Obituaries

Steven J. Surprenant, 61

Steven J. Surprenant, 61, of North Dartmouth passed away on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Jacqueline M. (Dupuis) Surprenant with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in...

Diane S. Perry, 75

Diane S. Perry, 75, of South Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Robert I. Perry of South Dartmouth and daughter of the late Rose (Mello) and Serafim Silva. Diane is survived by her husband...

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Antonio F. Marmelo, 73

Antonio F. Marmelo, 73, of Dartmouth passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Matos) Marmelo with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. They would have celebrated their anniversary in...

Maria “Berta” Serpa, 75

Maria “Berta” Serpa, 75, of Dartmouth, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 surrounded by family, at home, following a long illness. She was the wife of Jose A. Serpa, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Horta, Faial, daughter of the...

Irene (Emond) Cellett, 96

Irene (Emond) Celletti, July 25, 1924. Irene passed on Aug. 31, 2020 in the comfort of her own home. She was the widow of Guy Celletti. Born in Fall River to Albert and Margret (Schmitz) Emond. She enjoyed family gatherings, loved tending to her...

Jose B. Ribeiro, 82

Jose B. Ribeiro, 82, of Dartmouth passed on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Margaret A. (Paiva) Ribeiro. Born in Porto de Mós, Portugal he was the son of the late Joao Ribeiro and Luzia (Duarte) Ribeiro. Jose had...

Yvette R. (Monuteaux) Tougas, 90

Yvette R. (Monuteaux) Tougas, 90, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Saturday September 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Roger L. Tougas. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the daughter of the late James and Rosamond (...

Anne E. (Curry) Porter, 78

Anne E. (Curry) Porter, 78, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford and Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on Monday August 31, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Porter, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of...

Irene (Vital) Saltzman, 78

Irene (Vital) Saltzman, 78, of Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Michael Saltzman and the daughter of the late Manuel and Belmira Vital. Irene is survived by her husband, two precious cats,...

Jaime M. Mello, 68

Jaime M. Mello, 68, of Dartmouth, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Manuel Cabral Mello and Maria de Deus (Costa) Mello. Born in Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores, he emigrated to...

Linda M. Silveira, 52

Linda M. Silveira, 52, of Dartmouth passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in her residence with her loving family at her side. She was the companion of Jose “Joe” Miranda, with whom she shared 17 wonderful years together. Born in Cais do Pico,...

Robert J. “Bob” Phillips, 77

Robert J. “Bob” Phillips, 77, of South Dartmouth, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 in his residence with his loving wife of 54 years by his side. Born in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late Roland and Anna Phillips, Bob was a graduate of Staples...

Eileen Marie (Doyle) Oliveira, 88

Eileen Marie (Doyle) Oliveira, 88, of Dartmouth entered into eternal rest after a period of declining health on August 16, 2020. She was the loving widow of Joseph S. Oliveira, Jr. who passed in 2008 after 55 years of marriage. Eileen was the...

Cynthia Snowden (Gifford) Terry, 83

Cynthia Snowden (Gifford) Terry, age 83, of Acushnet, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on August 13, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of Richard F. Terry, to whom she had been married for 49 years...

Mary (Meggison) Sciscento, 96

Mary (Meggison) Sciscento, 96, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Life Care Center following a period of declining health. She lived most of her life in New Bedford and Dartmouth, as well as California and Florida. She was the...

Cynthia (Cindy) R. (Ribeiro) Lopes, 77

Cynthia (Cindy) R. (Ribeiro) Lopes, 77, of South Dartmouth passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020 at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was the former wife of the late Tubalkaim P. Oliveira. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the...

Franklin DeSousa, 86

Franklin DeSousa, 86, of Dartmouth passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Germina (Sousa) DeSousa. Born in Agua de Pau, São Miguel, Azores he was the beloved son of Maria Amelia (Furtado...

Horace B. Wildes, 102

Horace B. Wildes, 102, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at home. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth B. (Smith) Wildes. Mr. Wildes was born in New Bedford, son of the late Theodore B. and Inez W. (Shaw) Wildes and had resided...

