Jeffrey Spearman
Sep 26, 2019
New Bedford – Jeffrey Spearman, age 62, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. Jeffrey was born in New Bedford, MA to Perry Spearman Jr. of Mississippi and Elaine (Gomes) Goncalves of MA. He is survived by his daughters, Kelly Spearman, Tammy Silveira and Tasha Spearman all of New Bedford, MA; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;...
Alberto R. Demelo
Sep 23, 2019
Dartmouth – Alberto R. DeMelo, age 70, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at home. He was the beloved husband of Maria S. (Soares) DeMelo. Alberto was born in Lomba Sao Pedro, St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose and Serafina Rebello (da Piadade) DeMelo. He had worked as a lead supervisor for New England Ropes for many...
Maria Goulart Vargas
Sep 22, 2019
New Bedford – Maria Goulart Vargas, age 92, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Sippican Health Care with her family at her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Francisco O. Vargas. Maria was born in Pico, Azores to the late Jose R. Goulart and Maria (Alvernaz) Goulart. She worked at Cliftex. She is survived...
Virginia Teodoro Arruda
Sep 21, 2019
New Bedford – Virginia Teodoro Arruda, age 94, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at home. She was the beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (de Jesus) Teodoro. Virginia was born in St. Michael, Azores and moved to this area in many years ago where she worked as a conveyor inspector at Colonial Textiles later becoming...
Ana M. Colon
Sep 20, 2019
Ana M. Colon went home to be with the Lord on Friday September 20, 2019. She was the beloved daughter of the late Pedro Rodriguez and Monserrate Jorge Rodriguez. Ana was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on February 12, 1941. She came to New Bedford in 1962 along with her family where she began working as a stitcher for...
Tony Pereira
Sep 19, 2019
Dartmouth – Tony Pereira, age 52, of Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at home. He was the beloved son of the late Manuel Pereira and Albina Belo. Tony was born in Murtosa, Portugal and had worked as a captain on various scalloping and fishing vessels. He is survived by his sister, Maria O. Lucilia Pereira;...
Paul Dube
Sep 17, 2019
Paul Joseph Dube passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the age of 83. Paul was born to Napolean (Paul) and Lillian Dube on September 16, 1936 in Providence, RI. As an only child, he grew up surrounded by cousins and friends. He attended high school at Mount Pleasant, playing football and hockey, and truly loved spending summers...
Amadeu Mestre
Sep 14, 2019
New Bedford – Amadeu Mestre, age 72, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at home. He was the beloved husband of Maria Manuela (Naia) Mestre. Amadeu was born in Lisbon, Portugal to the late Jacinto da Silva Mestre and Otilia (Agostinho) Mestre. He is survived by his wife, Manuela; daughter, Iolanda Mestre-Gonzalez and her husband, Miguel Gonzalez III...
Brian "Biggie" Amaral
Sep 9, 2019
New Bedford – Brian “Biggie” Amaral, age 39, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Kerry Ann (Roberts) Amaral. Brian was born in New Bedford, MA and was the son of Carlos M. Amaral and Maria F. (Pereira) Pimentel. He had worked as a commercial fisherman for many years....
Deolinda (Simao) Estrela
Sep 1, 2019
New Bedford – Deolinda (Simao) Estrela, age 92, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Estrela. Deolinda was born in St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose Medeiros Simao and Maria Gloria (Barbosa) Simao. She moved to this area in 1979 and had worked as...
Clara Carvalho
Aug 31, 2019
Clara Carvalho - Beloved wife and mother. Clara was born in Joao Bom, Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Acores and immigrated to New Bedford, MA in 1952. She naturalized soon afterward and took great pride in being an American. Clara worked in the New Bedford and Fall River textile industry until her retirement. A brilliant and exceptional seamstress, she worked her...
Emily S. (Almeida) Rose
Aug 31, 2019
New Bedford – Emily S. (Almeida) Rose, age 101, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the beloved wife of the late John G. Rose. Emily was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Antonio S. and Mary A. (Mendonca) Almeida. She had worked as a clothing inspector for...
Lucia Crovello
Aug 22, 2019
New Bedford- Lucia Crovello, 89, of New Bedford, died peacefully at home, August 22, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Bedford, first generation, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Correia. She was the widower of Lawrence Nelson. Lucia was extremely compassionate and loving, her family was her world. One of the very few women to...
Thomas "Tommy" Lefevre Jr.
Aug 18, 2019
New Bedford – Thomas “Tommy” Lefevre Jr. 63, of New Bedford, Massachusetts succumbed to lung cancer at home surrounded by his family and friends on August 18, 2019. Tommy was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all. He truly loved life and living it to the fullest. He was the life of every party and a...
Rafaela Pizarro
Aug 16, 2019
New Bedford – Rafaela Pizarro, age 84, of New Bedford passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Angel Acevedo. Rafaela was born in Loiza, Puerto Rico to the late Marcel Pizarro and Rafaela Osario. She moved to this area where she was a loving homemaker to her family. Rafaela’s...
Deolinda Cordeiro
Aug 16, 2019
Deolinda Cordeiro, age 94 of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home, with her family by her side, after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of Benny, for fifty years, and widowed for 21 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was daughter of Jose Mendes and Jesuina (Ferreira) Mendes, Deolinda was born and raised in Dartmouth. She retired from...
Maria Carolina (Goulart) Neves
Aug 15, 2019
New Bedford – Maria Carolina (Goulart) Neves, age 87, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Garcia Neves. Maria was born in Pico, St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose Garcia Goulart and Maria Conceicao Medeiros. She immigrated to the...
Maria Odilia (Martins) Docouto
Aug 13, 2019
Fairhaven – Maria Odilia (Martins) DoCouto, age 96, of Fairhaven passed away at on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the beloved wife of the late Gil Cabral DoCouto. Odilia was born in Livramento, Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores to the late Joao Tavares Moniz and Maria do Carmo (Martins) and immigrated to the United...
Cecilia "Sally" (Powell) Silva
Aug 10, 2019
Cecilia "Sally" (Powell) Silva, 72, of New Bedford, passed away on August 10, 2019 in Rhode Island Hospital, with her family by her side. Memorial services will be held at Perry Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 5-7 pm. Sally was born in Glendale, Arizona to Jesse and Elizabeth Powell on February 25, 1947. She married Lawrence...
Albert "Al" J. Roy
Aug 8, 2019
New Bedford – Albert “Al” J. Roy passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 8th. Born in Acushnet, he lived most of his life in Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Susan; mother, Laura; daughter, Dana and her husband Michael Rainha and two grandsons, Tyler and Jacob. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date....
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