Obituaries
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...
Olga Pontes
Sep 22, 2024
Olga (Mendonca) Pontes, 93, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital peacefully with her family by her side. Born in South Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Frank Mendonca and the late Mary Louisa Mendonca and loving wife to her husband of 63 years, the late Jose Pontes.
Olga worked for many...
Leonard L Sameiro
Sep 19, 2024
Leonard L. Sameiro, 96, 0f Acushnet, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late Antone Sameiro and the late Mary Arruda.
Leonard was the loving husband of Anna (DeSouza) Sameiro, who preceded him in death. He was a hard working laborer in construction, Local 385...
Fernando F. Mimoso
Sep 15, 2024
Fernando F. Mimoso, 86, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Born in Linhares, Portugal, he was the son of the late Eduardo Mimoso and the late Augusta (Pires) Mimoso.
Fernando was the loving husband of Edite (Pinto) Mimoso and recently celebrated 65 incredible years together. He was a fabric spreader and cutter for...
Ezaura "Hazel" Rebello
Sep 3, 2024
Ezaura “Hazel” (Jardin) Rebello, passed away at home on September 3rd 2024. She was 99 years old. She was born and lived her entire life in New Bedford, MA. She was married to Manuel Rebello for 60 years. She greatly enjoyed the comfortable feelings of living in her home and having family close by. Holidays were a time to gather...
Albert R. Vanasse
Aug 19, 2024
Albert R. Vanasse, 83, of New Bedford, passed away on August 19, 2024 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph Vanasse and the late Marie Beatrice (Perry) Vanasse.
Albert was a religious man and worked in the area for many years as a short order cook.
He is survived by his brother...
Ludovina Ferreira
Aug 18, 2024
Ludovina (Oliveira) Ferreira, 74, of New Bedford, passed away at home on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Born in Candelaria, St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Pereira Feteira and the late Maria Luiza Oliveira. She was the loving wife to Joao M. Ferreira for many years.
Ludovina was a devout catholic and a longtime communicant of...
Romeo "Gino" J Genard, Jr
Aug 10, 2024
Romeo J. Genard, Jr., 76, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital on August 9, 2024. He was the son of Romeo J. Genard, Sr., and Muriel (Seguin) Genard.
“Gino” lived all of his life in New Bedford. He worked for many years for Eastern Sportswear Corp., before establishing a house painting business. He was funny, irreverent, and frequently...
Stephen W Benoit
Aug 5, 2024
Stephen W Benoit, 74, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away on August 5, 2024. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late William A Benoit and the late Alice Benoit and caring husband to the late Shirley (Menard) Benoit.
Stephen lived for many years between New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Florida. He worked many different jobs, but...
Teresa Poeira
Jul 30, 2024
Teresa (Gouveia) Poeira, 83, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on July 30,2024. Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Gouveia and the late Miquelina Fernandes and the loving wife of Domingos Poeira.
Teresa was a devout catholic and longtime parishioner of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Upon her...
Diane M Zolnierz
Jul 27, 2024
Diane M. Zolnierz, 71, passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on Saturday, July 27th, 2024. Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Carol Joseph Zolnierz and the late Viola (Chandonais) Zolnierz. She is survived by her daughter Jayme (Zolnierz) Viveiros and her husband Steven of North Easton; her brother, Dave Zolnierz and his wife Rose of...
Maria Martinha Melo
Jul 21, 2024
Maria Martinha Melo, 88, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on July 21, 2024. Born in Salga, Sao Miguel, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Ernesto Correia and the late Senhorinha (DeSousa) Correia.
She was the cherished wife of Jose deMelo for many loving years. She was a seamstress at Cliftex and she loved to knit...
Alfredo D Alves
Jul 16, 2024
Alfredo D. Alves, 84, of New Bedford, passed away at St Luke's Hospital on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Born in Turquel, Portugal, he was the son of the late Antonio Alves and the late Deolinda Silveira.
Alfredo came to the United States in 1974 and was a hard working machine operator within the manufacturing industry for many years.
He is survived by...
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