Obituaries

Jerome S. Cline, 87

Jerome S. Cline, 87, of New Bedford, died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on Jan.18, 2021. He was the son of the late Guernsey Chaffee Cline and the late Marjorie Burns Cline. Mr. Cline was born in Bronxville, NY, and summered at Salter’s Point in...

Michael A. Irwin, 57

Michael A. Irwin 57, of Dartmouth, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 after a long illness. Born in New Bedford he was the loving son of Daniel Irwin and Diane Mildred (Fluegel) Irwin. Michael is survived by his two sisters,...
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Scott Norton, 44

Scott Norton, a resident of Missoula, Montana and former Dartmouth resident passed away on Nov. 10, 2020 at the age of 44. Scott is survived by his daughter, Emma Montgomery; his father, Raymond Norton; his siblings, Philip Norton and Brad Norton;...

Bernadina M. (Costa) Galligo, 95

Bernadina M. (Costa) Galligo, 95, of Dartmouth died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at Somerset Ridge Center after a period of declining health. She was the wife of Stanley J. Galligo. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manual and Belmira (Mello)...

George Maltais, 90

George Maltais, 90, of Dartmouth, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 at home peacefully, after a long illness. He was the husband of Elsie Maltais and the son of the late Joseph C.H. Maltais and the late Georgianna LaPierre Maltais. Besides his wife,...

Nancy E. (Ryan) Pye, 91

Nancy E. (Ryan) Pye, 91, of Dartmouth, passed away on Dec. 29, 2020. Beloved daughter, wife, and mother, Nancy is survived by her son James and his wife Elizabeth, grandchildren Katie, James, Holly and Jameson, six great-grandchildren, and nieces...

Fryderyk Bernat, 90

Fryderyk Bernat, 90, of Dartmouth, passed away Friday, Jan.1, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lucille F.J. (Brunette) Bernat, they were married for 62 years. Born in New Bedford, son of the...

Claire (Delano) Driesen, 92

Claire (Delano) Driesen, 92, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of Donald Driesen, with whom she was married for 67 years. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late...

Joseph E. Lewis, 69

Joseph E. Lewis, 69, of Dartmouth, formerly from Stratham, NH, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 23 with his wife and daughters by his side after a courageous, lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of Elaine Jenkins, with whom he was...

Richard P. Brown, 88

Richard P. Brown, 88, of Dartmouth passed away on December 26, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. Dick was born in Worcester the son of Everett and Lillian (Dupre) Brown and was raised in Shrewsbury. He attended Shrewsbury schools and graduated...

Pamela Jean Ferreira, 62

Pamela Jean Ferreira, 62, of New Bedford, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Norman L. Ferreira and Rita (Santos) Ferreira. She moved to...

Kenneth R. Zimmerman, 83

Kenneth R. Zimmerman, 83, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday,Dec. 9, 2020, at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford. Ken was born in Palmyra, PA to the late Marlin and Ruth (Snyder) Zimmerman. He was predeceased in marriage by Doris F. (Sylvester)...

Patricia M. (Ormonde) Taylor, 82

Patricia M. (Ormonde) Taylor, 82, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday Dec. 6, 2020 suddenly at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco Ormonde and Ermelinda (Sylvia) Ormonde Starkie, she lived in New Bedford for most...

Dorothy Yates, 92

Dorothy Yates, 92, of Dartmouth passed away on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She had been the beloved wife of the late Norman W. Yates. Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, she was the beloved daughter of the...

Kenneth P. Souza, 76

Kenneth P. Souza, 76, of Dartmouth passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Virginia (Reis) Souza to whom he had been happily married for 52 years. Born in New Bedford, a son of the late Arthur and Julia...

John J. Baughan

John J. Baughan, know more often as Jack, died peacefully at his home in North Dartmouth with his wife of 64 years, the former Beverley Bartlett, at his side. Mr. Baughan was the owner manager of Valcourt Industrial Supply Co. in Fall River from...

