James M. Petitjean
Mar 16, 2022
James M. Petitjean, 62, of New Bedford died March 16, 2022 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, son of the late George J. and Adrienne F. (St. Martin) Petitjean, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by T. LeBlanc Floor Company for...
Eleanor G. Suesens
Mar 13, 2022
Eleanor G. Suesens, 98, of Marion, MA, passed away on March 13, 2022 in Wareham, MA. She was the widow of Charles M. Suesens and the daughter of the late Arthur M. Chittick and Mary G. (Johnson) Chittick. Born in Waltham, MA on December 20, 1923, Eleanor and her husband lived in Long Island, NY, Waltham, MA, and raised...
Nancy A. Gomes
Mar 13, 2022
Nancy A. Gomes, 68, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 13, 2022. She was the long time companion of the late Vernon Anderson. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Duarte) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Nancy loved to cook and enjoyed giving her food to her...
Winfred R. Hathaway
Mar 10, 2022
Winfred R. Hathaway, 80, of New Bedford died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at UMass Memorial Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born in Marion, son of the late Richard and Alice (Mitchell) Hathaway, he lived in New Bedford for many years. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Winfred was a handyman...
Warren B. Bowman
Mar 9, 2022
Warren Bryden Bowman, 82, of Mattapoisett passed away Wednesday March 9, 2022 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Genevieve A. (Avila) Bowman; they were married for nearly 60 years. Born in Mattapoisett, the son of the late Alexander Bates Bowman and Edna (Morrell) Bowman, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. Warren...
Thierry J. Almeida
Mar 9, 2022
Thierry J. Almeida, 32, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Lowell General Hospital after a long battle. Born in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, son of Aristides Almeida and Astrigilda Cruz, he lived in Cape Verde and Massachusetts for all of his life. Thierry enjoyed listening to music and being in the company of family. He is survived by his...
Rita Mendonca
Mar 9, 2022
Rita (Silva) Mendonca, 77, of New Bedford died March 9, 2022 after a brief illness and home surrounded by her family. Born in Sao Tome and Principe, daughter of the late Maria J. Silva, she lived in Sao Tomé and Principe and Portugal before coming to live in New Bedford in 2018. She enjoyed taking care of her family,...
Mary Ann Auger
Mar 9, 2022
Mary Ann (Baker) Auger, 93, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022. She was the former wife of the late Richard Auger. Born in Toledo, OH, to Ralph Baker and Katherine (Heaffner) McCahan, she lived in many places throughout her life. Mary Ann was a military wife, living across the world with her...
Ernest Vieira
Mar 9, 2022
Ernest "Ernie" Vieira, 86, of Orlando, FL formerly of New Bedford died March 9, 2022 at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia J. (Capra) Vieira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary A. (Rebello) Vieira, he lived in New Bedford most of his life until he moved...
Dennis P. Bruce
Mar 8, 2022
Dennis P. "Babe" Bruce, 83, of Dartmouth died after a brief illness on Tuesday March 8, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the loving husband and best friend to Rosemarie (Motta) Bruce, his wife of 61 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Edward F. and Mary A. (Griffiths) Bruce. Babe attended Catholic...
Andrew J. Ganhao
Mar 8, 2022
With the deepest sorrow, we announce that Andrew J. Ganhao, age 33, our most beloved son, brother, family member and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Those who knew Andrew, even but for a brief time, lost a special person in their lives. Andrew will be missed every day by his mom, Paula (Santos) Young and...
Sam Graham
Mar 8, 2022
Sam Graham, 91, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Born on September 3, 1930 in Cottonwood, Alabama, he was the son of the late Frank and Maebell Graham. He was the husband of the late Delores P. (Gibbs) Graham. Sam graduated from Jackson County Training School in Marianna, Florida, before enlisting in the U.S....
Henri L. Valois
Mar 8, 2022
Henri L. Valois, 91, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was the loving husband of the late Frances (Gifford) Valois. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Henry J. and Jeanette (LePage) Valois, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Henri was the founder of Henri's Wheel Alignment in New...
Carolina Deburgo
Mar 8, 2022
Carolina (Barbosa) DeBurgo, 93, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday March 8, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John DeBurgo. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Felesmina Barbosa and Victor Teixeira, she had lived in New Bedford since 1973. Mrs. DeBurgo was formerly employed as a machine operator at...
Muriel Medeiros
Mar 8, 2022
Muriel (Tomlinson) Medeiros, 93, of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday March 8, 2022 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of John Medeiros and the late Thomas F. Galligan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emmeline (Cooper) and William Tomlinson, Jr., she resided in Dartmouth for many years. She was a member of...
Judith Ann Borges
Mar 8, 2022
Judith Ann Borges, 64, of Fall River died March 8, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Rita B. DeCastro of New Bedford and the late Umberto Borges, she lived at the Paul A. Dever School and later in Freetown and Fall River. Survivors include her mother; a sister, Donna Marie Desroches and her husband...
Armanda P. Gomes
Mar 7, 2022
Armanda P. (Fonseca) Gomes, 83, of New Bedford died March 7, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Virgilio Gomes. Born and raised in Sao Antao, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Manuel Jose and Paulina Firmina (Fonseca) Fonseca, she has lived in New Bedford for the last 30 years. She enjoyed...
Ernest L. Ross
Mar 3, 2022
Ernest L. "Ernie" Ross, 85, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Linda L. Ross. Click here to view the livestream of the funeral mass. He was born in New Bedford to the late Phillip Ross and Adelaide (Rodrigues) Ross. At a very early age, he...
Ronald A. Nichols
Mar 3, 2022
Ronald A. Nichols, 87, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was the husband of the late Joan (Downing) Nichols. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Milton and Rose (Poitras) Nichols, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Ron was an avid golfer and artist. He...
Marguerite I. Perryman
Mar 3, 2022
Marguerite I. (Pless) Perryman, 70, of Dartmouth died March 3, 2022 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Willie James Wilson and Mary Ida (Pless) Wilson, she was raised in Miami and lived most of her life in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth. She wintered in Dade County. Mrs. Perryman was formerly employed...
