Carol A. Monteiro
Sep 7, 2021
Carol A. (Azevedo) Monteiro, 52, of New Bedford died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Rafael and Mary (DaLomba) Azevedo, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a member of New Life South Coast. Carol was formerly employed as a private...
Irene C. "Cookie" Hawes
Sep 7, 2021
Irene C. "Cookie" (Benoit) Hawes, 77, of Stoughton passed away Tuesday September 7, 2021 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jean Henri and Irene (Riley) Benoit, she lived in New Bedford for many years, before moving to Wareham, Attleboro, and later Stoughton. Cookie was formerly employed as a personal care attendant for...
Cynthia A. Ferreira
Sep 6, 2021
Cynthia A. (Carreau) Ferreira, 83, of New Bedford died September 6, 2021 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Roland A. Ferreira and the former wife of the late Hermano "Armand" Carvalho. Born in New bedford, daughter of the late Armand and Florence (Deslauriers) Carreau, she lived in New Bedford...
Elizabeth Debastos
Sep 6, 2021
Elizabeth DeBastos, 52, of Dartmouth passed away Monday September 6, 2021 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Antonio and Cecilia (Silva) DeBastos, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of her life. Liz loved being around children. She enjoyed playing Bingo, dining out in restaurants, and listening to music by Michael Jackson. In...
Dermot B. Duggan
Sep 6, 2021
Dermot Bartley Duggan, 76, of New Bedford passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 after a long battle with injuries he received during the Vietnam War. Born on August 6, 1945 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Atty. Joseph C. Duggan and the late Helen Bartley Duggan. He attended Holy Name Grammar school and several...
Ernest Severino, Jr.
Sep 4, 2021
Ernest Severino, Jr., 94, of New Bedford, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Mary Frances Severino "Franny". Born in New Bedford, son of the late Ernesto and Caroline Rapoza Severino, he lived here all of his life. Ernie served honorably...
Robert "Papa" Tavares
Sep 4, 2021
Robert A. "Bob" Tavares, 81, of Davie, Florida, formerly of New Bedford, passed away after a brief illness on September 4, 2021. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late John and Mary Tavares. Papa is survived by his wife Edna of 42 years. He leaves behind his children, Patricia Hopkins and her husband...
James R. Gurney
Aug 30, 2021
James R. Gurney, 91, of Marion died August 30, 2021 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Judith J. (Jenney) Gurney. Born in New Bedford, Jim was the son of the late Ralph and Annie L. (Hartley) Gurney. As a young man, during the Korean War, he served in the Coast Guard at a remote radio...
Barbara A. Ganeto
Aug 30, 2021
Barbara A. (Perry) Ganeto, 85, of New Bedford died Monday, August 30, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Duxbury, daughter of the late Joseph and Ena (Veiga) Perry, she was raised in Plymouth by Albert and Rose Veiga and lived most of her life in New Bedford. Barbara was formerly employed as a paraprofessional...
Phyllis F. Lopes
Aug 28, 2021
Phyllis (Fabio) Lopes, 80 of New Bedford died Saturday August 28, 2021 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Rene (Helme) Fabio and Charles Fabio, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Phyllis graduated from New Bedford Vocational High School. She was formerly employed as a junior engineer for the Polaroid Corporation....
Russell R. Bessette
Aug 25, 2021
MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO SERVICES Russell R. Bessette age 81 of Mattapoisett, MA and recently of Shelbyville, IN, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Born on July 21, 1940, in Acushnet, MA, he was the son of Henry Bessette and Mary Jane (Poulin) Bessette. Russell graduated from St. Anthony High School, New Bedford, MA in 1958 where...
Inocencia Ferrer-Garcia
Aug 25, 2021
Inocencia Ferrer-Garcia, 90, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday August 25, 2021 surrounded by her family. Inocencia was born on May 8, 1931 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. She was a loving and kind woman, who always loved spending time with her family and spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A devout Christian, she loved praising and worshipping God above all...
Lillian S. Imhof
Aug 24, 2021
Lillian S. (Zielinski) Imhof, 94, of Chander, Arizona died Tuesday August 24, 2021. She was the wife of the late John G. Imhof. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Anthony S. and Stella (Pabis) Zielinski, she resided in New Jersey for most of her life, before retiring to Centerville, MA and later to Florida...
Charles S. Oliveira
Aug 24, 2021
Charles S. Oliveira, 90, of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 with his family, as always, by his side. He was the husband of Helen (Folger) Oliveira to whom he was married for 65 years. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged after serving in Japan during the Korean War. Charlie was a very...
Betty B. Fabian
Aug 23, 2021
Betty Borjeson Fabian of Dartmouth, MA passed away peacefully at her home on Monday August 23, 2021, with her daughter, Jennifer by her side. Betty was the widow of Michael Fabian and is survived by their sons, David of NJ, Jack of NJ and their daughter Jennifer DePalma of Vermont, their spouses, children and grandchildren. She also leaves her...
Daniel L. Mcquillan, Jr.
Aug 23, 2021
Daniel L. McQuillan, Jr., 69, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home on Monday, August 23, 2021 after a long journey with Atypical Dementia. He was the husband of Maureen (Sullivan) McQuillan. Dan was born on January 30, 1952 to the late Daniel L. McQuillan, Sr. and Joan (LeClair) McQuillan. He graduated from Mount Greylock Regional High School where he...
Elizabeth Purrington
Aug 21, 2021
A native of Dartmouth, Elizabeth Purrington passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 21, 2021. She was the daughter of Henry Jones Purrington and Thelma M. (Ahlander) Purrington. She is survived by her son, Eric and brother, Fred and many cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends. She was a graduate of Dartmouth High School, class of 1960. She became a self...
Ann E. Peternel Barlow
Aug 19, 2021
Ann E. (Markey) Peternel Barlow, 83, of New Bedford died Thursday, August 19, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Raymond F. Barlow. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Allen) Markey, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Ann was a...
Norman A. Converse, Jr.
Aug 19, 2021
Norman Alfred Converse, Jr., 92, of Marion, died August 19, 2021, at home, with his loving wife Betsey J. Converse, and his daughter Amy at his side. Born in New Bedford on December 26, 1928, Norman was the son of the late Norman A. (Sr.) and Margaret (Russell) Converse. He was raised in New Bedford on Brownell St., attended...
Joseph Arthur Leger, Jr.
Aug 18, 2021
Joseph Arthur Leger, Jr., 91, of New Bedford passed Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from complications due to Parkinson's disease. Art was the beloved husband of Dolores "Lou" (Cardoza) Leger. He was the son of the late Joseph Arthur and Florence (Breault) Leger and brother to Elise Fatula and Renee Leger. In addition to his wife and siblings, he is...
