Obituaries

May 8, 2018

Robin Ann (Gomes) Voisine 58 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly, at home on Tuesday May 8, 2018. She was the wife of Robert Voisine and daughter of the late John P. Gomes and Jean E. (Costa) Gomes. She was born in Oaks Bluffs and had lived in the New Bedford area most of her life. Robin was formerly...

May 7, 2018

Emanuel "Manny" F. Melo of New Bedford, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 7, 2018.

Born in Terceira, Acores he moved to New Bedford, MA at an young age. He was the eldest son of Manuel Simas Melo of Pico, Acores and Ludovina (Freitas) Melo of Terceira, Acores.

Manny was known for his contagious...

May 4, 2018

Ilda B. Starkie daughter of the late Manuel Batista and the late Maria (Sol) Batista of Madeira, Portugal, passed away of Friday, May 4, 2018, surrounded by the comforts of her home and her loving family. She lived for 18 years after the passing of her beloved husband Fred Starkie with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born and...

May 3, 2018

Otilia (Casimiro) Araujo 77 of New Bedford passed away Thursday May 3, 2018 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Augusto DeAraujo and daughter of the late Manuel Ernesto and Maria daConceicao (Rosa) Casimiro. She was born in Carvalhal de Turquel, Alcobaca, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was...

Apr 24, 2018

Lillian (Flora) Roza 91 of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday April 24, 2018 at Care One of New Bedford. She was the widow of John Roza and daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Correia) Flora. She was born in New Bedford and lived here all of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her cats, Amber and Valerie. Lillian...

Apr 17, 2018

Patricinia (Medeiros) Fonseca 99, passed away at Alden Court Nursing Home on Tuesday, April 17th. She was the daughter of the late Virginio Simas and Rosa (Borges) Medeiros, wife of the late James Fonseca. She was born in New Bedford and worked as a sales clerk at the Cherry and Webb store. Survivors include her daughter Mary Lou Fonseca...

Apr 16, 2018

Fernando L. DeSousa, 84, of New Bedford passed away Monday, April 16th at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Rosa (Lavado) DeSousa and the son of the late Antonio and Rosa DeSousa. Fernando was born in Villa Cortez da Serra, Portugal and has lived in New Bedford since 1961. Fernando was an automotive mechanic and...

Apr 11, 2018

Rosalinda “Linda” Almeida 97 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday April 11, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Mary P. (Cordeiro) Almeida. She was born in Newport, RI and had lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception...

Apr 3, 2018

Maria C. (Coelho) Da Costa 91 of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday April 3, 2018 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehab. Center. She was the widow of Antonio Da Costa and daughter of the late Joaquim Coelho and Helena Carvalho. She was born in Assanhas, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Maria was...

Mar 4, 2018

Donna (Alves) Botelho 61 of New Bedford, passed away Sunday March 4, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice House in Providence. She was the wife of Francis Botelho and daughter of the late Jordan and Alice (Sylvia) Alves. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Donna was employed by the New Bedford School Dept. as...

Feb 27, 2018

Irene (Ross) Lavoie 100 of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday February 27, 2018 at Brookdale Dartmouth Village. She was the wife of the late Armand Lavoie and daughter of the late Alcide J. and Anna (Krenmayer) Ross. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. When she lived in...

Feb 18, 2018

Robert DaRocha, 65, of Bourne passed away on Sunday, February 18th at Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility. Robert was the son of the late Raymond DaRocha Sr. and Anne (Correia) DaRocha. He was a baker at the My Bread Baking Company. Robert is survived by brothers Edward DaRocha of New Bedford and Ronald DaRocha of Florida. He is predeceased...

Feb 17, 2018

Jose’ Furtado, 76, passed away peacefully in his New Bedford home on Saturday, February 17th surrounded by his family.  He was the son of the late Jose Furtado and Maria Alves. Originally, from Horta, Faial (Acores), he immigrated to the United States in 1961, and became a U.S. citizen in 1966. He worked for Fibre Leather, as a machinist...

Feb 16, 2018

Robert C. Mello, 98, of Fairhaven, passed away at Alden Court Nursing and Rehab on February 16. He was the son of the late Clara (Bettencourt) Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, Robert was a Lifelong resident of the area. He was a communicant of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Robert was previously employed at Cyclone cleaning...

Feb 15, 2018

Luis Miguel Santana, 43, of Hampton, VA passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 15th at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Stacy (Gonzalez) Santana and son of Hipolito Santana and Maria Lopez. Luis was working as a warehouse laborer for Smithfield Farms at his time of death. He is survived by his parents and wife. Other survivors include...

Feb 15, 2018

Manuel O. Raposo 68 of New Bedford passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. He was the husband of Clemencia (Lavado) Raposo and son of the late Antonio Dos Santos Raposo and Amelia deJesus Oliveira. He was born in Folgosinho, Gouveia, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1974. Mr....

Feb 9, 2018

Ricardo Carreiro 44 of Westport passed away Friday February 9, 2018 at home. He was the husband of Saundra McCallister for 17 years. He was also the son of Custodia Carreiro of St. Michael and the late Silvino Carreiro. He was born in St. Michael and lived in this area for many years. Ricardo was employed as a project...

Feb 8, 2018

Claudio Silva 42 of New Bedford, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the son of Maria (Pinho) Silva of Brazil and the late Jose Antonio DaSilva. He was born in San Paulo, Brazil and had lived in New Bedford for several years. Claudio was employed by S & M Framing as a carpenter. He...

Jan 27, 2018

Clementina (Calado) G. Conchinha 92 formerly of New Bedford passed away Saturday January 27, 2018 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the widow of Jose Conchinha and daughter of the late Manuel and Albina (Afonso) Calado. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Clementina was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church....

Jan 21, 2018

Ronald (Yogi) Ptaszenski Sr. 60, passed away, at home, unexpectedly Sun 1/21/18 in Melbourne, Australia. Born in Bronx, NY on Jan 24 1957, Ron was the son of the late Benedict and Regina (Kulesza) Ptaszenski. He lived most of his life in New Bedford, Ma working for Chamberlains then Shaw’s before moving to Australia in 2008. He always enjoyed...