Obituaries

May 25, 2013

New Bedford – Juan Gonzalez Jr., age 18, died unexpectedly Monday May 25th, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loved son of Luz L. (Ardorno) and Juan Gonzalez of New Bedford. Juan, Jr. was born in New Bedford, lived here all his life and worked as a sales associate at Walmart. Juan’s survivors include his parents; a...

May 23, 2013

Concord, VT – Frank T. Baker Jr., of Acushnet, age 42, died unexpectedly on Thursday May 23, 2013 in Concord, VT. Frank was born in New Bedford, the son of Shirley (Rebello) and the late Frank T. Baker Sr. He had lived in this area all of his life and worked as a HVAC Technician at Pierce Refrigeration for...

May 22, 2013

New Bedford - James Lee Crandal, age 60, died on Wednesday May 22, 2013 after a long courageous battle with cancer. James was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon, the son of the late June B. (Purdy) and the late Floyd Wesley Crandal. He worked as a commercial fisherman both in Alaska and in this area for many years on...

May 20, 2013

New Bedford- Margaret M. Verissimo, age 87, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013 at her home in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Verissimo Jr. Born in New Bedford, she is the daughter of the late Sarah (Gelder) and the late Edward Morrow. She has lived in this area all her life. Margaret...

May 17, 2013

New Bedford – Manuel Russell Mello, of South Dartmouth , age 67, died on Friday, May 17, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief period of declining health. He was the beloved widower of Joyce (DeTerra) Mello. He was born in New Bedford, the son Laura (Bernardo) and Manuel B. Mello. He spent all of his life in...

May 16, 2013

New Bedford – Edwin R. Santos, age 24, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He was born in Puerto Rico, a son of Eileen Vargas. He has lived in this area for the past 10 years and worked as a laborer for a local sheet metal company. His survivors include his...

May 15, 2013

Lakeville - Alice Neves, of North Dartmouth, age 95, died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the home of her niece, Janet, in Lakeville. She was the beloved widow of Norman B. Neves. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of Andrina (Pimental) Figueiredo and John Medeiros. She has lived in this area all of her life and...

May 13, 2013

Marion - Mary Zuraida Corliss, age 70, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at her cottage in Marion surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Richard Corliss with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Faial, Azores, she is the daughter of Mariana (Correia) and the...

May 13, 2013

New Bedford - Joseph Vera Jr., age 95, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford. He was the loving husband of Katherine Vera with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Mr. Vera was born in New Bedford, the son of Mary (Morris) and Joseph Vera. Joe spent all of his life...

May 12, 2013

New Bedford - Daniel Nobrega, age 91 years, died on Sunday May 12, 2013 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long period of declining health. He was the beloved widower of Juliette (Audette) Nobrega. Born in Fall River and living most of his life in this area, Daniel is the son of Maria (Freitas) and Manuel Nobrega....

May 12, 2013

Fall River - Christopher Wayne May, of New Bedford, age 32 years, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was born in New Bedford, the son of Michelle Rene (Reul) of New Bedford and Terry May of Medical Lake, WA. Mr. May worked as a food preparation attendant at Blount Seafood in Fall River....

May 9, 2013

New Bedford – Antone DeMello, 74 of New Bedford passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Eduarda (DeDeus) DeMello. Born in New Bedford he was a son of the late Rose (Ponte) and the late Manuel DeMello. Antone worked as a fisherman and a Natural...

May 8, 2013

New Bedford – Rose A. Butler, age 61 passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on May 8th, 2013. She spent many years as a dedicated nurse who enjoyed painting, playing her guitar and caring for her animals. She is survived by her husband Raymond Butler, her loving son Michael Dawson, her sisters Mary Janiak, and Anna Lewis...

May 5, 2013

New Bedford – Ernesto “Quique” Cruz Poll, age 71 years, died on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Ernesto was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, son of the late Francisca Poll. Quique was employed as a laborer for various businesses. He enjoyed watching TV and loved playing scratch tickets His survivors include his longtime companion Eva DeJesus;...

May 2, 2013

New Bedford - Lawrence H. “Larry” Genereux-Tavares, age 58 years, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Ana Tavares of New Bedford. Born in Acushnet, the son of Eva (Kenny) and Lawrence H. Genereux, Sr., he lived in this area his entire life except during his time in the...

May 1, 2013

New Bedford - Belta M. DeCastro, age 62 years, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Peter DeCastro of New Bedford who together shared 12 years of marriage. Belta was born in Biscoitos, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, daughter of the late Maria (Martins) and the late Jose Meneses. Prior to...

Apr 30, 2013

New Bedford – Nancy A. Duval, age 65, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday April 30, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Ronald T. Duval. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Agnes (Sylvia) and Antone Morris, she lived all of her life in New Bedford. She was also the sister of the late...

Apr 28, 2013

New Bedford - Kepareso "Kappy" Parda, age 93 years, died, peacefully, at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the loving widow of John F. Parda. She was born in Fitchburg, Ma but resided most of her life in this area. She was the daughter of Krinio (Stauropoulos) and Efthemios Spiliopoulos. She worked as a...

Apr 28, 2013

New Bedford – Irene Vaz, age 84 years, died Sunday, April 28th, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the beloved widow of Edmund S. Vaz. Irene was born in New Bedford, the daughter of Maria (Santos) and Jesse DeMello. She resided in Dartmouth and was a graduate of Dartmouth High School. She...

Apr 27, 2013