Obituaries
Natalie Arsenault
Mar 9, 2013
Natalie (Sylvester) Arsenault, 75, of New Bedford died March 9, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph R. Arsenault. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John Sylvester and Mary (Luiz) Thayer, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Arsenault was a communicant and active member of St. Francis...
Mary E. Houghton
Mar 9, 2013
Mary E. (Braley) Houghton, 87, of New Bedford died March 9, 2013 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Allan R. Houghton. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George F. and Ellen C. (Peckham) Braley, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Houghton was a communicant...
Anne V. Bouchard
Mar 8, 2013
Anne V. (Auger) Bouchard, 88, of New Bedford died March 8, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home after a very long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was the wife of the late Ernest R. Bouchard with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Damase and Ida (Poneau) Auger, she lived in...
Evan S. Crocker, Jr.
Mar 3, 2013
Evan S. Crocker, Jr., 94, of New Bedford died March 3, 2013 at Sippican Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Gladys (Cabral) Crocker. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Evan S. and Elizabeth (Wilde) Crocker, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Crocker was an active member of St. Martin's...
Eugene J. Delorenzo
Mar 1, 2013
Eugene J. DeLorenzo, 82, of Marion passed away on Friday March 1, 2013. He was the husband of Dorothy Jean (Brass) DeLorenzo. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Eugenio and Fiorina (Copolupo) DeLorenzo, he had resided in Marion for the past 15 years. He was an active parishioner of St. Rita's Church, where he volunteered...
Tamara J. Bachstein
Feb 28, 2013
Tamara Jannell (Dahlheimer) Bachstein, 71, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday February 28, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Richard Bachstein. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Elroy and Mildred (Dahlheimer) Ratz, she lived in the St. Louis area for most of her life before moving to Dartmouth...
Daniel P. Faria
Feb 27, 2013
Daniel P. Faria, 79, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away Wednesday February 27, 2013. He was the husband of Margaret E. (Fournier) Faria and the late Muriel Faria. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Gabriel and Mary Faria, he was schooled in Tiverton, RI but his home life taught him farm life that...
Roberta M. Clavin
Feb 26, 2013
Roberta M. (McHugh) Clavin, 77, of New Bedford died Tuesday February 26, 2013. She was the wife of Carroll Peter Clavin. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Robert J. and Margaret (Haley) McHugh, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Clavin was formerly employed as a school teacher at the Hayden-McFadden School until...
Jose E. "Kiké" Gonzalez
Feb 26, 2013
Jose E. "Kiké" Gonzalez, 76, of New Bedford died February 26, 2013 peacefully at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Amaral) Gonzalez. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Bernardo and Francisca (Gerna) Gonzalez, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Gonzalez was formerly employed by the Solid Waste...
Richard H. Simcock
Feb 23, 2013
Richard H. Simcock, 95 of Marion died February 23, 2013 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Gertrude M. (Bickford) Simcock. Born in Newton, MA, the son of the late John and Hannah C. (Hurley) Simcock, he lived in Westwood for 30 years while summering in Marion for many years. He retired to...
Jacqueline E. Mccawley
Feb 21, 2013
Jacqueline Elora (Hopkins) McCawley, 82, of Naples, FL, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away Thursday February 21, 2013 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Gordon and Ora (Lavoie) Hopkins, and sister of the late Geraldine Hopkins Cooke. Jackie received her nursing degree from the Truesdale Hospital School of Nursing. In 1953...
Irene M. Huggins
Feb 19, 2013
Irene M. (Lewis) Huggins, 95, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday February 19, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Mary Christabel (Azevedo) Lewis, she lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. Mrs. Huggins was formerly employed by the Continental Screw Company and the New...
Nilda I. Ramos
Feb 19, 2013
Nilda I. Ramos, 62, of New Bedford died Tuesday February 19, 2013 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Damian and Juanita (Rodriguez) Ramos, she lived in Brockton before moving to New Bedford 20 years ago. She loved helping everyone. Survivors include her children, Jose A. Sanders and his wife Marilyn,...
Lucille R. Tremblay
Feb 18, 2013
Lucille R. (Bellenoit) Tremblay, 95, of New Bedford died Monday February 18, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Eugene A. Tremblay. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George E. and Clementine (Pruneau) Bellenoit, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of the former Sacred...
Carolyn Miller
Feb 18, 2013
Carolyn (Terry) Miller, 74, of New Bedford died Monday February 18, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the wife of Wilbert Miller. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Baker) McCoy, she lived in New Bedford for many years. She was a member of For His Glory Christian Assembly. She was a former...
Michael B. Costa
Feb 18, 2013
Michael B. Costa, 80, passed away surrounded by his beloved family at his side on Monday, February 18 in Hampton, VA. He was the husband of Gale P. Costa of Mattapoisett, and the son of the late Raffella and Francesco Costa. Mike was born in Claremont, NH, where he worked with his father in their cobbler shop. Mike was...
Joseph H. Sears
Feb 17, 2013
Joseph H. Sears, 85, of New Bedford died Sunday February 17, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Dorothy G. (Kennedy) Sears; they had been married for 64 years. Born in Taunton, the son of the late Henry and Theodora (Terra) Sears, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was...
Dean C. Uzzell
Feb 16, 2013
Dean C. Uzzell, 43, of New Bedford died February 16, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Robert W. and Constance V. (Silvia) Uzzell, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He enjoyed fishing and making people laugh. Survivors include his parents; 2 sons, Erik England of Ohio...
Janice M. Brown
Feb 15, 2013
Janice M. (Perry) Brown, 75, of Fairhaven died February 15, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Brown. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Verna (Irving) Perry, she lived in Fairhaven for many years. Survivors include her 4 brothers, Rodney Perry and...
Lillian F. Labrode
Feb 15, 2013
Lillian F. (Perry) LaBrode, 88, of New Bedford died February 15, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John E. LaBrode. Born in Fairhaven, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. LaBrode was formerly employed by Goodyear and later was employed as a stitcher in several local textile mills for...
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