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...
Ilene L.W. Dacruz
Dec 7, 2011
Ilene L.W. (Sadler) DaCruz, 88, of New Bedford died December 7, 2011 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Robert M. DaCruz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leon E. and Rachel (Johnson) Sadler, she lived in Rhode Island for 46 years before returning to New Bedford 21 years ago. Survivors include...
Wayne A. Gonsalves
Dec 7, 2011
Wayne A. Gonsalves, 57, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 7, 2011 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward and May (Fernandes) Gonsalves, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Wayne was employed as a cook and enjoyed playing pool. Survivors include three children, Brian Gonsalves...
Michael J. Pina, Jr.
Dec 5, 2011
Michael J. Pina, Jr., 20, of New Bedford died December 5, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Alisha I. Pendleton and Michael J. Pina, both of New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was known for his vibrant personality and infectious smile. Michael was an organ donor and...
Makenzie Lynn Guilbeault Bartlett
Dec 5, 2011
Makenzie Lynn Guilbeault Bartlett, 3 months old, passed away December 5, 2011 at Children's Hospital in Boston while in the arms of her parents and surrounded by her loved ones. She was the loving daughter of Michael A. Bartlett and Michelle Guilbeault-Bartlett. Makenzie was loved and is loved. Survivors include her parents; her grandparents, Paul and Cindy Guilbeault of...
Martha H. Lorraine
Dec 4, 2011
Martha H. (Hiller) Lorraine of Mattapoisett died on December 4, 2011 at Sippican Healthcare Center at the age of 102. She was the widow of Jack F. Lorraine and the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Hiller, who resided in Flushing, NY and Marion. Martha lived in Flushing, NY and went to New York schools where she, in...
Elizabeth S. Greco-Johnson
Dec 2, 2011
Elizabeth S. (Scott) Greco-Johnson, 82, of Santa Barbara, CA died December 2, 2011 at Maravilla Assisted Living after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Albert Johnson. Born in Caledonia, Nova Scotia, the daughter of the late Maurice and Leta (Freeman) Scott, she lived in Wollaston, Walpole and Fairhaven before moving to Santa Barbara, CA 30...
