Anna R. James
Dec 18, 2012
Anna R. (Rose) James, 99, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Forestview Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Willis W. James. Born in Rochester, the daughter of the late Aurelio and Caroline (Renney) Rose, she was raised in Marion and lived in Boston and Norton, returning to New Bedford 15 years ago. Survivors...
Rita C. Baty
Dec 17, 2012
Rita C. (Joubert) Baty, 95, of New Bedford, died Monday December 17, 2012 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Samuel Baty, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Oscar and Kathleen Frances (O'Mara) Joubert, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Eugenia J. Dacosta
Dec 16, 2012
Eugenia J. (Pires) DaCosta, 64, of New Bedford died December 16, 2012 at Alden Court Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Antonio D. DaCosta. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of Laura (Lomba) Pires of Fairhaven and the late Julio Pires, she lived in New Bedford since 1967. Mrs. DaCosta was a communicant...
Eleanor M. Gillick
Dec 14, 2012
Eleanor Mae (Wilde) Gillick, 87, of Dartmouth died Friday December 14, 2012 at home. She was the wife of George E. Gillick. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Carrie A. (O'Brien) Wilde, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1966. Mrs. Gillick had been actively involved in Republican politics in the...
Alfred Souza
Dec 13, 2012
Alfred Souza, 92, of Dartmouth died Thursday December 13, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary R. (Rebola) Souza. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Anibal and Irene (Paiva) Souza, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Souza was formerly employed as a stock clerk at Berkshire...
Ildemaro J. "Eddie" Vieira
Dec 13, 2012
Ildemaro J. "Eddie" Vieira, 42, of New Bedford died Thursday December 13, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries sustained in a fall in New Bedford. Born in Barreiro, Portugal, the son of Antonio M. and Angelina (Medeiros) Vieira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a truck driver. He was...
Bernice J. Manzone
Dec 12, 2012
Bernice J. (Mello) Manzone, 79, of Fairhaven died December 12, 2012 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Eugene A. Manzone. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel B. Mello, Jr. and Rose (Dias) Mello, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. She...
James Connelly
Dec 11, 2012
James "Jim" Connelly, 78, of New Bedford passed away on Tuesday December 11, 2012 at home peacefully in his sleep. He was the husband of Anna R. (Rosa) Connelly. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Jim grew up on Washington Street in the South End, attending St. Mary's Elementary School and Holy Family High School. Shortly after graduation in...
Patricia V. Lemaire
Dec 10, 2012
Patricia V. (Valentine) Lemaire, 91, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday December 10, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief period of declining health. She was surrounded by her five daughters and their loving families singing Christmas Carols and giving testimony to the wonderful ideals that she inspired in each of them. She...
Maureen Teser
Dec 10, 2012
Maureen (Swansey) Teser, 55, of Dartmouth passed peacefully from this earth into God's arms surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 10th after a courageous battle with cancer. She watches over from above her husband, Michael Alan Teser, her daughters, Megan Christine Teser and Kaitlyn Beth Teser, her parents, George and Kathleen (Sylvia) Swansey, her mother-in-law, Lorraine Teser, her...
Norma E. Richard
Dec 10, 2012
Norma E. (Bonneau) Richard, 74, of New Bedford died December 10, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edgar Richard. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Ernest and Helena (Carter) Bonneau, she lived in Freetown before moving to New Bedford 15 years ago. She was a communicant of...
Thomas J. Mullarkey
Dec 10, 2012
Thomas J. Mullarkey, 76, of New Bedford died Monday December 10, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Janet M. (Luce) Mullarkey. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph F. and Susan C. (Reardon) Mullarkey, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Mullarkey was formerly employed as a school teacher...
John C. Bentley, Jr.
Dec 9, 2012
John C. Bentley, Jr., 64, died peacefully at his home in Dartmouth on December 9, 2012. He had battled prostate cancer for 16 years. While he was prone to hyperbole in his storytelling, it is no exaggeration to say that he will be missed enormously by all who knew him. John was born in Hackensack, N.J. on January 4,...
Elizabeth J. Oliva
Dec 7, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Oliva, 81, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Friday December 7, 2012. Betty was born into the Great Depression to Margaret and Edward Brown in Ithaca, New York, where she developed her sense of adventure and her physical stamina by making her way up and down that town's great hills. The youngest sister to Priscilla, Edward, Kenneth,...
Jennie Fernandes
Dec 5, 2012
Jennie (Andrews) Fernandes, 94, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 5, 2012 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long illness. Born in Cedarville, the daughter of the late Fortunato and Mariana (Gonsalves) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Fernandes was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. She attended Project...
Rosalie A. Tarini
Dec 4, 2012
Rosalie A. (Pineau) Tarini, 72, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 4, 2012 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of Ramon P. Tarini. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Leo and Marie Emilia (Bellefleur) Pineau, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church....
Henry A. Gonsalves
Dec 4, 2012
Henry A. Gonsalves, 64, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 4, 2012 at Our Lady's Haven. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Henry Gonsalves and Emily (Costa) Lague. Henry was employed as a cab driver for Yellow Cab for many years. He is survived by his siblings, Donna Souza, Theodore Boruta, Nancy Durant, and...
Alice Berry Glaspie
Dec 4, 2012
Alice (Pina) Berry Glaspie, 77, of New Bedford died December 4, 2012 at New Bedford Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Gomes) Pina, she lived in Boston before retiring to New Bedford in 2000. Mrs. Glaspie was a former member of the Union Baptist Church....
Jeannette M. Smith
Dec 2, 2012
Jeannette M. (Cyr) Smith, 69, of New Bedford died Sunday December 2, 2012 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of William J. Smith. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Bernier) Cyr, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Smith was formerly employed...
Arlene M. Fuller
Dec 1, 2012
Arlene M. (DeMoranville) Fuller, 85, of Rochester died December 1, 2012 at Beth Israel Hospital. She was the devoted wife of Maurice A. Fuller, Jr. for 65 years. Born and raised in Lakeville, the daughter of the late Oscar and Ida (Westgate) DeMoranville, she lived in Rochester most of her life. Mrs. Fuller was formerly employed by the Plymouth...