Theophilo “Ted” Santos

Theophilo “Ted” Santos of Dartmouth passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 in his residence with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Hope (Guiomar) Santos to whom he had been happily married for 72 years. Born in New Bedford, a son of the...

Claire (Santos) Oliveira, 95

Claire (Santos) Oliveira, 95, formerly of Fairhaven, passed peacefully, at the Grace Barker Nursing Center, on Thursday, December 3, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Leopold Oliveira Jr. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the...

Fred K. Hanack, 94

Fred K. Hanack, 94, of Dartmouth died at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River after a brief illness on Nov. 28, 2020. He was the husband of the late Jutta (Willman) Hanack. Born in Lenin, Germany April 19, 1926, he was the son of the late...

Frances C. (Daly) Sullivan, 98

Frances C. (Daly) Sullivan of Dartmouth passed away on Nov. 24, 2020, just six hours shy of her 99th birthday. Born in Middletown, CT, to Richard and Marie (Calamari) Daly, she was married to Robert J. Sullivan for 50 years before his passing in...

Eileen D. Curran, 89

Eileen D. Curran, a Dartmouth resident who was dedicated to others, died on Nov. 20. She was 89 years old. Eileen and her husband, Hon. Patrick Curran, retired to Dartmouth from Las Cruces, NM. As an attorney at Southern New Mexico Legal Services,...

John Richard West

Born June 7, 1953 in Lexington MA, son of Paul B. West and Charlotte (Boyer) West, John Richard West of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital on Nov. 26, 2020. John was an amazing and passionate man with a zest...

Donald Sylvia, 81

Donald Sylvia, 81, of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Doreen L. (Costa) Sylvia. Born in Dartmouth, son of the late Edward and Mary (Aguiar) Sylvia, he lived in...

Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott, 93

Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott, 93, of Mattapoisett and formerly of Dartmouth passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Earle W. Scott for 54 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late...

Lawrence A. Ferreira, 86

Lawrence A. Ferreira, 86, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020. He was the husband of the late Elaine R. (Costa) Ferreira and the late Fern L. (Sherman) Lipsett Ferreira. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph and...

William Connolly ‘Bill’ Mosher, 79

William Connolly ‘Bill’ Mosher, 79, died November 19, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of his best friend Mary A. (Driscoll) Mosher. They had been married 56 years. Born in New Bedford on March 12, 1941, he was the son of the late...

John D. ‘JD’ McKenna, 53

John D. "JD" McKenna, 53, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly Saturday, November 14, 2020. Born in New Bedford, son of Ann E. (Dalzell) McKenna and the late John J. McKenna, Jr., he lived in New Bedford most of his life. JD was a retired Massachusetts...

Patricia (Barros) Pina, 80

Patricia (Barros) Pina, 80, of Dartmouth passed away Monday November 16, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Guilherme “Jimmy” and Beatrice (Santos) Barros, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her...

Stephen S. Gwozdz, 97

Stephen S. Gwozdz, 97, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford passed away Wednesday November 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Irene R. (Gallagher) Gwozdz for 53 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Stanislaus...

Jacob D. Medeiros, 25

Jacob D. Medeiros, 25, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 21, 2020. He was the beloved son of Shannon M. Medeiros and her companion, Rui Vieira of Dartmouth and Jay Ferran of New Bedford. Jacob was born in New Bedford and was a...

Manuel Freitas, 96

Manuel Freitas, 96, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, the day after his late wife Elsie Freitas’s birthday. A longtime Dartmouth resident, he was born in New Bedford, and was the beloved son of the late Antonio and Virginia (Fernandes) Freitas...

Dennis Eli Beck, 85

Dennis Eli Beck, 85, of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away on November 4, 2020 at St Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the beloved husband for 63 years of Shirley (Doane...

Carl Gregory

Carl Gregory of Dartmouth passed away on November 12, 2020 from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s disease. He is the beloved husband of 58 years to Alberta (Holt) Gregory. Carl was born on July 9, 1940 in New Bedford to...

Floriano A. Pimentel, 51

Floriano A. Pimentel, 51, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 in Vibra Hospital after a lengthy illness with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Mariana (Miguel) Pimentel, to whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born...