Ronald N. Tessier, 71

Ronald N. Tessier, 71, of North Dartmouth, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Claudia (Almeida) Tessier. They were married for 53 years. Born in Fall River,...

Andrew Joseph Souza, 58

Andrew Joseph Souza, 58, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 surrounded by his loving family following a lengthy illness. He was the son of Elizabeth (Alcobia) Souza and the late Andrew Souza. Andrew was well known for his masonry talent, and was the...

Claudia McClure Daggett, 64

Former Head of Friends Academy Claudia McClure Daggett, 64, passed away peacefully at home in Cotuit, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 after a seven-month battle with glioblastoma. Bright, compassionate, full of life and laughter, very...

Carol N. (Langelier) King, 70

Carol N. (Langelier) King, 70, of Fairhaven died Sunday August 2, 2020 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Herbert V. King, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Orval F. and Simone M. (Hebert) Langelier, she lived in...

Frances D. (Sheehan) White, 98

Frances D. (Sheehan) White, 98, of Dartmouth passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at home. She was the wife of the late James B. White. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Robert E. and Pauline L. (Gammons) Sheehan. She was a proud Westport...

Charles A. Peters, 79

On Friday, July 17, 2020, Charles (Chuck/Chucky) A. Peters, of Dartmouth peacefully passed away at the age of 79, following a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born on Oct. 23, 1940 in Bellefonte,...

Robert “Bob” Griffith, 76

Robert “Bob” Griffith, 76, died suddenly on July 14, 2020 in the waters off Barneys Joy Point in Dartmouth, an area he loved and fished frequently. Bob was born October 2, 1943, in West Haven, Connecticut, to Ernest and Helen (Palmer) Griffith. He...

Cornelia Alves, 93

Cornelia Alves, 93, of So. Dartmouth passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife for 59 wonderful years to the late John Alves. Born in New Bedford, she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph and...

Mary F. Perry, 95

Mary F. Perry, 95, of South Dartmouth, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Care One of New Bedford. She was the daughter of the late Augustine and Angelina (Ferreira) Perry. Born and raised in South Dartmouth, Mary was a lifelong resident. She...

Jose Rodrigues, 89

Jose Rodrigues, 89, of Dartmouth passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at his home. He was the loving husband of Teresa Maria (Almeida) Rodrigues. Born in Faial, Azores, he was the beloved son of the late Jose and Laura (Goulart) Rodrigues. He had...

Raymond B. Lake, 89

Raymond B. Lake, 89, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Monday July 13, 2020. He was the husband of Louise E. (Viera) Lake; they had been married for 65 years. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Elmer and Sarah (Jennings) Lake, he was...

Leonard S. Crane, 82

Leonard S. Crane, 82, of S. Dartmouth, MA Leonard S. Crane of Dartmouth died July 9, 2020 at home. He was the husband of Shauneen S. (Goggin) Crane. He was a longtime resident of Dartmouth. He graduated from New Bedford High School and received his...

Carlos V. Mello, Jr., 90

Carlos V. Mello, Jr., 90, of Dartmouth, died Friday, July 3, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a brief illness. He was the widower of Edith Joan (Fonseca) Mello and son of the late Carlos V. Mello, Sr. and Susan (Calnen) Mello. Born in New...

Dr. Walter M. Platt, Jr., 99

Dr. Walter M. Platt, Jr. of South Dartmouth passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sunday, July 12, 2020 after 99 wonderful years of life and just three months shy of his one hundredth birthday. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he was the son of the...

Rita Louise Audette (Souza), 82

Rita Louise Audette (Souza), 82, died in her home surrounded by her loving family on July 6, 2020 in Dartmouth. Her devotion to family and belief in God was pivotal during the good times and bad which ultimately provided the peace that she always...

