All Obituaries

Maria Jose (Silva) Ott passed away Friday March 27, 2020 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the wife of the late George L. Ott and daughter of the late Luis and Rosa (Pires) DaSilva. She was born in Abrantes, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Maria was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was formerly as a stitcher at Calvin Clothing until her retirement. Maria was everyone’s cheerleader. She had a gift for making everyone in her...

George L. Ott 82 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, March 18 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Maria J. (Silva) Ott and son of the late Jesse L. and Ethel (Peaslee) Ott. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. George was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was formerly employed at Goodyear as a machine operator. In the prime of his life, George was an athletic, vibrant and loving man with a smile for everyone. As his health declined, his...

Theresa (Bergeron) Duarte 92 of Dartmouth passed away Wednesday March 4 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the widow of Orlando “Lindy” Duarte and daughter of the late Joseph A. and Evangeline (Goguen) Bergeron. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. Theresa was formerly employed as an inspector at Payne Cutlery. Theresa enjoyed going to Brandon Woods’s daycare. Survivors include her daughter Jamie Lavoie and her husband Robert of South...

On March 1, 2020 this family has lost their matriarch, Maria De Gouveia Barreto passed surrounded by her loving daughter Linda, and her family. Maria was the daughter of Antonio DeGouveia and Miquelina Fernandes Belo. Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira on May 3, 1929, Maria arrived in America on Thanksgiving Day in 1958 during a snow storm. This was the first time Maria saw snow, as Madeira is a tropical island, she was amazed at its beauty. Maria had worked in many manufacturing companies as well...

Adriano “Cavey” Almeida 93 passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of the late Laura (Jardin) Almeida and son of the late Francisco S. “Frank” and Teresa (Jesus) Almeida. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. “Cavey” was formerly employed as a carpenter for Executive Coffee until his retirement. He served in the United...

Kenneth H. Daniels, 85 of Acushnet passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital, with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Dorothy (Medeiros) Daniels and son of the late Clinton H. and Thelma (Wheeler) Daniels. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and had lived in Acushnet for many years. He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. He was formerly employed as a glazier for Glaser Glass for over 60 years. Kenneth was a Korean War Veteran,...

Jose Guerreiro 75 of New Bedford passed away Sunday February 23, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria (Vertentes) Guerreiro and son of the late Jose and Adelina (Cabral) Guerreiro. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Jose was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was formerly as a machine operator for AFC Systems, until his retirement. He was a loving grandfather and enjoyed taking...

Joaquim “Jack” Pacheco 99 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Thursday February 6, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Alzira “Elsie” Pacheco and son of the late Ximenes and Eduarda (Marques) Pacheco. He was born in New Bedford and was raised in Portugal. Jack was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was the proprietor of Jack’s Auto Body for many years. He was a proud WW II veteran...

Duarte M Botelho, 82 of New Bedford passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Monday, February 3rd. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, he was the husband of the late Maria Aldora (DaSilva) Botelho. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He is survived by his son, George Botelho of Fairhaven; his daughters, Maria Marden of Boston, Paula Briggs of Louisiana, Betty Medeiros of New Bedford, Rosa Botelho Salvador of Westport and Maria Fatima Snow of...

Hilda Pontes (Lira) Almeida 93 of New Bedford passed away Sunday February 2, 2020 at the Cottages of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Frank Almeida and daughter of the late Antonio Pontes Lira and the late Eliza (Pereira) Lira. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area most of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Hilda was employed as a stitcher at Calvin Clothing until her retirement. She was a member of the St....