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Robert L. Kelly was universally known as “Bob”, even to his grandchildren. Born in 1916, he was the son of Robert H. Kelly, who died heroically as a Captain in the New Haven Fire Department. His mother Hazel inspired him to attend Yale University, from which he graduated in 1937 as a chemical engineer. He worked his way through Yale by playing piano in Prohibition era speakeasies.

In 1942 he married Evelyn Deady of Seymour, Connecticut, with whom he had three sons. During World War II he traveled the country designing production methods for synthetic rubber, an industry vital to the war effort. In 1950 he moved to Cranford, NJ and finished his career as a Director for the accounting firm then known as Haskins and Sells. At Haskins and Sells, he was part of their original management consulting operation that became a model for the profession.

In 1974, having been widowed for seven years, he married Marguerite Csore. They lived happily together for many years at their riverbank home in Cranford prior to her death in 1997.

In 1998, at the age of 82 and twice widowed, he married Gloria Joan Anderson of Cranford. Bob and Joan spent 14 wonderful years enjoying life together in St. Croix, Florida, and at their home in Dartmouth. Much beloved by family and friends, he passed away at 95 on August 16, 2012 in The Villages FL, after an extended illness.

Throughout his life, Bob demonstrated an incredible ability to solve challenging problems through the use of mathematical modeling. As a consultant he was in great demand across a wide range of industries because of this talent. He saw music as an artistic application of math, and truly enjoyed playing the piano wherever he found one that was available and in tune. Bob will be missed for his sharp Irish wit, his engaging personality and his unique perspective on almost any issue that came up in conversation.

Bob leaves behind his wife Joan, three sons, Patrick of Long Island, Thomas of South Dartmouth, Terrence of Willowbrook Ill., and a beloved niece, Mary Geary of Princeton NJ. He was blessed with two grandsons, six granddaughters, and two great granddaughters.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 9:30 AM at St. Mary’s Church, South Dartmouth. Private burial will be in St. Augustine’s Cemetery, Seymour, CT. Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 3-6 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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Ann E. (Harrington) Callanan, 83, of Dartmouth died August 16, 2012 at EPOCH Senior Living in Providence.
She was the wife of the late John J. Callanan.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Edward J. and Esther (Yates) Harrington, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Dartmouth in 1996.
She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Dartmouth and former communicant of St. James Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister to the sick, and also at the Oaks Nursing Home through Pastoral Care of St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the recipient of the Marian Medal of the Fall River Diocese in 2002.
Mrs. Callanan was formerly employed as a teacher for 23 years before retiring in 1990 from the Thomas R. Rodman School where she taught kindergarten.
She was a member of the Catholic Woman’s Club and St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary.
Mrs. Callanan was a graduate of Holy Family High School and Regis College.
Survivors include two daughters, Dr. Mary McCabe and her husband John of Pawtucket, RI and Elizabeth Matteodo and her husband James of Framingham, MA; her son, Joseph Callanan and his wife Pamela of Acushnet; four grandchildren, Meaghan Olejarz and her husband Andrew of New Bedford, Alyssa Callanan of Acushnet, Sarah Matteodo and Matthew Matteodo, both of Framingham; a brother, Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington of Fall River; two sisters, Mary Cain of Melrose and Esther Gillis of Katy, TX; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Atty. Edward J. Harrington, Jr.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 20th at 11 AM at St. Mary’s Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours are omitted. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research 22512 Gateway Center Drive, P.O. Box 1950 Clarksburg, MD 20871-1950. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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Francoise (Zahradnik) Nuss, 89, of Dartmouth died August 19, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness.
She was the wife of Alfred C. Nuss with whom she shared 67 years of marriage.
Born in Prague, Czech Republic, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Steno) Zahradnik, she lived in New York, Maine and Florida before moving to Dartmouth 7 years ago.
She enjoyed cooking, gardening and the beach.
Survivors include her husband; 2 sons, Jean-Pierre Nuss and his wife Elsie of Dartmouth and Marcel Nuss and his wife Donna of Surry, ME; and 3 grandchildren.
Her private funeral service was held yesterday in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For on-line guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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Arthur R. Berard, 89, of N. Dartmouth died Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was husband of the late Rita M. (Toupin) Berard.

Born in Fall River, son of the late Arthur and Rose (Paradise) Berard, he had lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. Prior to retirement, he was a sheet metal worker for Local #17 Sheet Metal Workers. A veteran of WWII, he served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Berard was a Communicant of St. George Church, Westport and a member of the New Bedford Rod and Gun Club.

