Albert P. and Muriel E. (Patten) Languirand, he lived in New Bedford before moving to North Adams. Survivors include 2...
Nicholas Carr Bergstein
Aug 18, 2015
Nicholas Carr Bergstein, aged 20, died unexpectedly of a sudden illness on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. He leaves behind his parents Vickie Carr and Paul Bergstein of Mattapoisett. Nick graduated in June of 2014 from Old Rochester Regional High School. He planned to become a high school history teacher and had just finished his freshman year at UMass-Amherst with...
Alvin Bodzioch
Aug 17, 2015
Alvin "Al" Bodzioch of New Bedford and Centerville, succumbed peacefully to illness on August 17, 2015 following a courageous fight, exemplary of the man he was. He celebrated his 88th birthday on August 13th. Born in New Bedford to the late John and Anna (Szczur) Bodzioch, he was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Helena, on August 5th....
Roderick C. Mcintire
Aug 17, 2015
Roderick C. McIntire, 70, of Mattapoisett died August 17, 2015 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Vicki (Blanchard) McIntire. Born in Binghamton, NY, the son of the late Charles and Lillian V. (Sullivan) McIntire, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1954. He attended Fairhaven High School and graduated from Berwick Academy in South...
F. Roma Condon
Aug 16, 2015
F. Roma (Toman) Condon, age 89, died peacefully with the loving support of her family on August 16, 2015 after a long illness. Wife of the late Everett L. Condon, Roma was born August 13, 1926 in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. She was the daughter of the late Lillian (Thomas) Toman and Albert Toman. After spending her...
Joseph J. Monteiro
Aug 15, 2015
Joseph J. Monteiro, 90, of Dartmouth died August 15, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Angelina G. (Gomes) Monteiro. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late Joao D. and Maria J. (Silva) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Monteiro was a parishioner of Our Lady...
Pastor Joseph Vargo
Aug 14, 2015
Pastor Joseph Vargo passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston on August 14, 2015 at the age of 71. He was the husband of Deanna (Medeiros) Vargo; they had been married for 47 years. Pastor Joe was born on November 13, 1943 in Painesville, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph Vargo...
Tracie J. Ouellette
Aug 12, 2015
Tracie J. Ouellette, 50, of New Bedford died August 12, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long courageous battle. She was the wife of Curtis M. Ouellette. Born and raised in Taunton, the daughter of Jean M. McCarthy of New Bedford and Richard R. Thetonia and his wife Sandra of Lakeland, FL, she lived in New Bedford most...
Gladys K. Ward
Aug 11, 2015
Gladys K. (Kinsman) Ward, 103, of Marion died August 11, 2015 at Sippican Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Melvin T. Ward. Gladys was born in Natick,MA, the daughter of the late Ethan and Olive (Morey) Kinsman. She lived in Stoughton and Natick for many years, later lived in Florida before moving to Mattapoisett in...
Thelma A. Connor
Aug 10, 2015
Thelma A. (Austin) Connor, 93, of Mattapoisett died August 10, 2015 peacefully after a long and beautiful life. She was the wife of the late John J. Connor with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward A. and Ethel (Taylor) Austin, she lived in New Bedford before moving to...
William F. Peters
Aug 6, 2015
William F. Peters, 93, of Acushnet died August 6, 2015 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mary (Lopes) Peters. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antone and Mary J. (Burns) Peters, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Acushnet. Mr. Peters was...
Sheila R. Ramos
Aug 6, 2015
Sheila R. (Sterling) Ramos, 59, of Fairhaven passed away Thursday August 6, 2015. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Arthur and Barbara (Hathaway) Sterling, she lived in Fairhaven for many years. She was a member of the South Baptist Church. Sheila was employed in the hospitality industry for many years. She loved being around her family and...
Helena T. Bodzioch
Aug 5, 2015
Helena T. (Wolkowicz) Bodzioch of New Bedford and Centerville, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully in her daughter's arms on August 5, 2015. She would have celebrated her 86th birthday on August 10th. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Teresa (Adamczyk) Wolkowicz. Helena graduated from New Bedford High School...
Hervé George Guimond
Aug 5, 2015
Hervé George "Pete" Guimond, 91, of Dartmouth passed away Wednesday August 5, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Hospice in Providence surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Brenda A. (Piva) Guimond. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Oscar and Blanche (Saucier) Guimond, he lived in Fall River before moving to Dartmouth 20 years...
Shelley A. Blanchard
Aug 4, 2015
Shelley A. (Russell) Blanchard, 61, of Rochester died August 4, 2015 at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Stewart A. Blanchard. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Howard and Pauline (Sekulich) Russell, she was raised in Brockton and moved to Rochester in 1984. Mrs. Blanchard was formerly employed as...
Jeffrey L. Sylvia, Jr.
Aug 3, 2015
Jeffrey L. Sylvia, Jr., 24, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Sunday August 2, 2015. He was born at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford on January 15, 1991 to Stacey Jones Mendonca. He was happily raised by Stacey and Thomas Saunders, along with his beloved sister Courtney Soares and his brother Noah Saunders. He attended New Bedford Schools...
Antone "Tony" Almeida
Aug 2, 2015
Antone "Tony" Almeida, 95, died August 2, 2015 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Virginia M. (Monteiro) Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Maria R. (Duarte) Almeida, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Almeida was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption...
