Norma J. Thomas
Mar 23, 2026
Norma J. Thomas, 88, passed away on March 23 surrounded by her children. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph M. Thomas.
Born in New Bedford, MA, Norma was the daughter of the late George and Kaffa (Dumas) Peters. She lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church and a member of...
Jacquelyn M. "Jackie" Ramos
Mar 22, 2026
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie Ramos was born on September 5, 1950, in Acushnet, Massachusetts, to her beloved parents, Joaquim "Jack" Ramos and Lillian (Livramento) Ramos. She grew up in New Bedford's South End, in their neighborhood home alongside her older brother, Wayne Douglas Ramos, in a close-knit family that nurtured her curiosity, compassion, and fierce sense of justice.
As a child and...
Ronald E. Scott
Mar 22, 2026
Chief Ronald E. Scott, 80, of Mattapoisett died March 22, 2026 at Tuft's Medical Center after a period of declining health surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Janet T. (Sears) Scott.
Born in New Bedford, son of the late Earl A. And Carrie (Helliwell) Scott, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life.
Ronald "Ronnie" was a 1964 graduate of...
Gertrude Wood
Mar 22, 2026
Gertrude (Lawrence) Wood, 83, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 22, 2026. She was the wife of the late Frederick R. Wood.Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Frank and Louise (Talbot) Lawrence, she lived in East Freetown most of her life before moving to New Bedford.Trudy enjoyed shopping, reading, sewing, and crafting. She liked watching plays...
Mary Leona Talty
Mar 21, 2026
Mary Leona "Lee" (Harrington) Talty, 87, of Mattapoisett, passed away on March 21, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard F. Talty.Born in Malden, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Patrick L. and Mary (Martin) Harrington. She grew up in Medford and Malden before moving to Mattapoisett in...
Larry Oliveira
Mar 21, 2026
Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Oliveira, 80, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026, in the comfort of his home and surrounded by his family.
Born on March 25, 1945 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to John Oliveira and Celina Amarello Oliveira, Larry grew up in the south end of New Bedford with a strong faith, loyalty to his family, and...
John Thomas Perry, Jr.
Mar 20, 2026
John Thomas Perry, Jr., 85, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2026.Born in Fall River, son of the late John T. Perry, Sr., and Emily (Costa) Perry, he was raised in Fall River before living most of his life in the Southcoast area including Middleborough, Raynham, Westport, and Dartmouth.John enjoyed birding, archery, fishing, and being outdoors. He...
Rosamond J. Pierce
Mar 19, 2026
Rosamond J. (Cameron) Pierce, 92, of Mattapoisett, MA died March 19, 2026 at Tobey Hospital following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Victor M. Pierce, to whom she was married for 64 years. Born and raised in Arlington, MA, the daughter of the late Forrest A. and Edith M. (Davis) Cameron, she spent her summers at...
Albert R. Serpa, Jr.
Mar 19, 2026
Albert R. Serpa, Jr., 79, of New Bedford died March 19, 2026 at Care One at New Bedford.Born in New Bedford, son of the late Albert R. and Isabel (Baptiste) Serpa, he lived in New Bedford all of his life.He was formerly employed at the Building 19 Warehouse until his retirement. Albert was very proud to have received "employee of...
Paul Fermino
Mar 19, 2026
Paul Fermino, 77, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2026.Born in Acushnet, son of the late Peter Fermino and Madeline (Ramos) Jacob, he was raised in Freetown before living most of his life in New Bedford.Paul served 4 years in the navy and was a Vietnam veteran, and also served 21 years as a Staff Sergeant in...
Lynne "Di" Fontes
Mar 17, 2026
Lynne "Di" (Saunders) Fontes, 61, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at St. Luke's Hospital.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John W. "Jack" Saunders and the late Rosemary F. (Martin) Saunders, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford for most of her life.
She was formerly employed as the...
Donna A. Green
Mar 17, 2026
Donna A. (Baker) Green, 79, of Mattapoisett, peacefully passed away on March 17, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the beloved wife of Donald A. Green for 58 wonderful years.
Born in New Bedford, Donna was the daughter of the late Richard W. Baker of Newton and Mary T. (Taylor) Baker of Dartmouth. A proud 1965 graduate of Dartmouth...
Rev. Delphina T. Harrison
Mar 16, 2026
Rev. Delphina T. (Amado) Harrison, 85, of New Bedford born October 30,1940 and died March 16, 2026 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford.
Born in New York, NY, daughter of the late Daniel and Thurban (Pena) Amado, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was educated in New Bedford Public Schools and at Fisher Junior College with a...
Jose Tavares
Mar 16, 2026
Jose "Djedje de Bai" Tavares, 98, of New Bedford died March 16, 2026 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.He was the husband of the late Olinda "Maia" (Pires) Tavares.Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Maria D. (Tavares) Fortes, he has lived in New Bedford since 1967.Mr. Tavares was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.He...
Antone W. Rose
Mar 14, 2026
Antone W. Rose, 62, of Acushnet died March 14, 2026 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital.Born in New Bedford, son of the late Walter and Elizabeth I. (Gomes) Rose, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Acushnet.He was employed as a mental health coordinator at Corrigan Mental Health Center in Fall River.Antone was a strong, selfless,...
Robert G. St. Don
Mar 14, 2026
Robert G. St. Don, 68, of Dartmouth died March 14, 2026 peacefully at home.
Born in Acushnet, son of the late Alphonse Frank St. Don and Louise (Guerin) St. Don, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 4 years ago.
He was formerly employed at Bob's Tire in New Bedford for over 20 years until his retirement. He looked forward...
Paula Chambers
Mar 14, 2026
Paula Hudson Chambers passed away on March 14, 2026 at the age of 79. She was the beloved wife of Karl Dennis Chambers, with whom she shared 56 years of loving marriage and a lifetime of big blessings and little miracles.
Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to Mary Jean (nee Plouff) and Donald G. Hudson, Paula was raised with the strong Christian...
Jacob Willis Briggs
Mar 13, 2026
Jacob Willis Briggs ("Jake"), 34, formerly of Halifax, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, March 13, 2026, in New Bedford, MA. Born on June 17, 1991, Jake was the son of Robert and Anne Briggs of New Bedford, formerly of Halifax. Jake was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, whose untimely death will leave a lasting impact...
Kathleen M. Morris
Mar 13, 2026
Kathleen M. (Conlan) Morris, 74, of New Bedford died March 13, 2026 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family.Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Thomas M. and Mary A. (Armstrong) Conlan, she lived in new Bedford most of her life.She was a devoted Catholic, praying daily and was communicate of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart...
Gerald T. Monteiro
Mar 12, 2026
Gerald T. "Jerry" Monteiro, 76, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 12, 2026.Born in New Bedford, son of the late Willard and Mary (Lopes) Monteiro, he lived in New Bedford most of his life.Jerry enjoyed playing horseshoe, bowling, and pool. He liked watching all sports especially football and dedicated his Sundays to cheering on the Patriots.He worked...
