Obituaries
William H. Youngblood, Iii
Jun 2, 2013
William H. Youngblood, III, 97, of New Bedford died June 1, 2013 at Alden Court. He was the husband of Ann (DaLuz) Youngblood. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Julian B. and Bertha M. (Jackson) Youngblood, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Youngblood served on active duty in the U.S. Army...
Vincent L. Bradford
Jun 2, 2013
Vincent L. Bradford, 49, of New Bedford, MA died June 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Elisa L. (Kelly) Bradford. Born in Newark, NJ, the son of Patricia A. (Bradford) Howard of East Orange, NJ and the late Eugene Williams, he was raised in East Orange, NJ and moved to New Bedford in 2000....
Pasquale E. Sbardella
Jun 2, 2013
Pasquale E. Sbardella, 83, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Philomena (Santos) Sbardella. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of late Angelo and Matilda (Manes) Sbardella, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Sbardella was employed as an...
Steven L. Fortin
May 30, 2013
Steven L. Fortin, 52, of Fairhaven died May 30, 2013 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Helene M. (LaFountain) Fortin. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Lawrence E. and Doris T. (Brunette) Fortin of Acushnet, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. Mr. Fortin was employed as a roofer with the...
Jose C. "Rookie" Almeida
May 28, 2013
Jose C. "Rookie" Almeida, 91, of New Bedford died May 28, 2013 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Rose M. (Silva) Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Candido and Antonia (Cruz) Almeida, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Almeida was...
Robert Adams
May 26, 2013
Robert "Bob" Adams, Age 66, of Tamarac, Florida, formally of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away on May 26, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol (Manganelli), his daughter Janet her wife Lisa and his son James. He leaves four much-loved grandchildren. Bob was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. During the 1970's and 80's Bob was considered to be...
Roger J. Mayer
May 25, 2013
Roger J. Mayer, 82, of New Bedford passed away on May 25, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Anne Donaghy-Mayer with whom he spent 14 adventure filled years. He was the former husband of Rita (Benac) Mayer who resides in Fairhaven. He was born on January 9, 1931...
Elinor "Ellie" C. Beanland
May 25, 2013
Elinor "Ellie" C. (McLeod) Beanland, 88, of South Dartmouth died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late David Beanland. Born in Middleboro, July 10, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George McLeod and Dorothy (Isackson) McLeod. She lived in South Dartmouth for many years and was a long-time...
Henry "Hank" Silva
May 25, 2013
Henry "Hank" Silva, 86, of New Bedford passed away Saturday May 25, 2013 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the beloved husband of Terry (Simmons) Silva. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Adolph and Mary (Silva) Silva, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for many years. He attended the First Church of the Nazarene,...
Salvatore J. "Sam" Giammalvo
May 25, 2013
Salvatore J. "Sam" Giammalvo, 83, of New Bedford, the President of Sam Giammalvo's Auto Sales, Inc., a well-known area automobile dealership, passed away Saturday May 25, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Salvatore J. and Luigia (Costa) Giammalvo, he lived in New Bedford all of his life....
Charles W. Mccuen
May 24, 2013
Charles W. McCuen, 69, of New Bedford died May 24, 2013 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. Born in Oliver, PA, the son of the late Henry and Isabel (Goodwin), he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed by Den-Mar Corporation for many years until his retirement. He enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his son,...
Thomas H. Flynn, M.D.
May 24, 2013
Thomas H. Flynn, M.D., 93, of Dartmouth, passed away, peacefully and with dignity Friday, May 24, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Amelia (Salles) Flynn. Born in Peabody, MA, the son the late Cornelius J. and Nora A. (McNamara) Flynn, he was a graduate of St. John's Prep School, St. Anselm College and Tufts University...
Margaret Thomas
May 24, 2013
Margaret (Abraham) Thomas, 85, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday May 24, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Anthony H. Thomas; they had been married for 58 years. Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Melke) Abraham. Margaret and her husband Anthony owned and...
Bertrand D. Allain, Jr.
May 22, 2013
Bertrand D. Allain, Jr., 63, 0f Mattapoisett died May 22, 2013 at home after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was the husband of Janet (Lawless) Allain. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Bertrand D. and Marie Jacqueline (Brodeur) Allain, he lived in Acushnet and New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1983....
Theresa Nelson
May 22, 2013
Theresa "Terry" (Vertente) Nelson, 74, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 22, 2013 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Everett and Eva (Firth) Vertente, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Nelson was formerly employed as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner at St. Luke's...
Arcenia Mae Pina
May 21, 2013
Arcenia Mae (Correia) Pina, 86, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 21, 2013 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Pina. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Mendez) Correia. Mrs. Pina was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. She especially loved her...
Richard B. Parker
May 21, 2013
Richard B. Parker, 77, of Marion died May 21, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Joan B. (Souza) Parker. Born in Marion, the son of the late George C. and Beatrice Mae (Haskell) Parker, he lived in Marion all of his life. He was formerly employed as the Building...
James M. Henderson, Jr.
May 19, 2013
James M. Henderson, Jr., 78, of Mattapoisett, died Sunday May 19, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Alison B. (Hersey) Henderson. Born in Milton, the son of the late James M. and Anna (Bassett) Henderson, he had resided in Mattapoisett since the age of four where he discovered his first loves of lobster fishing and...
Robert M. Stevens
May 19, 2013
Robert M. Stevens, 66, of New Bedford, died May 19, 2013, unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late William B. and Rita (Pinto) Stevens. Mr. Stevens was formerly employed as the Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance under the Administration of Governor Michael...
Sylvester Deandrade
May 16, 2013
Sylvester DeAndrade, 74, of Dartmouth died Thursday May 16, 2013 unexpectedly at home. He was the lifelong companion of Asia Silva. Born in Assonet, the son of the late John and Minnie (Dandan) DeAndrade, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. DeAndrade was formerly employed as a maintenance man at Our Lady of the Assumption Church...
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