Obituaries

Antoinette "Toni" (Parente) Harrison, 97

Dartmouth, MA news - Obituaries - Antoinette Harrison
Antoinette "Toni" (Parente) Harrison, 97 of Dartmouth died peacefully December 3, 2019 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Kenneth P. Harrison. Born in Natick, RI, daughter of the late Charles and Vincenza (Nardelli) Parente, she lived...

Orlen George Oakleaf, 85

Orlen George Oakleaf, 85, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Home. He was the beloved companion of Laura Roy. Orlen was born in Marsland, Ohio to the late Orlen Garreth Oakleaf and Dorothy Blume (...
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Stella M. (Amaral) Sylvia, 95

Dartmouth, MA news - Obituaries - Stella Sylvia
Stella M. (Amaral) Sylvia, 95, of Autumn Glen, Dartmouth, formerly of Russells Mills Road, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Autumn Glen, Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward A. Sylvia III. Born on July 30, 1924 she was...

Blanche (Rose) Frasier, 91

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Blanche (Rose) Frasier, 91, of Dartmouth, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Frasier. Blanche was born in New Bedford to the late Joseph and Mary (...

Ernest J. Leger, 85

Dartmouth, MA news - Obituaries - Ernest Leger
Ernest J. Leger, 85, of Dartmouth, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 in his residence surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of the late Janet (Levesque) Leger. Born in Gardner, MA, he was a son of the late Alderic and Aldea (Cormier...

Nancy F. DaCosta, 79

Nancy F. (Pacheco) DaCosta, 79, of Dartmouth passed away on November 21, 2019 after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Gilbert M. and Claudia (Bouchard) Pacheco, she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in...

Shane Pacheco, 31

On November 13, 2019, Shane Tyler Pacheco, loving father and son, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Fairhaven. He was 31 years old. Shane was a lifelong resident of Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He graduated from Greater New...

Nicole Maxine Fusaro, 24

Nicole Maxine Fusaro, 24, of Boston, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 17, 2019. She was the beloved daughter of Nicholas and Nancy (Maxemino) Fusaro. Lovingly called "Red", Nicole was born in Providence, RI and spent many happy years in...

Diane M. (Bisaillon) O’Keefe, 73

Diane M. (Bisaillon) O’Keefe, 73, of Dartmouth, passed away in St. Luke’s Hospital on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. A native of Somerset and a graduate of Somerset High School, Diane worked as an IT Technician for Verizon for 35 years. She was also a...

Alice D. Santos, 97

Alice D. Santos, 97, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Santos. Alice was born in New Bedford to the late Manuel and Sofia (Oliveira) Dias. She was the co-owner of Royal...

Robert Medeiros Silva, 77

Robert Medeiros Silva, 77, passed away on November 11, 2019 at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Elsie (Medeiros) Silva, he spent most of his life in Dartmouth. He was a standout student at Dartmouth High School receiving...

Rita A. (Perry) Kelly, 67

Rita A. (Perry) Kelly, 67, of New Bedford, died Monday, November 11, 2019 at Care One At New Bedford. She was the daughter of the late Gilbert T. and Mary (Souza) Perry. Born in New Bedford, Rita resided in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a...

Theresa (Figueira) Galego, 89

Theresa (Figueira) Galego, 89, of South Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur C. Gallego. Theresa was born in St. Michael, Azores to the late Manuel...

Robert V. Gauthier, 79

Robert V. Gauthier, 79, of North Dartmouth passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 with the comfort and support of his family and friends at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of 62 years of Juliette B. (LaBrie) Gauthier. He was...

Mei (Chow) Wong, 90

Mei (Chow) Wong, 90, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Tufts Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Ngow "Sam" Shew Wong. Visitation to which relatives and friends are invited to attend will be Tuesday, November 12,...

Dolores (Tavares) Tabor, 87

Dolores (Tavares) Tabor, 87, passed away Thursday, November 7 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Allen F. Tabor and the daughter of Mariano and Georgianna (Lopes) Tavares. She was born in North Dartmouth and lived in the area all her...

Gladys M. Brennan, 96

Gladys M. Brennan, 96, of North Dartmouth passed away on Tuesday November 5, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late John Brennan. Born in New Bedford she was the daughter of the late Ernest Macomber and the...

Shirley R. Arsenault, 78

Shirley R. Arsenault, 78 of Dartmouth died October 28, 2019 peacefully at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Gilbert Almeida and Mary C. (Costa) Mello, she lived in New Bedford before moving...

Jose A. Alves, 92

Jose A. Alves, 92, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ilda S (Santos) Alves to whom he shared 70 loving years of marriage. Born In Vidago, Portugal, he...

Jennie L. (Gifford) Reed, 95

Jennie L. (Gifford) Reed, 95, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Milton Reed. Mrs. Reed was born in Westport, daughter of the late Alton D. and Susan H. (Jones)...

Alfred T. Braga, 90

Alfred Tuey Braga, 90, passed away Saturday October 19, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Dartmouth and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late Manuel and Annie (Fratus) Braga. Where Nonquitt is today, his father owned a farm where Tuey...

