Obituaries

Robert Mattos
Feb 3, 2015
Robert G. Mattos 69 of New Bedford passed away at home on Tuesday February 3, 2015. He was the husband of the late Donna (DaCosta) Mattos and son of the late Antone and Lenore (Casey) Mattos Sr. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Robert was formerly employed as the sales manager for Poirier Buick, GMC in Fall River, Chace...
Ana Borges
Feb 1, 2015
Ana (Machado) Borges 86 0f New Bedford passed away Sunday February 1, 2015 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Manuel A. Borges. She was born in Villa Reale, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1986. Ana was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her daughter...
Maria Simoes
Jan 31, 2015
Maria L. (Freire) Simoes 81 of New Bedford passed away Saturday January 31, 2015 at the Hathaway Manor. She the wife of the late Joaquim M. Simoes and daughter of the late Joao and Maria Freire. She was born in Portugal and lived in New Bedford most of her life. Maria was formerly employed as a stitcher for various...
David Emmett Jr.
Jan 27, 2015
David A. Emmett Jr. 49 of Dartmouth passed away Tuesday January 27, 2015 at Our Lady’s Haven. He was the husband of Paula (Henriques) Emmett of Dartmouth and the son of David A. and Priscilla (Mullin) Emmett of New Bedford. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident of the New Bedford/ Dartmouth area. David was a...
Augusto Ribeiro
Jan 23, 2015
Augusto Ribeiro 94 of New Bedford passed away Friday January 23, 2015 at the Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of the late Alda (Jesus) Ribeiro and son of the late Joao Almeida Ribeiro and Piedade (Santos) Ribeiro. He was born in New Bedford and moved to Portugal as a child and came back to New Bedford in 1962....
Augustinho Cardoso
Jan 23, 2015
Augustinho A. Cardoso 95 of New Bedford passed away on Friday January 23, 2015 at home, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Julia (Gomes) Cardoso and son of the late Augusto and Maria do Carmo (Pereira) Cardoso. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He...
Palmira DeMedeiros
Jan 22, 2015
Palmira (Vieira) DeMedeiros 92 of New Bedford passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Honorato DeMedeiros and daughter of the late Antone Vieira Pereira and Palmira Amaral. She was born in Fayal de Terra, Saint Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1966. She was a communicant of...

Elichannel Martinez
Jan 15, 2015
Elichannel Martinez 10 of New Bedford passed away January 15, 2015 at the Childrens Hospital in Boston. She was the daughter of Jimmy Martinez and Dionnis Baez. She was born in New Bedford and lived her whole life here. She was a student at the Carlos Pacheco School. Survivors include her parents; her brother Adrian Martinez of New Bedford;...
Dorothy Fernandes
Jan 12, 2015
Dorothy (Freitas) Fernandes 85 of New Bedford passed away Monday January 12, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Anthony Joseph Fernandes and daughter of the late Fortunato V. and Maria (Machado) Freitas. She was born in Dartmouth and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She...

Gale White
Jan 9, 2015
Gale C. White 62 formally of New Bedford Passed away Friday January 9, 2015 in her home with her daughter Abigale by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Gale was the daughter of the late Joseph and Artie (Bass) White. She was the loving mother of two daughters. She enjoyed gardening, photography and her pets. She will...
Caroline Correia
Jan 8, 2015
Caroline (Soares) Correia 99 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Thursday January 8, 2015 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the wife of the late Frank E. Correia and daughter of the late Emmanuel and Maria (Fernandes) Soares. She was born and raised in New Bedford. She loved being with her family, helping raise her grandchildren. She...
Huguette Soucy
Dec 27, 2014
Huguette (Audette) Soucy 74 of New Bedford passed away Saturday December 27, 2014 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the daughter of the late Hilaire and Beatrice (Ricard) Audette. She was born in Montreal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church. She was formerly employed as a...
Herve Robichaud
Dec 13, 2014
Herve W. Robichaud 88 of Acushnet passed away Saturday December 13, 2014 at Our Lady’s Haven. He was the husband of Janet (Lecuyer) Robichaud for 60 years and son of the late Alfred and Vitaline (LeBlanc) Robichaud. He was born in New Bedford and resided in this area all of his life. He was formerly employed by the Mass. Dept....
Charles Moniz
Dec 11, 2014
Bedford Charles Moniz 44 of New Bedford passed away Thursday December 11, 2014 at home. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Checkman) Moniz and son of Liliana (Lima) Moniz of New Bedford and the late Joao Moniz. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception...
Maria Paiva
Dec 10, 2014
Maria Jose (Cunha) Paiva 68 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday December 10, 2014 at home of ALS. She was the beloved wife of Manuel S. Paiva with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. She was born in Estreito da Calheta, Madeira, daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Agrela) Cunha, she came to the states in 1970.Mrs....
Jose Ferreira
Dec 10, 2014
Jose A. Ferreira 85 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday December 10, 2014 at the New Bedford Healthcare Center. He was the husband of Maria A. (Costa) Ferreira and son of the late Manuel and Clotilde Augusta Ferreira. He was born in Mangualde, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 38 years. He was a communicant of Our...
Augusta Mimoso
Dec 8, 2014
Augusta “Gussie” (Pires) Mimoso 95 of New Bedford passed away Monday December 8, 2014 at the SE MA Health and Rehab Center. She was the daughter of the late Cezar and Mathilde (Ferreira) Pires. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mrs. Mimoso was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. She was formerly employed as a...
Jason Gwozdz
Dec 5, 2014
Jason Edward Gwozdz 41 of North Dartmouth passed away, at home on Friday December 5, 2014. He was the son of Frank and Marianne (Saulnier) Gwozdz of North Dartmouth. He was born in New Bedford and lived in Dartmouth for many years. Jason was an oil burner tech for his family’s business, Saulnier Oil. He was a former fire fighter...
Kevin Stone
Dec 3, 2014
Kevin Stone 51 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday December 32014. He was the son of the late Manuel F. Stone Jr. and Mary Joan (Fernandes) Stone. He was born in San Jose, CA and had lived in New Bedford since 1969. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was employed as a...
Laudalino Costa
Nov 22, 2014
Laudalino Costa 89 of New Bedford passed away Saturday November 22, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Didia (Raposa) Costa and son of the late Ana Maria (Pires) Costa. He was born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Costa was a communicant of Our...