Doreen F. Nelsen
Feb 3, 2022
FAIRHAVEN - Doreen Frances (Sylvia) Nelsen, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 3, 2022, at her home in Fairhaven from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. She was the loving wife of 53 years to Merchant Marine Captain Dean F. Nelsen. Raised in Mattapoisett, Doreen was the daughter of Frank F. Sylvia of Mattapoisett and Mary (Benton) Sylvia of Dartmouth....
Barbara E. Blier
Feb 3, 2022
Barbara E. (Robinson) Blier, 92, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 3, 2022. She was the wife of the late Emile G. Blier. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Donald and Elizabeth (Hettinger) Robinson, she lived most of her life in Dartmouth. Barbara loved crafts, and volunteering at St. Luke's Hospital. She was a wonderful...
Patricia M. Ferreira
Feb 2, 2022
Patricia M. Ferreira, 85, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at the Alden Court Rehabilitation on February 2, 2022. Born in New Bedford on October 7, 1936 she was a lifelong resident of the City. Patricia was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Correia) Ferreira and was a graduate of New Bedford High School class of 1954....
Jaime C. Desousa
Feb 2, 2022
Jaime Cardoso deSousa, 95, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday February 2, 2022. He was the husband of Rosalina (Costa) DeSousa; they had been married for 70 years. Born in Nabais, Portugal, the son of the late Antonio and Maria (deJesus) deSousa, he resided in New Bedford since 1967. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...
Dr. Myron S. "Mike" Mazer
Feb 1, 2022
MAZER, Dr. Myron S. (Mike) 85, of Mattapoisett, died February 1st after a long illness. Mike was born in Boston, and attended Boston Latin School where in his yearbook, it was written "He well knows what it is to be the favored friend of many", a quote he lived up to all his life. He received his Bachelors degree...
Patricia A. Sherman
Jan 31, 2022
Patricia A. (Gamble) Sherman, 85, of Fairhaven died January 31, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gerald Sherman. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Charles C. and Hazel B. (Hammond) Gamble, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven in 1971. Mrs. Sherman was formerly employed as a secretary of the...
Cynthia Gay Robertson Kirchhoff
Jan 31, 2022
Cynthia Gay Robertson Kirchhoff, age 54, of Medfield, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. Born in Wareham, MA, July 13, 1967, she was the daughter of the late James Drummond Robertson (1995) and the late Mary Teresa (Athy) Robertson (2003), and raised in Mattapoisett, MA. She spent her summers attending Camp Snipatuit in Rochester, first as a camper...
Sfc James F. Mcdonald
Jan 30, 2022
SFC JAMES F. MCDONALD It is with great sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing of a wonderful man, James Francis McDonald. He passed on 30 January, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA due to complications from COVID-19. He was the son of James Bernard McDonald and Florence (O'Hara) McDonald, born on 29 March, 1946...
Frank "Kip" Ferreira, Jr.
Jan 30, 2022
Frank "Kip" Ferreira, Jr., 74, of New Bedford died Sunday, January 30, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born to the late Frank Ferreira, Sr. and Amelia "Che Che" Ferreira in Newport, RI on September 25, 1947. Frank graduated from Rogers High School in 1965 and shortly after joined the Army. He served in Vietnam until 1970 and...
Barbara Susan Murray
Jan 29, 2022
BARBARA SUSAN (GREENWOOD) MURRAY died on January 29, 2022, when her heart finally gave out after 91 years and 7 months of life. She was the only daughter of Charles Greenwood and Doris (Peroski) Greenwood, and the beloved wife of Paul V. Murray, whom she married in 1953 and who died in 2005, after 52 years of marriage. Barbara...
George Schoerner
Jan 28, 2022
George Schoerner, 94, of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 28th, 2022. He was the husband of Harriet L. (Baker) Schoerner. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in Maine before he met his wife and moved to New Bedford. George served in the Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy. He loved vacationing in Maine and fixing things. He...
Carol B. Vercammen
Jan 28, 2022
Carol Beatrice (Veer) VerCammen, 75, of New Bedford died suddenly at home on Friday January 28, 2022 in the arms of her loving husband. Carol is survived by her husband, Kenneth VerCammen, her two children, Colleen Chiron and her husband Jean-Pierre Chiron and Kenneth VerCammen, Jr., her two grandsons, Benjamin and Maxwell Chiron, her sister Kathleen Mendes, and many...
Joana Fourtado
Jan 28, 2022
Joana Fourtado, 90, of Dartmouth passed away Friday January 28, 2022. She was the wife of the late Manuel Do Rozario Delgado. Born in Dakar, Senegal, the daughter of the late Jean Fourtado and Angelina Cabral Garcia, she lived in Dakar for many years until moving to the Greater New Bedford area in 1985. She is survived by her...
Carol A. Carlsen
Jan 27, 2022
Carol Ann (Nelson) Carlsen, 83, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the home of her loving daughter and caregiver Tammy and her husband Steve. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late William and Mildred (McGough) Nelson, she was a graduate of the New Bedford school system and lived in New Bedford for...
Warren Gell Hathaway
Jan 27, 2022
Warren Gell Hathaway August 22, 1941-January 27, 2022 This is not an ordinary obituary, for Warren Gell Hathaway was not an ordinary man. He was a renowned sailor, a philosopher, a publisher and owner of the Hathaway Publishing group of suburban newspapers including the Somerset Spectator, the Middleboro Gazette, the Dartmouth Chronicle, and the Fairhaven Advocate. He had been...
Barbara A. Loranger
Jan 26, 2022
Barbara A. (Rutkowski) Loranger, 87, of Mattapoisett died peacefully Wednesday, January 26, 2022 after a brief illness surrounded by her loved ones. Beautiful Barbara was the wife of the late Ronald R. Loranger, with whom she shared nearly 64 years of devoted love and marriage. Born in Fairhaven, daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Wolan) Rutkowski, settled in...
Albert P. Ramos
Jan 25, 2022
Albert P. Ramos, 95, of Fairhaven died January 25, 2022 peacefully at Alden Court Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Teves) Ramos. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late John P. and Frances A. (DeMelo) Ramos, he lived in Fairhaven since 1955. He was formerly employed by Morse Twist Drill for 25...
Virginia A. Baird
Jan 25, 2022
Virginia A. Baird, 95, of Acushnet passed away on January 25, 2022 after a brief period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Kenneth R. Baird, her childhood sweetheart. Born in Acushnet the daughter of the late Richard T. Pearson, Jr. and Mary Alice (Waterhouse) Pearson she lived in Acushnet most of her life. She was...
John J. Makuch
Jan 24, 2022
John J. "Butch" Makuch, 78, of Mattapoisett died Monday, January 24, 2022 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Donnalee R. (Carreau) Makuch. Born in New Jersey, son of the late John and Helen (Kata) Makuch, he was raised in Rochester and lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Butch honorably served in the U.S. Marine...
Rosemary Benton
Jan 23, 2022
Rosemary (Pietrass) Benton, 77, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Diamantina (Costa) Pietrass. Rosemary loved bingo, gambling, and spending time with her children and grandchildren and close friends. She worked at China Lantern as a waitress for many years....
