OBITUARIES

Jan 22, 2023

FAIRHAVEN-George R. Thatcher, Jr., 59, of Fairhaven passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 22, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Cindy L. (Boardman) Thatcher.

Born in New Bedford, son of George R. Thatcher, Sr. Of Fairhaven and the late Cecelia E. "Cenie" (Sylvaria) Thatcher, he lived most of his life in...

Jan 13, 2023

NEW BEDFORD-Leonardo C. Viveiros, 63, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home Friday, January 13, 2023. He was the loving husband of Maria C. (Pimental) Viveiros.

Born in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, son of the late Leonardo Viveiros Raposo and Maria Eduarda (Gomes) Raposo, he came to New Bedford in 1978. Leonardo was a carpenter and...

Jan 12, 2023

NEW BEDFORD - William Goodwin, 84, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford following a long illness, with loved ones by his side. He was the husband of Rose Marie (Braga) Goodwin.

Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Leslie and Bronyslawa (Trznadel) Goodwin,...

Jan 8, 2023

Mary F. Kells, 83, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2023 in Alden Court Nursing Care in Fairhaven.& She was the devoted wife to the late William A. Kells Jr.

Born in New Bedford, she is the daughter to the late Arthur F. Howard and the late Sophronia (Wood) Howard. Mary was raised in...

Jan 1, 2023

Cynthia A. Valerio Mandeville , 72, of New Bedford passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in St. Luke's Hospital.& She was the devoted wife to the late August Mandeville.

Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter to the late John Valerio Jr and the late Eileen (Law)...

Dec 29, 2022

One of the best things about surviving a massive heart attack and bypass surgery at the age of 43 is that you have lots of time to write your own obituary. The only thing about Fred S. Pell, who passed away at age 72 on December 29th 2022 after a period of declining health, is that he didn't care...

Dec 27, 2022

Tyaisha R. Stroud, 44, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro.

Born in Boston, daughter of Roy Condry and Deborah (Stroud) Graham of New Bedford, she grew up in Fairhaven and graduated from Fairhaven High School. She had worked at various area restaurants and enjoyed music and spending...

Dec 20, 2022

Paul G. Mello, 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on December 20, 2022. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Cook) Mello. Paul was born in New Bedford and was the son of the late Arthur Mello and Rita (Lagasse) Mello. Mr. Mello attended New Bedford schools and was employed for many years at F&B Rubberized...

Dec 7, 2022

Kenneth Wayne Margeson, 71, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts passed away on December 7, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness.

Kenneth was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of the late Kenneth H. Margeson and Hilda Morris Margeson. He resided in Ocean City, Md., New Bedford, MA, and Dartmouth MA. He attended Southeastern Massachusetts University...

Nov 26, 2022

Donald A. Mendez Jr, 65, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at the Somerset Ridge Center.& He was the husband to Beverly Ann (Jerome) Mendez.

Born in New Bedford, he was the son toDonald A. Mendez Sr and Marie (Sylvia) Mendez. Donald was raised in New Bedford and attended New Bedford Schools....

Nov 25, 2022

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NEW BEDFORD- JoAnne C. Sykes, 75, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on November 25, 2022. She was the loving wife of the late Richard W. Sykes.

JoAnne was born in New Bedford and was the daughter of the late Chris Christensen and Cecile (Corre) Christensen. A lifelong resident of New...

Nov 20, 2022

NEW BEDFORD-Michael A. Sylvia, Sr, 68, of New Bedford passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Care One at New Bedford. He was the longtime companion of Catherine Couto.

Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Frank Sylvia and Doris (Francis) Gomes, he was a lifelong resident of the city and graduate of New...

Nov 15, 2022

ACUSHNET-Joseph Costa, 91, longtime resident of Acushnet, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, from complications caused by COVID-19, surrounded by his loving family. He was loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Joe was born in New Bedford and lived in southeastern Massachusetts for most of his...

Nov 4, 2022

Roberta (Wilk) Horsfall, 76, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 4, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was battling dementia,and had recently contracted the Coronavirus. These together took their toll and she needed to be at rest. She was the daughter of the late Edward W. And Adela (Panek) Wilk and the sister of the late...

Oct 14, 2022

Melinda S. Keegan, 48, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 14, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospital.& She was the daughter of the late Edward Reed and the late Diane (Hadfield) Reed. She was the devotedwife to Mark Sadeck of New Bedford.

Melinda is survived by her children; Don Cosmo and his fiancée Ashlyn of...

Oct 6, 2022

Stephen C. Villa, 64, of Fairhaven passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Charles R. And Patricia G. (Seguin) Villa, he was a lifelong resident of Fairhaven and graduate of Fairhaven High School class of 1977.

Stephen spent many years as a commercial...

Sep 21, 2022

Thomas Cardoza, Sr.& 65, of New Bedford Ma, passed away on September 21 2022.

He was the son of the late Raymond and Alfrieda (Balla) Cardoza, Sr. Thomas was originally from Wareham MA where he was a competitive athlete in and out of school. He went into the Army shortly after having graduated from Wareham High School,...

Sep 21, 2022

Jamie K. Prata, age 44 of East Freetown, passed away at home unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of James Alan Prata and the late Christine E. (Conway) Watkins, step daughter of the late Sheldon Watkins, and beloved wife of Adam Gomes of 13 years. Jamie had a passion for collecting stuffed...

Sep 18, 2022

In Loving Memory Of Tracy Diane Tremblay&

NEW BEDFORD-Tracy D. Tremblay, passed away unexpectedly, September 18, 2022 due to heart failure. She was the daughter of the late Jean Tremblay & Joan (Lapham) Fillion; mother of Shawna Tremblay, Casandra Tremblay, Lawrence Ford; & sister to Arthur William Lapham, Jessica Fillion, Aaron Joseph Tremblay & Taylor Dayne Tremblay....

Sep 13, 2022

Melanie Fryer, 47, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly at Saint Luke's hospital on September 13, 2022, in New Bedford. She was the wife of Robert Fryer and was born in New Bedford, MA to parents Carole (Bourgeois) MacArthur and the late Albert J. D'Arruda.

Melanie "Mel" grew up in Dartmouth, MA and moved briefly to Plainfield, IN...