All Obituaries

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 had worked for various area construction companies as well as a stone mason and truck driver. He enjoyed meeting his friends at the Market Basket...

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, he was a lifelong resident of the city and former member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Goodwin was a graduate of New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High...

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 Acushnet and attended local schools.  After her graduation, she went on to attend Lasalle College.  She then went on to work for John Hancock as a Secretary. ...

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) Valerio.  Cynthia attended and graduated from New Bedford Schools. She worked at pace fuel assistance for many years and was a well known tarot card reader . She worked for...

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 much for obituaries or talking about himself.  Being with family and friends and talking up his grandchildren was a different story. Everyone who met Fred loved him. He was the loving...

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 time with her family. She is survived by her mother;  grandmother, Sarah A. Stroud of Louisville, KY;  two daughters, Kadiasha...

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 in New Bedford. Paul was enjoyed spending time on the water and also worked as a commercial fisherman on Cape Cod for several years. Paul also enjoyed camping all...

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 where he majored in Psychology and Photography. He had a darkroom and enjoyed developing all his own photographs.  He was...

  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 Bedford’s South End, JoAnne was employed as the office manager at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church for many years.  She is survived by her sons, Ryan Sykes of...

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 to Donald A. Mendez Sr and Marie (Sylvia) Mendez.  Donald was raised in New Bedford and attended New Bedford Schools.  He went on to work in the Construction field.  Donald was an avid New England Patriots fan and enjoyed various genres of music.  He...