Obituaries

Daniel L. Stoltz

Daniel L. Stoltz

Sep 6, 2013

Daniel L. Stoltz, 66, of New Bedford died September 6, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Janine R. (Langlois) Stoltz. Born in Boston, the son of the late Phillip and Ana (Hague) Stoltz, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Stoltz enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a life member of...

Aline I. Larochelle

Aline I. Larochelle

Sep 6, 2013

Aline I. (Brun) Larochelle, 89, of New Bedford died September 5, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Walter E. Larochelle. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Ovila and Anna (Coutre) Brun, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include her 2 granddaughters, Lorri Fonteneau and her husband Roger...

Ramon M. Brooks, Jr.

Ramon M. Brooks, Jr.

Sep 6, 2013

Ramon M. Brooks, Jr., 57, of New Bedford died Friday September 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Donna L. (Pina) Brooks. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of the late Ramon M. and Mildred A. (Sears) Brooks, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Brooks was formerly...

Karleen M. Johnson

Karleen M. Johnson

Sep 4, 2013

Karleen M. Johnson, 60, of New Bedford died September 4, 2013 at home after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Otis and Marie A. (Freeman) Johnson, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include 4 daughters, Kelly Johnson-Drew and her husband George Drew, Consuelo "Nickole" Johnson, Melissa "Missy" Johnson and...

Albina Arruda

Albina Arruda

Sep 4, 2013

Albina (Rodrigues) Arruda, 97, of New Bedford died September 4, 2013 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the widow of the late John S. Arruda. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Teixeira) Rodrigues, she lived in New Bedford all her life. Mrs. Arruda was formerly employed as a stitcher...

Grace Tweedie

Grace Tweedie

Aug 31, 2013

Grace June (Burgess) Tweedie of New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013, at 97 years old. She was the loving wife of the late John Tweedie. Born in Fall River in 1916, Grace grew up and lived most of her life in New Bedford. She was the daughter of the late Dora and William Burgess and the...

Anne T. David

Anne T. David

Aug 30, 2013

Anne T. (David) David, 94, of New Bedford died August 30, 2013 peacefully at The Cedars Assisted Living surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Michael S. David. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George G. and Rose (Joseph) David, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. David was...

Wayne R. Irwin

Wayne R. Irwin

Aug 30, 2013

Wayne R. Irwin, 71, of New Bedford died Friday August 30, 2013 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Marcelle G. (Cormier) Irwin. Born in Auburn, New York, the son of the late Rosamond (Cory) Miller and Haldane Irwin, he lived in New Bedford and Acushnet for most of his life. Mr. Irwin was formerly...

Michael B. Stevens

Michael B. Stevens

Aug 30, 2013

Michael Barry Stevens, 62, of New Bedford died peacefully at home on Friday August 30, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Renee A. (Pinto) Stevens. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late William B. and Rita (Pinto) Stevens. Mr. Stevens was formerly employed as the Assistant Administrative Director for the...

Domenica Bellenoit

Domenica Bellenoit

Aug 28, 2013

Domenica (Bollea) Bellenoit, 102, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 28, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Omer G. Bellenoit, who died on January 13, 1967. They were married on January 10, 1942. Born in New Bedford on August 27, 1911, the daughter of the late Ernest and Madelyn (Malione) Bollea, she lived...

Rosalind S. Travis

Rosalind S. Travis

Aug 28, 2013

Rosalind S. Travis, 89, of Rochester died August 28, 2013 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Travis. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Mary E. (Sylvia) Sequeira, she lived in Rochester most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church. Mrs....

Ryder W. Gonsalves

Ryder W. Gonsalves

Aug 25, 2013

Ryder W. Gonsalves, 3 months old, of New Bedford, died August 25, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Paige E. Gonsalves and Leonard A. Barboza of New Bedford. Survivors include his parents; 4 brothers, Zaidhyn, Alijah, Javontae and Teviahn; a sister, Dhestinee; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. His Funeral...

Bronie J. Apshaga, Jr.

Bronie J. Apshaga, Jr.

Aug 24, 2013

Bronie J. Apshaga, Jr., 65, of Mattapoisett died August 24, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Michele A. (Corcoran) Apshaga. Born in Greenfield, MA the son of the late Dr. Bronie J. and Sophie B. (Kastick) Apshaga, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Apshaga was the former proprietor...

Marie Fernande Tully

Marie Fernande Tully

Aug 24, 2013

Marie Fernande (Cournoyer) Tully, 86, of Fairhaven died Saturday August 24, 2013 at Sippican Health Care Center. Born January 21, 1927 in Southbridge, MA, she was the only child of Albert and Maria Cournoyer. She was the wife of the late George F. Tully, and mother of the late Jeffrey A. Tully. She leaves her son Philip J. Tully...

Eugenia M. Correia

Eugenia M. Correia

Aug 23, 2013

Eugenia M. Correia, 76, of New Bedford died Friday August 23, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Maria Correia and Theofilo Mourato, she lived in Brava all of her life before moving to New Bedford five years ago. She is survived by her children, Antonio Tavares, Viriato Tavares,...

Unice A. Ashworth

Unice A. Ashworth

Aug 22, 2013

Unice A. Ashworth, 93, of Middletown, RI, passed away on August 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness. Born on November 1, 1919 in Fairhaven, MA, she was the loving wife of the late Leonard Ashworth and daughter of the late Oscar and Martha (Wallace) Moffett. Unice graduated from Fairhaven High School and later attended the New...

Anne M. Demoranville

Anne M. Demoranville

Aug 18, 2013

Anne M. (Martin) DeMoranville, 58, of Dartmouth died Sunday August 18, 2013. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward S. and Barbara M. (Green) Martin, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. DeMoranville was formerly employed as a preschool teacher for P.A.C.E. Headstart. She had been a volunteer for the American Red...

William A. Pina

William A. Pina

Aug 17, 2013

William A. Pina, 53, of Dorchester died August 17, 2013 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Laurene (Rocha) Pina. Born in New Bedford, the son of Dominga (Luz) Pina of Mattapoisett and the late Martin T. Pina, he lived in New Bedford, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett before moving to Boston. Mr. Pina was formerly employed as...

Helen R. Dahill

Helen R. Dahill

Aug 17, 2013

Helen R. Dahill, 99, passed away August 17, 2013 quietly at her home in Harbor Beach, Mattapoisett MA after a long and full life. Born in Dorchester, MA she was the eldest child of Edward & Margaret (Shortell) Dahill. One of 5 children, Helen grew up in Taunton, MA and graduated from Taunton High School and Framingham State College....

Donald Medeiros

Donald Medeiros

Aug 16, 2013

Donald Medeiros, 80, of Rochester died August 16, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Manuela M. (Almeida) Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Belmira(Cordeiro) Medeiros, he was raised in Fairhaven and lived in Rochester for the last 40 years. Mr. Medeiros was formerly self-employed as...

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