Obituaries
Olga Pontes
Sep 22, 2024
Olga (Mendonca) Pontes, 93, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital peacefully with her family by her side. Born in South Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Frank Mendonca and the late Mary Louisa Mendonca and loving wife to her husband of 63 years, the late Jose Pontes.
Olga worked for many...
Leonard L Sameiro
Sep 19, 2024
Leonard L. Sameiro, 96, 0f Acushnet, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late Antone Sameiro and the late Mary Arruda.
Leonard was the loving husband of Anna (DeSouza) Sameiro, who preceded him in death. He was a hard working laborer in construction, Local 385...
Fernando F. Mimoso
Sep 15, 2024
Fernando F. Mimoso, 86, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Born in Linhares, Portugal, he was the son of the late Eduardo Mimoso and the late Augusta (Pires) Mimoso.
Fernando was the loving husband of Edite (Pinto) Mimoso and recently celebrated 65 incredible years together. He was a fabric spreader and cutter for...
Ezaura "Hazel" Rebello
Sep 3, 2024
Ezaura “Hazel” (Jardin) Rebello, passed away at home on September 3rd 2024. She was 99 years old. She was born and lived her entire life in New Bedford, MA. She was married to Manuel Rebello for 60 years. She greatly enjoyed the comfortable feelings of living in her home and having family close by. Holidays were a time to gather...
Albert R. Vanasse
Aug 19, 2024
Albert R. Vanasse, 83, of New Bedford, passed away on August 19, 2024 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph Vanasse and the late Marie Beatrice (Perry) Vanasse.
Albert was a religious man and worked in the area for many years as a short order cook.
He is survived by his brother...
Ludovina Ferreira
Aug 18, 2024
Ludovina (Oliveira) Ferreira, 74, of New Bedford, passed away at home on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Born in Candelaria, St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Pereira Feteira and the late Maria Luiza Oliveira. She was the loving wife to Joao M. Ferreira for many years.
Ludovina was a devout catholic and a longtime communicant of...
Romeo "Gino" J Genard, Jr
Aug 10, 2024
Romeo J. Genard, Jr., 76, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital on August 9, 2024. He was the son of Romeo J. Genard, Sr., and Muriel (Seguin) Genard.
“Gino” lived all of his life in New Bedford. He worked for many years for Eastern Sportswear Corp., before establishing a house painting business. He was funny, irreverent, and frequently...
Stephen W Benoit
Aug 5, 2024
Stephen W Benoit, 74, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away on August 5, 2024. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late William A Benoit and the late Alice Benoit and caring husband to the late Shirley (Menard) Benoit.
Stephen lived for many years between New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Florida. He worked many different jobs, but...
Teresa Poeira
Jul 30, 2024
Teresa (Gouveia) Poeira, 83, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on July 30,2024. Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Gouveia and the late Miquelina Fernandes and the loving wife of Domingos Poeira.
Teresa was a devout catholic and longtime parishioner of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Upon her...
Diane M Zolnierz
Jul 27, 2024
Diane M. Zolnierz, 71, passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on Saturday, July 27th, 2024. Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Carol Joseph Zolnierz and the late Viola (Chandonais) Zolnierz. She is survived by her daughter Jayme (Zolnierz) Viveiros and her husband Steven of North Easton; her brother, Dave Zolnierz and his wife Rose of...
Maria Martinha Melo
Jul 21, 2024
Maria Martinha Melo, 88, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on July 21, 2024. Born in Salga, Sao Miguel, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Ernesto Correia and the late Senhorinha (DeSousa) Correia.
She was the cherished wife of Jose deMelo for many loving years. She was a seamstress at Cliftex and she loved to knit...
Alfredo D Alves
Jul 16, 2024
Alfredo D. Alves, 84, of New Bedford, passed away at St Luke's Hospital on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Born in Turquel, Portugal, he was the son of the late Antonio Alves and the late Deolinda Silveira.
Alfredo came to the United States in 1974 and was a hard working machine operator within the manufacturing industry for many years.
He is survived by...
Virginio D Silva
Jul 11, 2024
Virginio D. Silva, 66, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Joao Dacosta and the late Ludovina (DaSilva) Dacosta.
He was a hard working laborer within the landscaping industry. Virginio loved to watch soccer and was an avid Benfica fan.
Virginio is...
Mary R Freitas
Jul 1, 2024
Mary R. (Fernandes) Freitas, 93, of New Bedford, peacefully passed away at home on July 1, 2024. Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Fernandes and the late Cristina (Rodrigues) Fernandes and wife to the late Oscar D Freitas.
She enjoyed being a teacher's aide in the New Bedford school system and everyone knew that one of...
John T. Carter
Jun 30, 2024
John T. Carter, 80, of Lakeville/New Bedford passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Acushnet and raised in New Bedford he was the son of the late Thomas and Stephanie (Kaszynski) Carter.
John is survived by his two daughters, Melissa Lynn Carter of Lakeville; Jacqueline L'Heureux and her husband Norman of East Freetown; his...
Nancy M Paiva
Jun 26, 2024
Nancy M. (Fauteux) Paiva, 82, of New Bedford passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred H. Fauteux and the late Gladys (Donth) Fauteux.
She was a caring and compassionate nurses aid in home health care for most of her years and she had family and friends...
Antonio J Rodrigues
Jun 19, 2024
Antonio J. Rodrigues, 66, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born in Portugal, he was the son of the late Manuel Rodrigues Amaral and the late Alda (Jesus) Amaral.
Antonio was the loving and devoted husband of Elizabeth (Fernandes) Rodrigues for over 40 years. He was a...
Boanerges V Medeiros
Jun 10, 2024
Boanerges V. Medeiros, 54, of New Bedford, passed away at home on Monday, June 10, 2024. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Antonio A Medeiros and the late Alice V (Soares) Medeiros.
Boanerges worked as a machine operator. He is survived by his brothers, Antonio Medeiros and Horace Medeiros, both of New Bedford. He was preceded...
Lurdes M Leite
May 24, 2024
Lurdes M. Leite, 83, of Lakeville, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Friday, May 24, 2024. Born in Atei, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Celestino Magalhaes and the late Maria Aurora daSilva. She was the loving wife of her husband, Joaquim Leite and she will be sorely missed by her husband and her children. She was...
Dorothy Richard
May 23, 2024
Dorothy Marie (Wolowiec) Richard, “Dottie”, 85, of Acushnet, peacefully passed away after years of declining health on May 23, 2024. Dottie was born in Fall River and was the daughter of the late William Wolowiec and the late Celia (Kudlacik) Wolowiec. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond Richard. She was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary Academy...
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