Dolores A. (Rocha) Rose, 89

Dolores A. (Rocha) Rose, 89, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday July 5, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Richard G. Rose. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John A. and Charlotte A. (Cabral) Rocha, she lived in Sao Miguel,...

Janice S. (Harwood) Miranda, 83

Janice S. (Harwood) Miranda, RN, 83, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully with her loving caretakers by her side at the Royal Cotuit Nursing Home on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late James E. and Myrtle L. (Dixon)...

Arlene F. (Beard) Gouveia, 75

Arlene F. (Beard) Gouveia, 75, of Dartmouth passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Gouveia for exactly 56 years as they were married on the Fourth of July. Born in New...

Lorraine Y. (Tetreault) Pelletier, 78

Lorraine Y. (Tetreault) Pelletier, 78, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Alden Court. She was the wife of the late Albert D. Pelletier. Born in Acushnet, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Yvonne (Lizotte) Tetreault, she was a...

Theresa I. (Racine) Hallett, 91

Theresa I. (Racine) Hallett, 91, of Dartmouth passed away Monday June 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Carl W. Hallett. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Victor and Rachel (DeSorcy)...

Kenneth W. Kelly, Jr., 63

Kenneth W. Kelly, Jr., 63, of N. Dartmouth passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of Barbara (Gallant) Kelly. Born in Providence on May 22, 1957 to Kenneth W. and Florence H. (Steele). Kenneth was a Proud Marine...

Janet Macedo, 86

Janet Macedo, 86, of Dartmouth passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on April 17, 1934 in New Bedford, the youngest of a large family. Janet spent her life dedicated to her family...

Stephen DeMello Sr., 74

Stephen DeMello Sr., 74, of Dartmouth, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a period of declining health. He was the son the late Manuel and Hilda (Costa) DeMello and the husband for 57 years of Linda May (Cruz) DeMello...

Roy Stephen “Steve” DeMello, 73

Roy Stephen “Steve” DeMello, 73, of Dartmouth passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at his home. Born on July 25, 1946 in New Bedford, MA, he was the beloved son of Joseph and Mary (Pacheco) DeMello. Roy had been a fisherman for many years and later...

Dennis “Butch” Cabral, 73

Dennis “Butch” Cabral, 73, of N. Dartmouth, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel P. and Julia (Sylvia) Cabral, he was a lifelong resident of Dartmouth and a graduate...

Robert D. Grant, 82

Robert D. Grant, 82, of South Dartmouth, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of 54 years to the late Joanne (Paquette) Grant. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Irving and Evelyn (Thompson)...

Elsie G. Ferreira, 103

Elsie G. Ferreira, 103, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, formerly of Dartmouth, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Mary (Raposa) Gomes, she had been a longtime resident of...

David H. DaCosta, 61

David H. DaCosta, 61, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a courageous battle with Covid-19. Born in New Bedford, he was raised and attended school in Fairhaven. Son of Lillian (Pelletier) Vieira and...

Shawn Patrick Quinn, 48

Shawn Patrick Quinn, 48, passed away on May 26, 2020. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Thomas and Barbara (Therrien) Quinn of Dartmouth. Shawn was raised in Dartmouth from the age of 5 and lived there most of his life. He moved to New Bedford...

Maria da Luz (Pimentel) Carreiro, 87

Maria da Luz (Pimentel) Carreiro, 87, of Dartmouth, died Friday, June 5, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a period of declining health. She was the widow of Manuel M. Carreiro and daughter of the late Manuel Teixeira Pimentel and Rosa DeJesus (...

Doris M. (Davies) Davenport, 97

Doris M. (Davies) Davenport, 97, of Seekonk, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2020 at Linn Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Thomas I. Davenport. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was a daughter of the late James A. Davies & Edith (...

Evelyn V. (Medeiros) Arruda, 92

Evelyn V. (Medeiros) Arruda, 92, of Dartmouth, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Our Lady's Haven following a period of declining health. She was the widow of George Arruda and daughter of the late John V. and Joaquina (Camara) Medeiros. Born in...

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