Survivors include a son: Reginald Berard and his wife Joanne of New Bedford; a daughter: Claudette R. Lemos and her husband Carl of N. Dartmouth; 7 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren. He was father of the late Arthur N. Berard and brother of the late Norman Berard.

Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be Monday, August 27, 2012 at St. George Church, Westport at 10:00 A.M.

Calling hours Monday 8 – 9 A.M. at the Potter Funeral Home prior to the Mass

Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.

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Mary Ellen (Wilson) Moore, 73, of Dartmouth, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012. She was the wife of the late Philip H. Moore.
Daughter of the late Glen and Lucille (Holden) Wilson, Mrs. Moore was born in Stewartstown, NH and was raised in Greenwich, NY. After graduating from Springfield College, she lived in Deerfield, MA and Southborough, MA, where she started a family and raised her two children. She later moved to Dartmouth, where she resided for over thirty years. She was a member of numerous clubs and served on many committees and volunteer organizations throughout the South Coast.
She is survived by her loving children: David Moore and Emily Moore Fralick and their spouses; her sisters: Ginny Cox and Nancy Skiff; her four grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mass Audubon’s Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, 208 S. Grate Rd., Lincoln, MA 01773.

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John W. “Jack” Saunders, 84, of Dartmouth died Saturday September 1, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Rosemary F. (Martin) Saunders.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 AM at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 3-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford.

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North Dartmouth—Melania D. (Ferreira) Kaharl, 90, of North Dartmouth passed on September 11, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Jonathan H. Kaharl. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Ferreira and Maria Albertina DaLuz.

Born in New Bedford, March 20, 1922, she was an active member of her church and the Your Theatre performers. Melania also performed in radio dramas and productions for her church. In 1950 she and her husband were married in New Bedford where he taught school and served in the Air Force Reserves. In 1958 they moved to Saudi Arabia where they lived for 20 years. She was very involved in her church, the theater group and she worked as a medical secretary. In 1978 they moved their family back to Massachusetts where Melania was once again an active member of her church St. John the Baptist of Westport. She was a Eucharistic minister and a recipient of the Marian Medal. She was famous for her cooking and her lavish hospitality where her generous spirit was well known by both family and friends.

Survivors are: her sister Natalie Ferreira of New Bedford; her children Mary Gleghorn (Tom) of N. Dartmouth, Victoria of New Mexico, Peter (Linda) of Texas, Jonathan (Melissa) of New York, and Melanie (Joe) Ciccarello of New York. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Calling hours Thursday 4 – 7 P.M. at the Potter Funeral Home.

Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be Friday, September 14, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Church, Westport at 8:15 A.M.

Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 10:45 A.M. following the Mass.

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Joseph T. Neves Jr., 84, of North Dartmouth, died Friday September 14, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness.
Born on February 21, 1928, in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph T. and Maria T. (Vasconcelles) Neves, and the husband of the late Rachel A. (Gregoire) Neves.
He attended the Cook School and Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. He worked at Colonial Textile in New Bedford, and was General Manager at Kentucky Manufacturing in Hopkinsville, KY. He had also been owner of Neves Mini Bus, as well as co-owner and board member of Whaling City Transit.
He was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church where he received the Bishop’s Marian Medal. He was a lifetime member of Clube Madeirense S. S. Sacramento and served as a Festeiro for the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in 1955, 2004, and 2008 when he was Parade Grand Marshall.
He was a World War II Army veteran. He was an avid golfer and former member of Reservation Golf Club, Allendale Country Club, and Whaling City Country Club. He was happiest spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his five sons, Donald J. Neves and his wife, Mary, of North Dartmouth, Robert J. Neves and his wife, Lisa, of Fairhaven, Stephen J. Neves and his wife, Maria, of New Bedford, Kenneth J. Neves and his wife, Gloria, of Taunton, and Joseph A. Neves and his wife, Kathleen, of New Bedford; two daughters; Linda M. Chase and her husband, David of New Bedford, and Patricia A. Parkin and her husband Gary Morris, of Freetown; fourteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his companion, Marilyn Trigueiro of New Bedford.
He was the brother of the late Anthony T. Neves.

His Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, September 18, at 10:00 AM, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Bedford. Burial will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Mattapoisett. Visiting hours will be on Monday from 4-8PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Neves Family Scholarship, c/o Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento Charitable Foundation, 50 Madeira Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Gerald “Jerry” Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away September 19, 2012, following an 8½-year battle with cancer. He was 69.

The life of Jerry Smith was remarkable for its persistence of hope. He was an example to all of what it means to truly live the one life we are granted, to do it quietly and with simplicity. Certainly most of all he set the finest of examples for those who grew up with him: daughter Anne Morton Smith of Fairhaven and son Matthew Sundlie Smith of South Dartmouth. Neither can recall him ever cursing, though their mother would swear a blue streak – and early on taught them how to do it too.

