Joseph N. Bergeron, Jr.
Jan 1, 2014
Joseph N. Bergeron, Jr., 49, of New Bedford died January 1, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph N. and Marcia (Zager) Bergeron, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Bergeron spent the majority of his life as a commercial fisherman on several vessels...
Dana Moore Dourdeville
Dec 31, 2013
Dana Moore Dourdeville was born December 27, 1992, and lived his whole life in Marion, Massachusetts. He died on December 31, 2013. Dana is survived by his mother, Karen, father, Tad and brother, Jared, as well as treasured aunts, uncles and cousins. He is also survived by a core group of fiercely loyal and loving friends - you know...
Joseph H. Gracia
Dec 30, 2013
Joseph H. Gracia, 87, of New Bedford died December 30, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Anna L. (Shawkey) Gracia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Isaac and Helena W. (Magnett) Gracia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gracia was a member of Grace...
Ralph G. Hussey
Dec 29, 2013
Ralph G. Hussey, 88, of Mattapoisett died Sunday December 29, 2013 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Margaret Austin (Paine) Hussey; they were married for 55 years. Born in Salem, the son of the late Lillian (Gammans) and Harry Francis Hussey, he lived in Mattapoisett for many years. Mr. Hussey was...
Beatrice I. Bachand
Dec 29, 2013
Beatrice I. (Montminy) Bachand, 85, of New Bedford died Sunday December 29, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Roger A. "Bucky" Bachand. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Benoit) Montminy, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Mary R. Jardin
Dec 29, 2013
Mary R. (Walsh) Jardin, 86, of New Bedford died Sunday December 29, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late Adolph "Rudy" Jardin. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Captain Joseph Sarto and Angela (McGrath) Walsh, she lived in New Bedford since 1930. Mary was a devout Catholic and lifelong member of St. Mary's...
Robert A. Brooks
Dec 28, 2013
Robert A. Brooks, 82, of Dartmouth died Saturday December 28, 2013 at home with family by his side. Bob was born in the Bronx, NY and worked as an electrical engineer at Magnetic Analysis in Mount Vernon, NY for 38 years until he retired in 1994. He had eleven U.S. patents granted for work done in the development of...
Lena Francis
Dec 28, 2013
Lena Francis, 92, of New Bedford died Saturday December 28, 2013 at Hathaway Manor. Born in Westport, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary (Ponte) Francis, she lived in Tiverton, RI before moving to New Bedford. She was a graduate of Westport High School, Class of 1939. She graduated from Salem State College with a Bachelor of Science...
Francis Gillespie
Dec 27, 2013
Francis Gillespie, 88, of New Bedford died Friday December 27, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John J. and Mary E. (Mahoney) Gillespie, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Gillespie was formerly employed as a machinist at the Continental Screw Company. He was a member of...
Michael B. Lawrence
Dec 26, 2013
Michael B. Lawrence, 60, of New Bedford died Thursday December 26, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Francine G. (Yergeau) Lawrence. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward and Lillian (Adams) Lawrence, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Lawrence was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford...
Rosaline O. Cabral
Dec 26, 2013
Rosaline "Rosalie" Oliveira Cabral, 79, of New York City, formerly of New Bedford died Thursday, December 26, 2013, following a brief illness. "Rosalie" or "Rose" as she enjoyed being called, was born in New Bedford on September 4, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Amario Joaquim Oliveira and Joanna (Lopes Santos) Oliveira. Following the untimely death of...
Keith M. Baptista
Dec 25, 2013
Keith Michael Baptista, 30, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Wednesday December 25, 2013. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Brenda (Baptista) Souto. He was a loving grandson, son, brother, uncle, and a beloved and honored father. He was an avid baseball player. He is survived by his grandmother, Hilda Baptista; his children, Dakohta...
James M. Sanders
Dec 24, 2013
James M. Sanders, 65, of New Bedford died December 24, 2013 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Susan A. (Morris) Sanders. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William B. and Dorothea C. (Lambert) Sanders, he was raised in Fairhaven and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Sanders was...
Walter Gaj, Sr.
Dec 23, 2013
Walter Gaj, Sr., 86, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 23, 2013 at Hathaway Manor after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Gladys J. (Jaworski) Gaj; they had been married for 59 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank and Karolina (Hop) Gaj, he lived in New Bedford for most...
Pauline M. Gaudreau
Dec 22, 2013
Pauline Mary (Wilson) Gaudreau, 83, of New Bedford, died peacefully December 22, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home surrounded by her loving family, to whom she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was the wife of Roger W. Gaudreau to whom she was married for 56 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and...
Vivian I. Manghan
Dec 20, 2013
Vivian I. (Boulanger) Manghan, 84 of New Bedford died December 20, 2013 at Brandon Woods after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Arnold Manghan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leonidas and Edna (Loiselle) Boulanger, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Manghan was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Jeffrey S. Sylvia
Dec 19, 2013
Jeffrey S. Sylvia, 46, of Dartmouth died December 19, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with kidney disease. Born in New Bedford, the son of Daryl R. and Nancy J. (Sylvia) Sylvia, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 20 years ago. Jeffrey was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and...
Brian K. Murray
Dec 17, 2013
Brian K. Murray, 48, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 17, 2013 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Benedict Murray of Mattapoisett and the late Margaret (Wydra) Murray and stepson of Jeanne (Harbeck) Murray, he lived in Acushnet for many years and most recently lived in New Bedford. Brian was formerly employed as a commercial...
Leonora H. Whyte
Dec 16, 2013
Leonora H. (Kydd) Whyte, 102, of New Bedford, died peacefully December 16, 2013 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of the late William Darcey Whyte. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William L. and Clara (King) Kydd, she lived in New Bedford all her life. She was a lifelong member of Bethel...
Jeffrey T. Haslam
Dec 15, 2013
Jeffrey T. Haslam passed away at home on Sunday December 15, 2013. He is survived by his mother, Madeline Henderson and her husband Bill; his wife, Jo-Ann and her family; his sister, Linda Rosario and her husband Joe; his nephews, Kevin and Nick; and his beloved companion and caregiver of nine years, Ellen Hogan. He was predeceased by his...
