Obituaries
Madeline Kelly
Mar 14, 2014
Madeline Kelly, 71, of New Bedford died March 14, 2014 at Sacred Heart Home. She lived at Dartmouth Manor for many years. Madeline was a member of Smith Mills Congregational Church. She attended Active Day in New Bedford. She was supported by Kennedy Donovan and Community Connections, Inc. Special thanks to Jackie, Maria, Donna, Diana and Hope for supporting...
William Cornell Reid
Mar 12, 2014
William Cornell Reid, age 65, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 11, 1949 in New Bedford Massachusetts, he was the eldest son of Leslie M. Reid and Edith R. (Cornell) Reid. William grew up in New Bedford, graduating from New Bedford...
Roberta Lizotte
Mar 12, 2014
Roberta (Brunette) Lizotte, 75, of Fairhaven died Wednesday March 12, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Leo Lizotte. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Anthime and Beatrice (Allaire) Brunette, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. Roberta was formerly employed as a receptionist at Sacred...
June A. Voisine
Mar 11, 2014
June A. Voisine, 67, of New Bedford, died Tuesday March 11, 2014 at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leo G. and Doris R. (Goddu) Voisine, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life and had also resided in Dartmouth for over 25 years. Ms. Voisine was a self-employed paralegal and title examiner,...
Tariq B. Johnson
Mar 11, 2014
Tariq B. Johnson, 15, of Wareham died March 11, 2014 at Tufts Medical Center after a lifelong courageous battle. Born in Boston, the son of Richard and Donna (Offley) Johnson of Wareham, he lived in Wareham most of his life. He was a member of Onset Four Square Church. Tariq was an eighth grade student at Wareham Middle School...
Barbara A. Letendre
Mar 9, 2014
Barbara Ann (Piquette) Letendre of South Wellfleet, daughter of Roland and Grace Piquette, sister to Nick, Bob, Joyce and Betty Piquette of Springfield, was 86 years old when she left us this past weekend. She missed Bob, her husband of 63 years. After struggling with her health for many months, she said a final goodbye to her five children,...
Estelle Mcmurray Yowell
Mar 8, 2014
Estelle McMurray Yowell, 97, died Saturday March 8, 2014 at the Cedars where she had resided for the past seven years. She was the daughter of the late Napoleon and Delia (Boiselle) Tetreault. Born in Central Falls, RI, she was educated at St. Anne's Academy in Marlboro and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Central Falls. In 1930...
Peter B. Perkins
Mar 8, 2014
Peter B. Perkins, 79, of Mattapoisett died March 8, 2014 peacefully at Our Lady's Haven. He was the husband of the late Sandra W. (Kuechler) Perkins. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edwin L. and Clara (Tinkham) Perkins, he was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett. He was a lifetime member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Mr....
Patrick J. Flanagan
Mar 7, 2014
Patrick J. Flanagan, 62, of New Bedford died Friday March 7, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Daniel F. and Mary E. (Francis) Flanagan, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Flanagan was formerly employed as the facility security chief at the Barnes Federal...
John J. Martins
Mar 7, 2014
John J. Martins, 49, of New Bedford died Friday March 7, 2014. Born in New Bedford, the son of Anthony J. and Marie C. (DeAndrade) Martins, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Martins was formerly employed as a police officer for the New Bedford Police Department for 19 years. He had also worked as...
Patrick R. Stowell
Mar 5, 2014
Patrick R. Stowell, 48, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 5, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Norma (Barriteau) Stowell and the late William E.A. Stowell, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Mr. Stowell was formerly employed by the Laborer's...
Johnnie Mae Rose
Mar 5, 2014
Johnnie Mae (Fox) Rose, 77, of New Bedford died March 5, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife wife of the late Frank Rose and the companion of the late Frank Araujo. Born in Biloxi, MS, the daughter of the late Willie and Johnnie Mae (Dallas) Fox, she lived in New Bedford most...
Lars Sovik
Mar 3, 2014
Lars Sovik, 75, of Fairhaven died March 3, 2014 at home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Sonja (Jacobsen) Sovik. Born and raised in Norway, the son of the late Torleif Johannes Sovik and Sofie (Hansen) Sovik, he lived in Fairhaven since 1958. Mr. Sovik was a member of the...
Angel Gabriel Velazquez
Mar 2, 2014
Angel Gabriel "Gabby" Velazquez, 15, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Sunday March 2, 2014 at Children's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Angel D. Velazquez and Angelina M. Flores of New Bedford, he lived here all of his life. Gabby was a student at New Bedford High School in his sophomore year, where he was...
Lorraine D. Boardman
Feb 27, 2014
Lorraine D. (Beaupre) Boardman, 84, of Mattapoisett died February 27, 2014 at Kent Hospital in Warwick, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Boardman. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Alice (Chamberland) Beaupre, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Boardman was a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church....
Rose-Marie R. Cruz
Feb 27, 2014
Rose-Marie R. (Dupre) Cruz, 82, of New Bedford died February 27, 2014 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Umberto "Battle" Cruz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Armand and Celina (April) Dupre, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Cruz was a active communicant...
John Sylvia, Jr.
Feb 26, 2014
John Sylvia, Jr., 85, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 26, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Laurinda (Caiado) Sylvia; they had been married for 62 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late John and Bertha M. (Wood) Sylvia. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and New...
Olivia C. Lebeau
Feb 26, 2014
Olivia C. (Almeida) LeBeau, 94, of New Bedford died Thursday February 26, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred E.O. LeBeau. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John R. and Marie D. (Cabral) Almeida, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Marian D. Lammey
Feb 24, 2014
Marian D. (Tate) Lammey, 93, of Mattapoisett died February 24, 2014 peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Archibald Lammey, Jr. Born in Yonkers, NY, the daughter of the late Michael and Veronica (DePalo) Tate, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Lammey was a member of the Mattapoisett Women's Club. She...
Janice H. Costa
Feb 22, 2014
Janice H. (Arruda) Costa, 75, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 22, 2014, after a courageous battle with pulmonary hypertension. She was the wife of the late Angelo Costa; they were married for 54 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva (Coutu) Arruda, she...
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