Obituaries
Mary O Medeiros
Feb 27, 2025
Mary O. (Viveiros) Medeiros, 88, of Acushnet, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late John O Viveiros and the late Alice O (Reis) Viveiros and loving wife to John T. Medeiros.
Mary was a devoted communicant of St. Mary's Parish in Fairhaven. She enjoyed...
Josephine Leal
Feb 19, 2025
Josephine (Gracia) Leal, 97, of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Care One of New Bedford. Born in Fairhaven, she was daughter of the late Joseph Gracia and the late Maria Araujo and wife of the late Edward Paul Leal.
Josephine enjoyed spending her time immersed in crafts of all types. She was an avid Celtics, Red...
Ana Pinto Cardoso
Feb 15, 2025
Ana Pinto Cardoso, 91, of New Bedford, passed away at The Royal of Fairhaven on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Born in Valdegas, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Pinto Cardoso and the late Aurelia Goncalves and loving wife to the late Jose Pinto DaCosta.
Upon coming to the United States in 1968, Ana worked for many years as...
Alvaro L DaCosta
Feb 8, 2025
Alvaro L DaCosta, 83, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Quintela de Azurara, Portugal, he was the son of the late Jose DaCosta and the late Ana Jesus Lopes and husband of the late Gracinda (Carmo) Costa.
Coming to the United States in March of 1977, Alvaro was a...
Gilberta Cabral
Jan 30, 2025
Gilberta Andrade Cabral, 72, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 after a brief but courageous battle with advanced cancer. She was born on April 5, 1952 in Feteira Pequena, Nordeste, Sao Miguel, Azores, and was the daughter of the late Jose and Cecilia Cabral. She immigrated to the United States at age 16 with her family....
Lori Jean Jennings
Jan 27, 2025
Lori J. Jennings, 65, of New Bedford, passed away at home on January 27, 2025. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Philip Wilson and the late Barbara (Perry) Wilson and wife of the late James Jennings.
Lori was a great friend with a tremendous sense of humor. She worked as a dedicated community servant for the...
Nuno F Porto
Jan 20, 2025
Nuno F Porto, 42, of New Bedford passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Monday, January 20, 2025. Born in Santa Barbara, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of Joao Porto and Maria (Vultao) Porto. Nuno was a kind and caring person who would always put others first. He worked for many years as a landscaper for DeMello &...
Michelle Tetreault
Jan 11, 2025
Michelle Tetreault, 49, of New Bedford, MA, passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2025.
Michelle was born on November 26, 1975. She was the daughter of the late Gerard Tetreault and Cecilia Tetreault (Boga). Survivors include her son, Christopher Tetreault, and two daughters, Kayla Perry, and Carly McWilliams. Other loved ones include her 3 sisters, Kelly MacDonald, Melissa Duffy, and Tracy...
Daniel Mattos Jr
Dec 30, 2024
Daniel Mattos Jr. passed away Monday, December 30, 2024 surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Born in New Bedford and raised in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late Daniel Mattos Sr and Alice (Henriques) Mattos.
Daniel loved spending time with his family and taking trips to the casino. He was a long a time cook at...
Son Hui Batista
Nov 30, 2024
Son Hui (Kim) Batista, 80, of New Bedford passed away at home on Saturday, November 30, 2024. Born in Taipan, Japan, she was the daughter of the late Mak Nae Kim and the loving wife of James Batista for 54 years.
Son Hui was born in Japan and raised in Korea before coming the United States in September of 1970. She...
Jose A Marques
Nov 28, 2024
Jose A Marques, 91, of New Bedford passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Thursday, November 28th. Born in Mangualde, Portugal, he was the son of the late Armando Marques and the late Mariana (DaCosta) Marques and loving husband to Clementina (Albuquerque) Marques.
Jose is survived by his wife, Clementina; daughter Maria Chaves and husband Oscar; son George Marques; grandchildren Jason...
Philip D Lawrence
Nov 25, 2024
Philip D Lawrence, 84, of Fairhaven passed away at home on Monday, November 25, 2024. Born in New Bedford, he was son of the late James Lawrence and the late Mary Pimental and loving husband to Kristina Jackson.
Philip was a longtime owner of Village Leather Smith and Manager at Jackson's Variety Store. He loved to be out playing golf and...
Jo-Ann A Dudley
Nov 23, 2024
Jo-Ann A Dudley, 58, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on November 23, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Born in New Bedford, she was daughter to the late John Dudley and the late Anita (Sylvia) Nadeau and life partner of 20 years to David Jalbert.
Jo-Ann lived her life...
Cheryl A Reis
Nov 20, 2024
Cheryl A (Smola) Reis, 67 of Acushnet passed away on Wednesday, November 20th at Sacred Heart Nursing and Rehab Care Center. Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Mitchell Smola and late Pauline (Rezendes) Smola and loving wife to Michael Reis.
Cheryl had a passion for bowling and was a member of various leagues through the years. She...
Maria D Pimental
Nov 17, 2024
Maria D. Pimental 79, who brought happiness and support to everyone around her, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2024. Born in Ponte Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, she was a true friend to many, always there to lend a helping hand and share in the joy of being together. Maria dedicated her life to being a homemaker, creating a...
Henrique M Santos
Nov 17, 2024
Henrique M Santos, 53 of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, November 17th at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center. Born in Monte, Murtosa, Portugal, he was the son of Henrique F Santos and Maria Isabel Santos and loving husband to Paula (Aguiar) Santos.
Henry always put family first and cherished time spent with them. He was always willing to give a...
Stella Raposo
Oct 31, 2024
Stella (Amaral) Raposo, 67, of New Bedford, passed away on October 31, 2024. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Dionisio Amaral and the late Maria (Raposo) Amaral and was the loving wife to the late Americo Sousa Raposo.
Stella worked for many years as a Personal Care Attendant and exercised her passion for caring...
Judith Fralic
Oct 16, 2024
Our beloved mother, Judith Fralic (Martin) passed away on October 16th at the age of 76. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Anthony & the late Olive Martin.
Judy enjoyed going out to eat, visiting Buttonwood Park Zoo and spending time with her children. She lived her life doing what she wanted at all times with...
Durvalina F Silveira
Oct 11, 2024
Durvalina F (Vieira) Silveira, 91, of New Bedford passed away Friday, October 11, 2024 at CareOne of New Bedford. Born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Vieira Coelho and the late Maria de Vieira, and wife of the late Reinaldo M Silveira.
Durvalina came to the United State in 1967 where she worked for many...
Muriel A Gelinas
Oct 7, 2024
Muriel (Florent) Gelinas 83, of New Bedford passed away Oct. 7, 2024 at Sacred Heart Nursing home. She was the widow of Paul Gelinas and the daughter of H. George Florent and Annette (Fecteau) Florent.
Born in New Bedford, after graduating from St. Anthony High School, she entered the Sisters of Holy Cross. For several years she was an educator in...