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...
Edward Metivier, Jr.
May 15, 2015
Edward Metivier, 86, of Annandale, VA, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday May 15, 2015. He was the husband of the late Barbara C. (Gray) Metivier; they were childhood sweethearts and were married for 64 years. Born in New York City, the son of the late Edward and Mary (Dalton) Metivier, he lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford before...
Roger W. Gaudreau
May 13, 2015
Roger W. Gaudreau, 86, of New Bedford, died peacefully on Wednesday May 13, 2015, at Sacred Heart Home surrounded by his loving family, to whom he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Wilson) Gaudreau to whom he was married for 56 years and the late Jeannette (Meny) Gaudreau to...
Doris H. Houle
May 9, 2015
Doris H. (Paul) Houle, 85, of New Bedford died May 9, 2015 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Kenneth E. Brightman and the late George Houle. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Gougen) Paul, she lived in New Bedford most of her life....
Kenneth Antunes
May 9, 2015
Kenneth Antunes, 68, of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth, died Saturday May 9, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Carolyn E. (Houtman) Antunes. Born in New Haven, CT, the son of the late Frank J. and Julia E. (Soares) Antunes, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for many...
Helen Rose Hudon
May 8, 2015
Helen Rose (Leduc) Hudon, 83, of Fairhaven passed away Friday May 8, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henri Hudon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Orien and Ellen (Gaughan) Leduc, she lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Hudon was formerly employed as a sales associate the...
Carmen Szarek
May 8, 2015
Carmen (Gonsalves) Szarek, 93, of Dartmouth died May 8, 2015, mother of Deborah Szarek. Her Funeral Service will be held on Monday, May 11th at 11 AM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Her family will receive guests from 10 - 11 AM prior to her service. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery....
Manuel Dacunha
May 8, 2015
Manuel DaCunha, 64, of New Bedford died Friday May 8, 2015. Born in Torreira, Portugal, the son of the late Mario and Eugenia (Marques) DaCunha, he lived in New Bedford since 1983, where he worked as a commercial fisherman. He leaves behind his wife Idalina (Henriques) DaCunha; two sons, Nuno DaCunha and his spouse Nicole Reis, and Paulo DaCunha;...
