Obituaries

Robert A. Wunschel, 79

Robert A. Wunschel, 79, of North Dartmouth passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a two year battle with ALS. He was the husband of nearly 57 years to Patricia A. (Koczwara) Wunschel. Born in New Bedford, son...

John C. Feiteira, 65

John C. Feiteira, 65, of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 13, 2020 in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Ildeberta M. (Teixeira) Feiteira with whom he shared 43 blissful years of marriage and the loving father and friend of...
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John F. Folan, 76

John F. “Jack” Folan, Esq., 76, of South Dartmouth, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. He succumbed to a glioblastoma after exceeding the initial prognosis of the disease by more than four years, with good cheer and the with the help...

Gardiner W. White, 84

Gardiner Weston White, 84, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at home. He was the beloved husband of Sonja (Kolstad) White, for 61 years. Gardiner was a lifelong resident of South Dartmouth, son of the late F. Kimball and Elizabeth White and...

John D. Mateus, 68

John D. Mateus, 68, of South Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Judith N. (Gonsalves) Mateus to whom he had been married to for 41 years. John was born in Mosteiros,...

Antonio B. Pacheco, 70

Antonio B. Pacheco, 70, of Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria (Pimentel) Pacheco. Born in St. Michael, Azores he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria Pacheco...

John Costa Jr., 80

John Costa Jr., 80, of Dartmouth, passed away on March 18, 2020 at his home. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of the late John Costa, Sr. and Maria Costa. John had been a carpenter for many years. He loved to make birdhouses, in which...

Theresa Mello, 89

Theresa Mello, 89, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Antone Mello. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she was the beloved daughter of the...

Hilda N. (Carvalho) Stawasz, 94

Hilda N. (Carvalho) Stawasz, 94, formerly of Dartmouth, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the widow of Edward F. Stawasz and daughter of the late Americo and Josephine (Dias) Carvalho. Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Stawasz...

Louis Bonas, 87

Louis Bonas, 87, of Dartmouth died on March 19, 2020 at Charlton Memorial hospital with his children by his side. He was born on April 23, 1932. He and his brothers Larry and Leonard were the first set of triplets in history born in Newport, Rhode...

Dana Costa, 70

Dana Costa, 70, of Dartmouth, contractor and ‘uncle pépère’ passed away March 16, 2020. Born August 11, 1949 to Yvette Angeline LeMay and Malcolm Ernest Costa, Dana graduated in 1969 from New Bedford Vocational Technical High School in carpentry. He...

Leonardo das Neves, 90

Leonardo das Neves, 90, of Dartmouth, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Mary O. (Goulart) das Neves with whom he would have celebrated 64 years of marriage in July and son of the late João...

Asia M. (Lopes) Silva, 77

Asia M. (Lopes) Silva, 77, of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday March 10, 2020 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Maria L. Silva and Joao Silva, she lived in Dartmouth for most her life. Asia always made people...

Ellen M. (Sullivan) Cornell, 95

Ellen M. (Sullivan) Cornell, 95, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Pardon W. Cornell. Born and raised in Fall River, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (...

Dr. Henry J. Fanning, Jr., 86

Dr. Henry J. Fanning, Jr., 86, of South Dartmouth, died Monday March 9, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Julie P. (Kern) Fanning and the son of the late Henry J. and Doris A. (Lindsay) Fanning...

Cletus O. Lawson, 87

Cletus O. Lawson, 87, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care. He was the beloved husband of Leonora J. (Anthony) Lawson. Born in Williamsport, PA to the late John E. Lawson Sr. and Gladys (Shoup) Lawson...

Theresa (Bergeron) Duarte, 92

Theresa (Bergeron) Duarte, 92, of Dartmouth passed away Wednesday, March 4 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the widow of Orlando “Lindy” Duarte and daughter of the late Joseph A. and Evangeline (Goguen) Bergeron. She was born in New Bedford...

Robert A. Ramos, 60

Robert A. Ramos, 60, of Dartmouth passed away Friday March 6, 2020 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life and was a graduate of Dartmouth High School. Robert was formerly employed as a corrections...

