James M. Shepley
Aug 21, 2011
Our family and community lost James M. Shepley CLU, RHU, LUTCF of Mattapoisett on Sunday 21 August. He was the best friend and husband of 55 years of Anne K. (Prior) Shepley and son of the late William I. and Gladys (Peckham) Shepley. James "Shep" Shepley was born and raised in Middletown R.I. with his brother Bill, and twin...
Norma F. Gunstead
Aug 21, 2011
Norma F. Gunstead, 72, of New Bedford died Sunday August 21, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Gladys Gunstead Pespeni, she was raised in Shrewsbury and lived in New Bedford for many years. Norma was employed by Work, Inc. for many years. She was an avid bowler. She...
Ronald A. Guillemette
Aug 20, 2011
Ronald A. Guillemette, 61, of New Bedford died Saturday August 20, 2011 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was the husband of Priscilla L. (Green) Guillemette. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of Joseph A. and Theresa C. (Bellefeuille) Guillemette, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Guillemette was formerly employed...
Mary P. Norton
Aug 20, 2011
Mary P. Norton, 92, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Saturday August 20, 2011 at the Cedars Assisted Living Community. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Patrick and Ellen (Carolan) Norton, she lived in New Bedford all of her life, before moving to the Cedars. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Miss Norton...
Susan C. Gurganious
Aug 15, 2011
Susan C. Gurganious of North Dartmouth, MA passed away on August 15, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Lilia (Correia) and Jasper Gurganious. She was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and Southeastern Massachusetts University now UMass Dartmouth. She was a CPA. Prior to her retirement she was an...
Paul M. Kelley, Jr.
Aug 14, 2011
Paul M. Kelley, Jr., 76, of Mattapoisett passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Lesley J. (Sackman) Kelley. In addition to residing in Mattapoisett, Paul and Lesley enjoyed spending time during the winter at their home in Vero Beach, Florida. Paul was born on...
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...
