Herculano D. Arruda
Aug 13, 2011
Herculano D. Arruda, our devoted husband, father and grandfather, 68, of New Bedford died August 13, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Iria (Pacheco) Arruda. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, the son of the late Augusto and Germina (Mello) Arruda, he lived in New Bedford for the past...
Clifford John Botelho, Jr.
Aug 13, 2011
Clifford John Botelho, Jr., 33, of Dartmouth died August 13, 2011 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was the husband of Lisa M. (Lecuyer) Botelho. Born in New Bedford, the son of the Clifford J. Botelho of Fall River and Elizabeth (DeAbreu) Buckles of Dartmouth, he lived in Dartmouth. Mr. Botelho was employed as a General Manager...
William A. Tulloch
Aug 13, 2011
William A. "Scotty" Tulloch, 70, of New Bedford died Saturday August 13, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Catherine W. (Roy) and Thomas A.C. Tulloch, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Scotty was formerly employed as a telephone worker for NYNEX for many years until his retirement....
Attorney Paul J. Gillis
Aug 11, 2011
Attorney Paul Joseph Gillis of Mattapoisett and Key Biscayne, Florida, died Thursday August 11, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital of pancreatic cancer. Paul was the only child of Henry L. and Janina T. (Golda) Gillis, and was born and raised in New Bedford. He attended Holy Name Grammar School, Bishop Stang High School, Providence College from which he received...
Sophie M. Zingali
Aug 10, 2011
Sophie M. (Annis) Zingali, 88, of Dartmouth died Wednesday August 10, 2011 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emmanuel and Violet (Holigitas) Annis, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1990. She was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Mrs. Zingali was formerly employed...
Manuel Silva
Aug 9, 2011
Manuel Silva, 90 of New Bedford died August 9, 2011 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a brief illness. He was the husband of Maria J. (Andrade) Silva. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Joaquim P. and Zulmira (Afonseca) Silva, he lived in New Bedford for the last 35 years. Mr. Silva was a...
Helen P. Rose
Aug 5, 2011
Helen P. (Silva) Rose, 89, of New Bedford died Friday August 5, 2011. Helen enjoyed her computer, computer games, Facebook, and keeping up with her many friends around the world. She was an animal lover. She is survived by five children, Dorris Douglas, Joice Katz, Janet Gray, Carol Barboza, and David Liberty; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson;...
David F. Pierre
Aug 5, 2011
David F. Pierre, 79, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on August 5 after a long illness. He was the husband of Linda (Miglierini) Pierre. They would have celebrated 45 years of marriage this November. Born in Boston, he was raised in West Roxbury, the son of the late Michael and Helen (Noonan) Pierre. He was the brother of the...
Mariana Debarros
Aug 4, 2011
Mariana (DaSilva) DeBarros, 74, of New Bedford died Thursday August 4, 2011 at home. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Francisco and Ana J. (DaGraca) DaSilva, she lived in New Bedford for the past 50 years. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses in New Bedford. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy DeBarros and Michelle DeBarros,...
Peter Dumont
Aug 3, 2011
Peter Dumont, 59, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly on Wednesday August 3, 2011. He was the husband of Susan L. (Alves) Dumont. Born in New Bedford, the son of Margaret M. (Brown) Dumont and the late Louis L. "Pete" Dumont, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Peter was employed by the Steamship Authority for...
Steven P. Botelho
Aug 2, 2011
Steven P. Botelho, 66, of Assonet died Tuesday August 2, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Teresa (Oliveira) Botelho. Born in Acushnet, he was the son of the late Edmund and Jean (Sylvia) Botelho. Mr. Botelho was formerly employed as a maintenance man for the New Bedford fish houses for many years. Survivors...
Aurora T. Demiranda
Aug 2, 2011
Aurora T. (Tavares) DeMiranda, 88, of New Bedford died August 2, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Antonio DeMiranda. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Andrew and Emilia (Pereira) Tavares, she moved to Brockton in 1967 before moving to New Bedford in 1984. Mrs. DeMiranda was a...
Elsie H. Donahue
Jul 31, 2011
Elsie H. (King) Donahue, 99, of New Bedford died Sunday July 31, 2011 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Donahue. Born on August 8, 1911 in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Mary G. (Silva) King, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Donahue was...
Florette R. Brown-Debarros
Jul 27, 2011
Florette R. Brown-DeBarros, 79, of New Bedford died July 27, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New York City, the daughter of the late Fred F. and Edna M. (Reynolds) Brown, she lived in New Bedford in her youth and later moved to New York before returning to New Bedford in 2003. She was a member of Grace...
Keith A. Francis
Jul 27, 2011
Keith A. Francis, 56, of New Bedford died July 27, 2011 at home after a long illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Louise A. (Monteiro) Ramos and Wesley A. Francis, he lived in Maryland for 30 years before returning to New Bedford in 2010. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Gabriel B. Senna
Jul 27, 2011
Gabriel B. Senna, 83, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday July 27, 2011 after a long illness. He was the husband of Flora G. (Sylvia) Senna; they had been married for 55 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Maranhao) Senna, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1962. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Parish,...
Benjamin P. Britto
Jul 26, 2011
Benjamin P. Britto, 90, of New Bedford died July 26, 2011 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Pedro M. and Gertrude (Almeida) Britto, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Britto was...
Edwin Maston Sherley
Jul 25, 2011
Edwin Maston Sherley, 80, of New Bedford died Monday July 25, 2011 at BayState Medical Center in Springfield. He was the husband of Thelma L. (Stroud) Sherley. Born in Bolivar, Tennessee, the son of the late George and Roxie (Jones) Sherley, he lived in New Bedford during the 1950s and 1960s. He later lived in Tennessee for 20 years...
Evelyn A. Ponte
Jul 24, 2011
Evelyn A. (Giza) Ponte, 88 of New Bedford died July 24, 2011 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Anthony P. Ponte, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John J. and May (Draper) Giza, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis...
Marshall Ramos
Jul 23, 2011
Marshall Ramos, 72, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 23, 2011. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antone and Mary (Almeida) Ramos, he lived in New Bedford for many years and later moved to the Ojai, California area before returning to New Bedford within the past year. Marshall graduated from New Bedford High School, and...
