Gerald N. Girard
Aug 17, 2021
Gerald N. Girard, 77, of Fairhaven passed away Tuesday August 17, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Stephanie M. (Arruda) Girard. Born in New Bedford, the son of Nelson A. Girard and the late Mildred (LeBlanc) Girard, he was raised in Acushnet and lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He enjoyed spending his...
Paul F. Feeney
Aug 17, 2021
Paul F. Feeney, 69, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jeremiah and Mary (Lima) Feeney, Paul lived most of his life in New Bedford and was a graduate of Bishop Stang...
Carol A. Tavares
Aug 15, 2021
Carol A. Tavares, 83, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the loving wife of Edmund F. Tavares, to whom she was wed for 62 years. Born in New Bedford on June 24, 1938, she was the beloved daughter of...
Charbel P. Baroody
Aug 14, 2021
A free spirit who soared high where there is peace and rest in the hands of Jesus and Mary, Charbel P. Baroody, 20, beloved son of Phillip P. Baroody and Jane (Huneineh) Baroody, passed away in the wee hours of Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church. Charbel received his welding certificate...
Dale E. Simmons
Aug 14, 2021
Dale E. Simmons, 74, of Florida, formerly of New Bedford, died August 14, 2021. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Everett R. and Ruth (Sampson) Simmons. Dale enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1964 and served for 28 years as an aircraft maintenance technician and flight engineer at several air force bases in...
Mark Lawrence Barry
Aug 13, 2021
Mark Lawrence Barry, 66, of Marion passed away Friday, August 13, 2021. Mark was born in Chelsea, MA and lived most of his life in his beloved town of Marion. As a young child, he was always drawn to the sea and anything that had to do with boats or fishing. Growing up in this seacoast village with his...
Donald L. Blake
Aug 13, 2021
Donald L. Blake, 62, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Friday, August 13, 2021. Born in New Bedford on December 13, 1958, he was the only beloved son of Donald and Claudette (Carr) Blake. Donald was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and a graduate of New Bedford High School class of 1977. After high school, Donald spent...
Nadine M. "Nay Nay" Kemp
Aug 13, 2021
Nadine Marie "Nay Nay" Kemp, 55, of New Bedford died peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2021 with her family by her side. She was the beloved daughter of Olive (Houtman) Smith and the late David Smith. Nadine lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed cooking and spent several years working at some of the local restaurants....
Randy S. Thomas
Aug 11, 2021
Randy S. Thomas, 63, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday August 11, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Martha Paine-Thomas. He was the son of the late James and Marion Thomas. In addition to his wife, Martha, he is survived by his three daughters, Chrystal Thomas, Holly Thomas...
Diane M. Tavares
Aug 10, 2021
Diane M. (Silva) Tavares passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday August 10, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at St Luke's Hospital after her fight with cancer was exacerbated by COVID-19. She was the loving mother of three children, one son Amilton "AJ" Tavares, Jr. of New Bedford, and two daughters, Angeleena Tavares and Maria Tavares, both of Atlanta; the...
Robert A. Eleniefsky
Aug 9, 2021
On August 9, 2021, Robert Anthony Eleniefsky "Captain Hokey Pokey" passed away peacefully after a brief illness with his children by his side. He was born in New Bedford in 1940. He attended Catholic school as a child. He attended Fairhaven High School until the call of the sea was too strong to resist. As a young man he...
Joanne M. Taylor
Aug 8, 2021
Joanne (Maher) Taylor, 91, formerly of Millis, Chatham and Dighton, Massachusetts peacefully went home to God Sunday, August 8, 2021. Joanne was born November 9, 1929 to James R. Maher and Harriette C. (Lord) Maher in Framingham MA. After graduating Framingham High School in 1947 Joanne continued her education at Emmanuel College, graduating with a Math Degree in 1951....
Dr. Herbert R. Waters, Jr., Colonel Us Marine Corps (Ret.)
Aug 4, 2021
Dr. Herbert R. Waters, Jr., Colonel US Marine Corps (Ret.) passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the age of 90. Born on October 8, 1930 in New Bedford, MA, he was the son of the late Herbert R. Waters, Sr. and Jane C. (Joseph) Waters. He was the husband of the late Mary C....
Lucy Rivera
Aug 4, 2021
Lucy (Roman) Rivera, 83, of New Bedford died August 4, 2021 peacefully in her sleep. Born in Loiza, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Inocancio and Blasina (Roman) Roman, she was raised in New York and lived in New Jersey before moving to New Bedford in 1984. She enjoyed music, dancing, soap operas, gardening, going out, feeding and helping...
Robert D. Brogden
Aug 2, 2021
Robert D. Brogden, 59, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 2, 2021. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late James E. and June A. (Robert) Brogden. Robert was an avid Vikings and Yankees fan, and enjoyed rock music and spending time with his family. He loved his dogs Bud...
Michelle Rosa
Aug 2, 2021
Michelle Rosa, 64, of Long Beach, CA, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday, August 2, 2021. Michelle was a beautiful soul--loving, well-mannered & generous. She was born on a military base in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey before moving to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Throughout her life, Michelle enjoyed dancing and was a remarkable gymnast. As a founding member of the...
Marcelle R. Chartier
Aug 1, 2021
Marcelle R. (Audette) Chartier, 96, of New Bedford died August 1, 2021 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Normand O. Chartier. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Albert L. and Antoinette (Godbout) Audette, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed by Sacred Heart Church...
Jerell J. Grajales Souto
Aug 1, 2021
Jerell J. Grajales Souto, 27, of New Bedford died unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Born on June 27, 1994 and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of William Grajales, Jr. and Sherri A. Souto. Jerell loved to cook, listen to music, and make people laugh. He was a loving father and would...
Joseph Bercier, Jr.
Aug 1, 2021
Joseph Bercier, Jr., 57, of New Bedford was sadly taken too soon on Sunday August 1, 2021 surrounded by those who loved him. He is survived by his wife Sally, having just celebrated 30 years of marriage. He also leaves behind his son, Michael; his mother, Dolores Barksdale; his sisters, Linda (Eddie) Santos and Debra Bercier; his brother, Michael...
Robert Hunt
Aug 1, 2021
Robert Hunt, 70, of New Bedford, formerly of Buffalo, New York, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 1st, 2021, in his oceanside home. Robert was born April 26th, 1951, in Venice, Italy, son of the late Stanley I.T. and Carla F. (Ancona) Hunt, he lived in Buffalo, New York before moving to Massachusetts. Robert followed his dreams in life....
