All Obituaries

Dolores ( Couto ) Leal, 91 years of Fairhaven, MA. Passed away on 11/24/2022. Wife of James R. Leal for 70 years. Daughter, Lori Leal and her Soulmate Scott Martin. Sons Robert Leal and his wife Diane and Gregory Leal and his wife Annette, 7 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews and 3 Godchildren. She was the sister of the late Edward Couto and his wife Eileen and sister to the late Rita Sylvia and her Husband Jack. Dolores spent most of her life as a Homemaker,...

Florence Lawrence 98, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 23, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the beloved wife of the late Maxwell M. Lawrence, Jr. Born In Provincetown, Ma, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Merrill and the late Bertha Florence Merrill. Florence is survived by her children: Maxwell Lawrence Jr. and his wife Polly Perkins of Rochester, Ma., Geraldine Dudley of Norway Maine and Jean Lapointe of Rochester, Ma. And her brother; Anthony...

Frances I. Devlin, 81, a lifelong resident New Bedford, passed away on Monday November 21st, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. Frances was the beloved wife of her late husband of 49 years, Edward J Devlin Jr., and devoted mother of Kathleen Goldblatt and her husband Frederic of East Freetown, and Suzanne Devlin of Carver. Born on August 3rd, 1941, Frances was the daughter of the late Charles Medeiros and Evangeline Arruda. She was predeceased by her brother Joseph Medeiros of...

Hope A. Pinard 71, of Lakeville passed away on Thursday October 27, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the beloved wife for 50 years to Roger M. Pinard. Born in New Bedford she was the daughter of the late Leonard Hathaway and the late Mary Louise (Fournier) Hathaway. Besides her husband, Roger Hope is survived by her children: her 2 sons, Jon Pinard of New Bedford and Jaime Pinard and his wife Jody of Dartmouth. Her brother; Douglas Hathaway of Martha's...

Leslie L LaPlante of Rochester, MA passed away Wednesday October 26, 2022 at the age of 75 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Karen LaPlante for 26 years. He is survived by his Children, Lisa (John) Goodfellow of St Petersburg, FL, Karen (Marcus) Ashley of East Freetown, MA, Kenneth Laplante of Rochester, MA, Matthew (Jennifer) LaPlante of Middleborough, MA, And Andrea LaPlante of Dexter, ME his sister Clair Arroja of New Bedford, MA, 10 grandchildren...

    Dr. Fred Michael Tuffile, 81, entered eternal rest on October 20, 2022, peacefully, after a rapid battle with invasive lung cancer.  Fred was a dedicated husband, father of three, and a devout Catholic. He also was the former chief executive officer of Polaroid Graphics Imaging and a senior lecturer at Bentley University.  Eldest son of Helen T. and Fred C. Tuffile of Bronx, NY., he attended St. Bonaventure and the University of Detroit Mercy where he received his...

Robert D. Santos 79, of Fairhaven passed away on Wednesday October 19, 2022 at St. Lukes Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the Late Deborah L. (Fletcher) Santos, and she was the love of his life. Born in Acushnet, Ma he was the son of the late Manuel M. Santos and the late Mary P. (Pacheco) Santos. ​Robert is survived by his sister-in-law, Kellie Ostiguy and her husband Thomas of Fairhaven. His niece Pamela Santos, and his nephew Mark Santos. Bob worked for years as a truck...

Rachel (Breault) Constant, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2022, with her loved ones by her side.  She was the beloved wife of 60 years to Joseph “Bob “ Constant. She was born on December 2, 1942 to the late Armand and Jeanne (Hevey) Breault.  She resided in Fairhaven until moving to New Bedford after she was married.  In addition to her husband Bob, Rachel is survived by her 3 children,  Michael Constant of New Bedford, Monique...

Jane D. (Townsend) DeChambeau, 72, of East Freetown died unexpectedly Sunday, October 9, 2022, in New Port Richey, FL, with her husband and two children at her side after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Robert D. and Eleanor D. (White) Townsend and had resided in East Freetown since 1959. She was a graduate of Apponequet Regional Highschool, class of 1967 and UMass Amherst, class of 1971 with a degree in Teaching. Prior to her retirement in 2007, she spent 34 years teaching...

Donald A.J. Park 86, of New Bedford passed away on October 7th. He was at home with his family by his side. Donald is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carla J. Park (Montgomery). He was the son of the late Albert and Louise Park. He was the brother of the late George E. Park and the late Irene M. Park. He is survived by daughters Paula Aguiar, Rachael Rebello and the late Gladys Mourao. Also sister-in-laws Janet Long (Montgomery)and Lynn Gillis (Montgomery)brother in laws Steven Eric and...