Frances G. Oliveira
Jun 14, 2015
Frances G. (Philipp) Oliveira, 83, of Wareham died June 14, 2015 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late John R. Oliveira. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Frederick W. and Anna (Singleton) Philipp, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Wareham 4 years ago. Mrs. Oliveira was an...
Robert L. Welter
Jun 12, 2015
Robert L. Welter, 80, of Mattapoisett died June 12, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Maria A. (Orlassino) Welter, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born and raised in Simsbury, CT, the son of the late William L. and Gertrude (Beaudreau) Welter, he lived in New Jersey and Illinois before moving to...
Jean Tomms
Jun 11, 2015
Jean (Saunders) Tomms, 53, of New Bedford died Thursday June 11, 2015 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Lois J. (Hunter) Saunders and Albert E. Saunders, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Jean was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Kinyon-Campbell Business School. She is...
Ricky A. Pursley
Jun 11, 2015
Ricky Anthony Pursley, 60, passed away peacefully at Tobey Hospital surrounded by his family in Wareham, Massachusetts on Thursday, June 11, 2015. He was born and raised in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on July 11, 1954 to Gene Pursley and Evelyn (Silveira) Pursley. He is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Everett and Bertie Julia (White) Pursley, his maternal grandparents, Antone and...
Edward Barnes
Jun 8, 2015
Edward Barnes, 81, of New Bedford died Monday June 8, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Eva (Degouveia) Barnes; they had been married for 60 years. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Bernard and Margaret (Sheeran) Barnes, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Barnes was formerly employed...
Anne L. Garner
Jun 8, 2015
Anne L. (Quealy) Garner, 59, of East Freetown died June 8, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after her second courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of David J. Garner. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Walter M. and Louisa J. (Boiardi) Quealy, she was raised in Randolph before moving to East Freetown 25 years ago....
Curtis L. Lopes
Jun 7, 2015
Curtis L. Lopes, 88, of Fairhaven died June 7, 2015 at the Royal of Fairhaven surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Myra A. (Powers) Lopes, with whom he had shared 58 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Frank and Lilian (Nicklas) Lopes, he lived in Fairhaven his...
Imelda Hilton
Jun 7, 2015
Imelda "Del" (Messier) Hilton, 92, of New Bedford died Sunday June 7, 2015 at Our Lady's Haven. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George A. and Leda M. (Pelletier) Messier, she lived in Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Florida, and New Hampshire before returning to New Bedford. She was a communicant of St. Joseph-St. Therese...
Richard H. Cummings
Jun 4, 2015
Richard Hudner Cummings, age 88, of South Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Thursday June 4, 2015 at Sippican Healthcare Center Nursing Home in Marion, Massachusetts. Mr. Cummings is survived by his beloved wife, Mildred P. Cummings, to whom he was married for nearly sixty years and his children: Sean Cummings of Tiverton, Rhode Island, Katherine Cummings of Walpole Massachusetts,...
Pamela S. Ponte
May 30, 2015
Pamela S. (Moniz) Ponte, 70, of St. Augustine, FL died May 30, 2015. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Molmoina (Siravo) Moniz, she lived in New Bedford before moving to St. Augustine, FL 25 years ago. She was formerly employed by Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, FL for 15 years until...
Grace T. Mitchell
May 29, 2015
Grace T. (Curry) Mitchell, 95, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday, May 29, 2015. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Mitchell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Martin and Agnes (MacDonald) Curry, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to Boca Raton, Florida in 2003. She was...
Elbert A. King
May 28, 2015
Elbert A. King, 67, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Thursday May 28, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, the son of the late Sallie Mae King, he lived in New Bedford for the past 36 years. He is survived by his longtime companion, Mary Taylor; his daughters, Jalpurnia Blalock and Larkiethea Woodson; his...
Edwina Souza
May 26, 2015
Edwina (Ferreira) Souza, 95, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 26, 2015 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of the late William G. Souza. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Incarnation (Medeiros) Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name...
Meghan A. Sargent
May 25, 2015
Meghan A. Sargent, 18, of Fairhaven died Monday May 25, 2015. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Norman C. and Jeana M. (Rodriques) Sargent of Fairhaven, she lived in Fairhaven all of her life. Meghan was a graduate of Fairhaven High School, class of 2015, where she was an honors student and had taken many Advanced placement classes....
Mary Lou Considine
May 22, 2015
Mary Lou Considine, age 88, a retired Public Health Nurse, died of B cell Lymphoma on May 22, 2015 at Thomas Circle Nursing Home in Washington, DC. Born in New Bedford, MA, November 10, 1926, daughter of Francis A. Considine and Helen M. Phelan, she attended Holy Family School in New Bedford for 12 years, graduating in 1944. She...
The Honorable John A. Tierney
May 22, 2015
The Honorable John A. Tierney, 83, of New Bedford, Fort Myers, and Nantucket passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at his home in New Bedford surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Boston, the son of Dr. James F. Tierney, Sr. and Margaret (Crowley) Tierney. He was a graduate, with distinction, of Boston Latin School....
Walter J. Sawyer
May 20, 2015
Walter Judd Sawyer, 88, of Rochester died at home on Wednesday May 20, 2015 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of M. Raye (Smith) Sawyer for nearly 56 years and the son of the late Marshall M. and Marion (Kelley) Sawyer. Walter graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1944...
Julia M. Neenan
May 19, 2015
Julia M. Neenan, 65, of Wareham, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday May 19, 2015 at Tremont Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John R. and Catherine (Hayes) Neenan, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Julia was formerly employed as a district...
Gloria Wood
May 19, 2015
Gloria Wood, 84, of New Bedford died May 19, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas N. and Beatrice M. (Pittsley) Wood, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed the the YWCA in New Bedford for many years until her retirement....
Maria Fernanda Ferro
May 19, 2015
Maria Fernanda Ferro, 82, of New Bedford died May 19, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness surrounded by her family. Born in Santo Antao, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Anibal S. and Celeste (Oliveira) Ferro, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed cooking and sewing. Survivors include a son, Jaime...
