Louis E. Bobola
Nov 28, 2015
Louis E. Bobola, 100, of Fairhaven, formerly of Dartmouth, died Saturday November 28, 2015 at Our Lady's Haven. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael and Katherine (Skotczolek) Bobola, he lived in Dartmouth for many years. Mr. Bobola was formerly employed as a milk delivery man for Gulf Hill Dairy and White's Farm Dairy, and ended...
Theresa M. Lefebvre
Nov 27, 2015
Theresa M. (Gosselin) Lefebvre, 85, of Dartmouth died November 27, 2015 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Roland J. Lefebvre. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Ovila J. and Marie Anne (Gregoire) Gosselin, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 50 years ago. She was a communicant...
Patricia A. Mccarthy
Nov 25, 2015
Patricia A. (Reedy) McCarthy, 73, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 25, 2015 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late David M. McCarthy. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas S. and Dorothy B. (Correia) Reedy, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. McCarthy was formerly employed as...
Elizabeth Saunders
Nov 23, 2015
Elizabeth (Redington) Saunders, beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Saunders, Sr, formerly of Walpole, MA, passed away peacefully in her 100th year on November 23, 2015 surrounded by the comfort of her family at the Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham, MA. Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Corliss) Redington, originally from Galway, Ireland. She...
Dorothy Burr
Nov 23, 2015
Dorothy (Mendes) Burr, 75, of New Bedford died Monday November 23, 2015 unexpectedly at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Born in East Freetown, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lopes) Mendes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Burr was a member of the Susan A. Sullivou Temple #94. She is survived by...
Catherine L. Whelan
Nov 23, 2015
Catherine Louise Whelan, 13, of New Bedford passed away on Monday November 23, 2015. She was the beloved daughter of William M. and Melissa A. (Folcik) Whelan and the devoted sister of William Nicholas Whelan IV and Kelsey Ann Whelan. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Catherine was a student in the eighth grade at Holy Family-Holy Name School,...
Sean Michael Perry
Nov 23, 2015
Sean Michael Perry, 39, of Mattapoisett, died suddenly November 23, 2015. He graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School, obtained an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training from Bristol Community College, and a Bachelor's degree in Biology with Honors from UMass Dartmouth. Sean worked in Amsterdam, Netherlands for one year at the laboratory of Christiaan Levelt,, PhD at the...
Natalie B. Ferreira
Nov 22, 2015
Natalie B. Ferreira, 87, of Dartmouth died Sunday November 22, 2015 at her home. Born on Nantucket, the daughter of the late Antone S. and Mary J. (Sousa) Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford for several years before moving to Dartmouth in 1961. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church, where she was a member of...
Edwin L. Livramento
Nov 20, 2015
Edwin L. Livramento, 93, of New Bedford died November 20, 2015 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Ramos) Livramento. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Clara (Brito) and Joaquim doLivramento, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr....
Carlos M. Sousa
Nov 19, 2015
Carlos M. Sousa, 61, of New Bedford died suddenly on Thursday November 19, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Ana M. (Anacleto) Sousa. Born in Agua De Pau, Sao Miguel, Açores, the son of the late Urbano and Maria deJesus (Velosa) Sousa, he moved to Fall River in 1976 and had resided in New Bedford...
Ellen A. Basse Dietz
Nov 18, 2015
Ellen A. (Blythe) Basse Dietz, 78, of Marion, died at home on November 18, 2015 after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Leighton, AL as Ellen Anise Blythe on November 25, 1936. She grew up in Leighton, where she graduated Salutatorian of the class of '54, and then attended the University of Tennessee. She...
Bernice E. Geary
Nov 17, 2015
Bernice E. (Wilson) Geary, 94, of New Bedford died Tuesday November 17, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donald G. Geary. Born in North Attleboro, the daughter of the late Gordon B. and Winifred M. (Sulham) Wilson, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She attended the First Congregational Christian...
Otilia C. Oliveira
Nov 17, 2015
Otilia C. Oliveira, 81, of New Bedford died Tuesday November 17, 2015 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Joao Araujo. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Joao Oliveira and Izaura DaCosta, she came to the United States in 1960, living in Canton and Brockton for many years before moving to...
Mary Jane Sheterom Allison
Nov 16, 2015
Mary Jane Sheterom Allison née Counsman of New Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at the age of 83. She was born on February 1, 1932 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Eugene and Dolores Mary Counsman née Bender. Mary Jane married Daniel R. Sheterom in 1953 and Ronald Roy Allison in 1967,...
Gale L. Connulty
Nov 16, 2015
Gale L. (Marra) Connulty, 78, of New Bedford passed away at home on Monday November 16, 2015 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward A. Connulty. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Joseph and Eunice (Miller) Marra, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Many years ago, she was...
Manuel Viveiros, Jr.
Nov 15, 2015
Manuel "Manny" Viveiros, Jr., 83, of Fall River, died suddenly on Sunday November 15, 2015 at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Claire (Marchand) Viveiros, son of the late Manuel and Rose (Ferreira) Viveiros, father of the late Roger E. Viveiros, and brother of the late Shirley Viveiros. He is survived by his devoted...
Phyllis Burke
Nov 15, 2015
Phyllis (Koczwara) Burke, 88, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday November 15, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loved ones after a brief illness. She was the widow of James A. Burke, and daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Scieszka) Koczwara. She is survived by six daughters, Colleen Lawrence, Christine Ouimette, Corliss Brier, Shauneen Burke,...
Donald Braman Wing
Nov 14, 2015
Donald Braman Wing of Marion, MA, passed away on November 14, 2015 from cancer after a short hospital stay. He was 72. Born on September 24, 1943 in Greenfield MA, to Henry C. Wing, Jr. and his wife Janice (Knapp) Wing, he attended Greenfield schools and graduated from Deerfield Academy, class of 1962. He majored in mechanical engineering at...
Gerald E. Dlouhy
Nov 13, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" E. Dlouhy, 84, of South Dartmouth, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 13th, 2015 surrounded by his loving wife of 58 years Sheila Foster Dlouhy and family. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Blanche Dlouhy-Fauteux and Charles J. Dlouhy, he lived in South Dartmouth for the past 55 years. After graduating from New Bedford...
Martha A. Burbank
Nov 13, 2015
Martha A. (Coates) Burbank, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 13, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Robert G. Burbank, with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Carlton and Mary Jane (Hilton) Coates, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett...
