Obituaries

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...

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...

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