Obituaries

Judite M. Ferreira, 91

Judite (Matos) Ferreira, age 91, of Dartmouth, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019. She was the wife of the late Joao Antonio Ferreira who passed away in 2018. They shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Porto de Mos, Portugal, she immigrated to the...

Kathleen A. Anthony, 56

Kathleen A. “Kathy” Anthony, age 56 of Dartmouth passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 4, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Blanche (Poirier) Anthony. Born in New Bedford, she...
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Cory D. Medeiros, 28

Cory D. Medeiros, 28, of Dartmouth, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Karen M. Laberge of Dartmouth and David J. Medeiros of Swansea. Mr. Medeiros was born in Fall River and had...

Claire A. Costa, 80

Claire A. (Blouin) Costa, 80, of Dartmouth, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Autumn Glen, Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Joseph Costa, Jr. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Haslam) Blouin, she was a...

Manuel D. Vieira, 74

Manuel D. Vieira, 74, of Dartmouth, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Jose Da Rocha Vieira and Sofia (Loureiro) Vieira and husband of Cecilia (Sousa) Vieira. Manuel...

Doris O. Neville, 91

Doris O. Neville, 91, of Dartmouth, died Tuesday, July 30 at New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Ida F. (Trudelle) Neville. Doris graduated from Simmons College, Fordham University...

Maria A. Walsh, 94

Maria A. Walsh, 94, originally of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, July 25 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Carroll D. Walsh and the daughter of the late Tomaz and Maria do Lurdes (Costa) Da Camara. Maria was...

John G. Duarte, Jr., 82

John G. Duarte, Jr., 82, of Dartmouth passed away Wednesday July 31 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was the husband of Domingas (DaSilva) Duarte. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John G...

Rev. Luciano Joaquim de Medeiros Pereira, 88

Rev. Luciano Joaquim de Medeiros Pereira, 88 of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on July 25 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Capelas, São Miguel, Açores, he was the son of the late Antonio Joaquim Pereira and Palmira Botelho M. Pereira. He...

Roger A. Malonson, 76

Roger A. Malonson, 76, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday July 20 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beverly (Carreira) Malonson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Raymond A. and Lillian (Savaria) Malonson, he...

Ryan C. Audette, 36

Ryan C. Audette, 36, of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday, July 16. He was the beloved son of Toni Rego of Dartmouth and Raymond G. Audette of Hobe Sound, FL. Born in New Bedford, Ryan was a lifelong area resident. He worked at various marinas and boat...

Michael S. Oliveira, 44

Michael S. Oliveira, 44 of Dartmouth died July 19 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Stephen C. and Donna A. (White) Oliveira, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. He was employed by P.J. Keating for many years. He...

Marion H. (Crapo) Lamarre, 87

Marion H. (Crapo) Lamarre, 87, of Dartmouth passed away Friday July 19 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Roland R. Lamarre. Born in, Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Oscar and Louisa (...

Vivian C. Peloquin, 80

Vivian C. Peloquin, 80, of Dartmouth died Wednesday, July 17 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emile J. and Jeannette (Lizotte) Peloquin, she lived in Texas, Colorado and...

Donald L. Zekan, 73

Donald L. Zekan, 73, passed away on the morning of 15 July, two years after being diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra (Dolan) Zekan. Don was born in Mt. Pleasant, PA, the son of the late George...

Luiza A. (Arruda) Benjamin, 93

Luiza A. (Arruda) Benjamin, 93, of Dartmouth, passed away Saturday, July 13 in Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Joao Benjamin. Born in Sao Miguel, Acores, a daughter of the late Francisco and Mariana (Rapozo) Arruda, she was a long-time...

Richard R. Gonsalves, 72

Richard R. Gonsalves, 72, of South Dartmouth died Tuesday, July 9 after a long illness at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving long time companion of Helen Macek, and son of the late Tony and Gertrude Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford in 1946,...

Louis M. Furtado, 77

Louis M. Furtado, 77, of East Freetown, formerly of Dartmouth, died suddenly Monday, July 8 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Gilberta (Frias) Furtado with whom he shared 54 years of marriage and son of...

William C. Owen, 91

William C. Owen, 91 years old, died Thursday, July 11. He was married 32 years to the late Jean M. (Barry) Owen. He was son of the late Charles Owen Jr. and Anita C. (Post) Owen and brother of the late Mabel A. Owen. Father of five children, the...

