Obituaries

Oct 31, 2018

Alberta (Grover) Freitas 88 of Fairhaven passed away , at home, on October 31, 2018. She was the wife of the late Richard "Rick" Freitas and daughter of the late John and Alberta (Lackie) Grover Sr. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. Survivors include her children Holly David of Fairhaven,...

Oct 31, 2018

Preciosa (Dias) Pereira 84 of New Bedford passed away, at home on Wednesday October 31, 2018. She was the wife of Jose M. Pereira and daughter of the late Jose Goncalves Dias and Albertina (Goncalves) Dias. She was born in Sao Vincente da Cha, Montelerge, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1954. She was a communicant of...

Oct 31, 2018

George C. Arruda, 91, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2018, at Sacred Heart Home. He is survived by Hilda Arruda, his wife of 72 years, also a resident of Sacred Heart Home. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, George was happiest when he was around his family and many friends. He served in the United States Navy in 1944...

Oct 30, 2018

Gary Sylvia Jr. 40 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 30, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Gary Sylvia Sr. and the late Mary-Lou Sylvia. He was born in San Diego, CA and had lived in Rochester, Ma and New Bedford most of his life. Gary was employed as a commercial fisherman...

Oct 25, 2018

Karen Frances (Pacheco) Hathaway 64, of Taunton, daughter of the late Shirley and Francis Pacheco passed away unexpectedly on Thursday October25, 2018 , at her home. Born in Acushnet, MA Karen graduated from New Bedford High School in 1972 and went on to earn her Associate’s Degree in computer science from BCC. Karen worked at Mass College of Art...

Oct 19, 2018

Daniel Verissimo 78 passed away Friday October 19, 2018 at the Brockton Health Center. He was the son of the late Evo Verissimo Sr. and Virginia (Martins) Verissimo. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in Brockton for many years.  Daniel was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Survivors include his nephew Ronald Beauregard of...

Oct 19, 2018

Jose Gomes daSilva 87 of New Bedford passed away Friday October 19, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital, after a long illness. He was the husband of Rosa (Goncalves) daSilva and son of the late Jose Gomes daSilva and Albertina daCosta. Jose was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was born in Zebral, Portugal and had...

Oct 16, 2018

Fernando J. Filipe 84 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 16 at the Sippican Healthcare Center. He was the husband of Maria Antonia (Gomes) Filipe and son of the late Jose Filipe and Silvina Batista. He was born in Bombarral, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua...

Oct 3, 2018

Douglas Malaguti 73 of New Bedford, passed away, Wednesday October 3, 2018, at home. He was the husband of Sylvia (Domingos) Malaguti and son of the late Leseao Malaguti and Evelyn (Medeiros) Reynolds of New Bedford. He was employed by the City of New Bedford as a laborer until his retirement. Douglas was a U.S. Army veteran serving during...

Sep 24, 2018

Gabriela M (DeMedeiros) Carreiro 56 of New Bedford passed away at home ,on Monday September 24, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Joaquim P. & Irene (Botelho) DeMedeiros. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Gabriela was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include...

Sep 13, 2018

Irene (Arruda) Rios 88 of New Bedford, passed away Thursday September 13, 2018, surrounded by her family, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Joao and Maria Gloria (Farias) Arruda. She was born in New Bedford and lived here all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church. She was...

Sep 13, 2018

Arthur L. Dubay Jr. 64 of New Bedford passed away September 13, 2018 at the Hathaway Manor. He was the son of the late Arthur L. Dubay Sr. and the late Delia (Sanborn) Dubay. He was born in Old Town, Maine and lived in New Bedford for many years. Arthur was formerly employed as a tool maker at Morse...

Sep 13, 2018

Jeffrey Sousa 56 of New Bedford passed away at home on September 13, 2018. He was the son of the late Joseph and Irene (St. Pierre) Sousa. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Jeffrey was formerly employed by Robert Commercial Construction. Survivors include his daughter Jennifer Sousa of Tampa, FL; his son Jeffrey Sousa Jr. of Ohio; his...

Sep 6, 2018

Patricia (Smith) Nicgabhain 67 of New Bedford passed away Thursday September 6, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Patricia was the daughter of the late Richard and Morgia (Stough) Smith. She was born in San Francisco and had lived in New Bedford for the last 10 years. Patricia was a self employed musician. Survivors include her son David Narron of Athens,...

Sep 2, 2018

Davaun P. Cooper 18 of New Bedford, passed away Sunday September 2, 2018 at his home. He was the son of Julie Gonzalez. Davaun was born in New Bedford and lived here all of his life. Survivors include his mother, his brother Darius Gomez of PA; his sisters Skyy Cooper of New Bedford, Janique Trinidad of New Bedford, Brooklyn...

Aug 30, 2018

Carol Ann Burke of New Bedford passed away Thursday, August 30, at the age of 74. She endured several years of chronic illnesses, with much courage and determination. She was a kind and loving soul. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alice and Joseph Fernandes, sister of Dorothy Fernandes, former wife of the late Maurice Burke...

Aug 28, 2018

Setelvio “Steve” Mota 82 of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday August 28, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Eduarda (Franco) Mota and son of the late Gilberto Medeiros Paiva and Lucinda (Carvalho) Paiva. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1965. Steve was a communicant of St. Joseph –...

Aug 15, 2018

Vincent Paul Jasinski, 65 of New Bedford, entered in to eternal life, surrounded by his loving family. Wednesday, August 15 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of Hilda (Correia) Jasinski of New Bedford and the late Mitchell S. Jasinski. He was born in New Bedford and lived here all of his life. Vincent was a greeter and...

Aug 15, 2018

David Cosme 85 of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday August 15, 2018, at home. He was the son of the late Manuel J. and Dominga (Ramos) Cosme. He was born in New Bedford and spent his entire life here. David was an independent man who loved to work with his hands, especially his true love of growing his fruits and...

Aug 5, 2018

Gene W. Polchlopek 76 of Acushnet passed away Sunday August 5, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late Joseph and Lillian (Vieira) Polchlopek.

Gene was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of his life. He was employed as a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his daughters Deborah J. Polchlopek...