Obituaries

Tore Viktor Saether

Tore Viktor Saether

Oct 5, 2013

Tore Viktor Saether, 84, of Mattapoisett died Saturday October 5, 2013 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after 12 years of living with Alzheimer's. He was the husband of Billie Marie Saether, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Oslo, Norway on April 23, 1929, he was the son of the late Leif and Lucie Saether....

Richard A. "Ricky" Santos

Richard A. "Ricky" Santos

Oct 5, 2013

Richard A. "Ricky" Santos, 47, of New Bedford died Saturday October 5, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Daniel J. and Georgette L. (Andrade) Correia of New Bedford and the late Richard A. Santos, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of...

Patricia M. Hiller

Patricia M. Hiller

Oct 4, 2013

Patricia M. (Barrows) Hiller, 79, of Marion died October 4, 2013 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Bruce T. Hiller. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edgar and Louise E. (Sherman) Barrows, she lived in Marion most of her life. Mrs. Hiller enjoyed bowling, gardening and vacationing to Sanibel...

Amelia S. Flynn

Amelia S. Flynn

Oct 3, 2013

Amelia S. (Salles) Flynn, 91, of South Dartmouth passed away, peacefully and with dignity, October 3, 2013, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, MA. For more than 68 years, Amy as she was known, was the beloved wife of the late Thomas H. Flynn, MD, who passed four months earlier on May 24, 2013. She was born on...

Helen F. Connor

Helen F. Connor

Oct 3, 2013

Helen F. (Coyne) Connor, 92, of New Bedford died Thursday October 3, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Connor. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Patrick and Julia (Daley) Coyne, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of...

Roy R. Andrews

Roy R. Andrews

Oct 3, 2013

Roy R. Andrews, 94, of Mattapoisett died October 3, 2013 peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Catherine V. (Cabral) Andrews with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Pawtucket, RI, on May 16, 1919, the son of the late Joseph R. and Beatrice (Monteiro-Faria) Andrews, he lived in Mattapoisett all...

Thomas E. Woolley

Thomas E. Woolley

Sep 29, 2013

Thomas E. Woolley, 83, of New Bedford died Sunday September 29, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of Pauline C. (Levesque) Woolley. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Thomas J. and Florida (Pineault) Woolley, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Mr....

Barbara F. Keith

Barbara F. Keith

Sep 28, 2013

Barbara F. (Holdsworth) Keith, 93, of Fairhaven died September 28, 2013 at Emeritus of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late George A. Bassett, Jr. and Wendell T. Keith. Born in Framingham, the daughter of the late George A. and Gladys M. (Richardson) Holdsworth, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Mrs. Keith was formerly employed as...

Roy A. Filkins

Roy A. Filkins

Sep 28, 2013

Roy A. Filkins, 59, of New Bedford died Saturday September 28, 2013 at home after a long illness. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Frederick E. and Kilda M. (Burgo) Filkins, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed WWF wrestling, the...

Perscell D. Mcneil

Perscell D. Mcneil

Sep 26, 2013

Perscell D. McNeil, 81, of New Bedford died Thursday September 26, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Kay P. (DeGrasse) McNeil. Born and raised in Dunn, North Carolina, he was the son of the late David E. and Mamie J. (Jacobs) McNeill, he lived in Baltimore, Maryland for 35 years before moving to New Bedford in 1986....

George E. Butler

George E. Butler

Sep 26, 2013

George E. Butler, 80, of New Bedford died September 26, 2013 after a long illness. He was the husband of Virginia M. (Bassett) Butler. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George M. and Alice M. (Toomey) Butler, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Butler was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. He...

Michael A. Adler

Michael A. Adler

Sep 25, 2013

Michael A. Adler, 52, of Mattapoisett passed away on Wednesday September 25, 2013. He was the loving husband of Carol (Loughlin) Adler. Born in Peabody, he was the son of Irma (Fox) Adler and the late Norman E. Adler. Michael was a salesman all of his life. He was passionate about his career in sales. Along with his wife...

William G. Hart

William G. Hart

Sep 24, 2013

William G. Hart, 56, of New Bedford died Tuesday September 24, 2013 after a brief illness. The son of the late George and Mary Hart and brother of the late Thomas S. Hart, he is survived by his sister, Judith Lemay, nieces Patricia Quail and Maureen Quail, grandnephews, Andrew Quail and Casey Levesque, and grandnieces, Heather MacFadyen and Madison...

Richard A. Porter, Jr.

Richard A. Porter, Jr.

Sep 24, 2013

Richard A. Porter,Jr., 72, of New Bedford died Tuesday September 24, 2013 suddenly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Anne E. (Curry) Porter. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Richard A. and Alice M. (O'Brien) Porter, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He had summered in his favorite place, Point...

Mark K. Sims

Mark K. Sims

Sep 23, 2013

Mark Kevin Sims, 52, of New Bedford died suddenly at home on Monday September 23, 2013. Born in England, the son of the late Loretta M. (Gibbs) Sims and William Sims, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Sims was formerly employed by the Decas Cranberry Company. He had also worked for Upward Bound...

Josephine Mendes

Josephine Mendes

Sep 22, 2013

Josephine (Souza) Mendes, 91, of Dartmouth died September 22, 2013 at Alden Court. She was the beloved wife of the late Antone Mendes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Violanta (Raposa) Souza, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Mendes helped run the office of the family business, Manhattan Bottling Company....

Dominic Michael Longo

Dominic Michael Longo

Sep 22, 2013

Dominic Michael Longo, 11 weeks old, of New Bedford died September 22, 2013 at Hasbro Children's Hospital in the arms of his loving parents. Born in New Bedford, he was the beloved son of Gregory M. and Sarah (Roy) Longo of New Bedford. Survivors include his parents; his maternal great-grandmother, Rita (Grenon) Archer of Marion; his maternal grandparents, Dr....

Elaine Barao

Elaine Barao

Sep 21, 2013

Elaine (Diogo) Barao, 75, of New Bedford died September 21, 2013 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Normand S. Barao. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Joaquina (Lameiras) Diogo, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Barao was the president of the New Bedford Health Care...

Barbara M. Ferreira

Barbara M. Ferreira

Sep 21, 2013

Barbara M. (DaRoza) Ferreira, 84, of Fairhaven passed on to her heavenly Father with whom she will reside forever on Saturday September 21, 2013. She was the wife of the late Horacio "Babe" Ferreira. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of the late John and Lillie (Holden) DaRoza, she had lived in Greater New Bedford for most of her...

Alfred E. Gauthier

Alfred E. Gauthier

Sep 21, 2013

Alfred E. Gauthier, 85, of New Bedford died suddenly on Saturday September 21, 2013. He was the husband of Florence P. (Haskell) Gauthier and the late Margaret (Sameiro) Gauthier. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph L. Gauthier and Marion (Hammersmith) Sylvia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Gauthier was formerly...

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