Arsene G. Duval, Jr.
Sep 23, 2023
Arsene G. "Gus" Duval, Jr., 91, of Fairhaven passed away Saturday September 23, 2023 after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mathra N. (Moquin) Duval. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Arsene G. and Anna (Giasson) Duval, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of his life. He was a graduate...
Shirley J. Parker
Sep 22, 2023
Shirley Jean (Corey) Parker, 90, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully in Hospice Care at Tobey Hospital on Friday, September 22, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Allen T. Parker for 61 years and the daughter of the late Manuel and Eleanor (Lima) Corey. Shirley was born in Boston and spent her early years in Lexington, New...
Stephen Patrick Hayes
Sep 22, 2023
Stephen Patrick Hayes, 82, of Marion, MA passed away peacefully on Friday September 22, 2023. He will truly be missed by all who knew him. Born August 23, 1941 in Concord, NH, Steve attended Georgetown University and earned an MBA from Babson College. He later served as a lieutenant is the United States Army. His career included roles as...
Betty Ann Fernandes
Sep 22, 2023
Betty Ann Fernandes transitioned on Friday September 22, 2023. Born in New Bedford on June 29, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Lopes) Grace and Christian Grace. A lifelong resident of the city, she worked in the textile and service industries in several capacities over many years before her subsequent retirement at the young age of...
Gail W. Dunn
Sep 22, 2023
Gail W. Dunn, 82, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023. Born in Middleboro, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Helen L. Whitcomb, and the wife of the late Giles H. Dunn. She lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Her commitment to serving her community spanned decades. Over time, she served in...
Norman J. Lyonnais
Sep 19, 2023
Norman J. "Norm" Lyonnais passed away on Tuesday September 19, 2023, at his home in Mattapoisett. Born in New Bedford on June 11, 1936, he was the son of Eucharist Lyonnais and Viola (Phaneuf) Lyonnais. Norm left New Bedford Vocational High School in 1955, at the age of 17, to join the United States Air Force. He was honorably...
Lorraine "Cookie" Hodgins
Sep 19, 2023
Lorraine Lois (Crook) "Cookie" Hodgins, 90, of New Bedford died September 19, 2023 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late George Edward "Buzz" Hodgins. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of Richard and Bertha (Harrison) Crook. She lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Hodgins was a graduate of...
James E. Sullivan, Jr.
Sep 18, 2023
James E. Sullivan, Jr., 81, of New Bedford died Monday, September 18, 2023 at home peacefully in his sleep. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Donovan) Sullivan, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late James and Lillian (Lebeau) Sullivan, he lived in New Bedford all of his...
John G. Liarikos, Ii
Sep 18, 2023
John G. Liarikos, II, 69, of Dartmouth passed away suddenly on Monday September 18, 2023. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jeannine (Loranger) Liarikos and John G. Liarikos, he lived in the Greater New Bedford area all of his life. John was the owner/operator of Sea Fuels Marine Services on the New Bedford waterfront. Since its...
Irene Medeiros
Sep 18, 2023
Irene Augusta (Ormonde) Medeiros, 93, of New Bedford, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023, after a period of declining health. She shared 45 years of marriage with the late Gilbert R. Medeiros. Irene was the daughter of the late Ursula (Silveira) and Francisco M. Ormonde, and granddaughter of Theodora C. Ormonde. Irene graduated from New Bedford High School and...
Charles F. "Mudd" Murray
Sep 18, 2023
Charles F. "Mudd" Murray, 79, of New Bedford died September 18, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Acushnet, son of Alice (Dupuis) Daher of New Bedford and the late Joseph Daher, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by the Bedford VA Hospital and Holy Family High School...
Lynne A. Lacasse
Sep 17, 2023
Lynne Ann (Gonsalves) Lacasse, 68, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. Born in New Bedford on September 15, 1955, Lynne was a Registered Nurse and had spent her career caring for patients at nursing and rehabilitation homes in the New Bedford area. She was a devoted...
Marcia M. Mahoney
Sep 14, 2023
Marcia M. Mahoney of San Francisco, California, died on September 14, 2023 in Oakland, CA after a long illness. She was 86. Marcia was born on July 21, 1937 to the late Dr. John F. Mahoney and Carol W. (Murphy) Mahoney. She graduated from Holy Family High School and trained as a nurse at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston....
Helen Angier Trumbull
Sep 14, 2023
Helen "Lenkie" Angier Trumbull passed away peacefully at her summer home in Marion, Massachusetts, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Born in Brookline, MA in 1930, Lenkie was the daughter of Donald and Helen (Cumming) Angier. Growing up in Brookline, she attended Winsor School, before attending and graduating from Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut. Every summer...
Susan M. Riley
Sep 13, 2023
Susan M. "Sue" Riley passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA. She was surrounded by family as she moved peacefully onward. A devoted Catholic, Sue was assured in God's love and looked forward to rejoining her beloved mother and father in the Kingdom of Heaven. Sue was born in New Bedford...
Thomas Joseph Kenny
Sep 12, 2023
Thomas Joseph Kenny, 77, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. He was the husband of Eileen (Leadbetter) Kenny for 55 years. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, son of the late Francis and Mildred (Daly) Kenny, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Tom was a longtime member of TIARA, The Irish Ancestral...
Elizabeth "Bette" Z. Sobieraj
Sep 11, 2023
Elizabeth "Bette" Z. Sobieraj fell into her final rest at 11:05pm on Monday, September 11, 2023. Her loving daughters, Cheryl and Karen were at her side. Born in Utica NY, Bette was the daughter of the late Stanley and Eugenia Ziemba and a graduate of the Utica Catholic Academy. For over a month, Bette battled ARDS, (Acute respiratory distress...
Paul F. Bodeau
Sep 9, 2023
Paul F. Bodeau, 77, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023. He was the husband of Jill Bodeau for 54 years. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Francis and Beatrice (Bachand) Bodeau, he lived in Rochester most of his life. Paul enjoyed fishing from his boat and his kayak and spending his winters in Fort...
Louise Thatcher
Sep 9, 2023
Louise (Boo) Hudson Thatcher, 64, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday, September 9th, 2023, after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer in August 2023. Louise was born in Concord, MA to the late William and Patricia Cutter. She was one of the youngest of five children who grew up in Carlisle, MA. She went to high school at Concord-Carlisle, graduating in...
Justin Kelleher
Sep 8, 2023
Justin Kelleher, 81, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home on Friday, September 8, 2023. The son of Joseph and Mary (Curran) Kelleher, Justin was born on October 13, 1941, and was the eldest of six children growing up in New Bedford; a city whose history and his family's connection to it was a favorite topic of conversation. He attended...
