Doris C. Chase
Mar 25, 2015
Doris C. (Griffin) Chase, 85, of New Bedford died March 25, 2015 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ralph Howland Chase, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George and Germaine (Frenette) Griffin, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She enjoyed cooking...
Alice J. Stone
Mar 23, 2015
Alice J. (Joaquin) Stone, 99, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday March 23, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Stone. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Wilhermina (Camara) Joaquin, she lived in New Bedford all of her...
Mary Sa Rogers
Mar 23, 2015
Mary Sa Rogers, 96, of New Bedford died suddenly on Monday March 23, 2015 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Rogers. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Germano and Catherine (Andrade) Sa, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mary was an avid Boston Red Sox...
Dorothy Eve Kearney
Mar 22, 2015
Dorothy Eve (Poulin) Kearney, 88, of New Bedford died March 22, 2015 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Bernard Kearney and mother of the late Bernard "Jack" Kearney, Jr. and Michael Kearney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ralph R. and Delia (Rioux) Poulin, she lived in New Bedford all...
Hope Jackson Rickman
Mar 21, 2015
Hope Jackson (Smith) Rickman, 92, of Marion (formerly of Sudbury, MA), died peacefully surrounded by her family, on March 21, 2015, at Island Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeville, Massachusetts. She was the wife of the late Earl Calaway Rickman, and the mother of the late Hope Jackson "Hopi" Rickman. Born in Berlin, NH, the youngest of  three children to...
Louise M. Russell
Mar 19, 2015
Louise M. (Hainault) Russell, 81, of Acushnet died Thursday March 19, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Addison F. Russell. Born in New London, CT, the daughter of the late Henry and Philomena (Costa) Hainault, she lived in Acushnet for most of her life. She was a member of Faith Christian Center in Seekonk. Mrs....
Phyllis A. Magee
Mar 19, 2015
Phyllis A. (Fleming) Magee, 77, of Mattapoisett died March 19, 2015 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Harold E. Magee. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Patrick and Frances (Bergeron) Fleming, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Magee was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett. As...
Edward R. Motta
Mar 19, 2015
Edward R. Motta, 84, of New Bedford died March 19, 2015 at New Bedford Healthcare Center after a long illness. He was the husband of the late M. Dorothy (Arruda) Motta. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joao R. and Amelia (Lameiras) Motta, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Motta was formerly...
Edith E. Crockett
Mar 17, 2015
Edith E. (Kober) Crockett, 85, of New Bedford died March 17, 2015 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of the late Steven Crockett. Born in Berlin, Germany, daughter of the late Burnhardt and Selma (Winter) Kober, she had moved to Fort Devens in 1960 and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. Mrs. Crockett was...
Phyllis H. Bradford
Mar 16, 2015
Phyllis H. (Nichols) Bradford, 88, of New Bedford died Monday March 16, 2015 at home. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Clifton and Phoebe (Gregory) Nichols, she lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Bradford was a hairdresser at Lucille's Beauty Salon in New Bedford until her retirement. She is survived by...
Roger Thompson
Mar 15, 2015
Long time Mattapoisett, Mass. Resident Roger Thompson died Sunday, March 15, four days after his 89th birthday. He had suffered from a number of health complications over the last year. Mr. Thompson was the husband of the late Priscilla Winslow Thompson and the father of Jeffrey, Clifford and Curtis Thompson. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he volunteered for infantry...
Marcus Glenn Banks, Jr.
Mar 15, 2015
Marcus Glenn Banks, Jr., 58, of New Bedford died March 15, 2015 unexpectedly at home. He was the beloved husband of Julia M. (Soares) Banks. Born in Newport, RI, the son of Elizabeth (Hyman) Cecilio and the late Marcus Glenn Banks, Sr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was employed as a longshoreman at...
M. Jacqueline Hossfield
Mar 15, 2015
M. Jacqueline (Dwyer) Hossfield, 89, of Mattapoisett died March 15, 2015 at home after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of George L. Hossfield, Jr., together for 67 years. Born in Lowell, MA one of five daughters of the late William H. and Mary Hazel (Sullivan) Dwyer, she lived in Lowell, Lawrence, Boston and Walpole before retiring...
Maria R. "Mary" Groebe
Mar 15, 2015
Maria R. "Mary" (Ramos) Groebe of New Bedford died March 14, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late William T. Groebe and former wife of the late Joseph M. "Jiggs" Ramos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Luis B. and Amelia (Almeida) Ramos, she lived...
Wilfred H. Tremblay
Mar 14, 2015
Wilfred H. "Fid" Tremblay of New Bedford died Saturday March 14, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ann (Aylward) Tremblay; they had been married for 51 years. Born in Taunton, the son of the late George and Alma (Despres) Tremblay, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr....
Gilbert Fernandes
Mar 13, 2015
Gilbert Fernandes, 81, of New Bedford died March 13, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Salome "Sally" (Nobrega) Fernandes. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Mariano and Julia (Mello) Fernandes, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Fernandes was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Mildred G. Lopes
Mar 12, 2015
Mildred G. (Gomes) Lopes, 97, of New Bedford passed away Thursday March 12, 2015 peacefully at home in her daughter's arms with her loving family surrounding her. She was the wife of the late Albert Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Sylvia (DaGrace) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life....
Arnold H. Parsons
Mar 10, 2015
Arnold H. Parsons, 83, of New Bedford died March 10, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Cynthia (Gill) Parsons. Born and raised in Provincetown, the son of the late Capt. Frank and Mary (Thomas) Parsons, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Parsons was retired...
Hilda Days
Mar 9, 2015
Hilda (Rapoza) Days, 86, of Mattapoisett died March 9, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Days, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Mariano and Francesca (Borges) Rapoza, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. The family would like...
Deborah Cuadrado
Mar 9, 2015
Deborah Cuadrado, 43, of New Bedford died Monday March 9, 2015 at home. Born in Humaco, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Maria Acosta and the late Hipolito Cuadrado, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of her life. Deb received support from the Southeastern Mass. Educational Collaborative's SAIL program and she was one of the first individuals...
