Maria B. Mello
Dec 27, 2011
Maria B. (Brum) Mello, 98, of New Bedford died December 27, 2011 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Albert P. Mello. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Antone P. and Maria deGloria (Mendonca) Brum, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting....
Matthew W. Spinney
Dec 27, 2011
Matthew W. Spinney, 24, of Fairhaven died December 27, 2011 unexpectedly at home. Born in Malden, MA the son of Terri R. (Klein) Spinney of Fairhaven and William F. Spinney, Jr. and his partner Sam D. Neis of New Bedford, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. Matthew was employed as a chef at Freestone's Restaurant. He was...
Alfreda J. Gomes
Dec 27, 2011
Alfreda J. (Miggins) Gomes, 96, of New Bedford, died on Tuesday December 27, 2011 in New London, CT surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Antone Gomes and daughter of the late Pearl (Wright) Miggins and George Miggins. She was a life long resident of New Bedford and attended area public schools. She was a member...
Milton M. Costa
Dec 26, 2011
Milton M. Costa, 83, of New Bedford died December 26, 2011 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joaninha M. "Jenny" (Leite) Costa. Born in Freetown, the son of the late Manuel and Alice (Oliver) Costa, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Costa was formerly employed by Bay State Piping...
Barbara C. Metivier
Dec 24, 2011
Barbara C. (Gray) Metivier, 82, of New Bedford died Saturday December 24, 2011 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of Edward Metivier, Jr.; they had been married for 64 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles F. and Marie Louise (Girard) Gray, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life....
Evan B. Rousseau
Dec 23, 2011
Evan Brian Rousseau, 47, of New Bedford died Friday December 23, 2011 suddenly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Paul N. and Dorothy B. (Kennedy) Rousseau, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Mr. Rousseau was formerly employed as a...
William A. Luminiello
Dec 22, 2011
William A. Luminiello, 96, of Fairhaven died Thursday December 22, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary Y. (Ditata) Luminiello; they were married for 62 years. Born in Taunton, the son of the late Carmine and Mary (Matrone) Luminiello, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He was a...
Claudia Wong
Dec 22, 2011
Claudia (Wong) Wong, 81, of Fairhaven died Thursday December 22, 2011 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Sherman Wong. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charlie and Jade (Woo) Wong, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. Mrs. Wong and her late husband...
Emily L. Arruda
Dec 22, 2011
Emily L. (Geiser) Arruda, 60, of New Bedford died Thursday December 22, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Ricardo E. Arruda. Born and raised in California, the daughter of Mary Constance (Whiteside) Geiser of Texas and the late John Geiser, she lived in New Bedford for the past ten years. Survivors include her...
Elizabeth "Betty" Beadle
Dec 22, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" Beadle died at home in Mattapoisett, MA on December, 22, 2011. Born Mary Elizabeth MacAllister on December, 2, 1915 in Hopkinton, Iowa, Betty was extremely proud of her Midwestern, and particularly of her Iowan roots. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1937 and moved to the Chicago area to pursue a career in insurance underwriting....
Delores Sylvia
Dec 21, 2011
Delores (Matias) Sylvia, 88, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 21, 2011 at the Royal of Fairhaven surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur Sylvia. Born in Faial, Azores, the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Gloria (Farias) Matais, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant...
Patricia C. Dipasqua
Dec 18, 2011
Patricia C. (Cruise) DiPasqua, 58, of Mattapoisett died Sunday December 18, 2011 while being lovingly embraced by her family and friends after a lengthy and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the loving wife of Leonard J. DiPasqua. Patty was born in Brockton on December 9, 1953. She was the daughter of Kathryn (Orient) Cruise of Brockton and...
Edward D. Mackler, M.D.
Dec 17, 2011
Edward D. Mackler, M.D., 90, husband of the late Isabelle (Dobbs) Mackler, died Saturday December 17, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. He is survived by his children, Edward Mackler, Jr. of Dartmouth, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Mackler of Dartmouth, Mr. and Mrs. David Mackler of Los Angeles and Lauren Mackler of Newton. He is also survived by eight grandchildren....
Julia A. Cabral
Dec 17, 2011
Julia A. (Andrade) Cabral, 82, of New Bedford died December 17, 2011 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Cabral, Jr. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late John G. and Maria O. (Oliveira) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Cabral was a parishioner of...
Robert G. Bettencourt, Jr.
Dec 16, 2011
Robert G. "Bobby" Bettencourt, Jr., 48, also known as "Alleycat", of Fall River, died suddenly on Friday December 16, 2011 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Oakland, California, the son of the late Aurora (Desjardins) Flood and Robert G. Bettencourt, he lived in New Bedford for many years and in Fall River for the past eight years. Bobby was...
Joseph T. Dexter
Dec 12, 2011
Joseph T. Dexter, 57, of New Bedford passed away Monday December 12, 2011 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Deborah L. (Carey) Dexter. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ernest H. Dexter and Doris (LaPlante) Oliveira, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Dexter was employed as...
Irene L. Law
Dec 12, 2011
Irene L. Law, 92, of New Bedford, died December 12, 2011 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Raymond Law. Born in Dudley, MA, the daughter of the late George and Victoria (Grescoviak) Kelley, she lived in New Bedford most of her life while wintering in Florida. She was formerly employed by Anderson-Little as...
Paul B. Motta
Dec 10, 2011
Paul B. Motta, 63, of Dartmouth died Saturday December 10, 2011 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford the son of the late Alfred and Constance "Connie" (Pacheco) Motta, he was raised in Dartmouth and had lived in Pawtucket, RI and Hartford, CT for many years before returning to Dartmouth nine years ago. He was a...
Linda F. Cole
Dec 8, 2011
Linda F. (Case) Cole, 65, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Thursday December 8, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Frederick Cole. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Richard and Lillian (Coggeshall) Case, she lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Cole was employed as a paraprofessional...
Robert S. Gaspar
Dec 8, 2011
Robert S. Gaspar, 80, of Mattapoisett died December 8, 2011 at Sarah Brayton Nursing Home in Fall River after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Dorothy L. (Silveira) Gaspar. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of the late Joao S. and Stella (Rego) Gaspar, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1970. He served in...
