All Obituaries

Delores (Lima) Charros 84 passed away Monday January 13 at St. Anne’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Michael Charros Jr. and daughter of the late Joao and Mary (Botelho) Lima. She was born in Fairhaven and had lived in this area all of her life. She was formerly employed as a secretary for Calvin Clothing and Bank Five until her retirement. Survivors include her son Michael Charros of New Bedford, her daughters Linda Charros of Somerset, Lori Garganta of Somerset and Cynthia...

Helena (Machado) Almeida 76 of Dartmouth passed away Monday January 13, at St. Anne’s Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Manuel J. Machado and Palmira Rodrigues Lamas. She was born in Gralheira, Tras os Montes, Portugal and had lived in this area since 1968. Helena was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was formerly employed as a stitcher for Cliftex until her retirement. She loved her garden, taking care of her rabbits and chickens. Survivors...

New Bedford Maria Da Gloria “Isabel” (Freitas) Cardoso 96 of New Bedford passed away Monday January 6, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Manuel Moniz Cardoso and daughter of the late Angelo Fagundo Da Fonseca and Maria Da Gloria Freitas. She was born in Fayal de Terra, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for the past 18 years. Survivors include her daughters Fatima Cardoso Dias and her fiancée Ed Correia of New Bedford, Isabel Borges and her husband Fred of...

Funeral services were held for William F. Oliveira 96 of New Bedford who passed away January 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Arminda “Minnie” (Alves) Oliveira and son of the late Manuel Gomes Oliveira and Mary (Carreiro) Oliveira. He was born in Tiverton, RI and had lived in the New Bedford area most of his life. He was formerly employed by Lambert Rope as a machine operator until his retirement. William was a WW II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy as a...

Hilda (Rego) Arruda, 93, passed away peacefully on January 2, at Sacred Heart Home. She was the widow of George C. Arruda who passed away October 31, 2018. Hilda and George were married in 1946 and celebrated 72 anniversaries together. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Hilda was happiest when she was around her family and many friends. After graduating from New Bedford High School in 1945, she worked as an office clerk spending many years at the Acushnet Company, before working for the...

Doris (Audette) Correia 93 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday January 1, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of William H. Correia and daughter of the late William and Edith (Lanagan) Audette. She was born in Acushnet and lived in this area most of her life. She was formerly employed by the Aerovox Company. Doris played women’s hardball during WW II; she enjoyed fishing, blueberry picking, puzzles and baking for her family. Survivors include her children, James...

Anne Marie (Fidalgo) Phillips 64 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly, on December 30, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Peter Phillips and daughter of the late Abel D. and Theresa M. (Gagnon) Fidalgo. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Bedford. She was formerly employed as a telemonitoring technician for Southcoast VNA. Survivors include her husband; her daughter Marianne Phillips-Hunt and...

Antonio S. Frade 86 of New Bedford passed away December 22, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Ferreira) Frade. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Tony was employed by the City of New Bedford as a laborer until his retirement. He was a United States Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He earned the rank of Sergeant. He is survived by a nephew Joseph Frade of Framingham and a niece Melody A. Zatir of South Dartmouth. He...

Mary E. “Betty” (Medeiros) Pereira 83 passed away suddenly, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital with her loving son and daughter-in-law by her side. She was the wife of the late Narcizo “Nat” Pereira. They shared 43 years together. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Helena (Coelho Souza) Medeiros. She was brought up in New Bedford and moved to Acushnet in 1970. Mrs. Pereira was employed by various clothing...

Thomas M. St. Pierre 72 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly, at his home, on Monday December 9. He was the husband of the late Sandra M. (Costa) St. Pierre and son of the late Herve L. and Filomena Anna (Szczepan) St. Pierre. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of his life. He was formerly employed as a maintenance person for the City of New Bedford at the downtown library. Thomas served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War, obtaining the rank of...