Obituaries
Francisco Medeiros
Aug 10, 2015
Francisco Medeiros 91 of New Bedford passed away Monday August 10, 2015 at St. Anne’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Isaura (Mendonca) Medeiros and son of the late Francisco and Rosalina (DaMota) Medeiros. He was born in Vila Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. He was a communicant of Our Lady...
Orlando Duarte
Aug 4, 2015
Orlando “Lindy” Duarte 89 of South Dartmouth passed away Tuesday August 4, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Theresa Marie (Bergeron) Duarte and son of the late Jose and Isabel (Pereira) Duarte. He was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of his life. “Lindy” was a well-known trumpet player, playing in many...
Josephine Baptista
Aug 3, 2015
Josephine (Quintal) Baptista, of New Bedford, passed away in Berkeley, California on August 3, 2015. She was 88. Josephine was born in Santa Cruz, Ilya de Madeira, to Manuel Quintal and Justiniana Nunes Quintal. When she was 16, she moved to Bristol, RI, with her mother and her two sisters, Maria and Adelina. Josephine married August Baptista in 1952...
Antonio Resendes
Jul 30, 2015
Antonio Resendes 90 of New Bedford passed away Thursday July 30, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Maria (Barbosa) Resendes and son of the late Antonio and Maria (Secia) deMelo. He was born in Faial de Terra, St. Michael and had lived here since 1971. Mr. Resendes was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...
Adriano Correia
Jul 17, 2015
Adriano Correia 91 of New Bedford passed away Friday July 17, 2015 at the Southeastern MA Health and Rehab. He was the husband of Vivina (Da Costa) Correia and son of the late Albano and Deolinda Correia. He was born in Mioma, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1959. Mr. Correia was a communicant of Our Lady of...

John Lucas
Jul 15, 2015
John A. Lucas 69 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Daniel Lucas of New Bedford and the late Anna C. (Raphael) Lucas. He was also the step son of Irene (Magalhaes) Lucas. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He was formerly employed...

Hilda Bergquist
Jul 15, 2015
Hilda (Nobrega) Bergquist 88 of Acushnet passed away Wednesday July 15, 2015 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the wife of the late Norman Caron and Stanley H. Bergquist. She was also the daughter of the late Alexander Nobrega and Herminia (Freitas) Martins. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Acushnet for many years. Hilda was...

Domingos Vaz
Jul 14, 2015
Domingos Calado Vaz 77 of New Bedford passed away at home on Tuesday July 14, 2015. He was the husband of Maria Lurdes Afonso (Pereira) Vaz and son of the late Joaquim and Lucinda (Calado) Vaz He was born in Solveira, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1974. He was formerly employed as a machine operator at Knapp...
Gabriel "Gabe" Folco
Jul 6, 2015
Gabriel A. “Gabe” Folco 81 of New Bedford Passed away Monday July 6, 2015, after a period of declining health, at the Methuen Village. He was the husband of the late Mary Lou (Rego) Folco and son of the late Arthur G. and Aurore (Ostiguy) Folco. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was the past owner of his...
Albino Gomes
Jul 1, 2015
Albino S. Gomes, 80, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was husband to Herminia (Justo) Gomes and son of the late Joao and Teresa (Sousa) Gomes. Survivors include: his wife; his children Joao Anibal Gomes of Dartmouth, Jose Carlos Gomes of Fairhaven, Jose Joaquim Gomes of Acushnet, and Ana...

Luzilia Valadao
Jun 27, 2015
Luzilia (Avelar) Valadao 96 formerly of New Bedford passed away Saturday June 27, 2015, after a long illness, at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the wife of the late Antonio Valadao and daughter of the late Jose Jacinto and Maria Julia (Avelar) Avelar. She was born in Ponta del Gada, Flores, Azores and had lived in the New Bedford...
Olivia Azevedo
Jun 24, 2015
Olivia Azevedo 94 of New Bedford passed away, at her home, on Wednesday June 24, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Lourdes (Barbosa) Azevedo. She was born in New Bedford and lived here all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Miss Azevedo was formerly employed as a...

Odette Nogueira
Jun 24, 2015
Odette (Santos) Nogueira 91 of New Bedford passed away at the Sacred Heart Home on Wednesday June 24, 2015. She was the wife of the late Clemente Nogueira and daughter of the late Manuel Santos and Assuncao Ferreira Goncalves. She was born in New Bedford and was raised in Portugal, before returning to New Bedford. Mrs. Nogueira was a...
William Correia
Jun 20, 2015
William H. Correia 91 of New Bedford passed away Saturday June 20, 2015, after a period of declining health, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Doris (Audette) Correia and son of the late Manuel and Rose (Resendes) Correia. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of his life. Mr. Correia was...
Herminia Amaral
Jun 20, 2015
Herminia (Correia) Amaral 79 of New Bedford passed away on Saturday June 20, 2015, after a long illness, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Virginio Amaral and daughter of the late Jose Correia DaLuz and Maria DeMello Correia. She was born in Ponta Garca, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for 42 years. Mrs....
Francisco Teixeira
Jun 16, 2015
Francisco “Frank” Teixeira 94 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Tuesday June 16, 2015 at the Clifton Rehab and Nursing Center. He was married to the late Maria (Jardin) Teixeira for 67 years and son of the late Antonio and Adeline (Pimental) Teixeira. He was born and raised in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven, Onset and Sanibel Island,...
Virginia Rodrigues
Jun 10, 2015
Private services were held for Virginia D. (Roza) Rodrigues 91 of New Bedford who passed away Wednesday June 10, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul Rodrigues and daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Estelle (Gagner) Roza. She was born in Sandwich, MA. Virginia graduated from the Henry T. Wing High School...
Joao Freitas
Jun 9, 2015
Joao Elias Freitas 88 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Tuesday June 9, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Georgina (Gouveia) Freitas and son of the late Manuel and Joaquina Rosa (Gouveia) Freitas. He was born Madeira, and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the...

Maria Roman
Jun 8, 2015
Maria Madelena Martinez (Diaz) Roman 74 of New Bedford passed away Monday June 8, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was the wife of the late Miguel Angel Roman and daughter of the late Miguel Martinez and Feliciana Diaz. She was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She...
Jose Tiago
Jun 1, 2015
Jose Tiago 100 of New Bedford passed away Monday June 1, 2015, surrounded by his loving family, at the New Bedford Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Maria (Pires) Tiago and son of the late Jose Pires Tiago and Maria do Rosario Cardoso. He was born in Linhares, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1966....