As his beloved wife Sammy had done before him, Jerry never allowed his illness to deter him from pursuing the activities he loved and helping the people around him. When he lost Sammy in 2010 he continued on with dogged determination, driving himself to Dana Farber often multiple times a week; maintaining and sailing his catboat “Puddleduck”; helping friends with their boats and various fix-it projects; making and selling antique reproduction miniature furniture; going skiing; and dashing off to fire calls at Dartmouth Fire District 1. Puttering around the yard at Marshall Marine, smoking his pipe and sharing a lifetime of yachting wisdom, he was a beloved fixture to staff and sailors alike.

He was ever-stalwart through his wife’s illness as well as through his own, sailing with fair winds and weathering the squalls. Born in Biddeford, Maine in 1943, a descendant of yacht captains and builders, Jerry’s own passion for boats began while cruising with his family on the Maine coast in their Friendship-style sloop “Volunteer.” Jerry enjoyed dressing in boat captain’s uniform and helping his father pilot the family’s cruising boat. He delighted in all the rules of signal flag and yachting etiquette and throughout his lifetime always paid them heed.

The family moved to Hingham, Massachusetts in 1951 and cruised from there in “Volunteer” and later in their Hinckley yawl “Tern.” The family purchased Jerry’s iconic Peapod sailing and rowing dinghy in 1952, and until failing health made it impossible, Jerry avoided motorized harbor transport in favor of rowing himself.

As a young man Jerry worked as a professional yacht skipper, and in so doing met the love of his life, Sarah-Anne “Sammy” (Morton) Smith of Westport, whose brother Jimmy was also a skipper. From Hingham Jerry’s family moved to Padanaram in 1961. Jerry and Sammy married in 1964 and settled in the Village to raise their family.

In 1962 Jerry joined the Dartmouth Fire District 1 volunteer fire department. For many years he drove the rescue truck and for the last few decades he was known as the “Voice of District 1” – that calm, steady, knowledgeable man in the radio room. In September of 2012 the fire department presented Jerry with his 50-Year Anniversary plaque – one of his proudest days.

Jerry was a graduate of Hingham High School and Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, now UMASS Dartmouth, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1968. He managed the New Bedford Yacht Club and in 1976 went on to serve as general manager of Concordia Company for two decades. His time at Concordia was the most rewarding of his professional life, allowing him to support his family while engaged in his life’s passion: “messing around in boats.” Whatever it took to get the job done Jerry did it all, with his signature puff on a pipe and nary a sign of dismay aside from an occasional, single raised eyebrow.

In 1973 Jerry and Sammy purchased a Marshall 22’ catboat and christened her “Puddleduck.” Always ready with an open cracker barrel, a bowl of dip and any number of musical instruments, Sammy and Jerry’s cockpit was the site for many a happy gathering. Jerry never lost his appreciation for the finer details of yacht maintenance and Puddleduck may well be the only catboat in the fleet that has always had her brass polished. It was no small feat to keep a spotless boat with two kids and an artist wife on board, but his ways were stealthy and Puddleduck always shone.

In his retirement years Jerry kept a small number of private yacht service clients. He joined his wife Sammy in their business, Happiness Is… Miniatures, handcrafting exquisite antique reproduction furniture to complement her dolls and sundries. Together they travelled to shows throughout Southern New England selling their work to collectors in person and around the world via the Internet.

Jerry was son to Lyman Hibbard Smith and Thelma Sundlie Smith, both deceased. In addition to his children Anne and Matthew, he leaves his brother Charlton Smith and his wife Mary Smith; nephew Ian Smith and his wife Lynn Curit-Smith and their children Hannah and Zachary; and niece Sarah (Smith) Miller and her husband Hans Miller. He also leaves cousin Lyman Smith and his wife Barbara Smith.

Services will be scheduled in October.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Rogerson Communities, a non-profit providing adult day health services for low-income families facing long-term illness, at One Florence Street, Boston, MA 02131.

