Rosamond Marshalek
Nov 16, 2021
Rosamond "Roz" (Sweet) Marshalek, 82, of South Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Stephen Marshalek and daughter of the late Orville and Catherine (Como) Sweet. A lifelong resident of the Greater New Bedford area, Roz met the love of her life and future husband Steve while waitressing...
Marc R. Toussaint
Nov 15, 2021
Marc Raymond Toussaint, 61, of Pleasantville, New Jersey passed away on Monday November 15, 2021 at his parents' home in New Bedford, Massachusetts. A native of New Bedford, Marc enjoyed fishing and being by the ocean. He is survived by his mother Rita A. (Talbot) Toussaint of New Bedford; two daughters, Christina (Marcus) of Stafford, VA, and Sherry (...
Beverly Dube
Nov 15, 2021
Beverly (Rounsevell) Dube, 70, of Mattapoisett, died Monday, November 15th, 2021 at home. She was the wife of Dennis Dube. Born and raised in Freetown, daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Crossley) Rounsevell, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Beverly enjoyed cooking, shopping, and going out to eat with her family. She loved spending time with...
Lucille Anne Therese Pepin
Nov 14, 2021
Lucille Anne Therese (Couet) Pepin, age 95 passed away at home on November 14, 2021, surrounded by her devoted family in prayer. She was predeceased by her loving husband Normand L. Pepin of 66 years. They were best friends and high school sweethearts and celebrated their 40th and 50th anniversaries with renewal of their vows at OLOF with all...
Marjorie E. Bessette
Nov 12, 2021
Marjorie E. (Kelley) Bessette, 98, of Fairhaven died November 12, 2021 at home. She was the wife of the late Eugene J. Bessette. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Arthur M. and Elsie M. (Russell) Kelley, she lived in New Bedford all of her life before moving to Fairhaven in 2019. She was formerly employed as a...
Sheila E. Federico
Nov 12, 2021
Sheila E. (Ferdinand) Federico, 83, of Mattapoisett passed away Friday, November 12th, 2021. She was the wife of the late James Federico and daughter of the late Harold and Doris (Green) Ferdinand. Born and raised in New Bedford, she lived there all of her life until moving in with her daughter, Debra of Mattapoisett. She was a lifelong parishioner...
Ellen Murphy
Nov 12, 2021
Ellen (Markey) Murphy, 79, of New Bedford died November 12, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of Henry T. "Hank" Murphy, Jr. Born in New York, NY November 17, 1942, daughter of the late Theodore F. and Johanna H. "Diana" (Callahan) Markey, she lived in Beeville, TX and Portland, TX...
Edward A. Gonet, Jr.
Nov 11, 2021
Edward A. Gonet, Jr., 71, of Fairhaven died November 11, 2021 at home. He was a loving single father who raised three children and had nine grandchildren. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Edward A. and Lucy P. (Mosakowski) Gonet, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. He was formerly employed as a relay engineer at...
Doris A. Onofrey
Nov 8, 2021
Doris A. (Dube) Onofrey, 87, of New Bedford passed away on Monday November 8, 2021 after a long illness at St Luke's Hospital. She is survived by her children, Dennis Onofrey, Kevin Onofrey, Vanessa Nobles and husband Daryl, Douglas Onofrey and his wife Lisa, and Gordon Onofrey her daughters-in-law, Carol Onofrey and Sharon Onofrey, her brother George Dube of...
Francine "Smiling Wind" Hicks
Nov 8, 2021
Francine "Smiling Wind" Hicks, 79, of New Bedford passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021. She was born on June 4, 1942 in Mashpee, Massachusetts to Jennie Mae (Hicks) Wright and Joseph Peters. Francine was the eldest of 4 children. She graduated from New Bedford High School. She went to school to become a barbette and worked in the...
Augustino "Gus" Freitas
Nov 8, 2021
Augustino "Gus" Freitas, 88, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at Elison Senior Living of Pinecrest in Largo, Florida after spending his last days surrounded by his family. He was the beloved son of the late Antonio and Virginia (Fernandes) Freitas. He was the husband of the late Mary (Costa) Freitas and father to David Freitas and his...
Elise H. Coyne
Nov 7, 2021
Elise H. (Holm) Coyne, 90, of Rochester passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Autumn Glen in Dartmouth, where she spent the last 14 months of her life. She was the wife of the late Howard F. Coyne. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Allen Cameron, and although he passed in 1966 she still thought of him...
Barbara Pierce
Nov 7, 2021
Barbara (Breakell) Pierce, 75, of New Bedford, died after a lengthy illness on Sunday, November 7th, 2021. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late George B. Breakell, Jr., and Corine E. (Milam) Brantley. Barbara loved crocheting, spending time with her family, and baking cookies especially around the holidays. She was an avid Atlanta Braves fan,...
David S. Tavares
Nov 7, 2021
David S. Tavares, 47, of New Bedford died Sunday, November 7, 2021 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of Judith A. Tavares and the late Steven Tavares, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed as a painter for Martins Painting for many years. David enjoyed camping and fishing and...
Robert A. Andrade, Sr.
Nov 6, 2021
Robert A. Andrade, Sr., 85, of Fairhaven, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on October 2, 1936, he was the son of the late Hilda (Offley) Williams and Antone Andrade. He was predeceased by his wife Gunda (Schornhauser) Andrade and his son Richard W. Andrade, Sr. Robert is survived...
Clare M. Hartford
Nov 6, 2021
Clare Marie (Murphy) Hartford, of Mattapoisett, formerly Randolph, passed away unexpectedly on November 6, 2021, at the age of 59. Born in Boston, Clare grew up in Randolph, MA. She was a strong, vivacious, gorgeous woman who would give the world to help the ones she loved. She was insanely articulate, witty, and held many joys of life close...
Glenn A. Baptista
Nov 5, 2021
Glenn A. Baptista, 60, of Dartmouth went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2021. He was the husband of Donna E. (Kinder) Baptista. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of Elsie L. (Gomes) Baptista of New Bedford and the late Manuel Baptista, he moved to Dartmouth in 2002. He was employed by Debross Oil for...
Edna M. Harrison
Nov 5, 2021
Edna M. (Meehan) Harrison, 96, of Mattapoisett, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021, at The Cottages at Dartmouth Village. She was the wife of the late Joseph Harrison. Joe and Edna were inseparable for more than 55 years. Mrs. Harrison worked in retail for many years, many of them at the former Star Store in New Bedford, MA. She...
Albert "Stooch" Silva, Jr.
Nov 4, 2021
Albert "Stooch" Silva, Jr., 63, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Thursday November 4, 2021. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Albert "Smokey" and Dorothy (Rose) Silva, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School ('76) and UMass Dartmouth (aka SMU, '81). Stooch was employed...
Thomas V. Machado
Nov 4, 2021
Thomas V. Machado, 71, of New Bedford passed away Thursday November 4, 2021 from complications of Covid-19. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Urbano G. and Alice (Sheehan) Machado, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Tom was formerly employed as a corrections officer at MCI Bridgewater until his retirement. During the Vietnam...