Donald J. Sylvia, 67

Donald J. Sylvia, 67, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Hilda (Simmons) Sylvia, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Donald was formerly employed as a fisherman...

Bertha (Athaide) Allison, 95

Bertha (Athaide) Allison, 95, of Dartmouth died at her home on her birthday, Monday, February 24, 2020. She was the former wife of the late Leonard Allison and daughter of the late Andrew and Marie Athaide. Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Allison resided...

Henry R. Blanchett Jr., 83

Henry R. Blanchett Jr., 83, of Dartmouth and New Bedford, died Sunday Feb 23, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the husband of Joan Wilcox Blanchett. Son of the late Henry R. Blanchett Sr. and the late Julia (Eldredge) Blanchett, he was...

Whitney Marques, 30

Whitney Marques, 30, of Hoboken, New Jersey and Dartmouth passed away Monday, February 24, 2020. She was the beloved daughter of Peter and Natercia (Camara) Marques and beloved sister of Ethan Marques. Born in Fall River, Whitney was a 2007 graduate...

Jesse M. Da Silva (Jacinto), 86

Jesse M. Da Silva (Jacinto), 86, of Dartmouth, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 surrounded by his family at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Maria (Frias) Da Silva with whom he shared his devotion for 27 years. He was son of...

Barbara Boyd Daniels, 97

Barbara Boyd Daniels, 97, of South Dartmouth, died peacefully on February 17, 2020 at Blenheim-Newport. She was the loving wife of the late Richard W. Daniels. Born in Waltham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Maj. Charles E. Boyd, Jr. and...

Stephen J. Whitehead, 61

Stephen J. “Stevie” Whitehead, 61, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020. He was the beloved son of John L. Whitehead of Dartmouth and the late Jean G. (Medeiros) Whitehead. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life...

Richard K. Valla, 70

Richard K. Valla, 70, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late George and Julia (Valla) Lauzon. Richard was born in Brockton and had resided in Dartmouth since 2001. He was a...

Yvonne (Pedro) Mello, 98

Yvonne (Pedro) Mello, 98, of Dartmouth and New Bedford died Sunday, February 16, 2020 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur R. Mello. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Candido and Beatriz (Ascencao) Pedro,...

Antonio S. Pereira, 87

Antonio S. Pereira, 87, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth following a lengthy period of declining health. He was the widower of Maria (Faria) Pereira and son of the late Jose...

Dorothy L. Ames, 89

Dorothy L. Ames, 89, of North Dartmouth, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Merle L. and Nellie E. (Zawalski) Ames, she lived in...

Cecilia E. “Sue” (Tavares) Riley, 73

Cecilia E. “Sue” (Tavares) Riley, 73, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday February 8, 2020 after a prolonged illness. She was the beloved wife of 51 years of Danny J. Riley and the adored mother of Danielle C. Riley. Born in New Bedford, she was the...

Donald Morse Savery, Jr., 68

Don passed away peacefully after an illness at St. Luke's Hospital Palliative Care on January 30, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born and raised in Marion and was the son of the late Donald M. Savery, Sr. and Florence J. Savery. He...

Antonio F. Morais, 79

Antonio F. Morais, 79, of South Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen F. (Castonguay) Morais. Antonio was born in Faial, Azores to the late Eleuterio and Anna F. (...

Zulmira Maria Antonio (Myra), 74

Zulmira Maria Antonio (Myra), 74, of South Dartmouth passed away on the morning of Saturday, February 8, 2020. Born on December 6, 1945 in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Senorinha (Amaral) Vargas. She is...

Mary C. (Almeida) Judge, 94

Mary C. (Almeida) Judge, 94, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday February 9, 2020 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Charles F. Judge, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel F. and Emilia J. (Fraga) Almeida, she lived in...

Daniel K. Abreu, 65

Daniel K. Abreu, age 65, of Swansea passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Mary (McCann) Abreu to whom he has been married for the past 13 years. Born in New Bedford...

Leroy G. Marden, 94

Leroy G. Marden, 94, of Dartmouth passed away on February 6, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the husband of Mary A. (Nadeau) Marden, they were married for 72 years. Born in Gay Head, MA, son of the late Willard M. Marden, Sr. and the late...

