Obituaries

Thomas St. Pierre

Thomas St. Pierre

Dec 9, 2019

Thomas M. St. Pierre 72 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly, at his home, on Monday December 9. He was the husband of the late Sandra M. (Costa) St. Pierre and son of the late Herve L. and Filomena Anna (Szczepan) St. Pierre. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of his life....

Doris Holmes

Doris Holmes

Nov 28, 2019

Doris (LeBeau) Holmes 99 of New Bedford passed away November 28, 2019 at the Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Harold Holmes and daughter of the late Homer and Eva (Menard) Lebeau. Doris was born in New Bedford and was a life long resident. She was employed as a floor worker for various manufacturing companies. She...

Raul dosSantos

Raul dosSantos

Nov 27, 2019

Raul dosSantos 89 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, November 27, at Sippican Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Celeste (Simao) dosSantos. Raul was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and had lived in this area for many years. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in New Bedford. Raul was employed as a construction foreman...

Dennis Silva

Dennis Silva

Nov 26, 2019

Dennis R. Silva, New Bedford, 82 passed quietly at home with his family by his side after a long illness. Dennis was a native of New Bedford, who spent the last 30 years living in Fort Myers, Florida. Recently he returned home to New Bedford to be with his family. He is survived by his wife Faye (DeMoranville) Silva,...

Richard Olejarz

Richard Olejarz

Nov 23, 2019

Richard Olejarz 72 of New Bedford passed away at his home on Saturday November 23. He was the son of the late Walter and Stella (Motyl) Olejarz. He was born in Acushnet. Richard was employed by the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in the maintenance department until his retirement. He was a United States Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War....

Belmiro Costa

Belmiro Costa

Nov 19, 2019

Belmiro Costa 82 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. He was the husband of Gracinda (Costa) Costa and son of the late Jose DaCosta and Ana DeJesus. He was born in Quintela de Azurara, Mangualde, Portugal and had lived in the New Bedford area since 1966. Mr. Costa was a communicant...

Maria Reis

Maria Reis

Nov 14, 2019

Maria Conceicao Reis 81 of New Bedford passed away Thursday November 14, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Francisco Bernardes and daughter of the late Belmiro and Ana Conceicao Reis. She was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1981. Survivors include her daughter Ana Bernardes and her husband Robert...

Maria Botelho

Maria Botelho

Nov 11, 2019

Maria Aldora (DaSilva) Botelho 76 of New Bedford passed away Monday November 11, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of Duarte M. Botelho and daughter of the late Jose Furtado DaSilva and Maria Jose Dutra (Amaral) Moniz; she was also the step daughter of the late Jose Amaral Rocha Dutra Moniz. She was born in St. Michael,...

Dolores Tabor

Dolores Tabor

Nov 7, 2019

Dolores (Tavares) Tabor, 87, passed away Thursday, November 7th at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Allen F. Tabor and the daughter of Mariano and Georgianna (Lopes) Tavares. She was born in North Dartmouth and lived in the area all her life. Dolores worked for a short time at Sowle the Florist and enjoyed volunteering at...

Beverly Machado

Beverly Machado

Nov 5, 2019

Beverly (Roderiques) Machado 44 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday November 5, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of John Machado and daughter of Juanita (Kemp) Roderiques of Portland, Maine and the late Leonard Roderiques. She was born in New Bedford and lived here all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in...

Maria Santos

Maria Santos

Oct 28, 2019

Maria Isabel (Miranda) Santos 72 of New Bedford passed away Monday October 28, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Henrique F. Santos and daughter of the late Manuel Luis Esteves Miranda and the late Maria Do Carmo (Melioa) Miranda. She was born in Murtosa, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1979. She was...

David Mendes

David Mendes

Oct 27, 2019

David C. Mendes 72 of New Bedford passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Susan (Taber) Mendes and son of the late Cesar and Celeste “Sally” (Vaz) Mendes. He was born in Acushnet and had lived in this area all of his life. He was employed as a supervisor for custodians,...

Louise Barboza

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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....