Constantine Arvanites
Jul 22, 2014
Constantine "Charles/Kosta" Arvanites of New Bedford, died on July 22, 2014 at Sacred Heart Home at the age of 84, following a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was the son of the late Antonios Efstratios Arvanites and Paraskevoula (Soumbasis) Arvanites who settled in New Bedford from the Peloponnese region of Greece. Charles was the fourth of their seven...
Lillian L. Perron
Jul 20, 2014
Lillian L. (Jacintho) Perron, 88, of New Bedford died July 20, 2014 at Southeastern Mass. Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Antonio D. and Maryann (Luiz) Jacintho, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church, where she had been a CCD teacher. She was...
Dorothy Martins
Jul 19, 2014
Dorothy (Freitas) Martins, 83, of Dartmouth died Saturday July 19, 2014 at Alden Court Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Manuel Martins and the late Frank Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Goulart) Freitas, she lived in Dartmouth for many years. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church,...
Helen L. Decosta
Jul 19, 2014
Helen Louise (Lake) DeCosta, 96, a resident of Mattapoisett, passed away on July 19, 2014 at Alden Court in Fairhaven after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family. Helen was born in New Bedford on November 6, 1917. She was the daughter of the late George Lester Lake and Sarah Louise (McKenzie) Lake. As a child she...
Donald A. Lavoie
Jul 18, 2014
Donald A. Lavoie, 59, of New Bedford died July 18, 2014 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of George B. Lavoie of New Bedford and the late Jeannette M. (Blais) Lavoie, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford all of his life. Donald was formerly employed as an electrical supervisor at Baker Brothers Engineering in Stoughton....
Anthony J. "Jerry" Dupont
Jul 18, 2014
Anthony J. "Jerry" DuPont, 84, of Mattapoisett died Friday July 18, 2014 at home. He was the husband of Phyllis M. (Bryant) DuPont; they had been married for 62 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Louise E. (Brannelly) and Anthony J. DuPont, Sr., he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Jerry...
Paul L. Metivier
Jul 16, 2014
Paul Leo Metivier, 51, of Westport passed away on Wednesday July 16, 2014 at the V.A. Medical Center in West Roxbury surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with ALS. Born in New Bedford and a resident for most of his life, he graduated from New Bedford High School in 1982 where he was a standout athlete. He...
Shirley Kozik
Jul 15, 2014
Shirley (Lafferty) Kozik, 85, of Dartmouth died July 15, 2014 at Alden Court after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Benon Y. Kozik. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James W. and Mary (Alfonso) Lafferty, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1967. Shirley was a communicant of St....
Claire Bolduc
Jul 14, 2014
Claire (Meunier) Bolduc, 96, of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday July 14, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roland G. Bolduc. Born in Farnum, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Victoria (Brasseur) Meunier, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of...
Captain Conrad H. Roy Iii
Jul 13, 2014
Captain Conrad "C3" Henri Roy III, 18, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday July 13, 2014. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. Conrad graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in June with a 3.88 GPA and simultaneously earned his captain's license from Northeast Maritime Institute. He had been accepted to Fitchburg State University....
Donald J. Moran
Jul 13, 2014
Donald J. Moran, 80, of Mattapoisett died Sunday July 13, 2014 at Sippican Healthcare Center surrounded by his family and friends. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James and Natalie (Fontaine) Moran, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. Mr. Moran was formerly employed as a...
Eugenia Sylvia
Jul 10, 2014
Eugenia (Monteiro) Sylvia, 92, of New Bedford died Thursday July 10, 2014 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Evelyn (Raymond) and Aurelio Monteiro Chor, she was raised in Cape Verde and returned to New Bedford in 1950....
James R. Thomas
Jul 10, 2014
James R. Thomas, 61 of New Bedford died Thursday July 10, 2014 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Annette Cote. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Philip J. and Loretta (Grady) Thomas, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Thomas was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Wastewater...
Benvinda D. Lobo
Jul 10, 2014
Benvinda D. (Duarte) Lobo, 97, of New Bedford died July 10, 2014 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late João A. Lobo. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Pedro and Maria (Duarte) Cunha, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Lobo...
Raymond W. Woodcock
Jul 8, 2014
Raymond W. Woodcock, 57, of New Bedford died July 8, 2014 at Southeastern Mass. Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Cindy A. (Vieira) Woodcock. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Richard and Ethel (Hart) Woodcock, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Woodcock was formerly employed...
Lester P. Burgo
Jul 8, 2014
Lester Paul Burgo, age 59 of New Bedford, MA passed away on July 8, 2014 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Waldemar G. and Eva (Pinto) Burgo, Lester lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Lester enjoyed playing softball in...
Stephen Wong
Jul 7, 2014
Stephen "Twoy" Wong, 79, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday July 7, 2014 in the company of his loving family. Stephen was born in New Bedford to the late Jade (Woo) and Charlie Wong. He was the youngest of their seven children. Stephen was a graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, attended Syracuse University in New York and Southeastern...
Shirley A. Loureiro
Jul 6, 2014
Shirley A. (Shorey) Loureiro, 55, of Acushnet died July 6, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Larry and Kathleen (Connick) Loureiro, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet in 1980. Survivors include her 2 daughters, Crystal Lagasse of New Bedford and April Loureiro-Lagasse and her...
Shirley H. Achorn
Jul 4, 2014
Shirley H. "Tootsie" (Adams) Achorn, 86, of Rochester died July 4, 2014 at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Carl A. Achorn. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Walter C. and Annie (Batacao) Adams, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to Rochester in 1976. She...
Solange F. Dupuis
Jul 2, 2014
Solange F. (LeNoir) Dupuis, 90, of New Bedford died Wednesday July 2, 2014 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Roland R. Dupuis. Born in Clavier, Belgium, the daughter of the late Edmond and Laure (Charlier) LeNoir, she lived in New Bedford since 1947. Mrs. Dupuis was formerly employed as a nurse's aide at Sacred...
