A. Noreen "Mickey" Hemingway
Jan 12, 2014
A. Noreen "Mickey" (Smith) Hemingway, 87, of Dartmouth died January 12, 2014 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Captain Michael B. and Nora (Murray) Smith, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1959. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Dartmouth. Mrs. Hemingway had...
Vincent E. Mcguire
Jan 11, 2014
Vincent E. McGuire, 72, of New Bedford died January 11, 2014 at Hathaway Manor after a long illness. He was the husband of Laura A. (Jussaume) McGuire. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Vincent E. and Frances (Maloy) McGuire, he was raised in Trilby, FL and lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford most of his life....
Primo Tarini
Jan 9, 2014
Primo Tarini, 102, of New Bedford died Thursday January 9, 2014 at the Royal of Fairhaven after a brief illness. The son of Serafino and Anna (Bracci) Tarini, he was born and resided in New Bedford. He was the widower of Eleanor (Borghi) Tarini. He is survived by his sons, Ramon P. and Peter R., both of New Bedford,...
Daniel B. Dias
Jan 9, 2014
Daniel B. Dias, 57, of New Bedford died peacefully on January 9, 2014 surrounded by his family and friends. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, he was the son of Eugenia "Geninha" Dias and the late Jaime Dias. Danny was formerly employed at ABC Disposal. He loved fishing, cooking, and boxing. In his younger days, he was a Golden Gloves...
Maria J. Facadas
Jan 8, 2014
Maria J. (Lopes) Facadas, 81, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 8, 2014 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Francisco Facadas. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Jose and Paulina Oliveira Vasconcelos Lopes, she lived in Roxbury, before moving to New Bedford to live...
Richard F. Burdick
Jan 5, 2014
Richard F. Burdick, 59, of Dartmouth died Sunday January 5, 2014 at home after a long illness. Born in Bennington, Vermont, the son of the late Janna K. (Paul) and Darius William Burdick, he lived in the Berkshires for many years. He had resided in the Wareham, New Bedford, and Dartmouth area since 1980. Richard was formerly employed as...
Joseph N. Bergeron, Jr.
Jan 1, 2014
Joseph N. Bergeron, Jr., 49, of New Bedford died January 1, 2014 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph N. and Marcia (Zager) Bergeron, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Bergeron spent the majority of his life as a commercial fisherman on several vessels...
Dana Moore Dourdeville
Dec 31, 2013
Dana Moore Dourdeville was born December 27, 1992, and lived his whole life in Marion, Massachusetts. He died on December 31, 2013. Dana is survived by his mother, Karen, father, Tad and brother, Jared, as well as treasured aunts, uncles and cousins. He is also survived by a core group of fiercely loyal and loving friends - you know...
Joseph H. Gracia
Dec 30, 2013
Joseph H. Gracia, 87, of New Bedford died December 30, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Anna L. (Shawkey) Gracia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Isaac and Helena W. (Magnett) Gracia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gracia was a member of Grace...
Ralph G. Hussey
Dec 29, 2013
Ralph G. Hussey, 88, of Mattapoisett died Sunday December 29, 2013 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Margaret Austin (Paine) Hussey; they were married for 55 years. Born in Salem, the son of the late Lillian (Gammans) and Harry Francis Hussey, he lived in Mattapoisett for many years. Mr. Hussey was...
Beatrice I. Bachand
Dec 29, 2013
Beatrice I. (Montminy) Bachand, 85, of New Bedford died Sunday December 29, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Roger A. "Bucky" Bachand. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Benoit) Montminy, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Mary R. Jardin
Dec 29, 2013
Mary R. (Walsh) Jardin, 86, of New Bedford died Sunday December 29, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late Adolph "Rudy" Jardin. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Captain Joseph Sarto and Angela (McGrath) Walsh, she lived in New Bedford since 1930. Mary was a devout Catholic and lifelong member of St. Mary's...
Robert A. Brooks
Dec 28, 2013
Robert A. Brooks, 82, of Dartmouth died Saturday December 28, 2013 at home with family by his side. Bob was born in the Bronx, NY and worked as an electrical engineer at Magnetic Analysis in Mount Vernon, NY for 38 years until he retired in 1994. He had eleven U.S. patents granted for work done in the development of...
Lena Francis
Dec 28, 2013
Lena Francis, 92, of New Bedford died Saturday December 28, 2013 at Hathaway Manor. Born in Westport, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary (Ponte) Francis, she lived in Tiverton, RI before moving to New Bedford. She was a graduate of Westport High School, Class of 1939. She graduated from Salem State College with a Bachelor of Science...
Francis Gillespie
Dec 27, 2013
Francis Gillespie, 88, of New Bedford died Friday December 27, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John J. and Mary E. (Mahoney) Gillespie, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Gillespie was formerly employed as a machinist at the Continental Screw Company. He was a member of...
Michael B. Lawrence
Dec 26, 2013
Michael B. Lawrence, 60, of New Bedford died Thursday December 26, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Francine G. (Yergeau) Lawrence. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward and Lillian (Adams) Lawrence, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Lawrence was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford...
Rosaline O. Cabral
Dec 26, 2013
Rosaline "Rosalie" Oliveira Cabral, 79, of New York City, formerly of New Bedford died Thursday, December 26, 2013, following a brief illness. "Rosalie" or "Rose" as she enjoyed being called, was born in New Bedford on September 4, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Amario Joaquim Oliveira and Joanna (Lopes Santos) Oliveira. Following the untimely death of...
Keith M. Baptista
Dec 25, 2013
Keith Michael Baptista, 30, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Wednesday December 25, 2013. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Brenda (Baptista) Souto. He was a loving grandson, son, brother, uncle, and a beloved and honored father. He was an avid baseball player. He is survived by his grandmother, Hilda Baptista; his children, Dakohta...
James M. Sanders
Dec 24, 2013
James M. Sanders, 65, of New Bedford died December 24, 2013 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Susan A. (Morris) Sanders. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William B. and Dorothea C. (Lambert) Sanders, he was raised in Fairhaven and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Sanders was...
Walter Gaj, Sr.
Dec 23, 2013
Walter Gaj, Sr., 86, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 23, 2013 at Hathaway Manor after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Gladys J. (Jaworski) Gaj; they had been married for 59 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank and Karolina (Hop) Gaj, he lived in New Bedford for most...