Helen E. Jenkins, 84

Helen E. (Valentage) Jenkins, 84, of Dartmouth, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family and friends after a period of declining health. She was the widow of William J. Jenkins, Jr. and daughter of the late August and Susan (Sebell)...

Arthur Froias, 88

Arthur Froias, 88, of Dartmouth, died on February 7, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. He was the widower of Dorothy A. (Rebello) Froias and son of the late Manuel Froias, Jr. and Helen A. (Aguiar) Froias...

Manuel A. Magalhaes, 83

Manuel A. Magalhaes, 83, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died on February 8, 2020 at Our Lady's Haven following a period of declining health. He was the widower of Angelina G. (Roda) Magalhaes and son of the late Manuel Celestino Magalhaes...

Emma E. (Stringer) Ward, 94

Emma E. (Stringer) Ward, 94, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was wife of the late Bert Ward. Born in New Bedford, she was daughter of the late Charles and Leah R. (Wagstaff) Stringer. Prior to...

Carol A. (Massicotte) Campbell, 68

Carol A. (Massicotte) Campbell, 68, of Dartmouth, passed away on January 27, 2020 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the beloved wife of her loving and devoted husband James M. Campbell and the former wife of late Marcel Fournier. Mrs...

Natalie (Paixao) Souza, 98

Natalie (Paixao) Souza, 98, of South Dartmouth, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Hathaway Manor following a period of declining health. She was the widow of David P. Souza, Jr. and daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline (Louro) Paixao. Born in...

Sumner H. Morse, 96

Sumner H. Morse, 96, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Our Lady’s Haven. He was the husband of the late Jean A. (Elkin) Morse. Born in Boston, son of the late Michael J. and Anna (Peskin) Morse, he came to Dartmouth in 1978...

Polly-Anna M. (Jacques) Nunes, 85

Polly-Anna M. (Jacques) Nunes, 85, of North Dartmouth, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, after a period of declining health. She was the longtime companion of the late Anthony Figuenick. Born in New...

Delfina T. (Tiburcio) Amaral, 86

Delfina T. (Tiburcio) Amaral, 86, of Dartmouth, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a period of declining health. She was the widow of Marcelino Amaral and daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Da Trindade) Tiburcio...

Alfred D. Pimental, 96

Alfred D. Pimental, 96, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Hathaway Manor. He was the beloved husband of the late Deolinda (Gracia) Pimental. Alfred was born in Dartmouth to the late John and Evangelina (Duarte) Pimentel. He...

David Alan Pasek, 75

David Alan Pasek, 75, of Dartmouth passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Dwight M. Pasek and the late Helen Ione (Julson) Pasek. He was born in Flushing, New York and had lived in many places across...

Dorothy M. Amaral, 92

Dorothy M. Amaral, 92, of Dartmouth died January 20, 2020 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lionel S. "Leo" Amaral. Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Wilkinson) St. Pierre, she...

Maria C. (Pavao) Medeiros, 99

Maria C. (Pavao) Medeiros, 99 of Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel P. Medeiros and the daughter of the late Joao Pavao Araujo and Antonia Amelia (Pavao)...

Helena (Machado) Almeida, 76

Helena (Machado) Almeida, 76, of Dartmouth passed away Monday, January 13, at St. Anne’s Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Manuel J. Machado and Palmira Rodrigues Lamas. She was born in Gralheira, Tras os Montes, Portugal and had lived in...

Richard L. Correia, 44

Richard L. Correia, age 44 of Dartmouth passed away on Monday January 13, 2020 at home after a hard-fought battle with cancer. A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island son of Richard and Mary (Sequin) Correia, husband of Laurie (Bourgeois) Correia and...

Cecelia Ociesa, 93

Cecelia (Wesoly) Ociesa, a lifelong resident of New Bedford and Dartmouth, passed away on January 12, 2020 at the age of 93. Cecelia was known as Sally to her friends, “Mom” to her three daughters, and as “Mama” to her grandchildren and most...

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