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Eva R. (Rogers) Oliveira, 98, of Dartmouth died September 23, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Francisco T. Oliveira.
Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Cordeiro) Rogers, she lived in Dartmouth all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Madeline Avila of Dartmouth and Veronica Lafreniere of Rochester; 2 sisters, Alice Harrop of Florida and Lydia Biglarderi of Connecticut; 3 grandchildren, Todd Lafreniere and his wife Karen of Acushnet, Peter Lafreniere and his wife Pamela of Mattapoisett and Michele Silva and her husband Robert Silva, Jr. of Dartmouth; 7 great-grandchildren, Jessica Avila, Jared, Mark, Thomas and Hannah Lafreniere and Erin and Ali Silva; 2 great-great-grandchildern; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late Matthew Avila, the mother-in-law of the late John Avila and John Lafreniere and the sister of the late David Rogers, Leslie Rogers, Manuel Rogers, Mary Magan and Irene Figueiredo.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at __ AM at St. Julie Billiart Church. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Community Nurse and Hospice Care, P.O. Box 751, Fairhaven, MA 02719. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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Eva R. (Rogers) Oliveira, 98, of Dartmouth died September 23, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Francisco T. Oliveira.
Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Cordeiro) Rogers, she lived in Dartmouth all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Madeline Avila of Dartmouth and Veronica Lafreniere of Rochester; 2 sisters, Alice Harrop of Florida and Lydia Biglarderi of Connecticut; 3 grandchildren, Todd Lafreniere and his wife Karen of Acushnet, Peter Lafreniere and his wife Pamela of Mattapoisett and Michele Silva and her husband Robert Silva, Jr. of Dartmouth; 7 great-grandchildren, Jessica Avila, Jared, Mark, Thomas and Hannah Lafreniere and Erin and Ali Silva; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late Matthew Avila, the mother-in-law of the late John Avila and John Lafreniere and the sister of the late David Rogers, Leslie Rogers, Manuel Rogers, Mary Magan and Irene Figueiredo.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford Wednesday, September 26th at 9 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Julie Billiart Church at 10 AM. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, September 25th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Community Nurse and Hospice Care, P.O. Box 751, Fairhaven, MA 02719.

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Eva R. (Rogers) Oliveira, 98, of Dartmouth died September 23, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Francisco T. Oliveira.
Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Cordeiro) Rogers, she lived in Dartmouth all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Madeline Avila of Dartmouth and Veronica Lafreniere of Rochester; 2 sisters, Alice Harrop of Florida and Lydia Biglarderi of Connecticut; 3 grandchildren, Todd Lafreniere and his wife Karen of Acushnet, Peter Lafreniere and his wife Pamela of Mattapoisett and Michele Silva and her husband Robert Silva, Jr. of Dartmouth; 7 great-grandchildren, Jessica Avila, Jared, Mark, Thomas and Hannah Lafreniere and Erin and Ali Silva; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late Matthew Avila, the mother-in-law of the late John Avila and John Lafreniere and the sister of the late David Rogers, Leslie Rogers, Manuel Rogers, Mary Magan and Irene Figueiredo.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford Wednesday, September 26th at 9 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Julie Billiart Church at 10 AM. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, September 25th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Community Nurse and Hospice Care, P.O. Box 751, Fairhaven, MA 02719.

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William J. Lopoulos, 83, of S. Dartmouth died peacefully Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility with his family by his side. He was the husband of Anne L. (King) Lopoulos.

Born in Fall River, he was son of the late William and Abigail (Carrolan) Lopoulos. Prior to retirement, he was a custodian for the Dartmouth School System and also was a candy maker for the former Peters Candy in Fall River. A veteran of WWII, he served his country in the United States Army. He was a member of the VFW Post 5392 in Tiverton. Mr. Lopoulos enjoyed playing cards with his niece Sharon and nephew Michael as well as his poker buddies. He also enjoyed gardening.

Including his wife, survivors include a son: William D. Lopoulos of Tyngsborough; a sister: Diana Fezette of Middletown, RI; 2 grandchildren: James W. Lopoulos and Cassandra M. Lopoulos; and several nieces and nephews.

He was the brother of the late Marie Day.

Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Smith Neck Friends Meeting House, 594 Smith Neck Rd., Dartmouth, at 11:00 A.M.

Calling hours will be Monday, October 1, 2012 from 4 – 7 P.M. at the Potter Funeral Home.

Interment in South Dartmouth Cemetery, S. Dartmouth.

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Antoinette C. (Picinisco) Balestracci, 92, of Dartmouth died Friday September 28, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Louis Henry Balestracci.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Enrico and Maria (Coucci) Picinisco, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Dartmouth 18 years ago.

Mrs. Balestracci was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church.

She was a member of the Sons of Italy and the St. Francis of Assisi Ladies Guild.

Survivors include five children, Mary L. Robinson of Dartmouth, Louis H. Balestracci, Jr. of Marion, Anthony D. Balestracci and Joseph A. Balestracci, both of Dartmouth, and Paul Balestracci of Assonet; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Yolanda Gaboriault, Millie Balestracci, Bernard Picinisco, and Henry Picinisco.

Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Monday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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