Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
J. Maurice Lewis
Sep 19, 2013
J. Maurice Lewis, 83, of Fairhaven died September 19, 2013 at South Eastern Massachusetts Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Patricia M. (Leddy) Lewis. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph D. and Wilhermina (Deschenes) Lewis, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. Mr. Lewis was formerly employed...
Alfred L. Victor
Sep 17, 2013
Alfred L. Victor, 71, of New Bedford died September 17, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy C. (Pina) Victor. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Roy and Grace (Offley) Victor, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Victor was a member of the International Church of the...
Edward F. Flood
Sep 15, 2013
Edward F. Flood, 75, of New Bedford died September 15, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John F. and Mary M. (McQuade) Flood, he lived in Fairhaven before returning to New Bedford in 1979. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus...
Ralph F. Morris
Sep 14, 2013
Ralph F. Morris, 64, of New Bedford died Saturday September 14, 2013 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ralph C. and Gertrude (Newton) Morris, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Morris was employed for many years as a driver/salesman for Sunbeam Baking Company, and later worked as...
Samuel H. Atkinson
Sep 13, 2013
Samuel H. "Nibbs" Atkinson, 57, of New Bedford died September 13, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the partner of Norma Alvarez for the past 29 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Herbert S. and Emily H. (Horne) Atkinson, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Atkinson...
Justina C. Britto
Sep 11, 2013
Justina C. (DosSantos) Britto, 86, of New Bedford died September 11, 2013 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. Born in Boa Vista, Cape Verde, she lived in New Bedford since 1987. Survivors include her son, Antonio Carvalho of Cape Verde; 2 daughters, Maria DaCosta of New Bedford and Maria DoCarmo Craveiro Pinto Mascarenhas of Cape...
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