Obituaries

Thomas Lopes
Aug 19, 2012
Thomas B. Lopes 63 of New Bedford passed away Sunday August 19, 2012 at home. He was the son of Mabel (Rebello) Lopes of New Bedford and the late Americo “Mac” Lopes. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mr. Lopes was a mixologist at the Country Club of New Bedford also at the Holiday Inn. Survivors include...
Carlos Rodrigues
Aug 12, 2012
Carlos A. C. Rodrigues 77 of New Bedford passed away Sunday August 12, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of Ludovina ( Dores – Amaral) Rodrigues. He was born in Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 45 years. He was employed as an auto body technician for Lech auto body and Correia’s auto body....
Irene Baptista
Aug 11, 2012
Irene Baptista 87 of New Bedford passed away Saturday August 11, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mariano J. and Angelina (Couto) Baptista. She was born in New Bedford and was a life long resident. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception church. Irene was formerly employed as an...
Margaret Perry
Aug 11, 2012
Margaret C. (Correia) Perry passed away Saturday August 11, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Home, after a brief battle with breast cancer. She was the widow of Joseph A. Perry and daughter of the late Alfred and Aldora Correia. Margaret was born in St. Michael, Azores and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed...
Esther Gomes
Aug 6, 2012
Esther Gomes 91 of New Bedford passed away Monday August 6, 2012 at the Alden Court Nursing and Rehab Center. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Gomes Pereira and Mary (Alves) Pereira. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was formerly employed as a stitcher at Justin Clothing until her retirement. Survivors...

Donald Matthews
Jul 27, 2012
Donald “Matt” Matthews 77 of New Bedford passed away Friday July 27, 2012 at the Oak’s. He was the husband of Lucinda “Lu” (Rezendes) Matthews and son of the late Charles and Doris (Nickerson) Matthews. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Matthews was a communicant of St. John Neuman Church. He was formerly...
Clara Allain
Jul 25, 2012
Clara (Pereira) Allain 84 of Acushnet passed away on Wednesday July 25, 2012 at the Oak’s. She was the wife of Rene Allain and daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Rebello) Pereira. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. Survivors include her husband; her sons Francis A. Murray Jr. of...
Alice Almeida
Jul 17, 2012
Alice (DePonte) Almeida 84 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday July 17, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Antonio Almeida and daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Carvalho) DePonte. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Martyr church. Mrs. Almeida was employed as...
Manuel Borges
Jul 6, 2012
Manuel A. Borges 84 of New Bedford passed away Friday July 6, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of Ana (Machado) Borges and son of the late Antonio doBarros Coutinho and Maria daGloria Borges. He was born in Villa Reale, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 32 years. He was a communicant of Our...
Mary Frade
Jul 5, 2012
Mary Rose (Rodrigues) Frade 93 formerly of Milford St., New Bedford passed away July 5, 2012 in Arvada, CO. She was the widow of Gerald “Jerry” Frade and daughter of the late Manuel Rodrigues and Josephine (Rosario) Briere. She was born in New Bedford and lived here most of her life before moving to Colorado to be close to...
Leo Gagnon
Jun 30, 2012
Leo Gagnon 85 formerly of Dartmouth passed away June 30, 2012 at the Life House Nursing Home in Vista, CA. He was the husband of the late Cecelia (Viveiros) Gagnon and son of the late Alfred and Palma (Brodeur) Gagnon. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Gagnon was...
Nancy Robert
Jun 29, 2012
Nancy A. (Richard) Robert 73 of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on June 29, surrounded by friends and loved ones, after battling cancer. She was the wife of Laurent Robert and daughter of the late Alfred J. and Margaret (Curran) Richard. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was a communicant of the Holy Name of...
Joao Martins
Jun 28, 2012
Joao Martins 51 of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 28, 2012 at the New Bedford Healthcare. He was the husband of Carmina (Gomes) Martins and son of the late Alfredo Martins and Maria Goncalves Lage. He was born in Penalonga, Ribeira da Pena and had lived in New Bedford for 43 years. Mr. Martins was a communicant of...

Camille Correia
Jun 28, 2012
Camille (Mello) Correia 95 of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 28, 2012 at the Kimwell Nursing and Rehab Center in Fall River. She was the wife of the late Antone L. Correia and daughter of the late Manuel C. and Frances (Frates) Mello. She was born in New Bedford and was a life long resident. She was a...
Manuel Inacio
Jun 26, 2012
Manuel Rodrigues Inacio 95 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday June 26, 2012. He was the husband of Olidia (Nunes-Cardoso) Inacio and son of the late Jose Rodrigues Inacio and Maria Jesus (Santinho) Inacio. He was born in Villa Franca da Serra, Portugal and has lived in New Bedford since 1948. Mr. Inacio was a communicant of Our Lady...
Irene Machado
Jun 8, 2012
Irene (Leite) Machado 90 of New Bedford passed away on June 8, 2012 at New Bedford Healthcare. She was the widow of Alfred F. Machado and daughter of the late Manuel C. and Alexandrina (Melo) Leite. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mrs. Machado was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception church. She was employed as...
Carminda Monteiro
Jun 8, 2012
Carminda (DaFonte) Monteiro 86 of New Bedford passed away Friday June 8, 2012 at the Brigham and Women’s hospital. She was the widow of Jose Monteiro and daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Fernandes) DaFonte. She was born in New Bedford and was a long time resident. Mrs. Monteiro was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception...
Michael Reis
Jun 7, 2012
Michael Reis 48 of New Bedford passed away Thursday June 7, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of Beverly (Platt) Amarantes of New Bedford and the late Robert Amarantes. He was born in Fall River and had lived in the Greater New Bedford area for many years. He was formerly employed by Zayres department store. Survivors include...

Pauline Saponaro
Jun 6, 2012
Pauline (Breau) Saponaro 62 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday June 6, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Romeo and Estella (Morrell) Breau. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was the mother of the late David Correia. She is survived by several granchildren and two sisters. Her memorial service will be held...
Loretta Teixeira
Jun 6, 2012
Loretta (Brown) Teixeira 73 of New Bedford passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday June 6, 2012. She was the wife of the late Antonio “Tony” Teixeira and daughter of the late Merrill and Mary (Belaire) Brown. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was formerly employed by Almacs as a meat cutter until her...