OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - New Bedford, Attleboro and around the South Coast Region
Harley W Smith Jr
Feb 9, 2022
Harley W. Smith, Jr., 99, formerly of New Bedford passed away at home Wednesday, February 9, 2022 after a period of declining health.& He was the husband of the late Frances L. (Rezendes) Smith.
Born in Galesburg, Illinois, son of the late Harley W. And Jessica (Deets) Smith, he lived in New Hampshire and the Boston area...
Shirley J Turpel
Feb 2, 2022
Shirley J. (Braley) Turpel, age 96, formerly of Acushnet MA, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Care One of New Bedford. &She was a loving wife of 69 years to John W. Turpel, who proceeded her in death in 2017 She was born in New Bedford in 1925 and was the daughter of the late Alton F....
Cali Mcmullen
Jan 21, 2022
NEW BEDFORD- Cali Elizabeth McMullen 20, of New Bedford passed on unexpectedly Friday January 21, 2022. Born in New Bedford, she lived most of her life in Dartmouth and most recently resided in Fall River. Cali was a graduate of Dartmouth High School class of 2019 and Rob Roy Academy class of 2021. She was currently working as a...
Sylvia L Booker Mcafee
Dec 15, 2021
Sylvia L. (Reed) Booker McAfee, 91, of New Bedford fell asleep in the Lord, at home Wednesday, December 15, 2021, after a period of declining health.& She was the wife of the late Rev. William R. McAfee and the late John H. Booker.
Born in Claremont, NH, daughter of the late Glendon and Madeline (Johnson) Reed, she...
Florence Bryant
Dec 10, 2021
Florence (Sisson) Bryant, 97, of South Dartmouth passed away peacefully on Friday, December 10, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness, not COVID related.& She was the loving wife of the late Alfred O. Bryant.
Born in South Dartmouth, daughter of the late Kendall Church Sisson and Valma Jennie (Jones) Sisson, she...
Betty Suarez
Nov 9, 2021
Betty (Edwards) Suarez, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford from complications from COVID 19.& She was the loving wife of 45 years to Justo Suarez, Jr.
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Miguel Perez and Monserrate (Bonilla) Garcia, she grew up in Brooklyn, NY and lived...
Jeanne F Marks
Nov 4, 2021
Jeanne F. (Desmond) Marks, 79, of Middleboro passed away peacefully at home Thursday, November 4, 2021.& She was the wife of the late John A. Marks.
Born in Boston, daughter of the late David F. Desmond and Ruth (Outram) Hammons, she live in Rockland prior to settling in Middleboro 29 years ago. Jeanne received an Associate Degree...
Gerald R Anthony
Oct 7, 2021
Gerald Robert Anthony of Dartmouth, MA died on October 7th, 2021, at UMASS Worcester Memorial Hospital of complications related to COVID-19. He was the loving husband of Kathleen (Green) Anthony who survives him. Born in New Bedford on February 14th, 1936. He was the son of Gerald and Anna (Foley) Anthony. He attended Holy Name Grammar school, Holy Family...
Rui C Viveiros
Oct 6, 2021
Rui C. Viveiros, 57, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at home.& He was the husband of the late Rosa (Geraldo) Viveiros.
Born and raised in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, son of the late Leonardo V. Raposo and Maria (Gomes) Raposo, he came to New Bedford in 1978. Rui was a member of...
Linus W Eldridge
Oct 5, 2021
Linus W. Eldridge, Sr., 87, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness.
He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late William D. Eldridge and Doris (Caswell) Eldridge formerly of Fairhaven, where he was raise and graduated from Fairhaven High School....
Jeffrey G Szala
Oct 2, 2021
Jeffrey G. Szala passed away peacefully&in the early afternoon of October 2, 2021 in St. Luke's hospital, New Bedford.He is survived by his sons, Matthew, Andrew & Daniel Szala, two grandchildren, Evan and Penelope and his brothers, Peter & Scott.
A consummate man of the sea, after serving in the Air Force, Jeff spent his life in...
Brenda A Vezina
Sep 14, 2021
Brenda A. (Walker) Vezina, 63, of Plymouth passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.& She was the longtime companion of Fred Mirick.
Born in Gardena, California, daughter of the late Vernon and Jacqueline L. (Therrien) Walker, she grew up in New Bedford and settled in Plymouth 20 years ago. She was...
Cynthia A (Piva) Costa
Sep 12, 2021
SOUTH DARTMOUTH-Cynthia Ann (Piva) Costa, 73, of South Dartmouth passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness.& She was the loving wife of 40 years to Manuel S. Costa.
Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Mary (Medeiros) Piva, she lived on West...
George A Davis Jr
Sep 4, 2021
George A. Davis, Jr., 79, of East Freetown passed away unexpectedly at home Saturday, September 4, 2021.& He was the husband of the late Phyllis L. (Jacobsen) Davis.
Born in Boston, son of the late George A. Sr. and Elizabeth E. (Eichel) Davis, he moved to Dallas, TX and returned to Boston and then Natick where he...
Patience "Patty" Butler
Sep 2, 2021
Patience J. "Patty" (White) Butler, 86, of New Bedford passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Donald F. Butler.
Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Robert M. and Josephine Mary (Barnes) White, she was a lifelong resident of the city,...
John W Donaghy Iii
Aug 20, 2021
John W. Donaghy, III, 95 of New Bedford passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 at the Royal of Fairhaven surrounded by loved ones.& He was the husband of the late Nila (Avery) Donaghy and former husband of the late Millicent (Boardman) Donaghy.
Born in Woonsocket, RI, son of the late John W. Donaghy, Jr. And Margaret (Lindsay)...
Ernest A "Catfish" Krebs
Aug 19, 2021
Ernest A. "Catfish" Krebs, 52, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home Thursday, August 19, 2021. He was the husband of Denise Pignataro.
Born in Marlboro, MA, son of Ernest A.A. Krebs, Jr. and Lynne S. (Taylor) Krebs, he was a longtime resident of New Bedford and graduate of New Bedford High School.& Catfish was a...
Rhonda A Costa
Aug 3, 2021
-Rhonda Ann (O'Berry) Costa, 69, of North Dartmouth passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Charlton Memorial Hospital with her loving husband of 50 years by her side, Joaquim "Jack" Costa.
Born in Newport, RI, daughter of Beverley (Wood) O'Berry of New Bedford and the late Ronald O'Berry, she grew up in New Bedford and was a...
Barbara Ann Leger
Aug 1, 2021
Barbara Ann Leger, 83, of New Bedford passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, Sunday, August 1, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.& She was born in East Providence, RI, daughter of the late Edmond R. and Ellen (Gill) Leger, and she lived in the Greater New Bedford area most of her life, most recently with her...
Judith Murphy
Apr 11, 2009
Judith Murphy, 69, formerly of New Bedford, died on April 11, 2009 unexpectedly in North Providence.& Judy was a graduate of Holy Family High School and worked for many years as a legal secretary in both New Bedford and Boston. She is survived by her sister, Patricia, of Cumberland, RI. Services are private.
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