Obituaries
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...
Michael Spicer
Aug 8, 2019
Michael Scott Spicer 29 of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was the son of Scott Spicer of New Bedford and Sherry (Cunha) Spicer of Fairhaven. Michael was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was employed as a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his father, his mother and her companion Truett Holcomb, his brothers Noah...
Gilbert Montanez
Aug 4, 2019
Gilbert Montanez 63, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019. He was the husband of Barbara (McKibben) and the son of the late Francisco Montanez and Inez Lopez. He was born in Bronx, New York. Gilbert was employed at the Country Club of New Bedford as a grounds keeper. He loved cars and worked on them as a mechanic in various garages...
Eleuterio "Teddy" Furtado
Jul 30, 2019
Eleuterio S. “Teddy” Furtado 60, of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at home, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Manuel and Maria daGloria (Pacheco) Furtado. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was employed at Holyhood Cemetery as a foreman. “Teddy” was...
Maria Viegas
Jul 28, 2019
Maria N. (Domingos) Viegas 81 of New Bedford passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of Joao Jose Viegas and daughter of the late Antonio and Alda (daConceicao) Domingos. She was born in Olhao, Algarve, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. She was formerly employed as a winder at...
Raoul "Ralph" LeBlanc
Jul 22, 2019
Raoul “Ralph” LeBlanc 90 of New Bedford passed away Monday July 22, 2019 at his home. He was the husband of the late Yvette (Turgeon) LeBlanc and son of the late Raymond and Cora (Renaud) LeBlanc. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church. Ralph was a driver/salesman for Coyne...
Margaret Nunes
Jul 17, 2019
Margaret (Martin) Nunes 88 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Oak’s. She was the wife of the late Mario Nunes and daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Souza) Martin. She was born in Falmouth, MA and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Margaret was a communicant of Our Lady of the...
Joao Baia
Jul 12, 2019
Joao Baia 79 formerly of New Bedford passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Cottages at Dartmouth Village. He was the husband of the late Conceicao “Connie” (Pereira) Baia and son of the late Antonio Baia and Joaquina Carneiro daSilva. He was born in Meixedo, Montelerge, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Joao was...
Jose Santos
Jul 2, 2019
Jose D. Santos 85 of New Bedford passed away suddenly, at home on Tuesday July 2, 2019. He was the son of the late Julio and Clara (Martin) Santos and the companion for 27 years, of Deborah Duarte. Jose was formerly employed as a bus driver for Tremblay Bus until his retirement. He was a veteran of the Korean War,...
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