All Obituaries

Ilda (Moura) Goncalves, 87, passed away at home on Saturday, May 23rd. She was born in Bustelo, Chaves, Portugal the daughter of the late Manuel DeSousa and Efigenia Moura. Ilda worked as a stitcher in various textiles mills through the course of her life. Survivors include her sons; Jose Goncalves of New Bedford, Manuel Goncalves of New Bedford, Augusto Goncalves of Orlando, FL, Rui Goncalves of New Bedford; daughter, Francelina Vieira of Palm Harbor, FL; Sister, Carminda Goncalves of New...

Alice M. (Martins) Manta 95 passed away Wednesday May 20, 2020 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the wife of the late Joao A.R. Manta and daughter of the late Antonio and Josefina (Morgado) Martins. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Portugal for many years before moving back to the Southcoast area. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. She was employed as a stitcher for various clothing manufacturing companies, until her retirement. She was a member of the Mt....

Esau Morales 66, of New Bedford, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, May 20th. He was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico the son of the late Florencio and Carmen (Rivera) Morales. Survivors include his brothers; Edwin Morales of the Virgin Islands, Efrain Morales of Florida, Florencio Morales Sr. of Strasburg, PA, Rubin Morales of New Jersey; His sister, Gloria Morales of San Juan, PR and many nieces and nephews. Due to current restrictions on public gatherings, his...

Isabel (Santos) Santos 93 formerly of Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday May 19, 2020 at the home of her care givers Henry and Maria Trindade. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Santos and daughter of the late Manuel and Eulalia Santos. She was born in Chaves, Portugal and lived in this area since 1951. Isabel was formerly employed by Kay Winsor as a seamstress until her retirement. Survivors include her son John C. Santos and his wife Marta Rodriguez - Santos of Sunrise, FL, her daughter...

Arminda (Cabeleira) Fernandes 91 of Acushnet passed away Sunday May 17, 2020, after a brief illness, at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Antonio Fernandes and daughter of the late Jose and Julia (Afonso) Cabeleira. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was raised in Castanheira, Portugal before moving to this area in 1956. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Fairhaven. Arminda was formerly employed as a stitcher for Cape Cod Sportswear until her...

Eric Souza, 49 of Fall River died unexpectedly on May 13, 2020. He was born at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the son of MaryAnn Preece and the late Robert Wayne Souza. Eric was a good soul with a large heart. He graduated from GNBVT from the electrical department. He later became a master electrician working for the family company, National Switchboard Corp. for over 25 years. Eric also worked for Rexel as Chief Switchgear Estimator of New England. He recently started working...

Maria Eugenia (Quintal) Franco 98 of Acushnet passed away Monday May 11, 2020. She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Franco and daughter of the late Manuel S. and Maria (Simas) Quintal. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in this area since 1966. Maria was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her son Antonio Franco of CT, her daughters Luisa Costa of Acushnet, Eugenia Lindo of Westport, Paula Costa of Fairhaven and Madeline Lindo of...

Maria A. (Costa) Ferreira 84 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday May 10, 2020. She was the widow of Jose A. Ferreira. She was born in Mangualde, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for several years. Maria was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her son Antonio Luis Ferreira of New Bedford; her daughters Maria deFatima Sequeira of Portugal, Maria C. Santos of New Bedford, Ana Santo of Acushnet, Laura Cabral of New Bedford and Olga Moura of New...

Edward Simas 70, of New Bedford passed away at St. Elizabeth’s Hopsital in Boston on May 8th. He was the son of the late Antone and Olive (Jardin) Simas and husband of Maria (Pimentel) Simas. He was born in New Bedford. Edward was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church and worked as a Manager at Stillwater Fasteners for more than 35 years before his retirement in 2016. He was an avid car collector and loved to rebuild and restore antique cars. His favorite was...

Ana (DaSilva) Afonso, 60, of Dartmouth passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a long hard FIGHT with stomach cancer. Born in Mourilhe, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Joao DaSilva and Clementina DaSilva. Ana immigrated to the United States at the age of nine and later worked as a stitcher at Cliftex. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church. Ana is survived by Jose Leal Afonso, her loving husband of 41 years, her mother,...