All Obituaries

Anthony R. DeCosta 58 of North Dartmouth passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles and Catherine (Coyne) DeCosta and fiancée of Diamantina “Nina” Mattos. He was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of his life. He was the proprietor of A-1 Asphalt. Tony loved spending time with his son and with his fiancée’s granddaughter Avah. His family would like to give a special thank you to David Lopes...

Jose “Joe” Gouveia Jr. of New Bedford passed away September 11, 2019. Joe was born in Cambridge, Mass. in 1931 and was the son of the late Jose and Maria (Viera) Gouveia Sr. and late sister Alice. He lived in New Bedford most of his life and graduated from New Bedford High School Class of 1949. In 1950 he graduated from Portsmouth Abbey where Joe made Allstate in football and baseball. He then attended Brown University on a scholarship and later went on to graduate from Bryant College...

Alfredo Manuel DeSousa Pimentel passed away Thursday September 5, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Luisa (Guerreiro) Pimentel and son of the late Alfredo and Marta (Sousa) Pimentel. He was born in Ponta Graca, St. Michael, Azores. Alfredo enjoyed watching soccer. Survivors include his sons Walter Pimentel Of New Bedford, Daniel Pimentel of Fall River, Michael Pimentel of New Bedford, and Kevin Pimentel of New Bedford. His daughter Sonia Couto of...

Fairhaven Ana (Roda) Vaz 87, passed away after a period of declining health surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Alden Court Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Anibal Vaz and the daughter of the late Domingos and Lucinda (DeJesus) Roda. Ana was born in Cervos, Portugal and came to this country with her husband in 1960. She worked as stitcher for various companies throughout her life. Ana always loved Sunday gatherings where she would spend time with family. Her...

Beatrice (Bento) Duarte 87 formerly of Fairhaven Village passed away Wednesday Sept. 4, 2019 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the widow of Seraphin Duarte and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Casmiro) Bento. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. Beatrice was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was employed as a stitcher at Colonial Textile until her retirement. Survivors include her daughters Catherine Souza of New Bedford...

Nelson O.J. Audette 84 of New Bedford passed away August 30, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Patricia Josephine (O’Conner) Audette and son of the late Nelson and Yvonne (Muir) Audette. Nelson was born in New Bedford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving for over 20 years. He was formerly employed as a store clerk for the Mass Martine Academy until his retirement. Survivors include his children, Brian Anthony Audette of Louisiana, Yvonne Marie...

Arthur Ferreira 72 of Dartmouth passed away August 28, 2019 at the Oak’s. He was the husband of Pauline (Adriana) Ferreira of Dartmouth and son of the late Arthur and Stefania (Marusa) Ferreira. He was born in Acushnet and had lived in this area all of his life. Arthur was employed as a machine operator for Acushnet Co. until his retirement. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.Survivors include his wife; his son Robert Ferreira and his wife Dana of Dartmouth; his sister Linda Hebert...

Dominic Letourneau 28 passed away August 27, 2019. He was the husband of Monica (Caetano) Letourneau and son of Joseph Letourneau of Hatfield, MA and Denise (Lamothe) Letourneau of Casper, Wyoming. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and had lived in the Greater New Bedford area for 12 years. He was employed by CES as a laborer. Dominic was a US Navy Veteran. His survivors include his wife and his parents; his children Caden Letourneau, Caleb Letourneau and Casey Letourneau; his brother Raymond...

Mark J. Wojnar age 70, passed away unexpectedly, at his home in New Bedford this week. Mark is survived by his sisters Andrea Wojnar and Bonnie Schafer, his cousin and friend Priscilla Guillemette, his nephew David Wojnar and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mark earned a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Master’s Degree from the New School for Social Research in New York, where he also completed all coursework for a Doctorate in...

Michael Scott Spicer 29 of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was the son of Scott Spicer of New Bedford and Sherry (Cunha) Spicer of Fairhaven. Michael was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was employed as a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his father, his mother and her companion Truett Holcomb, his brothers Noah Spicer of New Bedford and Austen Acevedo of Fairhaven, his paternal grandparents Robert and Janet Spicer of New Bedford and his maternal...