Obituaries
Leon Bellavance
Mar 19, 2010
Leon J. Bellavance 91 of New Bedford, died peacefully on Friday March 19, 2010 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Bertha (O'Connor) Bellavance and son of the late Joseph and Marie Louise (Dumont) Bellavance. He was predeceased by his brothers Benjamin, Louis and Armand Bellavance, his sisters...
John Alves
Mar 8, 2010
John A. Alves 79, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 8, 2010 after a long illness. He was the husband of Eileen (Santos) Alves for 47 years and the late Mary (Bastarache) Alves. Born in New Bedford the son of the late John B. and Maria Barbara (Fernandes) Alves. He was a communicant of St....
Jesuina Silvestre
Mar 8, 2010
Jesuina (Guilherme) Silvestre 80 of New Bedford, died Monday March 8, 2010 at St. Luke's hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Jose L. Rocha Silvestre and daughter of the late Jose Machado Guilherme and Leonor (Livramento) Guilherme. She was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1976. Mrs. Silvestre was a...
Wilfredo Santana
Mar 8, 2010
Wilfredo Santana 44 of New Bedford, died on Monday March 8, 2010 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the husband of Benigna "Bennie" Mendoza of New Bedford and son of Maria Cristina Sierra of Puerto Rico and the late Pedro Santana. He died at Boston Medical Center. He was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Mr....
Laurence Dickinson
Feb 26, 2010
Laurence T. Dickinson 59 of Assonet, died February 26, 2010 at Home & Hospice Care of R.I. He was the husband of Maria (Medeiros) Dickinson and son of the late Laurence E. and Mary Ann (Tibbits) Dickinson. He was born in Longview, WA and had lived in Assonet for many years. He was employed by MCI Cedar Junction as...
Florence Silva
Feb 23, 2010
Florence (Luiz) Silva 75 of New Bedford, died February 23, 2010 at S.E. Mass. Health & Rehab. Center, after a long illness. She was the widow of Arthur Silva and daughter of the late Jose and Mary (Cambra) Luiz. She was formerly employed as a stitcher at Bristol Clothing. Survivors include her son Daniel Silva of Lowell, MA; her brother...
Manuel Dias
Feb 22, 2010
Manuel J. Dias 89 of Acushnet, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday February 22, 2010, after a brief illness, at St. Luke's hospital. He was the husband of the late Marie Anne (Nadeau) Dias and son of the late Jose and Veriata (Mello) Dias and step-son of the late Manuel Gouveia. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this...
Mary Veloza
Feb 13, 2010
Mary (Pontes) Veloza 87 of Meriden, CT, died Saturday February 13, 2010 at the Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Francisco "Frank" Veloza and daughter of the late Antonio Pontes Lira and Eliza (Pereira) Lira. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Connecticut for many years. She was formerly employed as an assembler for Schick...
Carl Dumont
Jan 27, 2010
Carl "DEWEY" Dumont of Lakeville died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 after a long illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Christine (Matthews) Dumont and son of Donat Dumont of Maine and the late Maureen (Sousa). He was also step-son of the late Robert Potvin. He was born in Fall River and had lived in the Southcoast area all of...
Alfred Roda
Jan 27, 2010
Alfred Roda 90 of New Bedford, died Wednesday January 27, 2010 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was the husband of the late Candida (Machado) Roda and son of the late Domingos and Lucinda (Fernandes) Roda. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Roda was a communicant of Our Lady of the...
Matilda Cote
Jan 25, 2010
Matilda (Tavares) Cote 86 of New Bedford, died Monday January 25, 2010 at St. Luke's hospital. She was the widow of Donald E. "Bud" Cote and daughter of the late Joseph R. and Nora (Cabral) Tavares. She was born in South Dartmouth and had lived in Rochester, Fairhaven and New Bedford. She was formerly employed at Paul Modes as...
Maria Mendes
Jan 7, 2010
Maria Joaquina deJesus (Ventura) Mendes 81 of New Bedford, died on Thursday January 7, 2010 at St. Luke's hospital.She was the widow of Octavio Mendes and daughter of the late Rosa deJesus Ventura. She was born in Melo-Nabainhos, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1970. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima church. Mrs. Mendes...
Biatriz Fernandes
Jan 2, 2010
Biatriz (Dos Santos) Fernandes 85 of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at St. Luke's hospital on Saturday January 2, 2010. She was the wife of Manuel Fernandes and daughter of the late Joao and Natevidade Dos Santos. She was born in Nabainhos, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1967. Mrs. Fernandes was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...
Virginio Simas
Dec 27, 2009
Virginio M. Simas 78 of New Bedford died on Sunday December 27, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of Maria Dilia (Borges) Simas, to whom he was married to for 53 years. He was also the son of the late Manuel De Medeiros Graca and Maria Elvira Simas. He was born in Sao Pedro de Nordestinho, St....
Josephine Monteiro
Dec 26, 2009
Josephine (Yata) Monteiro 78 of Acushnet, died at home on Saturday December 26, 2009. She was the wife of Herman Monteiro and daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Yata. She was born in Somerset and had lived in Acushnet for the past several years. She was formerly employed as a machine operator in the garment industry until her retirement. She...
Doris Desjardins
Dec 17, 2009
Doris (DuVerger) Desjardins 82 of New Bedford passed away on December 17, 2009. She was the widow of Armand A. Desjardins and daughter of the late Albert and Flora (LaFond) DuVerger. She was born in Spencer, Ma and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Survivors include her children Maurice Desjardins of Acushnet, Robert Desjardins of New York...
Theresa Lemos
Dec 17, 2009
Theresa M. (Roux) Lemos 82 of Fairhaven, passed away Thursday December 17, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of Raymond J. Lemos and daughter of the late Alcide and Leona(Henner) Roux. She was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of her life. She was formerly employed as a stitcher for Pierce...
Maria Lima
Dec 15, 2009
Maria Fatima (Moniz) Lima 64 of New Bedford, died Tuesday December 15, 2009 after a long illness, at Rhode Island hospital. She was the wife of Norbert Lima. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1973. She was formerly employed as a floor worker at Knapp Shoes. Mrs. Lima was a communicant...
Nancy Sweeney
Nov 25, 2009
Nancy Ann (Rebello) Sweeney 56, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 after a long illness. She died at St. Luke's hospital. She was the wife of John Sweeney Sr. and the daughter of Alda (Soares) Rebello of New Bedford and the late Arthur "Babe" Rebello. She was born June 28, 1953 in New Bedford...
Hilda Smith
Nov 22, 2009
Hilda (Silvia) Smith 92 of Fall River died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Charlton Memorial hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of William A. Smith and daughter of the late Manuel and Helen (Couto) Silvia. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Fall River for several years. Mrs. Smith was a stitcher for Best Manufacturing...
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