All Obituaries

Luis Dominguez, 54, of New Bedford passed away Monday, June 7th. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of late Clotilde Dominguez Torres and late Fela Uviles and the husband of Nelia Soares. Luis possessed a passion for music of all types and loved DJing. He was also employed at Stop & Shop. He is survived by his wife; son, Luis Dominguez; daughters, Kristy Dominguez and Amanda Dominguez; brothers, Juan Dominguez, Luis M Dominguez, David Dominguez, Papito Dominguez, and Jorge Dominguez;...

John "Lindy" Freitas, 93, of New Bedford passed away Saturday, June 5th, at CareOne. He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joao and Maria (Vieira) Freitas and was the husband of Jeannette (Martin) Freitas. John enjoyed bingo, the dog track, and dancing. He is survived by his wife Jeannette; sons; Kenneth Freitas, David Freitas and companion Lia Sousa, and Steven Freitas; daughters; Carol DeSouza and husband Michael, and Susan Braley and husband Wayne; grandchildren;...

Shawn DaSilva, 31 of New Bedford passed away Saturday, June 5th at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Manuel DaSilva and Lucy Viveiros. Shawn loved fishing and drawing and was fascinated by taking apart all types of electronic devices. He was known to carry on conversations with everyone like they were his best friend. Shawn is survived by his parents; children, Jeremiah DaSilva, Kasandra DaSilva, Leandra DaSilva; sister Melissa Alves and husband Shawn;...

Maria "Connie" daConceicao (Botelho) Lavado, 74, of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, May 19th in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was born in Capelas, Sao Miguel, Portugal daughter of the late Jose Botelho and Gilda Medeiros. Maria was the wife of Tiofilo Martin Lavado. As a communicant of St. Mary's Church in New Bedford, Maria was member of the St. Mary's Women's Guild. She loved to crochet. Maria loved her family very much, especially her grandchildren, they were her...

Maria Teresa Fernandes, 85, beloved mother and grandmother passed away on May 12, 2021 peacefully at her daughter’s home in Dartmouth amongst her family.  Born in St. Miguel, Acores, Teresa was an avid cook who loved flowers, children, and spending time with family and friends. She was a homemaker and cared for many children most of her life who adopted her as their own Tia and Vavб. She often would volunteer to help local restaurants and clubs cater special occasions for family...

Ana D (Dias) Mourao, 96, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, May12th, at home with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. She was born in Cervos, Portugal the daughter of the late Antonio Vaz and Hermina Dias & was the wife of the late Artur Mourao. Ana was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She is survived by her sons; Arlindo Mourao and wife Maria Fernanda of New Bedford, Jose Mourao of New Bedford, Jaime Mourao and wife Peggy of Marion, Robert...

Eugenia “Jennie” (Souza) Novo, 96, of New Bedford, passed away Thursday, April 29, at her home. She was the widow of Victor Novo and daughter of the late Gabriel and Mary V. (George) Souza. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. “Jennie” was a communicant of the Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish. She was employed by the New Bedford school department as a food service manager until her retirement. “Jennie” and her husband...

Manuel Medeiros, 92, of New Bedford passed away April 29, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Olivia (Coelho) Medeiros and son of the late John and Laura (Silva) Medeiros. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Manuel was employed in the maintenance dept. at New Bedford Gear until his retirement. He was an United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. He earned the rank of Private First Class. Survivors include his daughter...

Jose Santo, 66, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday, April 27 at home. He was the son of the late Jose Espirito Santo and the late Maria Conceicao (Sousa) Rego. He was born in Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Jose was formerly employed as a machine operator at Aerovox. Survivors include his sister Irene Santo of New Bedford, his brothers Fernando Santo and his wife Maria of...

Irene(Daigneault) Beahn, 85, of New Bedford passed away Saturday, April 24th at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Armand Daigneault and Florence (Lemaire). She was the wife of the late Walter Beahn. Irene worked for many years as a machine operator at Aegis, Inc. She is survived by her son; Wayne Ponte and wife Debra of New Bedford; grandchildren; Kacy Scieszka, Kelly Cortes, Jessica Jorge, Jamie Ponte, and Tanya Ponte; 11 great grandchildren...