All Obituaries

Janet C (Lecuyer) Robichaud, 87 of Acushnet passed away Monday, April 19th at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Rochester, daughter of the late George and Yvonne (Corriveau) Lecuyer and wife of the late Herve W Robichaud, they were happily married for 60 years. Janet was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Fairhaven and  member of the Secular Branch of The Sacred Heart. She was also a member of the Blueberry Growers Association and MA Beekeeper's Association....

Michael Andrew Silva, 56, passed away April 15, 2021 at St. Luke's hospital after a long illness. He was born in New Bedford on January 10, 1965 to the late Fernando "Fred" Silva and Lucille (Despres) Silva. He was a wanderer and loner with a huge heart of gold and had an encyclopedic knowledge of Rock n' Roll. He loved fishing with his daughter and spending time with his loving family. Survivors include his companion Wendy Harrison; daughter, Adrianna Silva; mother, Lucille Silva of...

Jacinto Coelho 93 of New Bedford passed away, Monday, April 5th, 2021 at Alden Court. He was the husband of the late Emilia (Figueiredo) Coelho and son of the late Jose Maria Coelho and Elisa (Ferreira). He was born in Linhares de Beira, Portugal and had lived in this area for many years. Jacinto was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was formerly employed as a laborer for Palumbo Construction. He was a member of Clube Recordacoes de Portugal Survivors include...

Shirley Ferreira of Acushnet, the wife of the late Manuel Ferreira who predeceased her in 1990, died peacefully at home on April 4th, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Yzaura (Gomes) Walker and the late John Lima, and the niece of the late Mary Nadeau. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Ferreira, her two grandsons whom she adored, Roger Hart and his fiancée Ilana Vertullo, and Dylan Hart and his girlfriend Kiara Johnson. She is also survived by her brother John Lima Jr. and...

Izaura (Soares) Pimentel, 100, of Dartmouth passed away at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, March 29th. She was born in New Bedford the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria daConceicao (Furtado) Soares and was the wife of the late John Pimentel. Izaura was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Parish. She worked for many years as cafeteria worker for the town of Dartmouth. Survivors include her son, John Pimentel and wife Cindy of Dartmouth; daughter, Elaine Martin and...

Sandra (Gomes) Monteiro 59, of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021. She was born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Joseph Gomes and Shirley Parker. She was a spiritual healer and loved by many. Survivors include her partner Richard Picard; sons, Scott Berche, Jesse Monteiro and wife Brandy, and Jacob Monteiro; daughter, Shannon Partin; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Andrews; brothers, Michael and David Monteiro; sister, Sherry Monteiro; seven grandchildren; and...

Deborah L (Houghton) Tillson 62, of New Bedford, passed away Friday, February 26th. She was born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late David Houghton and Barbara (Crossman) Antonio and wife of Chester Tillson. She was a great woman & loved by so many. Survivors include her husband, Chester; sons, David Tillson, Derrick Tillson; daughter, Helene Tillson; brothers, Daniel Houghton of FL; sister, Darlene Trigueiro; 12 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In accordance...

Susan Souza (61), of New Bedford, passed away Friday, February 26th. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph Souza and Eileen (Silva) Souza. She worked for many years at Brandon Woods Nursing Home. Survivors include her brothers, Michael Souza of Fairhaven, Matthew, Joseph, and Adam Souza all of New Bedford and many nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her brother Christopher Souza. In accordance with the families wishes, Susan was cremated.

Eileen R. Perry, 76, of New Bedford, MA, passed away on February 23, 2021, after a period of declining health. She was born in Acushnet, MA to Manuel Perry and Olivia (Azevedo) Perry. Eileen was employed by the city of New Bedford, for many years as principal clerk in the records room of the New Bedford Police Department, where she thrived until her retirement. Eileen is survived by her brother Donald R. Perry, nephews Carl Charroux and Mark Charroux, grandnephew Cameron and grandnieces...

Hilda Fernandes (Lage) Laliberte, 88 years beautiful, passed away on Friday, February 19, at her home. She was the wife of the late Edmond Laliberte and daughter of the late Daniel and Anna (Gonsalves) Lage. She was born in New Bedford on February 16, 1933 and was a resident of Acushnet for 60 years. Hilda graduated from Normandin middle school in 1947 and from New Bedford High School in 1951, where she was voted most “happy go lucky”. Hilda and Edmond were married on November...