Olive R. Benton, 92

Olive Ruth (Stuart) Benton, 92, of Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Brewer and Bangor, Maine, passed away Saturday July 13, 2019. Born in Etna, Maine, the daughter of the late Raymond and Vinnie (Ireland) Stuart, she attended Etna schools and graduated...

John S. Borowicz, 87

John S. Borowicz, 87, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on July 9, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Joan B. (Lokitis) Borowicz. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Regina (Kolaczewska) Borowicz, he was a long-time...

Marjorie M. (Walecka) Findlay, 97

Marjorie Findlay
Marjorie M. (Walecka) Findlay, 97, of Dartmouth died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sunday, June 23 surrounded by family members after a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Ernest W. Findlay. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was...

James S. Tomasik, 71

James Tomasik
James S. Tomasik, affectionately known by many as “Shad,” 71, of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday, July 9 in Charlton Memorial Hospital after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Adam and Cecelia (Janasiewicz) Tomasik...

Kenneth J. Lent, 87

Kenneth J. Lent, 87, of Dartmouth, died on July 1, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Sylvia A. (Rebello) Lent. Born in Provincetown, son of the late Frederick and Philamena (Cabral) Lent...

Lydia Rose Bairos, 68

Lydia Rose Bairos passed away on July 3, 2019 after a long battle with leukemia while surrounded by loved ones. She was 68 years old. Lydia was born in New Bedford, MA, lived in Lakeville, MA and Spring Hill, FL after residing in Dartmouth, MA for...

Shirley (Mead) Vital, 84

Shirley (Mead) Vital, 84, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, June 25 at Hathaway Manor surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Edmund R. Vital. Born in Dartmouth, daughter of the late Charles H. Mead, Jr. And Eleanor (Peters...

Clara (Vieira) Neves, 101

Clara Neves Obituary
Clara (Vieira) Neves, 101, of Dartmouth died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 27 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Anthony T. Neves. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and...

David J. Demoranville, 72

David J. Demoranville, 72, of South Dartmouth died Monday, June 24 at the Oaks after an almost 15-year-long and hard-fought battle with multiple forms of cancer, with his family by his side. He is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years Marion...

Donna Marie Avila, 57

Donna Marie (Daniels) Avila, 57, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2019 at home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of James W. Avila with whom she shared 35 years of marriage...

Genevieve S. Lawrence, 75

Genevieve S. "Jenny" (Cabral) Lawrence, 75, of Dartmouth died on June 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family following a courageous three-year battle with breast cancer. She was the beloved wife of Richard "Pomba" Lawrence with whom she...

Kaye Farrell, 81

Kaye Farrell, 81, of New Bedford, passed away on June 8, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford to John and Virginia Clauretie, she lived in New Bedford and South Dartmouth for most of her life. Kaye was a graduate of Holy Family High...

Claire Simmons, 86

Claire I. (Boutin) Simmons, 86, of Dartmouth died on June 13, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joseph Simmons, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jean B. and Lucienne (Devost...

Richard Ferreira, 81

Richard “Didda” Ferreira, 81, of North Dartmouth formerly of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, June 3, with his daughters Sharon and Debra at his side after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Joseph...

Olivia M. Couto, 98

Dartmouth MA News Obituaries — Olivia Couto
Olivia (Moniz) Couto, age 98, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, June 5 at Hathaway Manor. She was the beloved wife of the late James R. Couto. Olivia was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Mary (Correia) and John Moniz Lima. During her...

Jeanne B. McAndrew, 63

Jeanne (Boucher) McAndrew, 63, a resident of Dartmouth since 1999, passed away Tuesday, May 28 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was the wife of Richard L. McAndrew for 43 years. Jeanne was born in Fall River. A daughter of the late Alban R...

Carlos Martins, 91

Carlos Martins, age 91, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the beloved husband of Assuncao (Martins) Martins. Carlos was born in São Miguel, Azores to the late Jose Martins and Margarida dos...

James K. White, 87

James K. White, 87, passed away Monday, May 27. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Schueler) White and son of the late F. Kimball and Elizabeth (Sweeny) White and the stepson of the late Olive Millspaugh White. Born in New Bedford, he lived in...