Obituaries

Glenda C. Miller

Glenda C. Miller

May 26, 2014

Glenda C. (Cotter) Miller, 77, of Fairhaven died May 26, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Edward L. Miller. Born and raised in New Britain, CT, the daughter of the late Frank and Agnes (Erickson) Cotter, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Mrs. Miller was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in...

Vincent Taurean Femenella

Vincent Taurean Femenella

May 25, 2014

Vincent Taurean Femenella, 23, of Fairhaven, died May 25, 2014 after a long illness. He died in Heartwellville, VT while in the woods near the family home in Vermont. Born in Bennington, VT, the son of Kim Marie DiPasquali of Fairhaven and Brian Healey of Fall River and the adopted son of Edward Femenella of Conyers, GA, he lived...

Aron S. Lipman

Aron S. Lipman

May 25, 2014

Aron S. Lipman, 76, of New Bedford died May 25, 2014 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Samuel and Esther (Sak) Lipman, he lived in Scranton, PA before returning to New Bedford in 1999. He was a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. He was formerly employed as a firearms specialist,...

Jeannette P. Campeau

Jeannette P. Campeau

May 25, 2014

Jeannette P. (Levesque) Campeau, 91, of Fall River, died peacefully May 25, 2014 at Catholic Memorial Home. She was the wife of the late George J. Campeau. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Leonard and Rosilda (Cournoyer) Levesque, she lived in Fall River all of her life. Mrs. Campeau was a communicant of St. Mary's Cathedral....

George R. Vieira

George R. Vieira

May 23, 2014

George R. Vieira, 91, of New Bedford died May 23, 2014 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. He was the husband of the late Agnes R. (Rego) Vieira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Theresa (deSousa) Vieira, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a graduate of Bristol County Agricultural...

Steven M. Cadieux

Steven M. Cadieux

May 22, 2014

Steven M. Cadieux, 62, of Fairhaven died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at home after a brief illness. Born in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Kevin D. Cadieux and Elizabeth (Corcoran) Cadieux, he was raised in Mattapoisett and lived in Fairhaven most of his life. He was a 1970 graduate of Fairhaven High School. After graduation he went...

Kevin M. Fitzpatrick

Kevin M. Fitzpatrick

May 21, 2014

Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, 58, of New Bedford died May 21, 2014 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Boston, the son of the late John and Margaret (McDermott) Fitzpatrick, he lived in Everett before moving to New Bedford in 2012. Mr. Fitzpatrick was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his...

Barbara V. O'Hara

Barbara V. O'Hara

May 20, 2014

Barbara V. (Campbell) O'Hara, 92, of Dartmouth died May 20, 2014 peacefully at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George M. O'Hara, Sr. Born in East Boston, the daughter of the late John F. and Bridget R. (McKeogh) Campbell, she lived in South Dartmouth since 1959. She was a communicant of St. Mary's...

Beatrice Howe

Beatrice Howe

May 20, 2014

Beatrice (Daher) Howe, 93, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 20, 2014 at Alden Court Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Charles G. Howe. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas and Eva (Coury) Daher, she had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady...

Mary G. Silva

Mary G. Silva

May 18, 2014

Mary G. (Gomes) Silva, 97, of New Bedford died Sunday May 18, 2014 peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Pedro F. Silva. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Ana (Lima) and Joaquim Manuel Gomes, she was raised in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, and had resided in New Bedford...

Mary A. Tavares

Mary A. Tavares

May 18, 2014

Mary A. (Correira) Tavares, 93, of New Bedford died May 18, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Tavares. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Maria C. (Moniz) Correira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Tavares was a communicant of the former...

Henry O. Pierce

Henry O. Pierce

May 17, 2014

Henry Oakley Pierce, 78, of New Bedford died Saturday May 17, 2014 at Hallmark Nursing Home. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Samoset A. and Sarah L. (Ross) Pierce, he lived in Connecticut for many years before returning to New Bedford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by...

Napoleon J. Santos

Napoleon J. Santos

May 17, 2014

Napoleon J. Santos, 92, of New Bedford died Saturday May 17, 2014 at the Oaks Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Maria M. (Mendes) Santos. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Candida (Anacleto) Santos, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of...

Audrey A. Mostrom

Audrey A. Mostrom

May 16, 2014

Audrey A. Mostrom, 85, of Mattapoisett died May 16, 2014 after a brief illness. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Dan G. and Ruth H. (Oldrich) Mostrom, she lived in Brockton most of her life summering in Mattapoisett before moving to Mattapoisett in 1993. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse at Retina Associates in Boston...

Blanche D. Bonneau

Blanche D. Bonneau

May 16, 2014

Blanche D. Bonneau, 88, of New Bedford died May 16, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roland J. Bonneau, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late George and Eva (Boule) Talbot, she lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Belleair,...

Vera Giusti

Vera Giusti

May 15, 2014

Vera Giusti, age 100, of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and Longboat Key, Florida, passed away peacefully at the Royal of Fairhaven on May 15, 2014. Born on January 19, 1914, in Leicester, England, to Albert and Agnes Ellen (Manchester) Brown, she lived in the greater New Bedford area for most of her life, spending the last 64 years at her...

Joseph R. Dupont

Joseph R. Dupont

May 15, 2014

Joseph R. Dupont, 70, of New Bedford died Thursday May 15, 2014. Born in New Bedford, he was the beloved son of Eva (DeMello) Dupont and the late Romeo W. Dupont. Mr. Dupont served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Cuban Missle Crisis and the Vietnam War. He enjoyed taking day trips with his family and playing at...

Alton Sylvia

Alton Sylvia

May 14, 2014

Alton Sylvia, 85, of Dartmouth died May 14, 2014 at home after a prolonged illness surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of Mariette Y. "Jerry" (Ciacci) Sylvia. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Moniz) Sylvia, he lived in Dartmouth all of his life. Mr. Sylvia was a communicant of St....

Claire N. Britto

Claire N. Britto

May 13, 2014

Claire N. (Hillman) Britto, 75, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 13, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Roderick J. and Eva (Lopes) Hillman, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mrs. Britto was...

Francis M. Lima

Francis M. Lima

May 13, 2014

Francis M. "Frank" Lima, 84, of Fairhaven died Tuesday May 13, 2014 suddenly at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was the husband of Stasia B. (Mikolajcyk) Lima. Born in Taunton, the son of the late Frank M. and Delia (Morgado) Lima, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Mr....

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