Angelina J. Vachon
Jul 27, 2012
Angelina J. (Cedrone) Vachon, 81, of Mattapoisett died Friday July 27, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Louis Richard Vachon. Born in Newton, the daughter of the late Gerardo and Loretta Marie (Mazzola) Cedrone, she lived in Newton for most of her life. She had been a...
Irene D. Morock
Jul 27, 2012
Irene D. (Medeiros) Morock, 86 of New Bedford died Friday July 27, 2012 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Morock. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Diaz) Medeiros, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Morock was formerly employed as a salesperson at...
Elisa F. Gomes
Jul 27, 2012
Elisa F. (Fonseca) Gomes, 80, of New Bedford died July 27, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Hilario Gomes. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Maria Veiga Fonseca, she lived in New Bedford since 1996. Survivors include her husband; three children, Carlos F. Gomes of Cape Cod, Luisa F. Gomes of...
Thomas J. Pina
Jul 26, 2012
Thomas J. "Tom" Pina, 88, of New Bedford, died July 26, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Arcenia Mae (Correia) Pina. Born in Providence, RI, the son of the late John and Luiza (Roderick) Pina, he lived in Wareham, Onset and New Bedford for many years. He was a parishioner of...
Dominick A. Shaw
Jul 26, 2012
Dominick Anthony Shaw, 25, of East Freetown passed away suddenly on Thursday July 26, 2012. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Antoinette M. Costa of East Freetown and Antonio Shaw of Virginia, he lived in Fall River and East Freetown for many years. Dominick attended B.M.C. Durfee High School. Survivors include his parents; a son, Tristen Marc Shaw...
David H. Rose
Jul 24, 2012
David H. Rose, 85, of Abington died Tuesday July 24, 2012 at home. He was the husband of the late Irene (Avila) Rose. Born and raised in Marion, the son of the late Aurelio and Caroline (Renney) Rose, he lived in Abington for the past ten years. Mr. Rose was formerly employed as a heavy equipment operator for the...
Marion E. Furey
Jul 22, 2012
Marion E. (Damon) Furey, 79, of New Bedford died Sunday July 22, 2012. Born in Rockland, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Hazel (Lewis) Damon. She was a graduate of Rockland High School, Class of 1951. Marion was previouly employed by the New England Telephone Company and as a waitress in the New Bedford area and...
Bronie J.P. Apshaga, M.D.
Jul 20, 2012
Bronie J.P. Apshaga, M.D., 95, of Mattapoisett died July 20, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Sophie B. (Kastick) Apshaga. Born in Boston, the son of the late Peter P. and Rozalija (Matuliauskas) Apshaga, he lived in Mattapoisett from 1959 to 1972 and later lived in various locations along the eastern seaboard. Dr....
Wright Bolton Iii
Jul 20, 2012
Wright Bolton III of New Bedford, age 89, died Friday, July 20, 2012, of cancer. Born in New Bedford in 1923, he was the son of Wright Bolton, Jr and Gladys Oesting Bolton. He graduated from Punchard High School in Andover and Brown University in Providence, RI. Wright spent his working life in the textile industry as a sales...
Frank A. Plachowicz
Jul 18, 2012
Frank A. Plachowicz, 63, of New Bedford died Wednesday July 18, 2012 suddenly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Cheryl A. (Wamboldt) Plachowicz. Born in Cambridge, the son of Muriel (Kempton) Plachowicz and the late Frank A. Plachowicz, he was raised in Ashland and lived in the Southeastern Mass. area since 1966. He was a member...
Maria C. Salgado
Jul 15, 2012
Maria C. (Marcelino) Salgado, 99, of New Bedford died July 15, 2012 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Costantino C. Salgado. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Rezendes) Marcelino, she lived in Fall River most of her life before moving to New Bedford 8 years ago....
George G. Stowell
Jul 11, 2012
George G. Stowell, 89, of New Bedford, died July 11, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Adelaide (Loftin) Stowell. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Daniel H. and Elsie (Borden) Stowell, he resided in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Stowell had worked at J.C. Rhodes Eyelet Company in New...
George Fernandes
Jul 10, 2012
George Fernandes, 72, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Ben and Ernestine (Amaral) Araujo. George was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. He loved going to parades and attending the Portuguese Feast. He also enjoyed spending time with his cousins....
Clarinda Baptista Neves
Jul 9, 2012
Clarinda Baptista Neves, 75, of New Bedford died Monday July 9, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Sebastian Neves. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Ana Baptista, she lived in Senegal for many years before immigrating to the United States in 1982, residing in Pawtucket,...
Ronald F. Paulette
Jul 8, 2012
Ronald F. Paulette, 70, of New Bedford died July 8, 2012 at Tufts Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Mary J. (Fernandes) Paulette of Onset and the late Francis P. Paulette, he was raised in Onset and lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady...
Corinne A. Monteiro
Jul 6, 2012
Corinne A. (Tolentino) Monteiro, 89, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Friday July 6, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Antone J. "Toi" Monteiro. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Francisco Nicolau and Maria DoCarmo Lopes (Araujo) Tolentino, she was raised on the family farm in Fairhaven and...
Julio M. Barbosa
Jul 6, 2012
Julio M. Barbosa, 31, of New Bedford died July 6, 2012. Born in New Bedford, the son of Arminda M. (Monteiro) Barbosa of New Bedford and the late Julio C. Barbosa, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was employed as a barber. Julio had a great sense of humor and always made people laugh. Survivors...
Clara Machado
Jul 3, 2012
Clara (Lemos) Machado, 99, of New Bedford died July 3, 2012 at Alden Court. She was the wife of the late Manuel Machado. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone S. and Annie B. (Mello) Lemos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Machado was formerly employed as a sales clerk for A...
Mary Helen Lawton
Jul 1, 2012
Mary Helen (Smiley) Lawton, 80, of New Bedford died July 1, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late George A. Lawton. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frederick G. and Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Smiley, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Lawton was a communicant of Holy Name...
Vincent Garcia
Jun 30, 2012
Vincent Garcia, 42, of Brighton, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 unexpectedly at the home he shared with his fiancée Kerry Watson. Born in New Bedford and raised in Fairhaven, he was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School. Vincent was employed as an auto mechanic in Brighton. He enjoyed restoring antique automobiles, especially Volkswagens. He...
