Obituaries

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...
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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...

Normand A. Charest, 76

Normand A. Charest, 76, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was the husband of the late Paulette A. (Babin) Charest. Born in Fall River, son of the late Wilfred N. and Jeanne (Gagne) Charest...

Dianna Marie (Vaudry) Oliveira, 60

Dianna Marie (Vaudry) Oliveira, 60, of North Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, after a long illness. She was the wife of Joseph J. Oliveira. Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, daughter of Donald R...

Lillian M. Fernandes, 89

Lillian M. Fernandes, 89, formerly of Fairhaven, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth where she had resided since 2014. Born in Fairhaven, daughter of the late John S. and Mary (Fermino) Fernandes, she lived most of her...

Pauline (Perry) Farias, 93

Pauline (Perry) Farias, 93, who resided at Somerset Ridge Center since 2012, passed away there on Sunday, May 24, 2020 from complications of Covid-19. Pauline was the wife of the late Joseph Farias. Born in Dartmouth, she was one of 14 children of...

David Maranhas, 71

David Maranhas, 71, of Dartmouth passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at HopeHealth Hospice Center following a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, MA, he was the beloved son of the late Joseph A. Maranhas and Isabelle Inez (Souza)...

Jeffery J. Graham, 64

Jeffery J. Graham, 64, of Dartmouth died May 15, 2020 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Sonia N. (Vazquez) Graham. Born in New Bedford, son of Sam Graham of Jacksonville, FL and the late Delores (Gibbs) Graham, he was raised...

Isabel Santos, 93

Isabel Santos, 93, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday May 19, 2020 at the home of her care givers Henry and Maria Trindade. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Santos and daughter of the late Manuel and Eulalia Santos. She was born in...

Mary C. Santos, 98

Our beloved mother, Mary C. Santos, 98, of So. Dartmouth died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family following a period of declining health. She was the widow of Manuel C. Santos. Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Santos...

Richard Stephen Hendey, Jr., 84

Richard “Dick” Stephen Hendey, Jr. of White Plains, New York and South Dartmouth, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, just a few months short of his 85th birthday. Dick was born on September 13, 1935 in White Plains, New York. He...

Mary (Amorim) Melo, 88

Mary (Amorim) Melo, 88, of Dartmouth passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel P. Melo, Sr. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel M. Amorim and...

Dorothy I. (Boss) Miller, 99

Dorothy I. (Boss) Miller, 99, of Dartmouth died May 15, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Roger T. Miller. Born and raised in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Ernest and Caroline (Broom) Boss, she lived in...

Hilda Lambert, 93

Hilda Lambert, 93, of Dartmouth passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Lambert. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Frank Aguiar and...

Maria Sofia Moniz, 84

Maria Sofia Moniz, 84, of Dartmouth, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, following a period of declining health. She was born in Agua de Pau, São Miguel, Açores and lived in Southampton, Bermuda, with her husband and children...

Shelia A. (Silva) Cote, 73

Shelia A. (Silva) Cote, 73, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 8, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the mother of Matthew Cote and Melissa Hills — both of Dartmouth. Born a daughter of the late George and Palmeda (Gomes) Silva she...

Dr. Albert S. Luiz, 89

Dr. Albert S. Luiz, 89 of New Bedford, passed away at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth on May 7, 2020, after a long illness. He was the husband of Teresa "Terry" (Moniz) Luiz to whom he was married to for 62 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was...

Lena (Covel) Emond, 86

Lena (Covel) Emond, 86, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth as a result of the Covid-19 virus. She was the wife of the late Ronald O. Emond. Mrs. Emond was born in Fall River, daughter of the late Henry C...

Izabel B. (Silva) Luizinho, 89

Izabel Botelho (Silva) Luizinho, 89, of Dartmouth, was taken peacefully through God’s grace on Monday, May 4, 2020 when she succumbed to Covid-19. She was the wife of the late Antonio A. Luizinho, Jr. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late...

Agnes (Moniz) DaCosta, 99

Agnes (Moniz) DaCosta, 99, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of seventy-two years to the late Humberto J. DaCosta. Agnes was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and...

Mary A. (Medeiros) Messier, 94

Mary A. (Medeiros) Messier, 94, of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Arthur O. Messier. Mary was born in New Bedford, the daughter of Joao M. and Maria Rosa (Furtado) Medeiros...

