Robert Bastarache
Apr 18, 2015
Robert "Bobby Bass" Bastarache, 66, of Acushnet died Saturday April 18, 2015 at home after a short illness surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Louise Racine Bastarache. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Joseph Louis and Anna (Leblanc) Bastarache, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet. He was a communicant of St....
Henry S. Cembalisty
Apr 16, 2015
Henry S. Cembalisty, 91, of New Bedford, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Soltys) Cembalisty and the son of the late Stanley and Sophie (Gorczyca) Cembalisty. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Cembalisty graduated from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School and New Bedford Vocational High School. Upon completion...
Mary Dalomba Azevedo
Apr 16, 2015
Mary DaLomba Azevedo, 83, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday April 16, 2015 peacefully at her home. May was the daughter of the late Manuel and Auta DaLomba and sister to the late John DaLomba. Mary and her late husband Captain Rafael Azevedo came the United States from Cabo Verde in 1952. Mary loved and enjoyed life. She...
Matthew J. "Marty" Monteiro
Apr 15, 2015
Matthew J. "Marty" Monteiro, 64, of Brockton died April 15, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Willard and Mary (Lopes) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Brockton in 1994. He served in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed spending time with his dog Chico, and...
Joseph H. Correia
Apr 14, 2015
Joseph H. Correia, 90, of New Bedford, died April 14, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Dorothy J. (Tavares) Correia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Henrique and Margarida (Lopes) Correia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of...
Eugene F. Fitzgerald
Apr 13, 2015
Eugene F. Fitzgerald, 90, formerly of Greenville, SC died on April 13, 2015 in Tiverton, RI from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Jersey City, NJ to Arthur and Anna (O'Rourke) Fitzgerald, he grew up in Ridgefield Park, NJ as the oldest of five children. Upon graduation from Xavier High School in New York, he joined the U.S. Marine...
Rita M. Pinto
Apr 11, 2015
Rita M. (Macedo) Pinto, 87, of New Bedford died April 11, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Aurileo M. "Leo" Pinto. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Gabriel and Mary (Correia) Macedo, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Pinto was formerly employed as a...
Dorothy Brunelle
Apr 11, 2015
Dorothy (Barton) Brunelle, 76, of Fairhaven died April 11, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James and Aldea (Beauregard) Barton, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven. She was formerly employed as a secretary with the New Bedford School Department for many years until retirement....
Thomas H. Lemieux
Apr 10, 2015
Thomas H. Lemieux, Sr., 88, of Dartmouth died April 9, 2015 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Mary A. Lemieux and the late Helena J. (Corriera) Lemieux. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late William J. and Helen C. (Dugan) Lemieux, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....
O. Herve Fortin
Apr 9, 2015
O. Herve Fortin, age 86, and lifelong resident of New Bedford, died unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, April 9, 2015 in New Bedford, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Ovila and Blanche (Handfield) Fortin. Mr. Fortin was a member of St. Lawrence Parish and the Howland Chapter of the Veteran's association and served over 30...
Marie A. Bourdon
Apr 9, 2015
Marie A. (Berardi) Bourdon, 63, of Mattapoisett died April 9, 2015 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Robert W. Bourdon. Born in Newton, MA, the daughter of the late Augusto and Mary (Rufo) Berardi, she was raised in Watertown before moving to Mattapoisett in 1978. Mrs. Bourdon was a communicant of...
Mark C. Pierce
Apr 8, 2015
Mark C. Pierce, 62, of New Bedford died April 8, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George F. Pierce, Jr. and Marie L. (McKenna) Pierce, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mark served in the U.S. Air Force. He was an avid New England...
Jessica L. De Pina
Apr 7, 2015
Jessica L. de Pina, 27, of District Heights, MD died April 7, 2015 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Jose M. and Eva A. (Macedo) de Pina, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Maryland 4 years ago. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Jessica enjoyed her job as...
Edmund Quadros
Apr 6, 2015
Edmund Quadros, 85, of New Bedford, died Monday April 6, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Elizette (Pascoal) Quadros, who died in 2013. Born in Dartmouth, the son of Domingos and Filomona (Lemos) Quadros, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He graduated from New Bedford...
Brian R. Soucy
Apr 6, 2015
Brian R. Soucy, 44, of New Bedford died April 6, 2015 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the loving son of Marjorie (Lackie) Soucy and the late Robert H. Soucy. Brian was a graduate of Brockton Christian Regional High School in 1989 and held various jobs including Calvin Clothing until his illness. He played baseball in...
Tereather Simmons
Apr 5, 2015
Tereather (Jefferson) Simmons, 90, of New Bedford died April 5, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Theodore Simmons. Born and raised in Angie, LA, the daughter of the late Clyde and Sarah (Ratliff) Jefferson, she lived in Cambridge, MA and Providence, RI before moving to New Bedford 35 years ago. She was...
Joao Fernandes
Apr 4, 2015
Joao Fernandes, 76, of New Bedford died April 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Julia (Vasconcelos-Lopes) Fernandes. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Eugenio and Margarida (DosReis Gilmete) Fernandes, he lived in Holland and Brockton before retiring to New Bedford in 2003. Mr. Fernandes...
Patricia Ann Gemaly
Apr 3, 2015
Patricia Ann (Elenterio) Gemaly, 79, of New Bedford died April 3, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Anver "Andy" Gemaly. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Anna (Elenterio) Richard, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven most of her life. She had also resided in Connecticut for 18 years. Mrs....
Stasia B. Lima
Apr 1, 2015
Stasia B. (Mikolajcyk) Lima, 84, of Fairhaven died Wednesday April 1, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Francis M. "Frank" Lima, who passed away on May 13, 2014. They had been married for 57 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Adam and Stasia Josephine (Slowinska) Mikolajcyk, she lived in...
Marcelle T. Woodhouse
Apr 1, 2015
Marcelle T. (Parent) Woodhouse, 87, of Dartmouth passed away at home with her family on Wednesday April 1, 2015. She was the widow of William W. Woodhouse III, who died in 1982. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Cecile G. (Choquette) Parent. A graduate of St. Joseph's Grammar School and Holy...
