Lanny R. "Sugar" Pires
Mar 7, 2015
Lanny R. "Sugar" Pires, 73, of New Bedford died March 7, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Estelle (Tavares) Pires. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John B. and Mary (Lessa) Pires, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Pires was formerly employed by Standard-Times...
James A. Santos
Mar 7, 2015
James A. Santos, 67, of Mattapoisett died Saturday March 7, 2015 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James V. and Mary (Furtado) Santos, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Mr. Santos was formerly employed as a Lieutenant on the Mattapoisett Police Department, until his...
Milu Guilherme
Mar 5, 2015
Milu (Neto) Guilherme, 55, of New Bedford died Thursday March 5, 2015 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Hernani Guilherme. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of Eugenio Neto of Florida and the late Maria Angelina (Frias) Neto, she had resided in New Bedford for the past 40 years. Milu was formerly employed at...
Dorothy M. Coombs
Mar 4, 2015
Dorothy M. (Jones) Coombs, 82, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late William E. Coombs. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth M. (Jacques) Jones, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She is survived by four children, Gilbert...
Normand L. Gaudette
Mar 4, 2015
Normand L. Gaudette, 91, of New Bedford died March 4, 2015 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mary R. (Gnudi) Gaudette. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles O. and Aurore (Gregoire) Gaudette, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gaudette was a...
Joseph H. Fernandes, Jr.
Mar 4, 2015
Joseph H. "KiKi" Fernandes, Jr., 78, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Wareham, the son of the late Joseph H. and Rose (Babbitt) Fernandes, he lived in Boston and New Bedford for many years. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Fernandes was formerly employed by...
Frank M. Suzan
Mar 3, 2015
Frank M. Suzan, 83, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts passed away peacefully March 3, 2015 at Sippican Healthcare Center surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of the late Meredith S. (MacLean) Suzan. Born in in Milton, Massachusetts he was the son of the late William P. and Bena (Erhard) Suzan. He lived in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts and San Diego,...
John D. O’Connor
Mar 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....
Joseph J. Pereira, Jr.
Mar 2, 2015
Joseph J. Pereira, Jr., 87, of New Bedford died Monday March 2, 2015. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline C. (Cyr) Pereira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph J. and Maria Gloria (Costa Mello) Pereira, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima...
Renee L. Souto
Mar 2, 2015
Renee L. (Duarte) Souto, 50, of New Bedford died Monday March 2, 2015 after a long illness. She was the wife of Nathaniel Souto. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Ronald C. and Brenda J. (Grace) Duarte of New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Renee was formerly employed as a phlebotomist at St....
Robert A. Morel
Mar 1, 2015
Robert A. Morel, 80, of Fairhaven died March 1, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sandra E. (Benoit) Morel with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Alfred and Glenna L. (Metcalf) Morel, he lived in Fairhaven since 1969. Mr....
Edmund F. Harrison
Feb 28, 2015
Edmund F. Harrison, 75, of New Bedford died February 28, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Brenda M. (Monteiro) Harrison. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edmund F. and Edith M. (Stevens) Harrison and step-son of the late Mariah J. (Talley) Harrison, he lived in New Bedford all...
Theresa M. Fernandes
Feb 26, 2015
Theresa M. (Allison) Fernandes, 47, of Fairhaven passed away Thursday February 26, 2015. She was the wife of Sal J. Fernandes. Born in Hollidaysburg, PA, the daughter of Ronald R. and MaryJane (Counsman) Allison of New Bedford, she was raised in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven since 1997. Theresa was a member of the Fall River Bowling...
Maria P. Nogueira
Feb 25, 2015
Maria P. (Sousa) Nogueira, 99, of Acushnet died Wednesday February 25, 2015 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Domingos T. Nogueira. Born in Sao Miguel, Açores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Pereira) Sousa, she had lived in the New Bedford area since 1955. She was a communicant...
Edmund P. Dacosta
Feb 25, 2015
Edmund P. DaCosta, age 76 years, of New Bedford, died peacefully surrounded by his family on February 25, 2015. He had been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis eight years ago and given a short life expectancy. In typical fashion he beat the odds and fought through the disease to live a very active life to the very end. He was...
Donald F. Rousseau
Feb 22, 2015
Donald F. Rousseau, 83 of New Bedford, died on February 22, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Celeste N. (Rocha) Rousseau. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Arsene S. "Mike" and Gertrude (Daley) Rousseau. He was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and a...
The Honorable William H. Carey
Feb 21, 2015
The Honorable William H. Carey of South Dartmouth died peacefully on Saturday February 21, 2015 at the age of 89, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Virginia A. (Kelley) Carey; they had been married for 62 years. Born in Fall River, the son of the late James and Mary (Doherty) Carey, he grew up in...
George Fontes
Feb 20, 2015
George Fontes, 96, of New Bedford died Friday February 20, 2015 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Lucille M. (Morin) Fontes. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph R. and Alzira (Avila) Fontes, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church...
Barbara A. Lopes
Feb 20, 2015
Barbara A. (Jones) Lopes, 87, of New Bedford died Friday February 20, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George W. and Alice V. (Joseph) Jones, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member of the...
Hilda J. Lawrence
Feb 19, 2015
Hilda J. (Jason) Lawrence of Dartmouth died Thursday February 19, 2015 peacefully at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Charles C. Lawrence. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Camille (Perry) Jason, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant...
