Obituaries

Joel Nunes
Jun 2, 2012
Private funeral services were held for Joel Nunes 88 of New Bedford who passed away at home on Saturday June 2, 2012. He was the husband of the late Annie (Rogers) Nunes and son of the late Joseph and Mary (Morey) Nunes. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mr. Nunes was employed as a guard at Bridgewater State Prison until his...
Rosa Goncalves
May 31, 2012
Rosa (Lopes) Goncalves 67 of New Bedford passed away on Thursday May 31, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Fernando Goncalves and daughter of the late Jose and Ana (Conceicao) Lopes. She was born in Redondelo, Chaves, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. Mrs. Goncalves was a communicant of Our...
Luis Duraes
May 29, 2012
Luis C. Duraes 91 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday May 29, 2012 at the New Bedford Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Maria C. (Pinto) Duraes and son of the late Manuel C. Nunes Duraes and Eduarda T. DosSantos. He was born in Serneda, St. Comba Dao, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1966....
Jorge Albuquerque
May 25, 2012
Jorge Albuquerque 56 of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Friday May 25, 2012 at Boston Medical Center. He was the son of Duarte Aguiar Albuquerque of Portugal and the late Filipa Maria (Gomes) Albuquerque. He was born in Sal Rei, Cape Verde Island and had lived in New Bedford since 1989. He was employed by the Veterans Transition House...
Arminda Oliveira
May 7, 2012
Private funeral services were held for Arminda “Minnie” (Alves) Oliveira 90 of New Bedford who passed away Monday May 7, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of William Oliveira and daughter of the late Antonio and Anastasia (DaCosta) Alves. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She...
Clemente Rezendes
May 6, 2012
Clemente Rezendes, 71 of New Bedford passed away suddenly at home on Sunday May 6, 2012. He was the husband of Maria Conceicao (Barbosa) Rezendes and son of the late Clemente and Filomena Rezendes. He was born in Faial da Terra, St. Michael and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Valdemar Borges
May 4, 2012
Valdemar G. Borges 82 of New Bedford passed away Friday May 4, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of the late Marcelina (Sousa) Borges and son of the late Ilidio and Margarida (Gomes) Borges. He was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for many...
Antonio Pinhancos
Apr 28, 2012
Antonio Pinhancos 95 of New Bedford passed away Saturday April 28, 2012 after a long illness, at Southeastern Mass. Health & Rehab. Center. He was the husband of the late Rosa (daCosta) Pinhancos and son of the late Jose and Carlotta (Sousa) Pinhancos. He was born in Linhares, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for 46 years. He...
Maurice Labrecque
Apr 24, 2012
Maurice Labrecque 85 of Acushnet passed away suddenly on Tuesday April 24, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the beloved husband of Thelma (Souza) Labrecque and son of the late Honore and Marie (Blouin) Labrecque. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in Acushnet for 48 years. He was formerly employed as a clerk for the...

Weber Fernandes
Apr 20, 2012
Weber Frias Fernandes 82 of New Bedford passed away at home on Friday April 20, 2012. He was the husband of Maria Teresa (Vieira) Fernandes and son of the late Joao Frias Fernandes and Maria Frias. He was born in Lomba Pomar, Povacao, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New...
Cecelia Gonsalves
Apr 16, 2012
Cecelia M. (Bragga) Gonsalves 87 of Dartmouth passed away Monday April 16, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the wife of the late Clifford Gonsalves. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John V. and Marion S. (Sylvia) Medeiros and the late Thomas Bragga. She was...
Carlos Andrade
Apr 15, 2012
Carlos Andrade 44 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday April 15, 2012. He was the husband of Filomena (Maciel) Andrade of New Bedford and son of Leonard Cabral Andrade and Maria Fernanda (Arruda) Andrade of Portugal. He was born in St. Michael and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Andrade was employed...
Manuel Correia
Apr 1, 2012
Manuel F. Correia 84 of New Bedford passed away Sunday April 1, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of the late Olive (Rebello) Correia and son of the late Joseph and Maria (Couto) Correia. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He was a...
Emily Gomes
Apr 1, 2012
Emily (Gama) Gomes 81 of New Bedford passed away Sunday April 1, 2012 at the Hathaway Manor. She was the widow of Fernando “Freddy” Gomes and daughter of the late Ermelinda (Forte) Gama and step-daughter of the late Walter E. Dunkel. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Mrs. Gomes was employed by St. Luke’s hospital as the...
Timothy O'Donnell
Mar 29, 2012
Timothy E. O’Donnell 57 of New Bedford passed away at home on Thursday March 29, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Lilia (Silveira) O’Donnell and son of the late William and Mary (Stevens) O’Donnell. He was born in Pleaston, CA and lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. O’Donnell was vice-president of...

Kelly White
Mar 16, 2012
Kelly Marie White “Smiley”, 42, died unexpectedly on March 16, 2012. Kelly was a beautiful woman with a contagious spirit. Gone too soon. She leaves behind daughter Paige White, son Kyle White, mother Gale White, father Phillip Lopes, sister Abby White, nephew Darrien Lunedei; also several cousins of the Arruda and Oliveira family. Aunts Geraldine Alongi and Cathy Oliveira,...
Agnes Ferreira
Mar 9, 2012
Agnes M. (Paiva) Belong Ferreira 83 formerly of New Bedford passed away Friday March 9, 2012 at Tobey Hospital. She was the widow of John Ferreira and daughter of the late Manuel and Anna (Souza) Paiva. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Church. She was formerly...
Antonio Leitao
Mar 8, 2012
Antonio Leitao 90 of Worcester formerly of New Bedford passed away Thursday March 8, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare. He was the husband of the late Gracinda (Machado) Leitao and son of the late Manuel and Casimira (DeAraujo) Leitao. He was born in Ponta de Lima, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford and Worcester for many years. Mr....
Olinda Motta
Mar 6, 2012
Olinda “Lilly” (Roda) Roque Motta 85 of New Bedford passed away on Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Frank Roque and James Motta. She was also daughter of the late Americo and Ida (Justo) Roda. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident....
Avelina Leite
Mar 3, 2012
Avelina (Vieira) Leite 74 of New Bedford passed away Saturday March 3, 2012 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Isaias Furtado Leite and daughter of the late Jose Vieira Paulino and Inez (Vieira) Paulino. She was born in Fernais da Ajada, Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for 33 years. She...