Obituaries

Debra Ann (Boyer) Housewright

Debra Ann (Boyer) Housewright

Oct 14, 2021

New Bedford – Debra Ann (Boyer) Housewright, 63, of Fairhaven, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Housewright. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she was the beloved daughter of the late William Edward Boyer and Phyllis (Mathyianowski) Boyer. Debra had worked for Town Taxi for many years....

Denham Sheehan Wood

Denham Sheehan Wood

Oct 14, 2021

Framingham – Denham Sheehan Wood, age 42 of Brockton, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Shelley (Jackson) Wood and the late William Bourne Wood. Denham enjoyed fishing, dirt bike riding, hunting and especially loved the time he got to spend with his family and friends. Denham is...

Rikk Ellis Rose

Rikk Ellis Rose

Oct 13, 2021

RIKK ELLIS ROSE 1955-2021 RIKK ELLIS ROSE, nautical artist, passed from his tired body on October 13th 2021, to become part of the ocean mist, the energy in the tidal waves, the wind in the trees, and the rain on our flowers. He was 65 years old. RIKK was born November 1955 to Lorraine (Ellis) Rose and Richard E....

Daniel Garcia Diaz

Daniel Garcia Diaz

Oct 11, 2021

New Bedford – Daniel Garcia Diaz, age 91 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Hilda I. Rodriguez Garcia, whom he married on October 25, 1969 in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Daniel was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico and was the son of...

Joaquim "Jack" Leandro Nobre

Joaquim "Jack" Leandro Nobre

Oct 11, 2021

New Bedford – Joaquim “Jack” Leandro Nobre, 80, of Dartmouth, MA passed away on October 11, 2021, after a long courageous battle with cancer. The son of the late Thomas Nobre and Beatriz Leandro, he was born in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. He lived in Dartmouth for 51 years. He had worked at Titleist as a machinist until his...

Maria (Do Rosario) Rosa

Maria (Do Rosario) Rosa

Oct 9, 2021

New Bedford – Maria (Do Rosario) Rosa, age 87 of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose Rosa. Maria was born in Corvo, Portugal to the late Manuel Do Rosario and Maria Inacio (Fraga) Do Rosario. She had worked as a machine operator...

Lisa Marie Oliver

Lisa Marie Oliver

Oct 9, 2021

New Bedford - Lisa Marie Oliver was born June 3, 1967 in Wareham, MA to Cecil Jackson Jr. and the late Linda Oliver. She passed on Saturday, October 9, 2021 due to COVID complications. She left behind her loving sisters Kimmi Silva and Sherry Araujo, her four daughters Dyane Oliver, Lashea Marcial, Cheyanne Miranda and Rajane Miranda and son...

Joshua "Noogie" Ventura

Joshua "Noogie" Ventura

Oct 5, 2021

New Bedford - Joshua “Noogie” Ventura, age 29 of New Bedford, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Nella M. Ventura and the late Humberto DeMelo. Joshua had been employed at a local fish house over the years. He was loved by many...

Eric Michael Brown

Eric Michael Brown

Oct 5, 2021

New Bedford – Eric Michael Brown, 44, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Bradford P. Brown and the late Susan M. (Gonsalves) Brown. Eric had worked as a C.N.A. in several nursing homes for several years. He held several positions...

Ivette M. Davila

Ivette M. Davila

Oct 5, 2021

Fall River – Ivette M. Davila, age 55 of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday October 5, 2021, at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River. She was born in Ponce Puerto Rico, to Maria Luisa Rodriguez and George Maxbrooms. Ivette is survived by her children, Jose Rodriguez, Ivette Rodriguez, Jacklyn Davila and Marisol Rodriguez; her grandchildren, Kayden, Khloe, Jose and...

Leo R. Cardinal

Leo R. Cardinal

Oct 4, 2021

New Bedford – Leo Roger Cardinal, 76 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Irene D. (Hebert) Cardinal. Leo was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Leo N. Cardinal and Della M. (Beauregard) Cardinal. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who had served during...

Osvaldo Cunha Jose

Osvaldo Cunha Jose

Oct 3, 2021

Fairhaven – Osvaldo Cunha Jose, 87, of New Bedford, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Royal of Fairhaven. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria (Luis) Jose. Osvaldo was born on the island of Graciosa, in Azores, Portugal, to the late Manuel da Cunha Jose and Maria Alzira da Silva. He spent much of his adult...

Barbara (Tripp) Decosta

Barbara (Tripp) Decosta

Oct 3, 2021

New Bedford - Barbara (Tripp) DeCosta ,89, of Marion, passed away Sunday October 3, 2021, at Care One in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Milton Rebello DeCosta with whom she shared 43 years of marriage. Barbara was born in New Bedford to the late Joseph Gidley Tripp and Alice Christie (Gaw) Tripp. She spent...

Germana C. Frade

Germana C. Frade

Sep 29, 2021

Dartmouth – Germana C. Frade, age 86, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth with her family at her side. She was born in St Michael, Azores to the late Anuciacao and Antonio Frade. Germana is survived by her siblings, Valdemira Mota and her husband Carlos of Dartmouth and Ernestina Frade of...

Irene (Souza) Cabral

Irene (Souza) Cabral

Sep 29, 2021

New Bedford – Irene (Souza) Cabral, 92 of Dartmouth, passed away on September 29, 2021 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home while under hospice care. She was the wife of the late Joseph Cabral. Born in Dartmouth, MA the daughter of Ernesto and Hortencia (Rodrigues) Souza, she lived most of her years in Dartmouth caring for her family....

Dolores Centeio Bessant

Dolores Centeio Bessant

Sep 28, 2021

Dolores Centeio Bessant was born on April 7, 1960 in Brava, Cape Verde. She passed away on September 28, 2021 due to Covid related issues. Dolores came to America with her family in August of 1967 at the age of 7. She was raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts and spent her adult life in the Chesapeake, Virginia area where...

Efraín Colon Velazquez

Efraín Colon Velazquez

Sep 26, 2021

New Bedford – Efraín Colon Velazquez passed away at home on Sunday September 26, 2021 at age of 82. Efraín is survived by his loving wife Mirian Casiano Ramos of 62 years. They were married in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 14, 1963. Efraín is lovingly remembered by his children Carlos Efrain Colon Casiano, Jose Felipe Colon Casiano and...

Dennis W. Sumner

Dennis W. Sumner

Sep 26, 2021

New Bedford – Dennis W. Sumner, age, 59 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Karen Lynn (Buckles) Sumner. Dennis was born in New Bedford, MA to William Walter Sumner and Margaret Mary (Linfield) Sumner. He had been a self-employed carpenter for many years. He loved...

Gary Pimentel

Gary Pimentel

Sep 25, 2021

New Bedford – Gary Pimentel, age 39, of Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, he was the beloved son of Alfredo and Maria A. (Sousa) Pimentel. Gary had worked over the years for South Coast Construction Co. He enjoyed fishing and the times he spent with his family, especially...

Jose M. "Joe" Correia

Jose M. "Joe" Correia

Sep 22, 2021

New Bedford – Jose “Joe” M. Correia, age 59, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dawn M. (Arruda) Correia. He was born in the Azores, Portugal to Mr. and Mrs. Arlindo Correia. After high school Joe served in the U.S. Marines. He later went on to...