Louis Carreiro, 87

Louis Carreiro, 87, of Fairhaven and formerly of Dartmouth passed away Monday, April 20 , 2020 surrounded by his family, after battling Parkinson’s disease for several years. Born in St. Michael Azores, a son of the late Antonio and Constantina (...

Sebastian “Tacha” Pinheiro, 80

Sebastian “Tacha” Pinheiro, 80, of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home on Saturday April 25, 2020. He was the husband of Milda (Almeida) Pinheiro. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Turibio and Leopoldina (Azevedo) Pinheiro, he...

James DeCosta, 76

James DeCosta, 76, of North Dartmouth, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of 56 years to Lucille (Lafond) DeCosta. Born in Acushnet, September 10, 1943,...

Stephanie A. Garnett, 40

Stephanie A. Garnett, 40, of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Monday April 20, 2020. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Sherie Barmer of Dartmouth and the late Steven Garnett, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Stephanie was a happy...

Maryse (Ryse) Salmonsen Toomey, 89

Maryse (Ryse) Salmonsen Toomey, 89, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts and Scarborough, Maine, unforgettable and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Maryse was born on October 9, 1930 in Rumford, Maine,...

Annette Y. (Knowles) Raymond, 81

Annette Y. (Knowles) Raymond, 81, of South Dartmouth, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Hathaway Manor following a period of declining health. She was the widow of Paul Gerald "Jerry" Raymond and the former wife of the late Donald Provost. Born in...

Stacey A. Merkman, 44

Stacey Alicia Merkman, 44, of Fall River passed away suddenly on April 11, 2020. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Ronald C. Merkman, Sr. of East Freetown and the late Constance A. (Clark) Merkman, she was raised in East Freetown and lived in New...

Irvin Krause, 87

Irvin Krause passed away on April 19, 2020. Numerically eighty-seven, but more accurately a big kid. Innocence, a sense of humor and play, an endless imagination and awe at the simplest of things were all traits he himself never outgrew. Whether...

Donat C. Bernier, 95

Donat C. "Don" Bernier, 95, of Dartmouth passed away on Thursday April 16, 2020 at The Oaks after a period of declining health. He was the loving husband of the late Jessie (Rapoza) Bernier with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in New...

Rita C. (Bergeron) Childs, 84

Rita C. (Bergeron) Childs, 84, of N. Dartmouth and formerly of Bridgewater passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late William J. Childs, Jr. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late J. Wilfred and...

Olga R. (da Mota) Linhares, 91

Olga R. (da Mota) Linhares, 91, of Dartmouth, died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth following a period of declining health. She was the widow of Humberto M. Linhares and daughter of the late Manuel R. and Maria da Gloria (...

Anne E. (Govoni) Borges, 88

Anne E. (Govoni) Borges, 88, of Dartmouth passed away April 6, 2020 in her residence. She was the loving wife of the late Humberto “Herb” Borges. Born in Fairhaven, a daughter of the late Carl J. and Rose E. (McDermott) Govoni she spent her youth in...

John C. Abreu, 73

John C. Abreau, 73, of Dartmouth passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husand of Carole (Dugan) Abreau. Born in Camardos Lobos Madeira Portugal, a son of the late Jose and Eulalia (Brito) Abreu he spent his...

Oscar N. Stebenne, 96

Oscar N. Stebenne, 96, of Dartmouth passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Chapman) Stebenne. He was born in Dartmouth, MA. on September 3, 1923 to the late Alexis and Delia (Morency) Stebenne...

Vasil "Bill" Chirigotis, 97

Vasil "Bill" Chirigotis, 97, of Dartmouth died April 7, 2020 at home. He was the husband of Margaretha O. "Margaret" (Hersche) Chirigotis. Born in Saco, Maine, son of the late Anthony and Panayota (Levakos) Chirigotis, he lived in New Bedford most...

Alice C. Walsh, 88

Alice C. Walsh, 88, of South Dartmouth passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, MA after a brief period of declining health. Alice was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late James J. and Agnes B. (...

Teresa M. (Lagoa) Gifford, 78

Teresa M. "Terri" (Lagoa) Gifford, 78, of New Bedford, died Saturday, April 4, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Earl Gifford and daughter of the late Evaristo and Maria (Dias) Lagoa. Born in Graçiosa,...