Edward A. Connulty
Apr 12, 2011
Edward A. Connulty, 73, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 12, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Gale L. (Marra) Connulty; they had been married for 50 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Lillian (Mellody) and James William Connulty, he lived in New Bedford for all his...
David "Pret" Valley
Apr 11, 2011
David Preston Valley, also know as Pret, 95, of Mattapoisett passed away on April 11, 2011 at home surrounded by family following a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Lorraine T. (Davis) Valley with whom he would have celebrated their 75th wedding anniversay this coming October. Born in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late David...
Olive Penha
Apr 10, 2011
Olive (Robin) Penha, 90, of New Bedford died April 10, 2011 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Americo A. Penha. Born in and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alexandre and Flora (Mello) Robin, she lived in Dartmouth since 1964. Mrs. Penha was a communicant...
Helen R. Barboza
Apr 10, 2011
Helen R. (Gomes) Barboza, 54, of New Bedford, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 after a long battle with Leukemia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Antone M. and Joaquina Gomes, she was a lifelong resident of the city. In addition to traveling the world with her family, there were many day and weekend trips in search of...
Mary Martin
Apr 10, 2011
Mary Martin, 96, of New Bedford died April 10, 2011 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Christopher Martin. Born in Ludlow, MA, the daughter of the late Domingos and Laura Moura, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include her son, Lionel Mendes of New Bedford; a daughter, Sally Teixeira of...
Marie E. Alves
Apr 9, 2011
Marie E. (Lessa) Alves, 50, of Dartmouth died April 9, 2011 at Southeastern Massachusetts Health and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Born in Jersey City, NJ, the daughter of Eugenia (Lopes) Lessa of New Bedford and the late Joao Lessa, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Julie...
William Richards, Jr.
Apr 9, 2011
William Richards, Jr., 78, of Somerset, formerly of New Bedford died April 9, 2011 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Frances (Manteiga) Richards and the former husband of the late Patricia (Carter) Richards-Wood. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William and Cecilia (Foley) Richards, he lived in New Bedford most of his...
Joao M. Correia
Apr 7, 2011
Joao M. Correia, 78, of New Bedford died April 7, 2011 unexpectedly at home. Born in Covilhao, Portugal, the son of the late Antonio Marques and Maria Aurora (Correia) Marques, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a member of the New Bedford Sports Club. Survivors include 2 sons, Rui Correia and his wife Lucia...
Joseph Thomas Daher
Apr 7, 2011
Joseph Thomas Daher, 86, the son of the late Thomas and Eva (Coury) Daher, of New Bedford passed away April 7, 2011. He was the husband of Alice M. (Dupuis) Daher and they had been married 61 years. Until his retirement in 1975, he was employed by the U. S. Air Force as a Procurement Officer in Base Supply...
Ephraim R. Jeffries
Apr 6, 2011
Ephraim R. Jeffries, 82 of Port Orange, FL died April 6, 2011 at home. He was the husband of Maureen (Walsh) Jeffries for 59 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Ephraim and Margaret (Heron) Jeffries. He was employed at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School for many years before relocating to Florida. He...
Richard R. Sylvia
Apr 5, 2011
Richard R. Sylvia, 72, of Dartmouth died April 5, 2011 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Botelho) Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edmund and Olivia (Rodrigues) Sylvia, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was formerly employed by I.U.O.E. Local #4 for many...
Bernice M. Hart
Apr 2, 2011
Bernice M. (Fagan) Hart, 82, of New Bedford died April 2, 2011 at Hathaway Manor after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Paul T. Hart. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francis and Bernice (Chicoine) Fagan, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Hart was a communicant...
Janet B. Medeiros
Apr 2, 2011
Janet B. (Bettencourt) Medeiros, 74, of New Bedford died April 2, 2011 at New Bedford Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Linden W. Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha (St. Aubin) Bettencourt, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was formerly...
Charles J. Rutkowski
Apr 1, 2011
Charles J. Rutkowski, 81, of Fairhaven died April 1, 2011 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Charles and Alice (Wolan) Rutkowski, he lived in New Bedford most of life. Mr. Rutkowski was formerly employed as a auto salesman for various dealerships in this area, until retiring from Poirier Auto...
Jennifer M. Watkins
Mar 29, 2011
Jennifer M. Watkins, 62, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 29, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Elizabeth R. (James) Watkins, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Ms. Watkins was formerly employed as a dietician at the Savoy Convalescent Home. She was a graduate of...
Marion E. Henderson
Mar 29, 2011
Marion Embrose Henderson passed away on March 29, 2011, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in New Bedford to George O. and Marion L. (Embrose) Henderson. She is survived by sister Joan Marie Beaubian; five daughters, Florence, Regina, Deborah, Geraldine, and Lisa; four sons, Stephen, Hanif (Ronald), Richard, and Jason; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and...
Vernon J. Blackman
Mar 29, 2011
Vernon J. Blackman, 70, of New Bedford died March 29, 2011 at Sacred Heart Home. His Funeral arrangements will be private.
Arthur C. Rice
Mar 29, 2011
Arthur C. Rice, 85, of Mattapoisett died March 29, 2011 at Alden Court Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Rosalie W. (Schofield) Rice. Born in Lubec, ME, the son of the late Queenie (Rice) Tyler, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Rice was formerly employed by Quaker Oats for 40 years in Maine...
Thomas Robert Carmo
Mar 28, 2011
Thomas Robert Carmo, 68, of New Bedford died March 28, 2011 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Mortagua) Carmo. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Alice (Lopes) Carmo, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as a truck...
Joseph Louis Flynn
Mar 27, 2011
Joseph Louis Flynn, age 74, of Hidden Bay, South Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Mattapoisett, died on March 27 after failing to overcome the progression of metastatic prostate cancer. Devoted husband of Claire and dedicated father of Joseph, Jr. and Margaret and cherished grandfather of Deirdre and Brighid. Joe was brother to Carol Doherty and the late Jack Flynn. Joe...
