Obituaries

Stanley J. Galligo, 97

Stanley J. Galligo, 97, of South Dartmouth passed away on April 2, 2025. He was the husband of the late Bernadina M. (Costa) Galligo. He was employed at Continental Screw for many years, until his retirement. Stanley was passionate about sailing and...

Jeanne DuPont Dutra, 80

Jeanne DuPont Dutra, 80, of Dartmouth died Saturday March 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving daughter and son-in-law. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Dutra. Born in Watertown, Massachusetts and raised in Belmont, she was the daughter of the...
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Lisa A. Grace, 68

Lisa A. Grace, 68, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 23, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Barbara Whitehead Silva, and mother of Matthew R. Grace. Lisa grew up in Mattapoisett and Clark's Cove in Dartmouth,...

Kathleen A. (O'Leary) Marotta, 80

Kathleen A. (O'Leary) Marotta, 80, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025. She was born on January 10, 1945, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Michael John O'Leary and Claire (Earley) O'Leary...

Gerard A. Carreau, Sr., 86

DARTMOUTH-Gerard A. Carreau, Sr., 86, of So. Dartmouth, formerly of Rochester, died March 13, 2025. Husband of Lorraine O. (Morin). Born in New Bedford. Member of U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Welder fabricator and engineer at Process Equipment, PX...

Louella L. (Valerio) Lucas, 76

Louella L. (Valerio) Lucas, 76, of South Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Melvin B. Lucas, Jr., they shared 46 years of marriage. Mrs. Lucas was born in Falmouth, daughter of the...

Susan Ellen Waters, 61

Susan Ellen Waters, 61, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Col. Herbert R. Waters, Jr. and the late Mary C. (Daluz) Waters. Sue was a graduate of Dartmouth High School, where...

Robert M. "Bo" LaBonte, 62

Robert M. "Bo" LaBonte, 62, of New Bedford died Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of Claudette (LaMarche) LaBonte and the late Leopold LaBonte, he lived in New Bedford and...

Mary A. (Cardullo) Riddle

DARTMOUTH-Mary A. (Cardullo) Riddle died Feb. 14, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Wife of the late Clyde Riddle and daughter of the late Thomas and Alice Cardullo. Born in Cambridge, MA she raised her family in Foxboro from 1955-1987, after which she...

Esther M. (Reed) Raposa, 87

Esther M. (Reed) Raposa, 87, of Dartmouth died Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Tufts Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Donald P. Raposa. Born in Providence, RI, daughter of the late Tom and Elsie (Burgess...

James L. Braga, 83

James L. Braga, 83 of Seekonk, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Lynette (Raymond) Braga; together for 36 years. Born in New Bedford, MA he was a son of the late Louis Joseph Braga, and Mary (...

Rachael H. (McDermott) Rose

Rachael H. (McDermott) Rose, 58, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly on January 3, 2025 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Roy Rose for the last 40 years. Born in Providence, RI, daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Caramello)...

Julio Gomes, 89

Julio Gomes, 89, of Dartmouth died peacefully December 21, 2024 at a rehabilitation nursing facility after battling long illnesses. He was the husband of the late Angelina (Soares) Gomes and son of the late Francisco Gomes and Ana (Lobo) Gomes. He...

Joseph Albert Normand Audette, 92

Joseph Albert Normand Audette, 92, of Dartmouth passed away Thursday December 26, 2024 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Jeanette (Rodrigues) Audette. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Albert L. and...

Barbara Jean Najjar

Barbara Jean Najjar of Dartmouth died on Tuesday December 17, 2024, after being struck by an SUV while she was walking with her husband. On that day the world lost as kind, friendly, thoughtful, generous, patient, and loving a human being as ever...

Robert P. Huff, 77

Robert P. Huff, 77, of Westport, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at Advent Health Winter Park, Florida. He was the husband of Alice I. (Collins) Huff. They shared 55 years of marriage. Mr. Huff was born in Plainfield, New Jersey son of...

John D. Costa, 84

John D. Costa, 84, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 12, 2024, surrounded by his family and with love all around him. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen A. (Tripp) Costa with whom he shared 65 years of marriage...

Nancy Marie (Hurney) Moore

Nancy Marie (Hurney) Moore of Natick, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on December 4, 2024. Beloved mother of Jeremy Michael Moore and his wife Jamie of WY, Matthew Moore of West Roxbury, and Meghan Moore of WY. Devoted daughter of the late...

Jacqueline T. Bernier, 85

Jacqueline T. “Jackie” Bernier, 85, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 22, 2024 at The Cottages of Dartmouth Village. She was the wife of the late Louis B. Bernier. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C...

Christopher John Wallace, 63

Christopher John Wallace, 63, of Dartmouth died at St. Luke's Hospital on November 23, 2024 after a massive heart attack. Christopher was raised in Marion and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School. He studied architectural engineering at...

Theodore ‘Ted’ Smith Ingalls, 85

Theodore “Ted” Smith Ingalls, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday night, November 17, 2024 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Boston, Ted was the son of the late Dr. Theodore Hunt Ingalls (d...

Henry "Hank" Souza, 89

Henry "Hank" Souza, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on November 9, 2024 at the age of 89. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on December 31, 1934, Henry was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Paiva) Souza...

Bernard R. "Bernie" Allain, 75

Bernard R. "Bernie" Allain, 75, of Dartmouth, died unexpectedly on November 18, 2024 in Chesterfield, N.H. Bernie was born in New Bedford to David and Doris (Lavoie) Allain. He graduated from New Bedford High School in 1967. He pursued a career as...

Myrna D. (Chase) Lamontagne, 95

Myrna D. (Chase) Lamontagne, 95, of Dartmouth died Tuesday, November 19, 2024 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Rene J. Lamontagne. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Lawrence and Florence (Brooks) Chase, she...

Marion Rose Reid, 74

Marion Rose Reid passed away on November 7, 2024 at home after a long, well fought battle with Multiple Myeloma. Marion was a lifelong resident of Dartmouth. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Furtado) Mello and the sister of the late...

Anthony J. Arruda, 86

Anthony J. Arruda, age 86, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Vibra Hospital after fighting complications of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. He was the husband of Priscilla R. (Robinson) Arruda. They...

Kristen E. (Erickson) Ashton, 77

Kristen E. (Erickson) Ashton, 77, of Dartmouth died peacefully November 4, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Norman H. and Eleanor M. (Riley) Erickson, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. Kris devoted her...

Edward W. Schofield, 92

DARTMOUTH-Edward W. Schofield, 92, of Dartmouth, died October 9, 2024. Husband of Pauline C. (Brillon) Schofield. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Schofield resided in Dartmouth since 1962. U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was employed as a...

Alice P. (Alfonse) Sylvia, 95

NEW BEDFORD-Alice P. (Alfonse) Sylvia, 95, formerly of Dartmouth died October 30, 2024 at Sacred Heart Home. Widow of Frank P. Sylvia, Jr. and daughter of the late Manuel and Loretta (Bourbeau) Alfonse. Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Sylvia resided in...