Obituaries

Maria C. Rolon

Maria C. Rolon

Apr 30, 2015

Maria Conception Rolon, 71, of New Bedford died Thursday April 30, 2015 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a long illness. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Luis Rolon and Angelina Rosado, she resided in New York for many years before moving to New Bedford in 1987. Maria was a very giving person...

Elsie R. Silva

Elsie R. Silva

Apr 28, 2015

Elsie R. Silva, 91, of Mattapoisett passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Attorney Antone L. Silva former State Senator and Postmaster of New Bedford. Elsie was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Tavares) Ribeiro. She was born February 22, 1924 in...

Mia D. Correia

Mia D. Correia

Apr 27, 2015

Mia D. (Barboza) Correia, 50, of New Bedford died Monday April 27, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Michael A. Correia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Margaret P. (Perry) Barboza of Taunton and the late Anthony Barboza, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mia worked as a personal...

Isabel Wisner Ford

Isabel Wisner Ford

Apr 26, 2015

Isabel Wisner Ford, 96, of Marion, Massachusetts passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2015, under the loving care of the aides at Emeritus Dartmouth Village, Hospice and her eight children and nearby grandchildren. Born in 1918 in Eaglesmere, Pennsylvania, Isabel was the first of Harriet Kirkus Wisner and Paul Wisner's three daughters. She grew up in Summit, New Jersey...

Ernest N. Dube

Ernest N. Dube

Apr 24, 2015

Ernest Norman Dube of New Bedford passed away on Friday April 24, 2015 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Ellie Dube. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Arthur and Mary L. (Jalbert) Dube, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Dube was a retired New Bedford commercial...

Lorraine M. Santos

Lorraine M. Santos

Apr 23, 2015

Lorraine M. Santos, 69, of Dartmouth, died Thursday April 23, 2015, at home after a long period of failing health. She was the wife of Leonard A. Santos, Sr., they had been married for 48 years. Lorraine was born in Fall River, the loving daughter of the late Armand J. and Corinne (St. Germaine) Belanger. She lived most of...

Beatrice Jackson

Beatrice Jackson

Apr 23, 2015

Beatrice (Goes) Jackson, 93, of New Bedford died Thursday April 23, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond L. Jackson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose P. and Aurora (Jesus) Goes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Jackson was formerly employed as a seamstress...

Leo J. Metivier, Jr.

Leo J. Metivier, Jr.

Apr 22, 2015

Leo J. Metivier, Jr., 74, of New Bedford died Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Leo J. and Malvina M. (Perry) Metivier, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Metivier was formerly employed as a general manager and head of...

Dorothy E. Heath

Dorothy E. Heath

Apr 21, 2015

Dorothy E. (Dillies) Heath, 91, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 21, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Heath. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Oscar and Elsie (Cleveland) Dillies, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Heath was formerly employed as an administrative assistant at the New...

Frances M. Petrak

Frances M. Petrak

Apr 20, 2015

Frances M. Petrak, age 36 of Acushnet passed away suddenly April 20, 2015. She was born June 25, 1978 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford to the parents she leaves behind, her father Thomas Petrak of Woonsocket, RI and her mother Mary F. (Oliveira) Cook of Easthampton, MA. She has four loving sisters, Anne Petrak, mother of 2,...

Cynthia L. Swift

Cynthia L. Swift

Apr 19, 2015

Cynthia L. Swift, 61, of Acushnet died Sunday April 19, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edmund R. and Gladys M. (Burgess) Swift, she lived in Acushnet for most of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School. Cindy was formerly employed as a switchboard operator at New...

Antonet M. "Toni" Silva

Antonet M. "Toni" Silva

Apr 18, 2015

Antonet M. "Toni" Silva, 50, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Saturday April 18, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Maria (Livramento) Silva and the late Alfredo B. "Freddie" Silva, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Toni was formerly employed as an administrative assistant at St. Luke's Hospital for...

Joaquim Araujo

Joaquim Araujo

Apr 18, 2015

Joaquim Araujo, 79, of New Bedford died Saturday April 18, 2015 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital just hours prior to his eightieth birthday. He was the husband of Maria (Felipe DePina) Araujo. Born on April 19, 1935 in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Julio daVeiga and Maria (Araujo) Fortes, he had lived in New Bedford since...

Robert Bastarache

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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