Daniel A. Mello
Aug 29, 2012
Daniel A. Mello, 78, of Fairhaven died August 29, 2012 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Lorraine A. "Lori" (Roy) Mello. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Manuel O. and Angelina (Cabral) Mello, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. Mr. Mello was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett. He...
Eugene W. S. Underwood
Aug 29, 2012
Eugene W. S. "Butch" Underwood, 68, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 29, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Verna A. (Munroe) Underwood. Born in New Bedford, the son of Herman and Vera (Houtman) Miller, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Underwood was formerly employed as a...
Joao D. Sequeira
Aug 29, 2012
Joao D. Sequeira of New Bedford died Wednesday August 29, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Maria L. (Sena) Sequeira. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Regineo and Guiomar Carlota (Gomes) Sequeira, he came to the United States 28 years ago and lived in Boston before moving to New...
Karen Lynn Gomes
Aug 27, 2012
Karen Lynn Gomes lost her battle with life on August 27, 2012. She was the daughter of Captain Charlie Gomes and Pauline (Moreau) Gomes. Karen was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Bristol Community College. She was previously employed at the New Bedford Institution for Savings, AFC Cable, Adamowski & Adamowski, and the City of New Bedford...
Jamal F. Cruz
Aug 26, 2012
Jamal F. Cruz, 38, of Wareham died August 26, 2012 in Providence. Born in Boston, the son of Marcia A. (Silva) Cruz of Wareham and Donald S. Cruz of Westport, he lived in Brockton most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Jamal was a hard working dedicated family man who enjoyed...
Daniel J. Lowney
Aug 25, 2012
Daniel J. Lowney, 46, of Waterford, CT died August 25, 2012 at his sister's home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John P. and Irene (Boudreau) Lowney, he lived in Waterford, CT most of his life. He was employed by the Town of Waterford School Department....
Janet W. Fields
Aug 25, 2012
Janet W. (Rocheteau) Fields, 73, of Fairhaven died August 25, 2012 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Conrad "Josie" Fields. Born in Harwich, MA, the daughter of the late William and Sannie (Fernandes) Rocheteau, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Survivors include her 4 sons, Greg Rocheteau of California,...
Vandal A. Johnson
Aug 24, 2012
Vandal A. Johnson, 64, of New Bedford died August 24, 2012 at Tufts Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Cheryl J. (Pollard) Johnson. Born in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Johnson was formerly employed as police dispatch at University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth for 14 years until...
Ronald G. Letendre
Aug 22, 2012
Ronald G. Letendre, 77, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 22, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Lucille S. (Cote) Letendre; they had been married for 54 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Donat and Leah (Riendeau) Letendre, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant...
Loretta M. Sims
Aug 21, 2012
Loretta M. (Gibbs) Sims, 83, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 21, 2012 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Maria Louise (Coblins) Gibbs, she lived in various parts of the world before returning to New Bedford in 1970. She was a member of the...
Jennie C. Spinola
Aug 20, 2012
Jennie C. (Cabral) Spinola, 79, of New Bedford died Monday August 20, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Jennie (Riley) Cabral, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, where she was...
Wendell J. Miranda, Jr.
Aug 20, 2012
Wendell J. "Wendy" Miranda, Jr., 66, of New Bedford died Monday August 20, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family and devoted friends. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Wendell J. and Caroline (Luchetti) Miranda, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Jordan Ramos
Aug 20, 2012
Jordan Ramos, 72, of New Bedford died August 20, 2012 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Miguel Sanchez and Mary (Lopes) Ramos, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Ramos served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
Francoise Nuss
Aug 19, 2012
Francoise (Zahradnik) Nuss, 89, of Dartmouth died August 19, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Alfred C. Nuss with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Prague, Czech Republic, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Steno) Zahradnik, she lived in New York, Maine and Florida before moving...
William J. Pendergast, D.M.D.
Aug 17, 2012
William J. Pendergast, D.M.D., 93, of Marion died August 17, 2012 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Betty M. (McCarthy) Pendergast formerly of Fairhaven. Born in Boston, the son of the late William J. and Lenora M. (Noonan) Pendergast, he was raised in Dedham and lived in Weston, before retiring to...
Robert Larned Kelly
Aug 16, 2012
Robert L. Kelly was universally known as "Bob", even to his grandchildren. Born in 1916, he was the son of Robert H. Kelly, who died heroically as a Captain in the New Haven Fire Department. His mother Hazel inspired him to attend Yale University, from which he graduated in 1937 as a chemical engineer. He worked his way through...
Ann E. Callanan
Aug 16, 2012
Ann E. (Harrington) Callanan, 83, of Dartmouth died August 16, 2012 at EPOCH Senior Living in Providence. She was the wife of the late John J. Callanan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward J. and Esther (Yates) Harrington, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Dartmouth in 1996. She was...
Shirley “Lee” Johns
Aug 15, 2012
Shirley "Lee" Doud Johns, of Marion, died peacefully at home on August 15, 2012. She was the wife of the late David W. Johns, the mother of Peter, Susan, and Chip, and the daughter of the late General Alfred H. Doud and Helen Whitney Doud. She would have been 84 on September 23. Lee was born in Rochester, NY,...
Virginia Kennard
Aug 15, 2012
Virginia Kennard, 89, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 15, 2012. Born in Lynn, the daughter of the late Dimond and Bertha (Upham) Kennard, she lived in Wrentham for many years before moving to New Bedford 25 years ago. Virginia was a sweet and gentle soul. She was an angel. She loved animals and dancing. Survivors include two nieces...
Joseph N. Dargon
Aug 12, 2012
Joseph Newman Dargon, 70, of Mattapoisett passed away on Sunday the 12th of August 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after an aggressive form of cancer. Joseph's life was full of joy and happiness that included 8 children, 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren and his loving wife Lois, who passed away 9 years ago. He was...
