Richard Perry
Apr 4, 2014
Richard "Dick" Perry, 72, of Fairhaven died Friday April 4, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Bethany E. (Bellotti) Perry. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Czaban) Perry, he lived in Fairhaven since 1966. Mr. Perry was formerly employed as a quality control manager at Morse Cutting...
Abel Lopes
Apr 4, 2014
Abel "Pelay" Lopes, 90, of Beaumont, Texas, passed on Friday April 4, 2014. He was born to the late Apolinario "Pelay" and Maria Lopes on January 4, 1924 in New Bedford, Mass. He married Lena Monteiro Lopes on March 5, 1949, and they lived together in New Bedford before relocating to Mexico and then to Beaumont. Abel was employed...
Irene M. Baron
Apr 3, 2014
Irene M. (Belanger) Baron, 92, of New Bedford died April 3, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was married in 1948 to Mitchell A. Baron who died in 1975. Born in New Bedford on November 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Homer and Alma (Taillon) Belanger, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She...
Darren E. Cooper
Apr 2, 2014
Darren E. Cooper, 48, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, he was raised in Ohio and had lived in Mattapoisett for the past 12 years. Darren was employed at Home Depot in Wareham. He is survived by his life partner for the past 20 years, Douglas J....
Janet R. Tschaen
Apr 1, 2014
Janet R. (McCrohan) Tschaen, 85, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2014, after a long illness. Born in New Bedford , the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph and Hazel (Duffy) McCrohan, she was a lifelong city resident. Janet was a graduate of New Bedford High School (class of 1946) and worked in the laboratory of Berkshire Hathaway, after...
Walter F. Mccarthy, Jr.
Apr 1, 2014
Walter F. McCarthy, Jr., 79, of Mattapoisett died April 1, 2014 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Brockton, the son of the late Walter F. and Miriam P. (Davidson) McCarthy, he lived in Brockton and Buzzards Bay for many years before moving to...
Anna L. Gracia
Mar 31, 2014
Anna L. (Shawkey) Gracia, 97, of New Bedford died March 31, 2014 at Royal Taber Street Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Gracia. Born in Warren, PA, the daughter of the late Warren and Anna (Wells) Shawkey, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Gracia was a member of Grace Episcopal...
George C. Gobeil
Mar 31, 2014
George C. Gobeil, 67 of Westport died at home in the arms of his family on March 31, 2014. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Edgar L. Gobeil and Laura J. (Moraux) Gobeil, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Westport. He was a graduate from GNBVT and served in the U.S. Army...
Stephen T. Ryan
Mar 30, 2014
Stephen T. Ryan, 49, of New Bedford died March 30, 2014 at the home of his sister after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, the son of Ivy G. (Mullin) Leavitt and her husband James Leavitt of Palmetto, FL and the late Peter J. Ryan, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Although...
Deborah A. Rebello
Mar 28, 2014
Deborah A. (Oliveira) Rebello, 59, of Mattapoisett died March 28, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Michael W. Rebello. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Beatrice (Marshall) Ferreira of Dartmouth and step-daughter of the late Barry Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to Mattapoisett 20 years ago. Mrs. Rebello...
Manuel V. "Sid" Rozario
Mar 28, 2014
Manuel V. "Sid" Rozario, 81, of New Bedford died March 28, 2014 at Hallmark Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Rochester, the son of the late Vincent and Mary C. (Miranda) Rozario, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Rozario was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church and was a former member of...
Anna L. Monteiro
Mar 27, 2014
Anna L. (Marden) Monteiro, 94, of New Bedford died March 27, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Felix R. Monteiro. Born in Aquinnah, MA, the daughter of the late Williard M. and Agnes May (Jeffers) Marden, she lived in New Bedford most of her life....
Blanche Leblanc
Mar 24, 2014
Blanche (Florent) LeBlanc, 91, of Dartmouth died March 24, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Norman R. LeBlanc. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ulderic and Henrietta Rose (Raymond) Florent, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1961. Survivors include her 2 daughters,...
Edgar "Ed" Cusson
Mar 24, 2014
Edgar "Ed" Cusson, 95, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 24, 2014. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Rose (Gamba) Cusson of 63 years, his loving daughters Pamela Shea and her husband Kevin of North Dartmouth and Carol Wagner and her husband Mark of Charleston, SC, his 3 granddaughters, Kristen Shea, Katie...
William J. Bruce
Mar 21, 2014
William J. Bruce, 85, of New Bedford died March 21, 2014 peacefully at Falmouth Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary (Mullins) Bruce. Born in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Walter and Mary Ellen (Collins) Bruce, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Bruce was a communicant of Holy Name of the...
Nancy D. Coville
Mar 20, 2014
Nancy D. (Dunham) Coville, 76, of Mattapoisett died March 20, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Peter F. Coville with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Norman W. and Marion (Underwood) Dunham. She lived in Wareham before moving to Mattapoisett in 1972. Nancy...
Mark A. Borges
Mar 20, 2014
Mark A. Borges, 55, of New Bedford died March 20, 2014 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Jane E. Crovello. Born in New Bedford, the son of Loretta (Holmes) Wnek and her husband Frank of Dartmouth and Robert Borges of Dartmouth, he was raised in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Borges...
Joseph M. Rodriques
Mar 19, 2014
Joseph M. Rodriques, 89, of New Bedford died March 19, 2014 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Jennie B. (Pontes) Rodriques. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Santos) Rodriques, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed by Theodore Loranger Construction Company for 28 years...
Raymond F. Genereux
Mar 19, 2014
Raymond F. Genereux, 74, of New Bedford died March 19, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Annette M. (Carlisle) Genereux with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur Genereux, Sr. and Margaret (Morrell) Caldas...
William R. Audette
Mar 17, 2014
William R. Audette, 97, of Dartmouth, died at home March 17, 2014 St. Patrick's Day after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Rita A. (Desruisseau) Audette; they had been married for 69 years. Born in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late William T. and Edith (Lanagan) Audette. Bill left school early...
