Obituaries

Edward A. "Butch" Manning, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Kenneth W. Stockwell

Kenneth W. Stockwell

Oct 15, 2011

Kenneth W. Stockwell, 53, of New Bedford, a beloved brother and Godfather, returned home to his Lord on Saturday October 15, 2011. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Dorwin "Stocky" Stockwell and Luella M. (Correia) Stockwell. He was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School and Southeastern Massachusetts University. He also attended Emerson College....

Josephine Carter

Josephine Carter

Oct 14, 2011

Josephine (Barros) Carter, 92, of New Bedford died Friday October 14, 2011 at Sacred Heart Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Dominga (Alves) Barros, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Josephine loved to sew and to play Bingo. Survivors include seven children, Alan Barros, Barbara Bruce, Wendy McCarthy, Julie,...

Claire M. Frenette

Claire M. Frenette

Oct 13, 2011

Claire M. Frenette, 82, of New Bedford died October 13, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emile E. and Noemi R. (Vaillancourt) Frenette, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Frenette was formerly employed by Acushnet Company for over 30 years until her retirement. Survivors include her son,...

Margaret A. "Peggy" Mcmanus-Gilmette

Margaret A. "Peggy" Mcmanus-Gilmette

Oct 10, 2011

Margaret A. "Peggy" McManus-Gilmette passed away Monday October 10, 2011, surrounded by her children and loved ones after a long and inspirational battle with cancer. Peggy was the widow of the love of her life Aniceto "Che Che" Gilmette. A tirelessly hard worker Peggy began as a stitcher and worked her way up through college eventually obtaining her Master's...

Kevin P. Marinelli

Kevin P. Marinelli

Oct 10, 2011

Kevin Patrick Marinelli, 32, of New Bedford died Monday October 10, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic with his parents there to comfort him. Kevin was born April 17, 1979, in New Bedford to Robert and Nora (Pallatroni) Marinelli. He attended Holy Family-Holy Name School as a young child and finished his formal education in 1998 when he graduated from...

Barbara T. Thomas

Barbara T. Thomas

Oct 9, 2011

Barbara T. (Farris) Thomas, 91, of New Bedford died Sunday October 9, 2011. She was the wife of the late Moses Thomas, daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Farris, and mother of Thomas M. Thomas. Private arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford.

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