Atty. George M. Thomas
Oct 27, 2015
Attorney George M. Thomas passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the age of 96, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in New Bedford, Mass., the son of Mitchel and Helen Thomas. He was a graduate of Holy Family High School, and of Providence College, and received his law degree from Boston University Law...
Edward N. Joseph
Oct 25, 2015
Edward Norman Joseph, 69, of Margate, Florida, formerly of Warwick, RI, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Ninette (Gebrael) Joseph. Edward was born on January 5, 1946, son of the late Norman and Mary (Thomas) Joseph. He was born and raised in New Bedford, MA. After graduating...
Patricia A. Pelletier
Oct 25, 2015
Patricia A. (Borges) Pelletier, 77, of New Bedford died October 25, 2015 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Gilbert J. Pelletier. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Hildeburto and Lydia (Rocha) Borges, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Pelletier was a member...
Victor M. Soto
Oct 23, 2015
Victor M. "Tito" Soto, 47, of Wareham died Friday October 23, 2015 at Tobey Hospital following a period of declining health. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he lived in this area for the past 30 years. Tito worked for many years as a fisherman and in local fish houses. He was also a baker before working in construction. He...
Annie E. Dawson
Oct 22, 2015
Annie E. Dawson, 26, of New Bedford passed away October 22, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was a brave Warrior battling brain cancer since 2011. Annie was born November 10, 1988 in New Bedford, the beloved daughter of Susan MacFarlane Dawson with whom she shared a precious bond, and Bryan N. Dawson of Foxboro. She was a graduate...
Derica Lynn Gobeil
Oct 22, 2015
Derica Lynn Gobeil, 43, of New Bedford died unexpectedly at home on October 22, 2015. She was the loving mother of Cole and Shae Hayes. Derica loved being a stay a home mom so she could always be available to volunteer at her children's school. She was an animal lover. Throughout her life, she was very active in water...
Matthew J. Burke
Oct 21, 2015
Matthew J. Burke, 49, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday October 21, 2015, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Patricia R. (Mahoney) Burke of Lakeville. Mr. Burke was a graduate of Apponequet Regional High School, and attended Framingham State College and UMass...
Kelly A. Pothier
Oct 20, 2015
Kelly A. Pothier, 48, of Fairhaven died October 20, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. Following her courageous fight with ovarian cancer in 2013, Kelly's battle resumed in January 2015 with metastatic ovarian cancer that had spread to her liver and stomach. Her strong will to survive, unwavering faith in God, and the love and support of family and friends...
Kenneth J. Pina
Oct 20, 2015
Kenneth J. Pina, 79, of New Bedford died Tuesday October 20, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Marie (Mosteiro) Pina. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Irene Pina, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Pina was formerly employed as a carpenter and mason. He served in the U.S. Army...
Deolinda A. Fontes
Oct 17, 2015
Deolinda A. (DaRosa) Fontes, 88, of New Bedford died October 17, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Jose Miguel. Mrs. Fontes was born in Faial, Azores, Portugal, daughter of the late Tomás S. and Maria J. (DeMedeiros) DaRosa, and had lived in New Bedford since 1959. She was formerly employed as a packer...
Mario Marini
Oct 17, 2015
Mario Marini, 75, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on October 17, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Boston, he was son of the late Venerio and Maria (Bondi) Marini. He lived in South Dartmouth with his loving wife of 30 years, Linda (Wolkon) Marini. Mario was the former President of Canam Steel Corporation in its...
June M. Dugan
Oct 16, 2015
June M. (Gardner) Dugan, 88, of Fairhaven died October 16, 2015 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Dugan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward and Georgina (Goscombe) Gardner, she lived in Fairhaven for many years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven. Mrs. Dugan...
Louise N. Coholan
Oct 13, 2015
Louise N. Coholan, 92, of New Bedford died October 13, 2015 at New Bedford Health Care Center. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Mary T. (Duffy) Coholan, she was a life long resident of New Bedford. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Miss...
Jane M. Livsey
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...
Robert J. Harris, Jr.
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...
Gertrude Crabtree
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...
John L. Correia, Jr.
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...
Elizabeth C. Mello
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...
Nicholas J. Spinney
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,...
Richard S. Roszkiewicz
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...
