Margaret Audette
Feb 12, 2015
Margaret (Santos) Audette, 84, of New Bedford died February 12, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (Thumudo) Santos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include her daughter, Karen S. Towers of New Bedford; 3 grandchildren, Jennifer Towers of New Bedford,...
Wayne C. Knight
Feb 9, 2015
Wayne C. Knight, 82, of Mattapoisett died February 9, 2015 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Sylvia A. (Jarratt) Knight with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born and raised in Rochester, the son of the late Kenneth W. and Addie A. (Shurtleff) Knight, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life....
Don Sadberry
Feb 9, 2015
Don Sadberry, 58, of Boston and New Bedford, died Monday February 9, 2015 suddenly at Boston Medical Center. He was the fiancé of Debra M. Soares. Born in Boston, the son of Edith (Mayfield) Sadberry and the late Elias W. Sadberry, he resided in New Bedford and Boston for many years. Don worked as an electronic technician for many...
Maria A. "Maria Anginha" Debrito
Feb 9, 2015
Maria A. "Maria Anginha" DeBrito, 98, of New Bedford died February 9, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, she has lived in New Bedford since 1986. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Maria was formerly employed as a chef. She enjoyed dancing. Survivors include her son, Herculano DeBrito of...
Marie Dorothy Florence Benoit
Feb 8, 2015
Marie Dorothy Florence Benoit, 88, of New Bedford died February 8, 2015 peacefully at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Ida N. Benoit, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a former communicant of St. Anthony Church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Jane Thomas and...
Beatrice F. Bochichio
Feb 7, 2015
Beatrice F. (Monteiro) Bochichio, 96, of New Bedford died February 7, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Santo J. Bochichio. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antonio F. and Marianna (Correia) Monteiro, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Elaine T. Gendreau
Feb 7, 2015
Elaine Toni Gendreau, 57, of New Bedford died Saturday February 7, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, and friend. She was the wife of Charles J. Gendreau and the loving mother of Toni M. Contois and Jason C. Gendreau. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of...
Richard Woods Carr
Feb 6, 2015
Richard Woods Carr, 90, passed away peacefully at home on February 6, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 55 years, June (Hiller) Carr. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of William Bell Carr, Jr. and Mary Ann (Woods) Carr. Mr. Carr was employed for 25 years by FMC Corp. as...
Milton L. Morse, Jr.
Feb 6, 2015
Milton Lee Morse, Jr., 80, of New Bedford died Friday February 6, 2015 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Van "Vanessa" (Carroll) Morse. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Milton L. and Evelyn (Jameson) Morse, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Morse was...
Maria G. Almeida
Feb 6, 2015
Maria G. (Britto) Almeida, 95, of New Bedford died February 6, 2015 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife the late Antone Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Pedro M. and Gertrude (Almeida) Britto, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a member of the Merchant Mariners Club,...
Howard A. "Howie" Prescott, Jr.
Feb 6, 2015
Howard A. "Howie" Prescott, Jr., 83, of New Bedford died February 6, 2015 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Howard A. and Freda (Amero) Prescott, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church....
William S. Brady
Feb 5, 2015
William Stark Brady, 87, of Dartmouth died Thursday February 5, 2015. He was the husband of Claire Horan Brady; they had been married for 56 years. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late Edwin C. and Margaret (Stark) Brady, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a parishioner of St. Mary's Church in...
Bernardino R. Joia
Feb 5, 2015
Bernardino R. Joia, 84, of New Bedford died Thursday February 5, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Francisco "Supai" Joia and Maria (Rene) Joia, he lived in Brockton before moving to New Bedford. Mr. Joia was formerly employed by the Washburn Candy Corporation in Brockton. Survivors...
Wayne C. Santos
Feb 4, 2015
Wayne C. Santos, 63, of Acushnet died Wednesday February 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. He is survived by his wife Linda M. (Laks) Santos; his children, Matthew, Michael, and Michelle; his father Charles Santos; his siblings, Ronald and Diane Santos; and five grandchildren, Delilah, Caleb, Elijah, Matt, and Amy. He was predeceased by his mother, Lucy (Sylvia) Santos....
Maria G. "Shinda" Goncalves
Feb 3, 2015
Maria G. "Shinda" (Fernandes) Goncalves, 60, of New Bedford died February 3, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of Mariana (Pina) Neves of New Bedford and the late Edwino "Néné" Fernandes, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and son, dancing, traveling and...
Carol Herndon
Feb 3, 2015
Carol (Rack) Herndon, age 81, of Mattapoisett, formerly of Wellesley Hills and Scituate, passed away at home Tuesday, February 3, 2015 with her daughters by her side, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Born and raised in New Jersey, the daughter of the late Alfred and Irma (Dalton) Rack, Carol was a graduate of Springfield Regional High School...
John D. O’Connor
Feb 2, 2015
John D. O'Connor passed away on March 2, 2015 at the age of 88 years. He was the loving son of Jeremiah and Annie (Murray) O'Connor. John was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who served in the Phillipines as a radiology tech and was a chaplain's assistant to the priests who ministered to the leper colony there....
John D. O’Connor
Feb 2, 2015
John D. O'Connor passed away on March 2, 2015 at the age of 88 years. He was the loving son of Jeremiah and Annie (Murray) O'Connor. John was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who served in the Phillipines as a radiology tech and was a chaplain's assistant to the priests who ministered to the leper colony there....
Father Albert Ryan
Feb 1, 2015
Father Albert "AJ" Ryan, age 82, passed away February 1, 2015 at Catholic Memorial Nursing Center after a long illness. Father Ryan was born on April 15, 1932 in Boston to the late Albert J. and Mary J. (Gill) Ryan. He attended Boston Commerce High School and St. Philip of Neri School. He is survived by his brother, Robert...
Alice Daigle
Feb 1, 2015
Alice Daigle entered into God's Eternal Home on February 1, 2015. She died peacefully at home surrounded by love. She was cherished not only by her family but also by her caretaker Ana Padelford who faithfully and so lovingly cared for her every day. Alice , age 90, is now joyfully reunited with her husband Henry. Survived by 5...
