Leonard W. Jackson
Aug 9, 2012
Leonard W. Jackson, 84, of Fairhaven died August 9, 2012, peacefullly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jeanne B. (Brockett) Jackson. Born in Woburn, the son of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth H. (Leonard) Jackson, he lived in Lexington before moving to Mattapoisett in 1972 and Fairhaven in 1987. Mr. Jackson enjoyed golfing,...
Richard A. "Rick" Britto
Aug 7, 2012
Richard Alan "Rick" Britto, 57, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in his hometown, New Bedford, MA. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn C. (Fermino) Britto, and his life partner, Kathy Crowley. Born July 16, 1955, Rick discovered his passion for music at the young age of 5. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he...
Ronald E. Vander
Aug 5, 2012
Ronald E. Vander, 62, of Acushnet died August 5, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New bedford, the son of the late William C. and Margaret (Worthington) Vander, he lived in Acushnet most of his life. He was formerly employed by Vander Electric. Mr. Vander enjoyed the beach and riding his motorcycle. He was a graduate of New...
Geraldine "Rita" Dearden
Aug 4, 2012
Geraldine "Rita" (Tallarico) Dearden, 79, of Swansea died Saturday August 4, 2012 at Catholic Memorial Home. She was the wife of the late Warren Dearden. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Irene (Schieri) Tallarico. Mrs. Dearden was formerly employed by Family Services of Fall River and the Department of Social Services. Survivors...
Gilbert P. Rauch
Aug 4, 2012
Gilbert P. Rauch, 50, of New Bedford passed away on Saturday August 4, 2012. He was the husband of Gina M. (Gonsalves) Rauch. Born in New Bedford, the son of Ledwina "Lee" (Machado) Rauch and the late Gilbert J. Rauch, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Rauch was formerly employed by Simmons Concrete Foundations. He...
Helen B. Richmond
Aug 2, 2012
Helen (Blair) Richmond, 93, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2012 at Forestview Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Peter Richmond. Mrs. Richmond was born in Dreghorn, Scotland, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Seales) Blair. She moved to the United States as a child and lived in New York state for many years...
Otto F. Mahr
Aug 1, 2012
Otto F. Mahr, 82, of Marion passed away at home on Wednesday August 1, 2012. He was the husband of the late Gertraud (Woelfl) Mahr. Born in Fulda, Germany, the son of the late Herman and Rosa (Heil) Mahr, he came to the United States in 1957 and lived in Waltham and Weston before moving to Marion in 1990....
Lesley J. Kelley
Aug 1, 2012
Lesley J. (Sackman) Kelley, 71, of Mattapoisett passed away at home on Wednesday August 1, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Paul M. Kelley, Jr. Born on September 3, 1940 in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Eugene R. and Dorothea (Winslow) Sackman, she was raised in New Jersey...
Ronald F. Robinson
Jul 31, 2012
Ronald F. Robinson, 72, of New Bedford died Tuesday July 31, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Linda M. (Barros) Robinson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Raymond Houtman and Gertrude (Harrison) Robinson, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Mr. Robinson was formerly employed...
Helen E. Lally
Jul 28, 2012
Helen E. (Ryan) Lally, 100, of South Yarmouth died Saturday July 28, 2012 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late John F. Lally. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John H. and Bridget M. (Downes) Ryan, she lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to South Yarmouth in 1979. She...
Donald P. Chaput
Jul 27, 2012
Donald P. Chaput, 86, of New Bedford died Friday July 27, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Dolores D. (Dutra) Chaput. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Elrick M. and Ethel (Rogers) Chaput, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St. John the...
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...
