Olive W. Figueiredo
Oct 25, 2022
Olive W. (Ferreira) Figueiredo, 100, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. She was the wife of the late John B. Figueiredo. Born on Nantucket, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary J. (Sousa) Ferreira. Olive was a graduate of Nantucket High School class of 1939. She attended the Kinyon School in New...
James J. Morrison
Oct 24, 2022
James J. Morrison, 61, of Acushnet passed away Monday October 24, 2022 at home after a long battle with ALS surrounded by family and friends. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Moniz) Morrison. Born in New Bedford, the son of Virginia M. (Mullaly) Morrison and the late James "Buddy" Morrison, he lived in New Bedford for most of...
Irene Collis
Oct 23, 2022
Irene (Mularczyk) Collis, 97, of New Bedford passed away at Alden Court Nursing Care on Sunday, October 23, 2022 after a brief period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joseph Collis. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas and Kondelia (Darula) Mularczyk, she lived most of her life in New Bedford and...
Frances "Nancy" Dixey
Oct 22, 2022
Frances "Nancy" (Backman) Dixey. 97, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 22, 2022. She was the wife of the late John Dixey. Known to most as Nancy, she was born in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Kenneth and Frances (Garver) Backman, she lived in Newton most of her life before retiring to Mattapoisett. Nancy worked...
Steven P. Pina
Oct 22, 2022
Steven P. Pina, 61, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Evelyn (Barros) Vieira and Clinton P. Pina, the brother of the late Clinton P. Pina Jr., and the father of the late Evelyn Pina. He was survived by his wife, Karen (Cauble) Pina...
Maria Daveiga
Oct 21, 2022
Maria (Ferreira) DaVeiga, 86, of Dartmouth passed away Friday October 21, 2022 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Jose DaVeiga. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Antonio and Georgiana (Pina) Ferreira, she lived New Bedford before moving to Scituate and then returned to the New Bedford area 30 years ago....
Robert E. Simmons
Oct 21, 2022
Robert E. Simmons, 74, of New Bedford passed away Friday October 21, 2022 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Karen Sylvia-Simmons. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Everett R. and Ruth (Sampson) Simmons, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Bob was well known as a professional...
Kenneth W. Stickney
Oct 20, 2022
Kenneth W. Stickney, 96, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Thursday, October 20, 2022. He was the husband of Olive M. (Anderson) Stickney. Born in Milford, MA raised in West Roxbury, son of the late Lloyd and Marion (Wheelock) Stickney, he lived in Fairhaven before moving to Mattapoisett in 1957. Kenneth worked as Chief Chemist for Fibre Leather Manufacturing for...
Helen D. Anderson
Oct 18, 2022
Helen D. (Victor) Anderson, 83, of New Bedford, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. She was the wife of the late William E. Anderson. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Roy and Grace (Offley) Victor, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Helen enjoyed listening to music and reading Gleaner Magazine. She was the...
Peter Sylvanus Barney
Oct 18, 2022
Peter Sylvanus Barney, 73, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 18, 2022. Peter was born March 10, 1949 to Emerson and Margaret Francis Barney in New Bedford. He married Joan Ellen Walker and they have one son Jamoson Daniel Walker Barney. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he attended Roosevelt Junior High School, where he was one of...
Ronald F. Mendes
Oct 18, 2022
Ronald F. Mendes, 71, of New Bedford, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Frank and Beatrice (Gonsalves) Mendes, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Ronald loved sports, and reading. He enjoyed helping others and was always feeding the homeless in New Bedford. Survivors include his son, Ronald...
Carolyn D. Mello
Oct 17, 2022
Carolyn D. (Patten) Mello, 77, of Wareham passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17, 2022. She was the wife of the late Frank Mello. Born in Cheltenham, England, she was the eldest child of the late Robert and Phyllis (Guest) Patten. She was raised in Bangor, Maine, and then lived in Mattapoisett and Rochester for many years before moving...
Glenn M. Oliveira
Oct 16, 2022
Glenn M. Oliveira, 66, of New Bedford passed away Sunday October 16, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Leopold and Claire (Santos) Oliveira. Glenn was formerly employed as a commercial scallop fishing captain. He enjoyed sailing, cooking, carpentry, and watching the Weather Channel. He also enjoyed traveling to Martha's...
Patricia E. Ford
Oct 15, 2022
Patricia E. (Guzaj) Ford, 77, of New Bedford died Saturday, October 15, 2022 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late John P. "Jack" Ford, Jr. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Constantin and Kathleen (Howard) Guzaj, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Patricia served as a nurse in the United...
Paula J. Paulino
Oct 11, 2022
Paula J. Paulino, 71, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Cambridge, daughter of Albert Tirrell and the late Joan (Tierney) Tirrell, Paula lived in Brighton, Framingham, and Ashland, MA, before retiring to Mattapoisett. She is survived by her loving husband Richard, her daughter Julie...
Roger A. Monteiro
Oct 10, 2022
Roger A. Monteiro, 55, of Fremont, CA formerly of New Bedford, MA, died October 10, 2022. Born in New Bedford he was the son of the late Willard Monteiro II and Shirley Ann (Guimont) Monteiro. Roger was a mentor to recovering drug addicts and played a big role at Delancy Street. He loved to volunteer and help feed the...
Armanda A. Soares
Oct 9, 2022
Armanda A. (Pina-Alves) Soares, 95, of New Bedford died October 9, 2022 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Edwin A. Soares. Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Vicente and Francisca (dePina) Alves, she lived in New Bedford since 1970. Survivors include her companion, Antonio Amado of New...
Roberto M. Pires
Oct 9, 2022
Roberto M. Pires, 59, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 9, 2022. He was the husband of Maria R. (Martins) Pires. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel de Sousa Pires and Maria dos Anjos (de Costa) Pires. He moved to New Bedford in 2000. Roberto was a...
Elizabeth V. "Betty" Knowles
Oct 9, 2022
Elizabeth V. "Betty" (Carter) Knowles, 102, of New Bedford died peacefully at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Raymond A. Knowles. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Frisby A.L. and Harriet E. (Reynolds) Carter, she moved to Fall River with her family at the age of 6 and lived there for 12 years before...
Elvira P. Mello
Oct 8, 2022
Elvira P. (Pracana) Mello, 98, of New Bedford died October 8, 2022. She was the wife of the late Lionel M. "Leo" Mello. Born in New Bedford on July 4, 1924, the daughter of the late Jose S. and Maria J. (Fazendeiro) Pracana, she lived in Nw Bedford most of her life. Elvira was a wonderful mother who enjoyed...
