Obituaries

Dorothy Brunelle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

John Maguire

John Maguire

Mar 31, 2015

John Maguire, 86, of New Bedford died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Irene M. (Gallagher) Maguire. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harriet (Gunning) Audette and William C. Maguire, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Maguire was formerly employed with the C.W. Gunning Company for...

Barbara E. Roderiques

Barbara E. Roderiques

Mar 31, 2015

Barbara E. (Nelson) Roderiques, 76, of New Bedford died March 31, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the wife of James Roderiques. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Christiano and Dominga Evelyn (Rebeiro) Santos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Roderiques was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church....

Joan Sykes Perry

Joan Sykes Perry

Mar 29, 2015

Joan Sykes Perrry, 80 , of New Bedford died Sunday March 29, 2015 after an extended illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Irving J. and Rose G. (Belli) Sykes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She is survived by her son, Christopher J. Perry; her granddaughter, Angela K. Paiva; her great-grandchildren,...

Erin M. Poulin

Erin M. Poulin

Mar 27, 2015

Erin M. Poulin, 38, of Groton died March 27, 2015 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Gary J. and Michele (Medeiros) Poulin, she lived at Seven Hills of Groton most of her life. Her family would like to thank the staff at Seven Hills of Groton for the excellent care she received over...

Joan C. Grace

Joan C. Grace

Mar 26, 2015

Joan C. (Cardoza) Grace, 94, of New Bedford died March 26, 2015 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the former wife of the late Frank M. Almeida and Augustine A. Grace. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Miranda) Cardoza, she lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Boston in 1960....

Antone M. Enos

Antone M. Enos

Mar 25, 2015

Antone M. Enos, 86, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday March 26, 2015. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Carter) Enos, and son of the late Mary (Gomes) Enos and the late Michael (Ignacio) Enos. He is survived by his three children, Michael F. Enos of Glendale, AZ, Gary A. Enos of Gorham, ME, and Tobi J....

Lazarus W. Chongarlides

Lazarus W. Chongarlides

Mar 25, 2015

Lazarus W. "Larry" Chongarlides, the longtime Harbormaster for the City of New Bedford, died Wednesday March 25, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness at the age of 92. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Kosta and Helen (Procopidas) Chongarlides, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. As a young child,...

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