Obituaries

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,...
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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...

Patricia P. Marshall, 75

Patricia Perkins Marshall, 75, of South Dartmouth, passed away Friday, May 3 at The Cottages at Dartmouth Village. Born February 12, 1944 in Providence, RI, Pat graduated from Lincoln School, attended URI and graduated from Katherine Gibbs School...

Lillian (Sabath) Betor, 89

Lillian (Sabath) Betor, 89, of North Dartmouth passed away on Monday, May 6. She was the wife of Edward P. Betor, with whom she enjoyed 68 years of marriage. Lillian was born on March 19, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Ameen and Nayfee (...

Rosa J. (Fortes) Vieira, 89

Rosa J. "Molly" (Fortes) Vieira, 89, of Dartmouth, passed from this Earth on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12 at Sacred Heart Home following a courageous battle with cancer and the side effects of the treatment. She was the wife of the late Ernest J...

Charlotte K. Salon, 101

Charlotte K. Salon, 101, of North Dartmouth, passed away on May 10, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Shepard L. Salon, Devoted mother of Stephen Salon and his wife Linda, and Renee Hahn and her husband Edward. Dear grandmother of Jonathan...

Maria O. DeMello, 76

Maria O. (Correia) DeMello, 76 of Dartmouth, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 4 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Paul J. DeMello, Sr. Born in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, a daughter of...

Ruby M. T. Plummer, 88

Ruby Marilyn Taber Plummer, 88, of North Dartmouth died peacefully on Saturday, May 4 at Tobey Hospital with her children by her side. She was the wife of the late Bruce M. Plummer. Born June 30, 1930, in New Bedford, Ruby was the daughter of the...

Mildred C. (Mello) Frias, 91

Mildred C. (Mello) Frias, 91, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, May 2 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Frias. Mildred was born in Fairhaven, MA to Manuel and Mary (Hayes) Mello. She had worked as a...

Anne N. Pereira

Anne N. (Lameiras) Pereira, 84, of Dartmouth, died Wednesday, May 1 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro following a brief illness. She was the widow of Richard Pereira and daughter of the late Casimiro D. and Anna B. (Amaral) Lameiras. Born in...

Annmarie Anderson, 84

Annmarie Anderson, 84, of Dartmouth, died on May 2, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Einar and Katie Anderson of New Bedford; sister of the late Edward E. Anderson (Joan Cavanaugh) of Mystic, CT, Albert F. Anderson (Joan) of New Bedford, MA,...

Frederick G. Philipp, 89

Frederick G. Philipp, 89, of Dartmouth (formerly of Fairhaven) passed away Sunday, April 28 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the husband of the late Claire A. (Caron) Philipp. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Frederick W. and Anna (Singleton)...

Elsa A. F. Herrington, 80

Elsa Alberta Frieda Herrington, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, at The Residence at Cedar Dell in Dartmouth. Elsa was born and raised in Manhattan, New York to Hans von Steiger and Frieda (Rhode) von Steiger and has a brother Hans...

Frank Condez Jr., 78

Frank Condez, Jr., 78, of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Beverly A. (DeSimone) Condez with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford,...

Vivian R. Cunha, 75

Vivian R. Cunha, 75, passed away Saturday, April 27 at the Cottages at Dartmouth Village. She was the daughter of the late Alice (Pina) Cunha and the late James R. Cunha and the sister of the late James R. Cunha, Jr. Vivian was brought up in New...

Robert W. Matte, 87

Robert W. Matte, 87, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on April 11. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Iren Lagasse Matte and Charles Eugene Matte; nieces Leslie Baxendale, Lynn Baxendale Cox, and...

Albert Griek, 93

Albert Griek, 93, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on April 22 with his loving wife, Virginia, by his side. Born in Nantucket to the late Garbriella (Claus) and Albert Griek, Al moved to New Bedford when he was 16, where he...