Patricia A. Southwick
Oct 31, 2011
Patricia A. (Glennon) Southwick, 82 of Mattapoisett died October 31, 2011 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Raymond C. Southwick. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Ellen (Saunders) Glennon, she lived in South Dartmouth for many years before moving to Mattapoisett in 2001. Mrs. Southwick, a realtor,...
Louise L. "Loretta" Fisher
Oct 30, 2011
Louise L. "Loretta" (Lema) Fisher, 67, of Dartmouth died Sunday at Rhode Island Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Harold B. "Bruce" Fisher, Jr. Born in Taunton, the daughter of Louisa (Costa) Lima and the late Louis Lima, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member of...
Kevin F. Riley
Oct 29, 2011
Kevin F. Riley, 60 of Rochester died October 29, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Providence, RI after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Maureen D. (Kilner) Riley of Rochester and the late Albert F. Riley, he lived in Hawaii before moving to Rochester 18 years ago. Mr. Riley served in the U.S....
John P. Ford, Jr., F.A.A.M.A.
Oct 29, 2011
John P. "Jack" Ford, Jr.,F.A.A.M.A, 71, of New Bedford died Saturday October 29, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia E. (Guzaj) Ford. Born in Hoboken, NJ, the son of the late John P. and Agnes (Schmidt) Ford, he lived in Bergenfield, NJ with his parents and brother before entering the service. He had lived...
James Mellen
Oct 29, 2011
James "Jimmy" Mellen, 71, the fisherman with the iconic bearded face, died at St. Luke's Hospital on Saturday, October 29, 2011, after a short illness. Mr. Mellen is best known in Fairhaven as the man who sold lobsters and quahogs at Hoppy's Landing in the 1990s and early 2000s. An avid fisherman who spent both days and nights at...
Neoma M. Long
Oct 29, 2011
Neoma M. (Nelson) Long, 95 of New Bedford died October 29, 2011 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Long. Born in Kensal, ND, the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Frances (Elliot) Nelson, she moved to New Bedford from Tacoma, WA 18 years ago. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Lavanchy and...
Edward A. "Butch" Manning, Jr.
Oct 28, 2011
Edward A. "Butch" Manning, Jr., 59, of Wareham died October 28, 2011 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Kathleen M. (Saunders) Manning. Born in Methuen, MA, the son of the late Edward A. and Jeannette (Lemaire) Manning, he lived in Rochester before moving to Wareham 11 years ago. Mr. Manning was employed as a master craftsman auto...
John J. Mayall
Oct 28, 2011
John J. Mayall, 99, of Dartmouth died Friday October 28, 2011 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Dorothea T. (Gilmore) Mayall. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alfred and Nora (Meehan) Mayall, he lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Dartmouth 20 years ago. He was a communicant...
Durval "Duke" Rodrigues
Oct 26, 2011
Durval "Duke" Rodrigues, of Dartmouth died October 26, 2011 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Anne V. (Collard) Rodrigues. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Manuel S. and Mary (Silva) Rodrigues, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Rodrigues was formerly employed by the Mass Medical Society as a Government...
B. Eugene Defreitas
Oct 26, 2011
B. Eugene DeFreitas, 87, of Meredith, NH, died peacefully October 26, 2011 at The Arbors of Bedford. He was the husband of the late Marie J. (Dixon) DeFreitas. Born in Boston, MA and lived in Meredith, NH and wintered in Boca Raton, FL. Mr. DeFreitas was the former proprietor of Melrose Bowl-A-Dome and the co-owner of BCA in Saugus...
George J. Grimshaw
Oct 25, 2011
George J. Grimshaw, 88, of Randolph died Tuesday October 25, 2011. He was the husband of the late Teckla A. (Romanko) Grimshaw. Born in New York, New York, the son of the late George and Dorothy (Cotton) Grimshaw, he lived in Randolph for many years. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Randolph. Mr. Grimshaw was formerly...
Adelina J. Baptista
Oct 25, 2011
Adelina J. (Perry) Baptista, 98, of Fairhaven died October 25, 2011 at Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of Jose J. Baptista. Born in West Wareham, the daughter of the late Joseph and Candida (Lopes) Perry, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven most of her life. Mrs. Baptista was an active member of the International Church of...
Agnes Mary Cipriani
Oct 24, 2011
Agnes Mary Cipriani, 89 of the Condominiums at Fairhaven died Monday, October 24, 2011 at the Oaks Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, New Bedford. Born on January 11, 1922 in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Louise (Rossi) Cipriani. An active and independent woman, she left school after graduating from Holy Name Grammar School...
Anita Gomes Stewart
Oct 23, 2011
Anita Gomes Stewart passed away on October 23, 2011. Born in New Bedford on December 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Josephine Gomes. She attended New Bedford High School and then went on to college at Boston University where she received a degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation, she worked as a buyer for...
Donald O. Trahan
Oct 22, 2011
Donald O. Trahan, 76, of New Bedford died October 22, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antoine and Yvonne (Leclair) Trahan, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. His Graveside Service will be held on Thursday at 1 PM in Rural Cemetery.
Anne M. Barrett
Oct 19, 2011
Anne M. Barrett, 81, of Marion, MA, died at home on October 19, after a long illness. Anne was born in Canton, MA to the late Lawrence and Anna Walsh. She attended Canton public schools, and spent her childhood summers in Swifts Beach, Wareham. After high school, Anne graduated from Chandler School for Women in Boston. In September 1952,...
William R. "Bucky" Mcafee, Jr.
Oct 18, 2011
William R. "Bucky" McAfee, Jr., 63, of Fairhaven, died Tuesday October 18, 2011 at the Royal of Fairhaven Skilled Nursing Facility after a long illness. Mr. McAfee was born in New Bedford and lived in Fairhaven. He was formerly employed as a senior technician at Nye Lubricants and as a sales manager at Sears. He was a member of...
Louis Paiva
Oct 18, 2011
Louis Paiva, age 83 years, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Madeline (Camaioni) Paiva to whom he was married for 57 years. He was a lifelong resident of the city and son of the late Antonio and Liduina (Roderigues) Paiva. Louis was a U.S. Army veteran of the...
Ronda S. Duarte
Oct 18, 2011
Ronda S. (Fontes) Duarte, 66, of New Bedford died October 18, 2011 unexpectedly. She was the wife of Bruce W. Duarte. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Robert and Olivia (Fontes) Pires, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Duarte was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. She was employed...
Lelia Lloyd
Oct 18, 2011
Lelia "Sis" (Garland) Lloyd, 85, of New Bedford died Tuesday October 18, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Wilbur Lloyd. Born in Jones County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Milton and Louisa (Ridley) Garland, she lived in New Bedford for many years. She was a member of Union...
