All Obituaries

Robin Ann (Gomes) Voisine 58 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly, at home on Tuesday May 8, 2018. She was the wife of Robert Voisine and daughter of the late John P. Gomes and Jean E. (Costa) Gomes. She was born in Oaks Bluffs and had lived in the New Bedford area most of her life. Robin was formerly employed as a nurse’s aide at the Sacred Heart Home. Survivors include her husband; her sisters Isabel Thomas of Dartmouth, Pamela Martin of New Bedford, Rebecca Gomes of New Bedford...

Brian Weeks 52 of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Saturday June 23, 2018. He was the son of the late Edwin J. Weeks and Constance (Beaulieu) Comeau. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Brian was formerly employed in the food service industry. He enjoyed watching golf, spending time with his grandson Elliot and going to the father’s day car shows. Survivors include his sons Mason Weeks of New Bedford, Adam Weeks of Worcester, his grandson Elliot, his brother Dr....

Arthur “Archie” Ferreira 96 of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 21, 2018 at the Bedford Gardens Care & Rehab. He was the husband of the late Helen (Olejarz) Ferreira and son of the late Manuel and Estrella Maria (Reis) Ferreira. He was born in Oakland, CA and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in New Bedford. Archie was employed by Aerovox as a security guard until his retirement. He loved being with his family, especially with...

Jacqueline M. Ross, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, on her 92nd birthday, after a brief illness. Born in Dartmouth in 1926, she was the daughter of the late Alcide and Aurore Y. (Briere) Ross. Known as Jackie by her friends and relative, she was a life-long resident of Dartmouth and was a parishioner of St. George’s Roman Catholic Church of Westport. Jackie graduated from Dartmouth High School, class of 1944. She was employed for 44 years by New Bedford Gas and Edison...

Dorothy (Castaldo) Laflamme 79 of Dartmouth passed away Monday June 4, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the widow of Robert G. Laflamme and daughter of the late Ribello “Dale “and Angelina (Carando) Castaldo. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Dartmouth since she was 14 years old. Mrs. Laflamme graduated from Annherst College and received her Master’s Degree from UMass Dartmouth. She was a teacher at New Bedford High School and Kinyon-Campbell business...

Domingos Araujo 68 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday June 13, 2018. He was the husband of Isabel (Borlido) Araujo and son of the late Albino and Aurora (Gomes) Araujo. He was born in Zebral, Montalerge, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 52 years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Domingos was employed at the Wamsutta Lofts as the maintance manager and previously at Justin Clothing. Domingos and Isabel would have been married for...

Paula Cristina (Correia) Vieira 40 of New Bedford passed away Monday May 28, 2018 at St. Luke's hospital. She was the wife of Marco Vieira and daughter of Mario Jorge Correia and the late Maria Graca (Tavares) Correia. She was born in Ponta delgada, St. Michael and had lived in this area for many years. Paula was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was formerly employed as a CNA at Clifton Nursing Home in Somerset. Paula was a very devoted mother. Survivors...

Carlos Pombinho 51 of Fairhaven passed away Saturday May 26, 2018. He was the son of Ana C. (Moutinho) Pombinho of Fairhaven and the late Carlos Pombinho. He was born in New Bedford and had lived the last 15 years in Florida, before returning to this area recently. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was a laborer in the construction industry, working union jobs. Carlos was an avid SL Benfica fan. His favorite times were watching games with his best...

Elsie (Nobrega) Santos 90 of New Bedford passed away Sunday May 27, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Saul Santos and daughter of the late Ricardo and Mary (Teixeira) Nobrega. Elsie was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Survivors include her daughter Annmarie Rabbitt, her brother Richard Nobrega, her sisters Laura Ribeiro and Elizabeth Benoit all of New Bedford. Her grandsons Mason and Adam Weeks, her great grandchild Elliot Weeks. She is also survived by nieces and...

Paul W. “Cruzy” Cruz 52 of New Bedford passed away Sunday May 27, 2018. He was the son of Sandra (Edmundson) Tavares and step son of Bruce Tavares. Paul was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. He was formerly employed as a warehouse manager for Granite City Electric. Survivors include his parents; a step-son Andrew Gifford of New Bedford; 2 brothers Joseph Cruz of Tenn. And Travis Tavares of Fall River. 2 sisters Lisa Bowden of New Bedford and Crystal Tavares of Ayers, MA....