Obituaries
Aldina Semiao
Sep 24, 2015
Aldina (Guerra) Semiao 88 of New Bedford passed away Thursday September 24, 2015 at her home. She was the wife of Lionel Semiao and daughter of the late Sergio and Carma (Lucas) Guerra. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mrs. Semiao was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. She was formerly employed by Standard Grocery as a bookkeeper....
Barry Aguiar
Sep 21, 2015
Barry Aguiar 67 of New Bedford passed away Monday September 21, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Augusta (Sampaio) Aguiar. He was the son of the late Joseph and Victoria (Figueiredo) Aguiar. He was born in Acushnet and lived in this area all his life. Mr. Aguiar was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church...
Manuel Viveiros
Sep 9, 2015
Manuel Viveiros 45 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday September 9, 2015. He was the son of the late Antonio and Ana (Pimentel) DeViveiros. He was born in Fayal, Azores and had lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was formerly employed as a truck driver in the transportation industry. Survivors include his sons Clayten...
Cathy Arruda
Sep 8, 2015
Cathy A. Arruda 55 of New Bedford passed away September 8, 2015 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James Roger Arruda and Mary (Rua) Arruda. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was employed by the Standard Times as a delivery person. Survivors include her sister Charlene Swainamer of New Hampshire, her brothers James...
Gilberto "Jack" Goncalves
Aug 30, 2015
Gilberto “Jack” Goncalves 48 of New Bedford passed away Sunday August 30, 2015. He was the husband of Jennifer (Gibney) Goncalves and son of the late Jeremias and Maria S. (Melo) Goncalves. He was born in Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Goncalves was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...
Brian Correia
Aug 27, 2015
Brian Correia 51 of New Bedford passed away Thursday August 27, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Rochelle (Roy) Correia and son of Edward David and Elaine (Hotte) Correia of New Bedford. He was born in Fall River and had lived in this area for many years. Brian was a financial advisor for Concord Wealth Management an...
Ronald Brown
Aug 22, 2015
Ronald C. Brown 71 of Fairhaven passed away Saturday August 22, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Beverly (Rodrigues) Brown and son of the late Pearl and Fern (Ruff) Brown. He was born in Shelton, WA and joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He was stationed in Newport, RI for 2 years and met Bev in 1963...
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...
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