Ronald P. Rochon
Jan 5, 2016
Ronald P. Rochon, 62, of New Bedford died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Sharon A. (Rutkowski) Rochon. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late Adelard and Irene (Landry) Rochon, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Rochon was employed as...
Armsted R. Christian
Jan 4, 2016
Armsted R. Christian, 64, of New Bedford died January 4, 2016 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital after a long courageous battle with Sarcoidosis. He was the husband of Marcelina E. Pina-Christian. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, the son of the late John and Alma (Wilson) Christian, he lived in Boston and New Bedford most of his life. Armsted was a...
Julia Raposo
Jan 3, 2016
Julia Raposo, 91, of New Bedford died Sunday January 3, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Lowell, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Cardeira) Pina, she lived in New Bedford for much of her life. She enjoyed shopping and gardening. Survivors include two sons, Antonio Pina of New Bedford and Mario Pina...
Estelle Ramos
Jan 3, 2016
Estelle (Monge) Ramos, 80, resident of Garland, TX died January 3, 2016 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Louis Ramos. Born in Brooklyn, NY on December 27, 1935, the daughter of the late Francisco and Antonia Monge, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Texas in 2008. She was a communicant of Our...
Atty. L. Barry Tinkoff
Jan 2, 2016
Atty. L. Barry Tinkoff, 83, of Dartmouth died January 2, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Margaret Anne (Charade) Fredette. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Milton and Ida (Gorodinsky) Tinkoff. He was a graduate of Cheshire Academy, New York University - University Heights, and Boston University School of Law. Atty. Tinkoff...
Joseph P. Costa
Dec 31, 2015
Joseph P. Costa, 57, of New Bedford died December 31, 2015 unexpectedly at home. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Joseph P. and Rita (Rioux) Costa, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include his daughter, Calin Costa of New Bedford; a sister, Jo-Ann Furtado of New Bedford; a...
Diane M. Leclair
Dec 30, 2015
Diane M. Leclair, 61, of Fairhaven died December 30, 2015 peacefully at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Patricia (Ford) Leclair of Dartmouth and the late Arthur H.J. Leclair, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Diane was employed as a speech therapist in the New Bedford School System and Fairhaven School...
Marion S. Mahoney
Dec 30, 2015
Marion S. Mahoney, 100, of Dartmouth died December 30, 2015 peacefully at Brookdale Senior Living. She was the wife of the late Dr. James Henry "Harry" Mahoney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John W. and Esther M. (Knowles) Spencer, she lived in New Bedford for many years until moving to South Dartmouth and Pompano Beach,...
Anna M. Lally
Dec 29, 2015
Anna M. (Colfer) Lally, 86, of New Bedford died December 29, 2015 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Lally, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Dorchester, the daughter of the late Lemuel and Mary (Doherty) Colfer, she lived in New Bedford most of her life....
Peter J. Rose
Dec 28, 2015
Peter J. Rose, 58, of New Bedford died Monday December 28, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lois J. (Berry) Rose. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the son of the late Joseph and Pauline (Silva) Rose, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a member of Haven Baptist...
Margaret C. Duff
Dec 26, 2015
If you listen carefully you will hear the sounds of celebration from Fiddlers' Green – the sound of Margaret Chubbuck Duff joining her late husband Peter, who predeceased her in 2008. Maggie left this world for her next great adventure on Boxing Day 2015. Following two strokes in 2008, Maggie (and consequently her family and friends) were afforded a...
Daniel Allen Spooner
Dec 26, 2015
Daniel Allen Spooner, 57, of Mattapoisett died December 26, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Allen and Maria L. "Lucy" (Goes) Spooner, he lived in Mattapoisett for the last 12 years. Daniel was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels of the New Bedford fleet. He later became...
Lois J. Pavone
Dec 26, 2015
Lois J. (DeCosta) Pavone, 82, of New Bedford died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Ada (Lofthouse) DeCosta, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Lois was formerly employed by the Traffic Commission for the City of New Bedford for many years...
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...