Joseph A. Verissimo, 60

Joseph A. Verissimo, 60, of Dartmouth passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Patricia C. (Costa) Verissimo. Born in St. Michael, Azores he was the son of Maria (Brum)...

William B. Nelson III, 79

William B. Nelson III, 79, of Lakeville and Dartmouth passed away on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Charlotte (Roderick) Nelson to whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, a son of the...

Joel R. Teixeira, 91

Joel R. Teixeira, 91, of Dartmouth died Oct. 26, 2020 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Justina D. (Monteiro) Teixeira. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, son of the late Maria Rodrigues and Pantaleon Teixeira, he lived in Jersey City, NJ...

Konstantinos "Gus" Psichopaidas, 76

Konstantinos "Gus" Psichopaidas, 76, of New Bedford and Dartmouth, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Kathy (Mantzavinos) Psichopaidas, to whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in the...

Richard H. “Dick” Warburton, M.D., 86

Richard H. “Dick” Warburton, MD, 86, passed away quietly at St. Luke’s Hospital on October 20, 2020 surrounded by his family. Dick Warburton was born in Groton, grew up in New Bedford, and resided in Dartmouth. He attended Tufts University both as...

Oliva R. Vanasse, 81

Oliva R. Vanasse, 81, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. He was the husband of Mary A. (O'Brien) Vanasse. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph O. and Marie B. (Perry) Vanasse, he...

Alzida (Elsie) Alva Ferro

Alzida (Elsie) Alva Ferro died at Care One in New Bedford on October 4, 2020, after a long illness. A longtime Dartmouth resident, she was born in New Bedford, the daughter of Mr. Manuel and Alice (Silva) Alves. Elsie was married sixty-seven special...

Shirley Veale Davenport, 90

Shirley Veale Davenport, 90, passed away in her home surrounded by her family, following a brief decline in her health. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard (“Dick”), with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. A resident of South Dartmouth...

Carolyn (Swan) Purtell, 82

Carolyn (Swan) Purtell, 82, of Dartmouth, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the loving wife of Joseph W. Purtell, to whom she had been married for 57 years. In addition to her husband, she is...

Lillian May (Piva) Souza

Lillian May (Piva) Souza, of South Dartmouth, known to most as Lil or Lily, passed away peacefully at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, on Sunday, Oct. 11. Born in 1926 to John and Mary (Medeiros) Piva, Lil was well-known around greater New...

Richard C. Martin, 64

Richard C. Martin, 64, of North Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Born in Dartmouth, son of the late Richard Souza Martin and Joan (Carrier) Martin, he lived in Dartmouth all of his life. Survivors include a son, Todd Martin...

Lori DeCosta, 47

Lori DeCosta, 47, of Swansea, formerly of Dartmouth and Wareham, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday October 1, 2020. Born in Taunton, she was raised in Dartmouth and lived in Wareham for many years before moving to Swansea two years ago. She...

Marianna J. (Cordeiro) DeMatos, 90

Marianna J. (Cordeiro) DeMatos passed away peacefully on Thursday Oct. 1, 2020 at the home of her loving son. She was 90 years old. Marianna was born on Dec. 28, 1929, in Fall River, daughter of Manuel and Maria (Almeida) Cordeiro. She is survived...

Patricia R. Cunha, 85

Our beloved mother, Patricia R. Cunha, 85, of Dartmouth, entered the gates of heaven on Thursday, October 1, 2020, surrounded by her loving family, after a short period of declining health. She was the widow of the late Daniel M. Cunha. Mom was born...

Justina (Esteves Clemente) Vieira, 98

Justina (Esteves Clemente) Vieira, 98, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 at Our Lady‘s Haven in Fairhaven, after being diagnosed with dementia several years ago. She was the wife of the late Dionísio B. Vieira. Born...

Hilda (Vieira) Alves, 92

Hilda (Vieira) Alves, 92, of Dartmouth passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 at Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Americo 'Mac' Alves. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late...

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