Rajeen Ali Cordwell
Jun 22, 2023
Rajeen Ali Cordwell, 51, of New Bedford, MA, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Rajeen attended public schools in New Bedford and received a Certificate of Completion in the Hotel and Hospitality Industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rajeen and his big brother Shawn were inseparable as children and continued their journey connected in the spirit of love. They...
Kathleen A. Caban
Jun 22, 2023
Kathleen A. (Landry) Caban, 72, of New Bedford died Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Joseph and Marcella (Donnewald) Landry, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Kathy was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. She was...
Abel F. Nogueira
Jun 19, 2023
Abel F. Nogueira, 78, of Dartmouth died Monday, June 19, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Susan C. (Touchette) Nogueira. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Abel and Rose (Rezendes) Nogueira, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford...
Loretta "Cookie" Rozario Bagley
Jun 18, 2023
Loretta Mae "Cookie" Rozario Bagley passed away on June 18, 2023 in Tacoma, Washington. She was born May 1, 1939 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Joseph "Cab" Rozario and Edith Martin Rozario, where she grew up surrounded by many cousins on both sides. She graduated from New Bedford Vocational High School in 1958. Cookie was Head Cheerleader, Captain of...
Juan Algarin
Jun 16, 2023
Juan Algarin, 94, of New Bedford died June 16, 2023 peacefully at Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of Victoria (Carrillo) Algarin. Born in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, son of the late Ramon and Carlina (Fraguada) Algarin, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed as an architect in commercial construction for many years...
Reginald F. Dossett
Jun 16, 2023
Reginald F. Dossett, 97, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2023. He was the husband of the late Alice (Pryor) Dossett. Born in New Bedford, Dossett lived in New Bedford all of his life. Dossett had many friends and enjoyed socializing with them in the West End Social Club. He was always quick with a joke....
John Gonsalves
Jun 14, 2023
John Gonsalves of Rochester, MA, age 76, passed Wednesday, June 14, 2023 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the loving husband of 56 years to Nancy (Dias). He was the son of the late Leonora (Costa) Gonsalves of New Bedford, MA and the late Joseph Gonsalves of Alameda, CA. Born in New Bedford, MA he worked...
Gerardo Bretal
Jun 12, 2023
Gerardo Bretal, 88, of New Bedford passed away Monday June 12, 2023 after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Dora (Tirado) Bretal. Born in Corrubedo, Spain, the son of the late Gerardo and Ramona Marino Bretal, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Gerardo was a retired fishing captain, who owned and...
Dr. James F. Tierney, Jr.
Jun 11, 2023
Dr. James Francis Tierney, Jr., 94, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 11, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Boston, the son of Dr. James F. Tierney, Sr. and Margaret (Crowley) Tierney. After graduating from Boston College, he attended Boston University School of Medicine. He spent his residency...
Vera Converse Gibbons
Jun 11, 2023
Vera Converse Gibbons October 31, 1933-June 11, 2023 Vera Converse Gibbons passed away peacefully on June 11, 2023, just 4 months shy of her 90th birthday. She was surrounded by her five children at her home in Mattapoisett, MA. The daughter of Rose Bullock Converse and Roger Wolcott Converse, Vera grew up in Brookline, MA, and spent summers in...
Anne M. Sparrow
Jun 11, 2023
Anne Mary (Horgan) Sparrow passed away peacefully in Newburyport, MA on June 11, 2023. Anne was born in Providence, RI. on December 20, 1925, the daughter of the late Annie Lena (Fallon) Horgan and Jeremiah D. Horgan. She graduated from Classical High School in Providence and the Cadet Nursing Corps at St. Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing in Washington,...
David J. Wilhelmsen
Jun 9, 2023
David J. Wilhelmsen, 66, of Mattapoisett died peacefully June 9, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital after having courageously fought a lengthy illness. Born in New Bedford, son of Doris A. (Veek) Wilhelmsen of Mattapoisett and the late Alf H. Wilhelmsen, he was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was the owner and captain...
Peter Costa
Jun 9, 2023
Peter Costa, (known as "Jughead" by close friends), 64, a life-long resident of New Bedford, passed away on June 9, 2023 peacefully at UMass Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Angelo and Janice H. (Arruda) Costa. He was formerly employed as a cook at St. Luke's Hospital for 35 years until his...
Cheryl Marie Tucker
Jun 9, 2023
Cheryl Marie (Sanford) Tucker passed away Friday June 9, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 27, 1958, in Boston Massachusetts, she was the third child and only girl born to the late William Sanford and the late Maggie L. Sanford. Cheryl grew up in the Boston area where she attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School. During...
Charles "C.J." Barros
Jun 7, 2023
Charles Raymond "C.J." Barros, 33, of Acushnet died June 7, 2023 at home after a long illness surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Jaime (Denning) Barros. Born in New Bedford, son of Debra (Silva) Pacheco and Charles Raymond Parry, and Christopher John Barros, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of life. He was employed...
Andrien L. Abelha
Jun 6, 2023
Andrien L. Abelha, 51, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on June 6, 2023. He was the youngest of eight children of the late Albert and Delores (Costa) Abelha. He was pre-deceased by his sister, Deirdre Yapchanyk. Andrien, nicknamed "Hippy," was gifted with an incredible intellect. He was a great conversationalist. He was one of those people who knew so...
Francis J. Cox
Jun 5, 2023
Francis J. Cox, 86, of Fairhaven died Monday, June 5, 2023 at home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Geraldine A. (McGrath) Cox. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Joseph and Kathryn (Regan) Cox, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of his life and was a graduate of Fairhaven...
Rogelia Simaj Morente
Jun 4, 2023
Rogelia Simaj Morente, 36, of New Bedford died Sunday, June 4, 2023 unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center. She was the wife of Baldomero Lucas Garcia. Born in Acatenango, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, daughter of Juan Simaj and Lucia Morente, she immigrated to the United States in 2011. She was a member of Centro Cristiano Emanuel in New Bedford. Rogelia enjoyed taking...
Karen S. Towers
Jun 3, 2023
Karen Susan (Audette) Towers, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2023 after a life spent loving her family and friends in the New Bedford, MA, area. Karen was the only child of the late Margaret (Santos) Audette. She was the mother of Jennifer Towers and her husband, James Moore, of Spokane, WA, Matthew Towers and his wife,...
Barbara J. Phinney
Jun 2, 2023
Barbara J. Phinney, 72, of New Bedford passed away Friday June 2, 2023. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Donald F. and Alice B. (Zychowicz) Phinney, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Barbara enjoyed cooking, listening to music, attending jewelry making classes, and going on field trips with her friends. She is...
