George Fajvan
Jan 14, 2022
George Fajvan left his earthly body on January 14, 2022 - a short 9 months after losing the love of his life, MaryAnn. He was oldest of 3 sons born on his mother's birthday July 24, 1926. The son of Mary and Andrew Fajvan, who immigrated from Hungary, he grew up in Jersey City, NJ and started school where...
Cecelia Piva
Jan 13, 2022
Cecelia (Cabral) Piva, 92, of North Andover, formerly of Acushnet, passed away Thursday January 13, 2022. She was the wife of the late Ronald C. Piva. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Hermano and Mary (Morgado) Cabral. In her teens, she immigrated to America to start a new life. It was here that...
Donald Ribeiro
Jan 13, 2022
Donald Ribeiro, 76, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. Born in Wareham, son of the late Joseph P. and Julia L. (Rose) Ribeiro, he lived in Marion most of his life before retiring to New Bedford. Donald enjoyed cooking and helping others. He was a wonderful father and grandfather. Survivors include his former wife,...
Peter Frederick Trow
Jan 12, 2022
Peter Frederick Trow, 69, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on January 12, 2022 surrounded by his family at Brigham and Women's Hospital following a sudden onset of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Amy (Fistori) Trow, his cherished daughter, Grace (Trow) Potter and her husband Chet of Mattapoisett. He is survived by his sister Deborah...
Carlos A. Caeiro
Jan 12, 2022
Carlos A. Caeiro, 63, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022. He was the loving husband of Natalia (Pereira) Caeiro. Born and raised in Lisbon, son of the late Jose Pedro Caeiro and Carolina (Martins) Caeiro, he moved to New Bedford in the 1970's. Carlos loved cars, motorcycles, and his two...
Andrew B. Denham
Jan 12, 2022
Andrew B. Denham, 39, died January 12, 2022 after a long battle with addiction. Born in New Bedford, son of Barry J. and Deborah M. (Bourdon) Denham, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator and as a landscaper. Andrew enjoyed music, singing and playing the guitar. He was a kind...
Shaun J. Gonsalves
Jan 9, 2022
Shaun J. Gonsalves, 54, of New Bedford died January 9, 2022 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Karen M. Gonsalves, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Shaun was formerly employed by Precix in New Bedford for several years. He enjoyed attending auto shows. Survivors include his 3 sisters, Staci Gomes and...
William J. Mcmullen
Jan 9, 2022
William J. McMullen, 84, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9th, 2022. He was the husband of Gayle E. (Lee) McMullen. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary (Kimball) McMullen. He was the last of his 7 siblings. Bill enjoyed bingo, scratch tickets, and fishing. He loved...
Margaret M. Neary
Jan 8, 2022
Margaret M. "Peggy" (Calnen) Neary, 73, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022. She was the wife of Howard Neary for over 50 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret T. (Feeney) Calnen. She lived in Maryland, North Carolina, and Delaware before moving back to...
Joan C. Dion
Jan 8, 2022
Joan C. (Harrell) Dion, 91, of New Bedford died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jean Z. Dion. Born in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Gilbert T. and Emma (Lague) Harrell, she lived at Ft. Adams in Newport for the first 7 years of her...
Francine M. Minot
Jan 7, 2022
Francine M. (Ramos) Minot, 77, of Dover, New Hampshire died Friday January 7,2022 following a brief illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Francine was the wife of the late James L. Minot. They resided in the state of New Hampshire for well over 50 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the...
Joao "Irene" Spinola
Jan 6, 2022
Joao "Irene" Spinola, 93, of New Bedford died January 6, 2022 peacefully at CareOne at New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Sarah Santos (Lobo) Spinola. Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, son of the late Manuel and Sufia (Centeio) Spinola, he has lived in New Bedford since 2003. Survivors include his 2 sons, Camilo Santos Lobo Spinola...
Lorraine T. Lake
Jan 3, 2022
Lorraine T. (McGrath) Lake, 91, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on January 3, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Donald O. Lake. Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Martin J. and Zedder (Rose) McGrath, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She enjoyed singing and playing the...
Elaine M. Vandament
Jan 3, 2022
Elaine M. (Augustus) Vandament, 84, of Mattapoisett died January 3, 2022 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Vandament. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone and Beatrice (Correia) Augustus, she was raised in Marion and lived in Virginia before returning to Marion and Mattapoisett. She was the proprietor of Elaine's House...
Mildred Sullivan
Jan 2, 2022
Mildred (Hardman) Sullivan, 96, of New Bedford, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 2, 2022. She was the wife of the late John J. Sullivan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James F. and May (Goodwin) Hardman, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name...
John Gilmette
Jan 2, 2022
John "Nonnie" Gilmette, 78, of New Bedford died Sunday, January 2, 2022 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John Reis Gilmette and Agnes (Torres) Grace, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. John honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960-1964. He was formerly employed as a finish drywall...
Robert W. Danforth
Jan 2, 2022
Robert W. Danforth of Mattapoisett, MA passed away peacefully on January 2, 2022 surrounded by his beloved daughters and several of his grandchildren. Born on February 16, 1931 in Quincy, MA, Bob was the son of the late Wallace and Ruth (Olson) Danforth. After graduating from North Quincy High School in 1948, Bob attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
Laura May Rich
Jan 1, 2022
Laura May (Bettencourt) Rich, 66, of New Bedford died January 1, 2022 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel S. and Etta M. (Haskell) Bettencourt, she lived in new Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed as a secretary with the New Bedford School Department, worked Bingo at Foxwoods, was...
Richard I. Taylor, Jr
Jan 1, 2022
Richard I. Taylor, Jr., 60, of New Bedford died January 1, 2022 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Steven P. (Verrier) Taylor. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Richard I. and Dolores M. Griffith) Taylor, he lived in Derby, CT for 20 years before returning to New Bedford. He was formerly...
Pilar Marshall
Dec 31, 2021
Pilar (Fernandez) Marshall, 97, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31st, 2021. She was the wife of the late Antone Marshall. Born in Boston, raised in Fairhaven, she was the daughter of the late Domingo and Francisca (Rojas) Fernandez. Pilar worked at Cornell-Dubilier for 49 years. She loved dancing, playing bingo, and spending time with her...
