Obituaries
Louise Barboza
Oct 23, 2019
Louise (Davignon) Barboza 85 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. She was the widow of Antone Barboza and daughter of the late Louis and Marie Rose (Brun) Davignon. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Louise was formerly employed as...
Kristyn Olejarz
Oct 18, 2019
Kristyn L. Olejarz 25 of New Bedford passed away Friday October 18, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of Cheryl (Bentley) Olejarz and Douglas Olejarz. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Kristyn was a communicate of St. Mary’s Church in New Bedford. She loved Special Olympics, horror/scary movies and books; she...
Abraham Cruz
Oct 17, 2019
Abraham R. Cruz 69 of New Bedford passed away Thursday October 17, 2019 at home. He was the husband of Jeannette (Lemieux) Cruz, son of Carmen (Lopez) Martinez of Puerto Rico and the late Carmelo Rodriguez. He is also survived by his step father Miguel Martinez of Puerto Rico. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and had lived...
Nancy Wojnar
Oct 14, 2019
Nancy Marie (Gomes) Wojnar passed away peacefully at home after a long illness. Nancy was predeceased by Henry and Mary Gomes, her former husband Edward K. Wojnar and survived by her son David, daughter in law Melissa and grandsons Nathan and Jacob. Nancy was a long time art teacher in the New Bedford Public Schools. She always put her...
Teresa Clemmey
Oct 11, 2019
Teresa (Tiago) Clemmey 60 of New Bedford passed away suddenly, on Friday October 11, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Pires) Tiago. Teresa was born in Linhares, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1966. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was employed by Atlantic Red Crab...
Adelino Pinto
Oct 7, 2019
Adelino Pinto 86 of New Bedford passed away Monday October 7, 2019, surrounded by his family at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He was the loving son of the late Manuel and Teresa (Dias) Pinto. He was born in Gralhos, Montalerge, Portugal and resided in New Bedford with his devoted wife of 59 years, Emilia (Alves) Pinto. He...
Maria Patricio
Oct 2, 2019
Maria Jose (Pereira) Patricio 88 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday October 2, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joao Augusto Patricio and daughter of the late Antonio and Georgina (Sousa) Pereira. She was born in Funchal, Madeira and moved to Fall River in 1970, then came to New Bedford in 1980. She...
Alfred Sylvia Jr.
Oct 1, 2019
Alfred W. Sylvia Jr. 98 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Gloria J. (Rousseau) Sylvia and son of the late Alfred W. and Cora Sylvia. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong area resident. Alfred was a communicant of St. Joseph-St....
Alfred Sylvia
Oct 1, 2019
Alfred Sylvia 91 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Frade) Sylvia and son of the late Manuel S. and Jennie (Emery) Sylvia. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Alfred was formerly employed by AT&T as a telephone installer until his...
Arnaldo Alves
Sep 30, 2019
Arnaldo Alves 81 of New Bedford passed away Monday September 30, 2019 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of Maria A. (Gomes) Alves and son of the late Norberto Alves and Idalina Fernandes. He was born in Chaves, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 42 years. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua...
Manuel Farpea
Sep 24, 2019
Manuel Farpea 60 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday September 24, 2019 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Helena (DeSousa) Farpea and son of Maria (Sousa) Farpea of New Bedford and the late Antonio Farpea. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in this area since 1969. Manuel was...
Anthony DeCosta
Sep 15, 2019
Anthony R. DeCosta 58 of North Dartmouth passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles and Catherine (Coyne) DeCosta and fiancée of Diamantina “Nina” Mattos. He was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of his life. He was the proprietor of A-1 Asphalt. Tony loved...
Jose "Joe" Gouveia Jr.
Sep 11, 2019
Jose “Joe” Gouveia Jr. of New Bedford passed away September 11, 2019. Joe was born in Cambridge, Mass. in 1931 and was the son of the late Jose and Maria (Viera) Gouveia Sr. and late sister Alice. He lived in New Bedford most of his life and graduated from New Bedford High School Class of 1949. In 1950 he graduated...
Alfredo Pimentel
Sep 5, 2019
Alfredo Manuel DeSousa Pimentel passed away Thursday September 5, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Luisa (Guerreiro) Pimentel and son of the late Alfredo and Marta (Sousa) Pimentel. He was born in Ponta Graca, St. Michael, Azores. Alfredo enjoyed watching soccer. Survivors include his sons Walter Pimentel Of New Bedford, Daniel Pimentel...
Ana Vaz
Sep 5, 2019
Fairhaven Ana (Roda) Vaz 87, passed away after a period of declining health surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Alden Court Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Anibal Vaz and the daughter of the late Domingos and Lucinda (DeJesus) Roda. Ana was born in Cervos, Portugal and came to this country with her husband...
Beatrice Duarte
Sep 4, 2019
Beatrice (Bento) Duarte 87 formerly of Fairhaven Village passed away Wednesday Sept. 4, 2019 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the widow of Seraphin Duarte and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Casmiro) Bento. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. Beatrice was a communicant of Our Lady of the...
Nelson Audette
Aug 30, 2019
Nelson O.J. Audette 84 of New Bedford passed away August 30, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Patricia Josephine (O’Conner) Audette and son of the late Nelson and Yvonne (Muir) Audette. Nelson was born in New Bedford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving for over 20 years. He was...
Arthur Ferreira
Aug 28, 2019
Arthur Ferreira 72 of Dartmouth passed away August 28, 2019 at the Oak’s. He was the husband of Pauline (Adriana) Ferreira of Dartmouth and son of the late Arthur and Stefania (Marusa) Ferreira. He was born in Acushnet and had lived in this area all of his life. Arthur was employed as a machine operator for Acushnet Co. until...
Dominic Letourneau
Aug 27, 2019
Dominic Letourneau 28 passed away August 27, 2019. He was the husband of Monica (Caetano) Letourneau and son of Joseph Letourneau of Hatfield, MA and Denise (Lamothe) Letourneau of Casper, Wyoming. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and had lived in the Greater New Bedford area for 12 years. He was employed by CES as a laborer. Dominic was a...
Mark J. Wojnar
Aug 13, 2019
Mark J. Wojnar age 70, passed away unexpectedly, at his home in New Bedford this week. Mark is survived by his sisters Andrea Wojnar and Bonnie Schafer, his cousin and friend Priscilla Guillemette, his nephew David Wojnar and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mark earned a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo...
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