New Bedford – Edwin Rodriguez, 61, died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at home.  He was the husband of Bessie I (Torres) Rodriguez.      Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the son of Maria L. Guadelupe and the late Jose Isaac Rodriguez, he lived in New Bedford for many years.  He was employed as an electrician until his retirement.      Edwin enjoyed working on cars.  He will dearly be remembered as a great husband, father and...

New Bedford – Luciana Berberena, 63, died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.  She was the former wife of Wilfred Cuba, Sr.      Born in Juncos Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and daughter of the late Eulalio and Francisca (Pena) Berberena, she lived in New Bedford for many years.  She was a homemaker.      Luciana enjoyed gardening, nature and animals.  A faithful reader of the Gospel, she was very...

New Bedford – Claire Y. Wilcox, 78, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.  She was the wife of the late David Wilcox.      Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Louis and Mariann ( Saindon) Boucher, she lived in New Bedford all her life.      Claire received her Bachelor’s Degree from UMass Dartmouth.  She was employed as an accountant for Mass Tank and Engineering, until her...

New Bedford – Robert Blouse, 87, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Philene (Bull) Blouse.      Born in York, PA, the son of the late Luther and Sarah (Taylor) Blouse, he lived there all his life before moving to New Bedford recently, to live with his daughter.  He was employed as a fork lifter for Caterpillar Tractor Co., until his retirement.      Robert was a barbershop singer...

New Bedford – Genesis Nicole Vargas, 25, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.  She was the daughter of Dennis Vargas and Michelle Lopez.      Genesis was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and lived in New Bedford for several years.  She was employed as a restaurant cashier.      She enjoyed watching crime stories, such as “Criminal Minds” and was a fan of comedies.  She loved being with her...

Fall River – Alexander “Al” Peter Deorsey, 65, of Fall River, died Sunday, July 11, 2021.   He was the long-time fiancé of Sharon Raposa.      Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Eli and Josephine (Gricko) Deorsey, and lived in Fall River for 20 years.  He was self-employed as an auto body and airbrush artist.  He was also a commercial diver and scuba instructor.      He was a veteran of the U.S....

Middleboro – Wladyslawa “Vaja” (Armata) Bociek, 95, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the Nemasket Healthcare Center.  She was the wife of the late Harold Bociek.      Born in Frysztak, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Tekla (Armata) Armata, and lived in New Bedford most of her life.      Mrs. Bociek was a remarkable seamstress who had a talent for making her own beautiful clothes.  She enjoyed tending her...

New Bedford – Jonathan Fontaine, 28, died unexpectedly, Saturday, June 12, 2021.  He was the son of Jean-Paul Fontaine and the late Michele M. (Cyr) Fontaine.      Born in New Bedford, Jonathan was a lifelong resident of the city, and was employed as a food packer at Trucchi’s Market.      He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.      Jonathan greatly enjoyed computer games, various sports, and all...

  New Bedford – Hector Angel Gonzalez Velez, 28, of New Bedford, died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at home.  He was the son of Hector Angel Gonzalez Velez and Noraima Velez-Nieves.      He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and lived in New Bedford.  He worked in the bakery industry.      Hector liked horses, the sport of basketball and cars.  Most of all, he loved his family.      He is survived by his father,...

New Bedford - Felecia (Irzyk) Howland, 66 of New Bedford, MA, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. Felecia was the daughter of the late Thaddeus A. Irzyk & Wanda (Kolacz) Irzyk. She was born in New Bedford where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a loving Mother, Wife, Daughter, Aunt, Sister and Friend to so many. She was a bakery manager for Thad's Steakhouse for many years, where her witty banter and spirited personality...