Obituaries
Joann Brierley
Jun 8, 2020
Joann G Brierley, 68 of New Bedford, passed away on June 8, 2020. She was the daughter of late Joseph F and late Florence G (Dalrymple) Brierley & wife of the late Bradford Sherman. Born in New Bedford, Joann graduated from UMass Dartmouth with her Bachelor of Arts in English/Education and later completed her MBA. She was a Master Tax...
Milton Johnson Jr.
Jun 1, 2020
Milton Banks Johnson, Jr., age 83, of Fairhaven, passed peacefully on June 1, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband and constant companion of Beatrice (Sylvia) Johnson. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Milton B. Johnson, Sr. and Ruth (Chase) Johnson, Milton remained a devoted son to both his parents and mother in...
Ilda Goncalves
May 23, 2020
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...

Esau Morales
May 20, 2020
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...
Alice Manta
May 20, 2020
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...

Isabel Santos
May 19, 2020
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...
Arminda Fernandes
May 17, 2020
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...
Eric Souza
May 13, 2020
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...
Maria Franco
May 11, 2020
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...
Maria Ferreira
May 10, 2020
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...
Edward Simas
May 8, 2020
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...
Ana Afonso
Apr 26, 2020
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...
Paul Mota
Apr 21, 2020
Paul R. Mota 41 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home. He was the son of Manuel R. and Lucia (Pimentel) Mota of New Bedford. Paul was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was employed as a roofer and sheet rock installer for various companies. Survivors include his children, Raylynn Mota and Paul R. Mota Jr. both of...
Maria Nunes
Apr 15, 2020
Maria Fernanda (Abreu) Nunes 75 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, April 15, at her home. She was the wife of Jose Nunes and daughter of the late Antonia Abreu. She was born in Funchal, Madeira and had lived in New Bedford since 1976. Maria was a child care provider, in her own home. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, walking...
Georgette Roy
Apr 14, 2020
Georgette (Turgeon) Roy 78 of New Bedford passed away on April 14, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Raymond Roy Sr. and daughter of the late Joseph Napoleon “Nappy” Turgeon and the late Lillian (Tardi) Turgeon. Georgette was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of...
Filomena Andrade
Apr 3, 2020
Filomena (Maciel) Andrade 62 of New Bedford passed away suddenly, at home, on Friday April 3, 2020. She was the wife of the late Carlos Andrade and daughter of the late Joao and Helena (Pacheco) Maciel. Filomena was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was employed as a stitcher at Cliftex....
Abel Dias
Apr 3, 2020
Abel R. Dias 46, of New Bedford, passed away Friday April 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Susana (Santos) Dias and son of the late Acacio and Isabel (Rua) Dias. Abel was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. He was employed by Purity Services as a sorter. Survivors include his wife, his daughters Brittnee...
Maria Mimoso
Apr 2, 2020
Maria H. (Marmelo) Mimoso 85 of New Bedford passed away Thursday April 2, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antonio Mimoso and daughter of the late Joaquim Marmelo and the late Maria de Lurdes Figueiredo. She was born in Linhares, Portugal and had lived in this area for many years before moving back...
Maria Ott
Mar 27, 2020
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...
George Ott
Mar 18, 2020
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...