Grace Ella Sylvia
Apr 6, 2013
Grace Ella (Prescott) Sylvia, 86, of New Bedford died Saturday April 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Sylvia. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Howard A. and Freda (Amero) Prescott, she lived in Lakeville before returning to New Bedford. She was a communicant of Holy...
Kathleen Costa
Apr 5, 2013
Kathleen (Ventura) Costa, 58, of New Bedford died Friday April 5, 2013 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Bruce D. Costa. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone R. and Ruth (Maciel) Ventura, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Costa was formerly employed as...
Mary "Bonnie" Davidson
Apr 4, 2013
Mary "Bonnie" (Walsh) Davidson, 57, of Marion died April 4, 2013 at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was the wife of Paul D. Davidson, with whom she shared 35 years of marriage. Born in Cambridge, MA, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Breslin) Walsh, she was raised in Arlington, MA and lived in...
Edward J. Pavao
Apr 2, 2013
Edward J. Pavao, 62, of New Bedford, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at home surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Cynthia J. (Kamienski) Pavao. Born in Pilar da Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Azores, the son of the late Jose D. and Ilda (dosSantos) Pavao, he lived in New Bedford for most...
Bertrand A. Poulin
Apr 2, 2013
Bertrand A. Poulin, 82, of Fairhaven died Tuesday April 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Beecher Falls, NH, the son of the late Treffle and Medora (LeClair) Poulin, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for many years. Mr. Poulin was formerly employed as a construction worker for the Bricklayers Union. During the...
Stephen C. Smith
Apr 1, 2013
Stephen C. Smith, 65, of Marion died April 1, 2013 at home. He comfortably spent his last hours surrounded by his family that he dearly loved. Steve was the beloved husband of Grace A. (Pacheco) Smith with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Chester S. and Catherine B. (Chapman)...
Gilda Cabral
Apr 1, 2013
Gilda (Souza) Cabral, 90, of Dartmouth died Monday April 1, 2013. She was the beloved wife of John Cabral. Mrs. Cabral was formerly employed by Rodney Metals for many years. Known as the "Beach Girl," she loved going to the Municipal Beach in New Bedford. She enjoyed dancing, socializing, and going to casinos. She is survived by her husband;...
Benvinda "Bena" Rousseau
Mar 31, 2013
Benvinda "Bena" (Gomes) Rousseau, 64, of New Bedford died Sunday March 31, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Julio and Elizabeth (Baptiste) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a member of the International Church of the Nazarene. Bena was formerly employed as an assembler at...
Mary T. Cregan
Mar 31, 2013
Mary T. (Mello) Cregan, 79, of New Bedford, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of the late William Dennis Cregan, Jr. Born in New Bedford the daughter of the late Dennis and Maria (Benevides) Mello, she lived in Cleveland, Ohio and New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs....
Theresa M. Counsell
Mar 31, 2013
Theresa M. (Travis) Counsell, 87, of New Bedford died March 31, 2013 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Alden W. Counsell. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Henry and Theresa (Silvia) Travis, she lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Counsell was a communicant of...
Michael P. Attaya
Mar 31, 2013
Michael P. Attaya, 62, died March 31, 2013 after a long illness. He was the son of the late John O. Attaya and Shirley (MacNair) Attaya. Recently of Largo, Fl. Michael was born in Boston, raised in Quincy, Weymouth, and Milton. He moved to New Bedford and Cape Cod where he worked with his father building and remoldeling houses....
Hector J. Rocha
Mar 29, 2013
Hector J. Rocha, 76, of New Bedford died Friday March 29, 2013 at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Peter and Gladys C. (Kenny) Rocha, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday April 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495...
James J. Francis
Mar 28, 2013
James J. Francis, 55, of New Bedford, died on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by family after a long illness. He was the long time companion of Betty Ann Oliveira. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Paul T. Francis and Anne C. (Mahoney) Francis. He was a graduate of...
Marie Blanche Lafleur
Mar 28, 2013
Marie Blanche (Hebert) Lafleur, 93, of New Bedford died March 28, 2013 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Henry N. Lafleur. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Eugene and Camilia (Tetreault) Hebert, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Lafleur was a...
Jeanne A. Altman
Mar 28, 2013
Jeanne A. (Desjeunes) Altman, 90, of New Bedford died April 28, 2013. She was the wife of the late Thomas G. Altman. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Ernest and Jennie (Martel) Desjeunes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Altman was a communicant of the former Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed knitting, cooking,...
John Pina, Sr.
Mar 28, 2013
John Pina, Sr., 76, of East Freetown died Thursday March 28, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Jenney J. (Burgo) Pina. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Edward G. and Mary (Borges) Pina, he lived in Freetown for most of his life. He was a member of...
Manuel Nobrega
Mar 25, 2013
Manuel Nobrega, 91, of New Bedford died Monday March 25, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jose and Herminha (Nunes) Nobrega, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Nobrega was formerly employed as a firefighter with the New Bedford Fire Department for 29 years until retirement in 1980....
Arthur A. Medeiros
Mar 24, 2013
Arthur A. Medeiros, 89, of Dartmouth died March 24, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Lillian A. (Alves) Medeiros. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Manuel and Jeremina (Almeida) Medeiros, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Medeiros was a former communicant of Sacred Heart Church. He was...
Earl William "Bill" Waite
Mar 24, 2013
Earl William "Bill" Waite, 83, of Mattapoisett died March 24, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Cynthia S. (Stitt) Waite. Born and raised in Fairhaven, the son of the late George C. and Beatrice E. (Boudreau) Waite, he lived in Marlboro and Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Waite was a member of the...
Ruth Markey
Mar 23, 2013
Ruth (Reynolds) Markey, 102, of Fairhaven passed away peacefully on Saturday March 23, 2013 at Alden Court Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Raymond D. Markey, a former New Bedford City Treasurer. Born in Haverhill, the daughter of the late William and Lucretia (Gabriel) Reynolds, she lived in New Bedford for most...
