Obituaries

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...
Albert Santos
Nov 11, 2009
Albert Santos age 81 of Fairhaven, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 after a long illness. He died at the Royal of Fairhaven. He was the son of the late Valentino and Adelina (Castro) Santos. Mr. Santos was born in New Bedford and lived there most of his life. He retired from the city of New Bedford in 1991 after 36 years...
Benjamin Barreiro
Nov 5, 2009
Benjamin Barreiro age 86 of New Bedford, died on Thursday November 5, 2009, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elsie (Gracia) Barreiro and son of the late Edward and Rose Amelia (DosSantos) Barreiro. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Barreiro was a communicant of St. Kilian church. He was formerly...
Mary Sullivan
Oct 21, 2009
Mary Lucy (Medeiros) Sullivan 86 of New Bedford, died Wednesday October 21, 2009 at St. Luke's hospital. She was the widow of James Sullivan and daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Carmo (Amaral) Medeiros. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Mrs. Sullivan was a communicant of St. Killians church. She was formerly employed as a machine operator...
Frances daSilva
Oct 19, 2009
Frances M. (Mello) daSilva 90 of New Bedford, died Monday October 19, 2009 at St. Luke's hospital, after a brief illness. She was the widow of Manuel G. daSilva and daughter of the late Manuel C. and Frances (Frates) Mello. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. Frances and her late husband founded the Boulevard Funeral Home in 1949.She...
Jose Coelho
Oct 17, 2009
Jose V. Coelho 65 of New Bedford, died Saturday October 17, 2009 at St. Luke's hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Acacio and Silvana (Vitorino) Coelho. He was born in Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1970. He was a construction worker for the Connecticut Laborers Union until his retirement. He...
Lillian Gracia
Oct 13, 2009
Lillian Gracia 84 died Tuesday October 13, 2009 at New Bedford Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Araujo) Gracia. Lillian was born in Fairhaven and was a life long resident of the Greater New Bedford area. She was a communicant of St. Mary's church in New Bedford. She was formerly employed as a stitcher at...
Edmond Laliberte
Sep 30, 2009
Edmond Laliberte 79, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully at home with his wife and children at his side on Wednesday September 30, 2009, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. He was the husband of Hilda (Lage) Laliberte and son of the late Joseph Antoine Laliberte and Elizabeth Donna (Miller) Laliberte. He was born in New Bedford and was a...
Jean Gomes
Sep 21, 2009
Jean Elizabeth (Costa) Gomes, 74 of New Bedford, died unexpectedly on September 21, 2009. She resided at the Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late John P. Gomes and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Alberta (Allard) Costa. She was born and raised in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard before moving to New...

Maurice Gagnon
Sep 10, 2009
New Bedford- Maurice Gagnon, aged 79 years, died Thursday September 10, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with prostrate cancer. He was the husband of the late Olga (Wanat) Gagnon. He was the loved father of Christine Gagnon of New Bedford. Maurice was the brother of Leo Gagnon of Dartmouth and the late Omer Gagnon, Juliette...

Antonio DeViveiros
Sep 5, 2009
Antonio DeViveiros 65 of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday September 5, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Home. He was the son of the late Antonio and Deolinda (Pacheco) Viveiros. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in Pico, Azores before coming to New Bedford in 1980. Mr. DeViveiros was a self employed carpenter. While he...
Caciano Cruzeiro
Sep 1, 2009
Caciano Goncalves Cruzeiro 81 of Acushnet, died unexpectedly on Tuesday September 1, 2009 at St. Luke's hospital. He was the husband of Maria (Cardoso) Cruzeiro and son of the late Augusto and Maria dos Santos (Queiroga) do Cruzeiro. He was born in Valdegas, Boticas, Portugal and came to America in July 1969. He had lived in Acushnet for the past 24 years....
Michael Raposo
Aug 19, 2009
Michael Raposo 26 of North Dartmouth died unexpectedly on Wednesday August 19, 2009. He was the son of Victor and Filomena (Rita) Pereira of North Dartmouth. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception church. Michael was formerly employed by Mahoney's Lumber...

Miguel Roman
Aug 13, 2009
Miguel Angel Roman 78 of New Bedford, died at home on August 13, 2009. He was the husband of Maria (Diaz) Roman and son of the late Julio and Anna Roman. He was born in Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Roman was formerly employed by Cape Cod Sportswear as a presser until his...