John Johansen, 88

John Johansen, MSgt. U.S.A.F. (retired,) 88, of Dartmouth, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Castino) Johansen. Born in Queens, NY, son of the...

Elaine A. Kaner, 84

Elaine A. Kaner, 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Residence at Cedar Dell. She was the beloved wife of Leonard Kaner for 66 years. Born in Newark, NJ, a daughter of the late Max and Gertrude (...

Elizabeth A. C. Norton, 85

Elizabeth Anne (Chace) Norton, 85 of Dartmouth passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer, in her residence with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Francis Norton. Born in Dartmouth, she was a...

Dorothy Ferro, 92

Dorothy Ferro, 92, a resident of Cape Coral and Fort Myers, FL since 2012, formerly of South Dartmouth, MA, passed away on October 11, 2019 in Fort Myers. She was born August 10, 1927 in New Bedford, MA to the late John and Mary C. (Medeiros)...

Margaret Dexter (Strahorn) Xifaras

Margaret Dexter (Strahorn) Xifaras, a New Bedford lawyer, citizen activist and stalwart Democrat, died shortly after midnight on Oct. 8 of metastatic breast cancer. She was 74. Universally known as MarDee, she played a vital behind the scenes role...

Cheryl Phillips, 75

Cheryl (Richardson) Phillips, 75, of South Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2019 with her family at her side in Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Richard “Dick” Phillips with whom she shared 57 years of marriage...

Julie Paula Fanning

Julie Paula (Kern) Fanning, of South Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion on October 6, 2019 following a long illness at The Cottages at Dartmouth Village. Julie was the wife of Dr. Henry J. Fanning and the...

Blanche C. (Allen) Sykes, 92

Blanche C. (Allen) Sykes, 92, of Stephenville, TX formerly of Dartmouth and Cape Cod, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Oakwood Assisted Living. She was the wife of the late Thomas L. Sykes. Blanche was born in New Bedford, MA in 1927 the...

Alberto R. DeMelo, 70

Alberto R. DeMelo, aged 70, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at home. He was the beloved husband of Maria S. (Soares) DeMelo. Alberto was born in Lomba Sao Pedro, St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose and Serafina Rebello (da Piadade) DeMelo...

Tony Pereira, 52

Tony Pereira, aged 52, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at home. He was the beloved son of the late Manuel Pereira and Albina Belo. Tony was born in Murtosa, Portugal and had worked as a captain on various...

James Sylvia, 99

James Sylvia, 99, of Dartmouth, passed away on September 14, 2019 in Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of the late Mary C. (Fernandes) Sylvia with whom they shared 68 loving years together. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Manuel and...

David C. Perry, 61

David C. Perry, 61, of New Bedford, died on August 27, 2019 at his residence following a brief illness. He was the husband of Rita M. (Thompson) Robar-Perry to whom he was married in 1989 and shared a total of 34 years together. Born in New Bedford...

John J. McNamara, 76

John J. McNamara, also known lovingly to many as Chief Mac, Johnny Mac, and Uncle John, passed away Wednesday September 18, 2019 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston at the age of 76. Born in Acushnet, he was the son of the late Nora (O'Brien) and...

Henry C. Pimental, 91

Henry C. Pimental, 91, of Dartmouth, formerly of Carver, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home following a period of declining health. He was the widower of Irene (Furtado) Pimental and son of the late Manuel and...

Russell Pinto, 40

Russell Jude "Rusty" Pinto, 40, of Dartmouth, died on September 10, 2019. Born in Stoughton, MA, he graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended Johnson and Wales College, Miami. Rusty was employed as a welder for DeRosa Welding in Berkley, MA...

Carl K. Magan, 73

Carl K. Magan, 73, of Dartmouth passed away on September 7, 2019 after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary-Norma (Teixeira Mello) Magan. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Sylvia) Magan, he lived in Dartmouth for...

Kenneth Oliveira, 59

Kenneth James Oliveira, also known as K.O. to many of his friends, passed away on September 8, 2019 at the age of 59 with his family always on his side. Kenneth was the son of Helen (Folger) Oliveira and Charles Oliveira of Dartmouth. Also surviving...

Maureen Jeffries, 89

Maureen Walsh Jeffries, 89, of Dartmouth, formerly of Port Orange, FL and New Bedford, passed peacefully on September 7, 2019. She was a beloved wife, mother, Nana, and great-grandmother. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church in...

Arthur Ferreira, 72

Arthur Ferreira, 72, of Dartmouth passed away August 28, 2019 at the Oaks in New Bedford. He was the husband of Pauline (Adriana) Ferreira of Dartmouth and son of the late Arthur and Stefania (Marusa) Ferreira. He was born in Acushnet and had lived...

David Antunes, 77

David Antunes, 77, of Dartmouth, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lynne M. (Murphy) Antunes with whom he shared 41 years of marriage and son of the late Peter J. and Mary (Xavier)...

Joseph B. Sears, 89

Joseph B. Sears, a remarkable man, passed away on September 1, 2019, at his home in Dartmouth with his wife of 68 years holding his hand and singing his favorite love songs. He was in his 89th year. Joe was born in Boston on January 20, 1931 and...