Obituaries

Sherilyn Petrovich
Apr 8, 2017
Sherilyn (Abreu) Petrovich 64 of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 8, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Stanley Petrovich and daughter of Lorraine (Poison) Marote of New Bedford and the late Ernest Abreu. She was born in New Bedford and lived here most of her life. Survivors include her husband, her mother, her brother...
Jonathan Tavares
Mar 23, 2017
Jonathan Lee Tavares, age 30, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 23, 2017. He was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and a graduate of New Bedford High School. Jonathan was an avid wrestling and sports fan and loved playing poker. He attend New Life NB Christian Church and enjoyed playing soccer with the church team. He...
Jose Pontes
Mar 20, 2017
Jose Pontes 88 of New Bedford, Passed away March 20, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Olga (Mendonca) and the son of the late Antonio and Eliza (Pereira) Pontes Lira. Jose was born in New Bedford on April 19 & died a month before his 89th birthday. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception...
Margaret LaRose
Mar 4, 2017
Margaret E. (Uga) LaRose, 73, died at home surrounded by her loving family Saturday, March 4, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret is survived by her husband, James LaRose Sr. Four Children, James LaRose Jr, Kim LaRose Peets, Melissa LaRose and Amy LaRose. She was sister to the late Janet and her loving siblings Benny, Laura, Bobby...
Ana Cardoso
Mar 3, 2017
Ana C. (Pinto) Cardoso 86 of South Dartmouth passed away Friday March 3, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Avelino Goncalves Cardoso and daughter of the late Elias Pereira Pinto and Joaquina Goncalves Pinto. She was born in New Bedford and moved to Portugal when she was 3. She moved back to New Bedford...
William Prescott
Mar 2, 2017
William Albert Prescott 57 of New Bedford passed away Thursday March 2, 2017 at St. Anne’s Hospital. He was the son of Annette (LeBert) Camacho of New Bedford and the late Howard Prescott. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. William was employed as a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his mother, his brothers Shawn Prescott of...
Adelino do Couto
Feb 28, 2017
Adelino do Couto 84 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday February 28, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Celeste (Marques) do Couto and son of the late Serafim and Maria daConceicao do Couto. He was born in Mangualde, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1973. Mr. do Couto was a communicant of...
Manuel Paiva
Feb 27, 2017
Manuel S. Paiva 75 passed away suddenly, at home on Monday February 27, 2017. He was the husband of the late Maria Jose (Cunha) Paiva and son of the late Daniel and Maria (Lira) Paiva. He was born in Estreito da Calheta, Madeira and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a communicant of St. Joseph...
Antonio Botelho
Feb 23, 2017
Antonio Botelho 87 of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 23, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Florinda (DaCunha) Botelho and son of the late Joao and Corina Botelho. He was born in Santa Clara, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1967. Antonio was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...
Carmel Basilio
Feb 23, 2017
Carmel (Amarante) Basilio 98 of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 23, 2017 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the wife of the late Albertino V. Basilio and daughter of the late Joseph and Olivia Amarante. She was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for 66 years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Antonio Jaques
Feb 16, 2017
Antonio Jaques, 78, of New Bedford passed away February 16, 2017. He was the husband of Eduarda (Tavares) Jaques and son of the late Antonio Custodio and Maria Candida Jaques. He was born in Terceira, Acores, Portugal and came to New Bedford 42 years ago. Mr. Jaques was a communicant of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception Church. He was employed as...
Ora Matton
Feb 8, 2017
Ora B. Matton 91 of New Bedford died peacefully on February 8 at the home of her daughter, Audrey Sylvia, with the care of the wonderful people from Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association. She was the wife of the late Alfred R. Matton. Ora loved spending time at Fort Tabor, playing bingo, watching the Red Sox, going to the casino and...

Serafim Pinto
Jan 28, 2017
Serafim N. Pinto 95 of New Bedford passed away January 28, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Maria (Ribeiro) Pinto and son of the late Jose and Maria (Nunes) Pinto. He was born in Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Pinto was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...
Wayne Dubois
Jan 28, 2017
January 28, 2017, Wayne Francis Dubois passed away at home surrounded by his family at the age of 62. Born in Acushnet, Massachusetts to Eugene and Loretta Dubois, he was married to Judy (Lage) Dubois for 40 years. Wayne was raised in New Bedford and was a graduate of Southeastern Massachusetts University. He dedicated his career to Reynolds DeWalt, where...
Joao Riquinha
Jan 14, 2017
Joao T. Riquinha 91 of New Bedford passed away Saturday January 14, 2017 at the Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of the late Alcina (Tadeu) Riquinha and son of the late Antonio T. and Maria Conceicao (Duarte) Riquinha. He was born in Villa Franca do Campo, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in this area since 1969. Joao...
Barbara Miller
Jan 9, 2017
Barbara Jean Miller, 22, died unexpectedly on January 9, 2017. Born in New Bedford, MA, she graduated from New Bedford High School in 2012, received an Associates Degree from BCC and was working on obtaining her Bachelors from Mass Dartmouth. She was currently employed as a teller at Bank of America in Fairhaven. From a young age, Barbara (aka...
Fernando Costa
Jan 3, 2017
Fernando T. Costa age 85 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday January 3, 2017 at Kindred Transitional Care & Rehab – Forestview in Wareham. He was the husband of Mavilde (Fonseca-Morais) da Costa and son of the late Joao Texeira Costa and Maria (de Araujo) Costa. He was born in Montalegre, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since...
Dorothy Gadbois
Jan 2, 2017
Dorothy A. (Fredette) Gadbois 92 of New Bedford passed away Monday January 2, 2017 at Care One of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Henry Gadbois and daughter of the late George R. and Aurora B. (Laporte) Fredette. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. She was employed in the garment industry as a winder/tender...

Guilhermina Frade
Dec 31, 2016
Guilhermina (Frias) Frade 87 of New Bedford passed away December 31, 2016 at Rockdale Care and Rehab. She was the wife of the late Antonio Frade and daughter of the late Jacinto and Maria Jose (de Amaral) Frias. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Mrs. Frade was formerly employed in the clothing manufacturing...
Ester Remendos
Dec 25, 2016
Ester (Gouveia) Remendos 88 of New Bedford passed away Sunday December 25, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of Agostinho Remendos and daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Pereira) Gouveia. She was born in Madeira and lived in New Bedford for several years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Ester...