Milton C. Chumack
Aug 2, 2014
Milton C. Chumack, 70, of New Bedford died Saturday August 2, 2014 peacefully at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Monique C. (Michel) Chumack. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Leonard W. and Louise F. (Harding) Chumack, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Chumack was formerly employed as...
Joan Yotides
Aug 1, 2014
Joan Yotides, 79, of New Bedford died Friday August 1, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John S. and Eugenia (Tselios) Yotides, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Joan had been the Director of the Y.W.C.A. Widowed Persons Service from 1993 until her retirement earlier this...
Gloria G. Vigeant
Jul 31, 2014
Gloria G. (Gauthier) Vigeant, 92, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of New Bedford passed away suddenly Thursday July 31, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Vigeant. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford.
George Frazer
Jul 31, 2014
George Frazer, 80, of New Bedford, died peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at home surrounded by his family, following a long illness. He is survived by his bride of 59 years, Jacqueline C. (Poisson) Frazer and his five children and their spouses, Nancy Frazer Evangelista and Fred Evangelista from Shrewsbury, Bruce Frazer and Robyn Carpenter from New Bedford,...
George E. Church
Jul 31, 2014
George E. Church, 90, of Rochester died Thursday July 31, 2014 at Sippican Health Care Center after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Katherine H. (Hartley) Church. Born in Rochester, the son of the late George F. and Martha (Smith) Church, he lived in Rochester all of his life. He was a member...
Lorraine T. Marshall Marashio
Jul 30, 2014
Lorraine T. (Medeiros) Marshall Marashio, 86, of New Bedford, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness. She was the wife of S. Paul Marashio and the late Clarence J. Marshall. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Alice (Fredette) Mindle, she lived in New Bedford all of...
Ronald V. Pimental
Jul 27, 2014
Ronald V. Pimental, 75, of Acushnet passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Janice E. (Nerbonne) Pimental; they had been married for 55 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel V. and Mary (Barboza) Pimental, he lived in Acushnet for most of...
Lillian Barros
Jul 25, 2014
Lillian (Silva) Barros, 86, of New Bedford died Friday July 25, 2014 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joaquim M. Barros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joaquin and Leopoldina (Lomba) Silva, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Barros was a beautician who owned...
Florabell Sylvia
Jul 25, 2014
Florabell (Francis) Sylvia, 94, of New Bedford died July 25, 2014 at St. Anne's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Cecelia (Frates) Francis, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a member of Disabled American Veterans...
Allan Surpless, Jr.
Jul 24, 2014
Allan Surpless, Jr., 67, of New Bedford died July 24, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Allan and Henriette B. (Blasco) Surpless, he lived in New Bedford. He was formerly employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. Survivors include his 3 sons, Justin Surpless and his...
Ellen White
Jul 24, 2014
Ellen (Fallon) White, 77, of Marion died July 24, 2014 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Thomas A. White, Jr. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Cullen) Fallon, she was raised in Brighton and later lived in Westwood before moving to Marion 15 years ago. Mrs. White was...
Kenneth A. Douglass
Jul 24, 2014
Kenneth A. Douglass, 54, of Fairhaven died July 24, 2014 at home after a long battle with ALS surrounded by his family; beloved wife Mary (Sylvia) Douglass and his beautiful daughters Casey and Brooke. Born in Columbus, Ohio on February 29, 1960, he was son of Richard and Vivian (Paynter) Douglass of Fairhaven. He was a longtime resident of...
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....
