Obituaries
Rev. Normand Boulet
Mar 23, 2015
Rev. Normand Joseph Boulet 74 of New Bedford passed away Monday March 23, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in New Bedford he was the son of the late Oliva Arthur Boulet and Lumena Elizabeth (Langevin) Boulet. Rev. Boulet graduated from St. Anthony grammar school and high school. He also graduated from St. Our Lady of Providence Seminary in RI,...
Edward Wojnar
Mar 13, 2015
Edward K. Wojnar 66 of New Bedford passed away Friday March 13, 2015 after a long illness. He was the former husband of Nancy (Gomes) Wojnar and son of the late Edward and Isabelle (Haznar) Wojnar. He was born in New Bedford and moved to Baldwin, Long Island. As a young man Ed was a standout wrestler, lacrosse and...
Carlos Resendes
Feb 28, 2015
Carlos Resendes 95 of New Bedford passed away Saturday February 28, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Health and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of the late Deolinda (Correia) Resendes. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and lived for many years in New Bedford. Mr. Resendes worked as a Machine Operator for many years. Survivors include his sister-in-law Cesaltina Melo of...
Albert Pacheco
Feb 20, 2015
Albert Pacheco 76 of New Bedford passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015. He was the husband of the late Linda J. (Long) Pacheco and son of the late Mark and Milletta (DiBiasio) Pacheco. He was a lifelong resident of the South Coast area were he was employed as a Maintenance Manager at Davico Manufacturing and worked 25 years...
Victorino deSousa
Feb 17, 2015
Victorino deSousa 90 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday February 17, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Maria do Espirito Santo (Mota) deSousa and son of the late Antonio Victorino deSousa and Maria Patricinia (Medeiros) deSousa. He was born in Ribeira Funda, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1969....
Joseph DeChaves Jr.
Feb 15, 2015
Joseph DeChaves Jr. 30 of East Freetown passed away, at home, on Sunday February 15, 2015. He was the son of Susan (Cote) DeChaves of East Freetown and the late Joseph DeChaves. He was born on New Bedford and had lived in East Freetown for many years. Joseph was formerly employed for the sheriffs dept. as a guard and as...
Mary Avila
Feb 5, 2015
Mary B. (Botelho) Avila 93 formerly of South Dartmouth passed away Thursday February 5, 2015 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the widow of Manuel Avila and daughter of the late Manuel Costa Botelho and Maria Theresa (Cordeiro) Botelho. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford and South Dartmouth all of her life. She...
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....

