Joyce "Jody" Heck
Dec 20, 2009
Joyce "Jody" (Viveiros) Heck, 59, died December 20, 2009 following a valiant fight against cancer. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Sophie (Seconda) Viveiros. Raised and educated in Dartmouth, she graduated from Dartmouth High School. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Southeastern Massachusetts University in 1988. She was...
George J. Bettencourt
Dec 17, 2009
George J. Bettencourt, 85, of New Bedford died December 17, 2009 at New Bedford Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Evelyn F. (Daley) Bettencourt. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Antone and Josephine (Marshall) Bettencourt, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Bettencourt was formerly employed as a welding teacher...
Shirley T. Letendre
Dec 17, 2009
Shirley T. (Jones) Letendre, 85, of Marion died December 17, 2009 peacefully at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late J. Roland Letendre. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Lillian (Pickering) Archibald and David T. Jones and step-daughter of the late Charles Archibald, she lived in Marion since 1961....
Evelyn B. Almeida
Dec 17, 2009
Evelyn B. (Monteiro) Almeida, 84, of Dartmouth died December 17, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Armando A. Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel R. and Constance (Baptista) Monteiro, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth all of her life. Mrs. Almeida was a...
Catherine E. Reed
Dec 15, 2009
Catherine E. (Landry) Reed, 56, of Dartmouth died December 14, 2009 at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Robert B. Reed with whom she shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Gloucester, MA the daughter of the late Edna M. (Devlin) Martin, Dale Martin and Maurice F. Landry, she was...
William J. Demsky
Dec 11, 2009
William J. Demsky, 93, of New Bedford died December 11, 2009 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary E. (Sullivan) Demsky with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Stratford, CT, the son of the late William and Dorothy (Cane) Demsky he lived in New Bedford most of his...
Barbara K. Gordon
Dec 9, 2009
Barbara "Barb" K. Gordon, age 81, of Mattapoisett, passed peacefully Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at home. She will be missed by her loving husband of 54 years, Francis H. Gordon. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of Milton and Ellen (Fuller) Krause. After attending Pennsylvania State University, for Business Management, she worked for the Vice President and...
Helen G. Feeney
Dec 9, 2009
Helen G. (Begley) Feeney, 83, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 9, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond L. Feeney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Agnes (O'Donnell) Begley, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Donald R. Cheney
Dec 8, 2009
Donald R. Cheney, 83, of New Bedford died Tuesday December 8, 2009 at home. Born in Boston, the son of the late Harold G. and Elizabeth F. (Fogel) Cheney, he lived in Palmer and Wrentham, before moving to New Bedford 30 years ago. He will be missed by his many friends at Seven Hills and his day program at...
Helen M. Mcintyre
Dec 8, 2009
Helen M. McIntyre, 94, of New Bedford and Mattapoisett passed away Tuesday December 8, 2009 at home with family at her bedside. Helen was born July 27, 1915 in Arlington, MA the daughter of the late Edward K. and Margaret A. (Meehan) McIntyre. Helen was a 1932 graduate of New Bedford High School. She was a communicant of Holy...
Earle M. Zahn
Dec 7, 2009
Earle M. Zahn passed away peacefully December 7, 2009 at Sakonnet Bay Manor, his residence of the past two years. Born in Kingston, Massachusetts, he resided there his entire life. He was the husband of the late Louise Swann Zahn. Survivors include his son, Gary E. Zahn and his wife Dorelle of Mattapoisett and his two grandsons, Blake and...
Carlos J. Pires
Dec 6, 2009
Carlos J. Pires, 50, of Belleview, FL died December 6, 2009 at Miriam Hospital in Providence after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Jose J. Pires of New Bedford and the late Ida (Barboza) Pires, he lived in Belleview, FL for the last 17 years. He was a well known DJ in New...
Ann R. Ramos
Dec 5, 2009
Ann R. "Shelly" Ramos, 49, of New Bedford died Saturday December 5, 2009 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Betty Ann (Rogers) Stallings and the late Joseph A. Ramos, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Survivors include her mother; two sons, Mark Ramos and Tyson Valera, both of Nevada;...
Elizabeth R. Watkins
Dec 5, 2009
Elizabeth R. (James) Watkins, 81, of New Bedford died Saturday December 5, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Valhalla, NY, the daughter of the late Arthur Tyler James and Julia Virginia (Nelson) James, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Watkins was a member of Susan Sullivou Temple and the Ladies Auxiliary of the...
Louanna "Jeanie" Pina
Dec 5, 2009
Louanna "Jeanie" Pina, 69, of New Bedford died December 5, 2009 at home after a brief illness. Born April 13, 1940 in Virginia to Florence and Jess Williard Williams, she was raised in New York and spent several years in California before retiring to New Bedford. Jeanie received her Master's Degree from Cambridge in Human Services and dedicated her...
Drew Thomas Pimentel, Jr.
Dec 4, 2009
Drew Thomas Pimentel, Jr., 23 days old, died Friday December 4, 2009 at Children's Hospital. Born in Boston on November 11, 2009, he was the beloved infant son of Erin M. Stevens and Drew Thomas Pimentel, Sr. Survivors include his parents; his grandparents, Renee and Michael Stevens, Jack Pimentel, and Kathi Grace Brazil, all of New Bedford; his great-grandparents,...
Lewis Emanuel Depina
Dec 4, 2009
Lewis Emanuel DePina, 82, of Fairhaven was called home to be with Jesus for eternity on December 4, 2009. He was the loving husband of 52 years to his loving wife Ilda (Santos) DePina. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Manuel and Izulina (Gonsalves) DePina, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. Mr. DePina was a...
Manuel M. Monteiro
Nov 30, 2009
Manuel M. Monteiro, 87, of New Bedford died November 30, 2009 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Manuel and Maria (Mendes) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He enjoyed playing the guitar. Survivors include a brother, Thomas Monteiro of New Bedford; a sister, Lena Lopes of Beaumont, TX;...
Juanita M. Haynes Lopes
Nov 30, 2009
Juanita M. Haynes Lopes, 81, of New Bedford died November 30, 2009 at Miriam Hospital. She was the wife of the late William H. Haynes and Frank A. Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Maria (Encarnacao) Santos, she lived in New Bedford, Connecticut, California, Las Vegas and New Orleans. Juanita was a parishioner...
Stanford E. Gonsalves
Nov 28, 2009
Stanford E. Gonsalves, 67, of New Bedford died November 28, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marjorie Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Henry and Mary (Santos) Gonsalves, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Survivors include seven brothers and sisters, Ricardo, Leonard, Ivan, Henry, Florence and...
