All Obituaries

Maria Aldora (DaSilva) Botelho 76 of New Bedford passed away Monday November 11, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of Duarte M. Botelho and daughter of the late Jose Furtado DaSilva and Maria Jose Dutra (Amaral) Moniz; she was also the step daughter of the late Jose Amaral Rocha Dutra Moniz. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1967. Aldora was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her husband, her son George...

Dolores (Tavares) Tabor, 87, passed away Thursday, November 7th at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Allen F. Tabor and the daughter of Mariano and Georgianna (Lopes) Tavares. She was born in North Dartmouth and lived in the area all her life. Dolores worked for a short time at Sowle the Florist and enjoyed volunteering at the local schools. Her family wishes to send many thanks to the Nursing Staff at Hathaway Manor for their kind and compassionate care. Survivors include her...

Beverly (Roderiques) Machado 44 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday November 5, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of John Machado and daughter of Juanita (Kemp) Roderiques of Portland, Maine and the late Leonard Roderiques. She was born in New Bedford and lived here all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in South Dartmouth. Beverly was employed as a pet groomer at Melody’s Pet Grooming. Survivors include her husband, her mother, her children Joao...

Maria Isabel (Miranda) Santos 72 of New Bedford passed away Monday October 28, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Henrique F. Santos and daughter of the late Manuel Luis Esteves Miranda and the late Maria Do Carmo (Melioa) Miranda. She was born in Murtosa, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1979. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. She was employed as a laborer for Columbus Cable, Carol Cable and Seaview Fishery Corp. Survivors include her...

David C. Mendes 72 of New Bedford passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Susan (Taber) Mendes and son of the late Cesar and Celeste “Sally” (Vaz) Mendes. He was born in Acushnet and had lived in this area all of his life. He was employed as a supervisor for custodians, bus drivers and the asbestos coordinator for the New Bedford School Department until his retirement. David was a United States Air Force Veteran. Survivors include...

Louise (Davignon) Barboza 85 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. She was the widow of Antone Barboza and daughter of the late Louis and Marie Rose (Brun) Davignon. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Louise was formerly employed as a secretary for Cherry & Webb and as a beautician. Survivors include her son Kevin Barboza and his companion Lisa Amaral of Middleboro, her grandson...

Kristyn L. Olejarz 25 of New Bedford passed away Friday October 18, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of Cheryl (Bentley) Olejarz and Douglas Olejarz. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Kristyn was a communicate of St. Mary’s Church in New Bedford. She loved Special Olympics, horror/scary movies and books; she was a very social person. Survivors include her parents, her sisters Katie Bentley and Kori Olejarz, her nephews Xirus Ferguson and...

Abraham R. Cruz 69 of New Bedford passed away Thursday October 17, 2019 at home. He was the husband of Jeannette (Lemieux) Cruz, son of Carmen (Lopez) Martinez of Puerto Rico and the late Carmelo Rodriguez. He is also survived by his step father Miguel Martinez of Puerto Rico. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Abraham was employed as a dispatcher for Trembley’s Bus Company. He was a member of the Christian Fellowship Church in New Bedford....

Nancy Marie (Gomes) Wojnar passed away peacefully at home after a long illness. Nancy was predeceased by Henry and Mary Gomes, her former husband Edward K. Wojnar and survived by her son David, daughter in law Melissa and grandsons Nathan and Jacob. Nancy was a long time art teacher in the New Bedford Public Schools. She always put her family first and was loyal as the day is long. Nancy worked hard and earned her Master’s Degree from UMass Dartmouth while raising her son and caring...

Teresa (Tiago) Clemmey 60 of New Bedford passed away suddenly, on Friday October 11, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Pires) Tiago. Teresa was born in Linhares, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1966. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was employed by Atlantic Red Crab as an administrative assistant. She also worked at Market Basket and the Dollar Tree Store in Fairhaven. Survivors include her sons, Marc Clemmey and...