Elsie Gomes
Sep 6, 2015
Elsie (Gibeau) Gomes, 81, of New Bedford died Sunday September 6, 2015 peacefully at The Oaks Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Enos A. Gomes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Rose) Gibeau, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Gomes had...
Hilda Costa
Sep 5, 2015
Hilda (Teixeira) Costa, 92, of New Bedford passed away September 5, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Manuel L. Costa. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Simas) Teixeira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Costa was formerly employed as...
Trudi Anne Miller
Sep 3, 2015
Trudi Anne Miller, 77, of Dartmouth passed away suddenly at home on Thursday September 3, 2015. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Ozak) Amaral. Trudi was formerly employed as a school teacher in the New Bedford School Department, having taught at the Pulaski, Ashley, Dunbar, and Gomes Schools, until her retirement....
Paula J. Giammalvo
Aug 26, 2015
Paula J. Giammalvo, 57, of New Bedford died August 25, 2015 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Dolores M. (Rodrigues) Giammalvo and the late Victor J. Giammalvo, she lived in New Bedford all her life. Survivors include her mother; a brother, Lawrence Giammalvo and his wife Anne of Wareham; a sister, Sandra...
Pauline F. Cadarette
Aug 25, 2015
Pauline F. Cadarette, 66, of New Bedford died August 25, 2015 unexpectedly at home. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Edmund T. and Florence B. (Fredette) Cararette, she was raised in New Bedford, lived in New York City before returning to New Bedford. She was formerly employed as a legal secretary in New York City. Survivors include...
George Bruce West
Aug 20, 2015
With family at his side, George Bruce West II died peacefully in the morning of August 20, 2015 in Plymouth, Mass. Bruce, as he was known, was born in Washington, DC, the son of Charles Krug West and Margaret Braitmayer West, on December 14, 1927. He graduated from St. Albans School in 1945 and from Washington and Lee University...
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...
