Arthur E. Schneider, Jr.
Dec 2, 2014
Arthur E. Schneider, Jr., 78, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully Tuesday December 2, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Ellen R. (Rosselot) Schneider. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arthur E. and Ella (Breuschke) Schneider. He resided in Birmingham, Michigan for 15 years before...
Philip G. David
Dec 2, 2014
Philip G. David, of New Bedford died on December 2, 2014, peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of the late Shirley R. (Rossie) David. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late George G. and Rose (Joseph) David. He lived in New Bedford his entire life....
Benjamin F. Oliver
Dec 1, 2014
Benjamin F. Oliver, 94, of New Bedford died December 1, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mary (Delgado) Oliver. Born in Berkley, son of the late Frank and Laura (Canto) Oliver, he lived in East Freetown for most of his life before moving to Whaler's Cove in...
Alice T. Bourdon
Dec 1, 2014
Alice T. (Biernacka) Bourdon, 96, of Mattapoisett died December 1, 2014 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Raymond L. Bourdon. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Jan and (Skoczolek) Biernacka, she lived in Fairhaven and Mattapoisett all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. She enjoyed going...
Atty. Cathryn A. O'Neill
Dec 1, 2014
Attorney Cathryn A. O'Neill, 46, of Dartmouth died Monday December 1, 2014 suddenly of natural causes at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Melrose, she was the daughter of David M. and Cathryn A. (Skeffington) O'Neill of Dartmouth. She was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School, Fitchburg State College, University of Rhode Island and Southern New England School of...
Noreen E. Parker
Nov 30, 2014
Noreen E. (Lowney) Parker, 67, of Cataumet passed away on Sunday November 30, 2014 at McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich. Born on October 30, 1947 in Boston to John P. and Irene (Boudreau) Lowney, Noreen grew up in New Bedford and was a graduate of Holy Family High School. After high school, she attended UMass Dartmouth where she received...
Marcia L. Reed
Nov 30, 2014
Marcia L. (Lopes) Reed, 64, of New Bedford died November 30, 2014 at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Tewksbury, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosalina (Pina) Britto, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed by several local fish houses for many years until her retirement. She...
Lawrence P. Cairns
Nov 29, 2014
Lawrence P. Cairns, 88, of Mattapoisett died November 29, 2014 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Frances A. (Leeming) Cairns. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James F. and Mary (Clark) Cairns, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1983. Mr. Cairns was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church...
Saba M. Ramia
Nov 29, 2014
Saba M. Ramia, 78, of New Bedford died November 29, 2014 at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Ann C. (Riley) Ramia. Born in Ehmej, Lebanon, the son of the late Mekhail and Mahbobi (Ramia) Ramia, he lived in New Bedford since 1967. He was a communicant of Our Lady...
Paul G. Riding
Nov 27, 2014
Paul G. Riding, 88, of New Bedford died November 27, 2014 peacefully at New Bedford Health Care Center surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Margaret C. (McDonnell) Riding. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Samuel F. and Olivonne (Moquin) Riding, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Riding was formerly...
Shirley A. Dufton
Nov 25, 2014
Shirley A. (Spencer) Dufton, 78, of Easrt Falmouth died November 25, 2014 Shirley A. (Spencer) Dufton She was the wife of the late Charles R. Dufton. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John A.R. and Dorothy E. (Helliwell) Spencer, she lived in Brookline, Wellesley and Falmouth for many years. She was a 50 year member of Electa...
Frank Jarvis, Jr.
Nov 25, 2014
Frank Jarvis Jr., 84, of Fairhaven died at home Tuesday, November 25, 2014 after a lengthy illness. A Fairhaven resident for most of his life, he was the son of the late Frank Jarvis and Georgia (Redmond) Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1947 and joined the U.S. Naval Reserves a few years later. He served...
Steven L. Viera
Nov 25, 2014
Steven L. Viera, 30, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday November 25, 2014. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Kenneth and Jennifer (Plaud) Viera of Rochester. Steven worked at his family's furniture finishing business for many years before opening his own finishing shop eight years ago. He was a hard worker and was very dedicated...
William W. Davidian
Nov 24, 2014
William W. Davidian, 87, of New Bedford died Monday November 24, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Mr. Davidian was a police officer for the New Bedford Police Department for 20 years. He also was the owner of the Belmont Club for 38 years. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy....
John Augusta, Jr.
Nov 24, 2014
John "Gus" Augusta, Jr., 94, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 24, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was the husband of the late Fernanda (Pacheco) Augusta. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late John and Adeline (Jesus) Augusta. He was a communicant of...
Paul F. Keane
Nov 23, 2014
Paul F. Keane, 92, of Mattapoisett died Sunday November 23, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Mary H. (Bauer) Keane. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Paul and Julia (Long) Keane, he lived in Mattapoisett for many years. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. A veteran of World War II...
Lucy A. Fortes
Nov 22, 2014
Lucy A. (Ramos) Fortes, 88, of New Bedford died Saturday November 22, 2014 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Luis B. and Amelia (Almeida) Ramos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mrs. Fortes was...
William P. Mccarthy
Nov 21, 2014
William P. McCarthy, 93, of New Bedford died November 21, 2014 peacefully at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Dorothy (Monteiro) McCarthy, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William and Rosanna (Hayes) McCarthy, he was raised in St. Mary's Orphanage and...
Rose "Rosie Debecky" Duarte
Nov 20, 2014
Rose "Rosie DeBecky" (Mendes) Duarte, 93, of New Bedford died November 20, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis Duarte. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Rebecca (Lipschutz) Mendes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was the longest serving Foster Grandparent in New Bedford...
Kathleen A. "K.T." Nicholas
Nov 20, 2014
Kathleen A. "K.T." (Gryss) Nicholas, 54, of New Bedford died November 20, 2014 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Jeffrey S. Nicholas. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Frederick J. and Marie-Anne E. (Dupuis) Gryss, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was an avid Buffalo Bills fan. Kathleen...
