Obituaries

Joseph Sousa Jr.

Joseph Sousa Jr.

Apr 1, 2014

Joseph Sousa Jr. 82 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday April 1, 2014 at Brandon Woods New Bedford. He was the husband of Phyllis (Langevin) Sousa and the late Irene (St. Pierre) Sousa. He was also the son of the late Joseph Sousa and Mary Gloria (Feitor) Gadapee. He was born in Augusta, Maine and had lived in New...

Jorge DaCosta

Jorge DaCosta

Mar 29, 2014

Jorge Jacinto DaCosta 89 of New Bedford passed away Saturday March 29, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Rosa Duarte (Simas) DaCosta and son of the late Abel DaCosta and Maria Jacinta Moreno. He was born in Salga, Achadinha, Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for the past 8 years. He was...

Alice Alves

Alice Alves

Mar 23, 2014

Alice (Sylvia) Alves 88 of New Bedford passed away Sunday March 23, 2014 at home. She was the widow of Jordan “Lucky” Alves Jr. and daughter of the late Joseph and Angeline (Enos) Fernandes. She was born in Freetown and lived in this area all of her life. Alice was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church....

Artur Mourao

Artur Mourao

Mar 21, 2014

Artur Mourao 92 of New Bedford passed away Friday March 21, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Ana D. (Dias) Mourao. He was born in New Bedford and returned to Portugal when he was 18 months old, returning to New Bedford in 1960. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Mr....

Lillian Sa

Lillian Sa

Mar 15, 2014

Lillian (Martin) Sa 100 of New Bedford passed away Saturday March 15, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the widow of Florentino Sa and daughter of the late Gregory and Frances (Gil) Martin. She was born in East Providence, RI and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was formerly employed as a floor supervisor...

Aida Wallbank

Aida Wallbank

Mar 8, 2014

Private funeral services were held for Aida P. (deOliveira) Wallbank 71 of Dartmouth who passed away Saturday March 8, 2014 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the daughter of the late Virgilio and Luisa (Patricio) deOliveira. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in Massachusetts for many years. She was formerly employed as a Bi-Lingual teacher...

Sandra St. Pierre

Sandra St. Pierre

Mar 7, 2014

Sandra M. (Costa) St. Pierre 67 of New Bedford went to a better place on Friday March 7, 2014, after a long battle with breast cancer. She passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Thomas M. St. Pierre of New Bedford and daughter of the late Alfred and Alice (Machado) Costa. She...

Elizabeth Martin

Elizabeth Martin

Mar 5, 2014

Elizabeth Santos Martin 60 of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday March 5, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of Elsie (Nobrega) Santos of New Bedford and the late Saul Santos. She was the former wife of Joseph “Leo” Martin of New Bedford. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Assumption Church. Elizabeth was employed...

Maria Fonseca

Maria Fonseca

Mar 1, 2014

Maria Ines (Furtado) Fonseca 57 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Saturday March 1, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Angelo Fonseca who passed away February 11, 2014. She was also the daughter of the late Isaias Furtado Leite and Avelina (Vieira) Leite. She was born in Fenais Da Ajuda, Ribeira Grande, St....

Jose Goncalves

Jose Goncalves

Feb 28, 2014

Private funeral services were held for Jose Carlos Goncalves 78 of New Bedford who passed away Friday February 28, 2014 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of the late Ilda P. (Verissimo) and son of the late Francisco and Maria da Conceicao Rafael. He was born in Terceira and had lived in New Bedford for 38 years....

Carol Lauzon

Carol Lauzon

Feb 27, 2014

Carol A. (Crompton) Lauzon 80 of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 27, 2014 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Maurice Lauzon and daughter of the late John W. and Florence E. (Anderton) Crompton. She was born in New Bedford and had lived here most of her life. She was formerly employed by the New Bedford School...

Ana Alves

Ana Alves

Feb 22, 2014

Ana (Paiva) Alves 92 of New Bedford passed away Saturday February 22, 2014 at the Oak’s. She was the wife of the late Domingos Alves. She was born in Ardaos, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1992. Mrs. Alves was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her son Domingos P. Alves...

Ilda DaSilva

Ilda DaSilva

Feb 12, 2014

Bedford Ilda (Souza) DaSilva 84 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday February 12, 2014 at the Royal in Fairhaven after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Manuel DaSilva. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Hortense (Albuquerque) Souza. Mrs. DaSilva was a hairdresser in New Bedford then...

Angelo Fonseca

Angelo Fonseca

Feb 11, 2014

Angelo Fonseca 61 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday February 11, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Inez (Furtado) Fonseca; they had been married for 34 years, and son of the late Joao and Maria (DosSantos) Fonseca. He was born in Lago, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in the United States since 1979. He...

Diane McKibben

Diane McKibben

Feb 9, 2014

Diane (LaLiberte) McKibben 74 of New Bedford passed away at home on Sunday February 9, 2014. She was the wife of the late Clinton Frank McKibben and daughter of the late Richard and Hilda (Pittsley) LaLiberte Berry. She was born in Hartford, Ct and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was a member of the First...

Bernadette Costa

Bernadette Costa

Feb 6, 2014

Bernadette A. (Alves) Costa 85 of New Bedford passed away Thursday February 6, 2014 at her home. She was the former wife of the late Antonio Alberto Costa and daughter of the late Joao and Maria Barbara (Fernandes) Alves. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the...

Oscar Freitas

Oscar Freitas

Jan 28, 2014

Oscar D. Freitas 87 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday January 28, 2014 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of Mary (Fernandes) Freitas, they were married in 1954, and he was also the son of the late Alfredo and Maria F. (Piedade) Freitas. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Oscar was a communicant...

Elizabeth Ferreira

Elizabeth Ferreira

Jan 21, 2014

Elizabeth Ferreira 46 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday January 21, 2014 at the Rhode Island Hospital. She was the daughter of Joao T. and Olivia (Carvalho) Ferreira of New Bedford. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Elizabeth was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her parents, her...

Raymond Cote

Raymond Cote

Jan 19, 2014

Raymond G. Cote of New Bedford passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford he was the son of Peggy (Bowen) Cote and the late Rene Cote. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a self-employed flooring contractor. He is survived by his wife Donna Braley; by his son...

Kevin Mello

Kevin Mello

Jan 2, 2014

Kevin B. Mello 48 of New Bedford passed away Thursday January 2, 2014 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the son of the late David and Phyllis (Moniz) Mello Sr. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He loved the water, his boats, motorcycles and especially being with his family. Survivors include his daughters Tara...