Joyce Rodrigues
Feb 27, 2017
New Bedford - Joyce B. (Jordan) Rodrigues age 74 of New Bedford died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Vibra Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Carlos Rodrigues and the daughter of the late Jesse and Lucia (Roy) Jordan. She worked at Julius Koch and then Wal-Mart for many years until her retirement. She...
Dorothy Stanton
Feb 24, 2017
Fairhaven – Dorothy Stanton, age 79 of New Bedford, passed away, on Friday February 24, 2017 at her nephew’s home in Fairhaven. She was the loving daughter of the late Patrick and Alice (Selleck) Stanton Jr. She was born in New Bedford, MA, and was a manager for the Department of Employment and Training for the state of Massachusetts...
Rita Daigle
Feb 21, 2017
New Bedford - Rita (Dumas) Daigle, age 86 of Acushnet, passed away on Wednesday February 21, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis Daigle and the daughter of the late Phillip and Saraphina (de Souza) Dumas. Mrs. Daigle was a lifelong resident of this area. Her family includes 5 children: Maureen Daigle-Burton and...
Frank R. Amaral
Feb 18, 2017
Providence, Rhode Island – Frank R. Amaral, age 72 of Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at The Providence VA Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Patricia (Lacey) Amaral and the son of the late Frank R. Amaral and Theresa (Perry). Frank proudly served in the United States Marine Corp...
August "Gus" Fernandes
Feb 15, 2017
New Bedford – August “Gus” Fernandes, age 85 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday February 15, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Doris E. (Dreher) Fernandes and son of the late August and Ida (Mendoza) Fernandes Born in New Bedford he has lived in this area all of his life. Gus...
Gil Daponte Araujo
Feb 15, 2017
New Bedford – Gil daPonte Araujo, age 79, passed away on Wednesday February 15, 2017 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the loving husband of Maria (Azevedo) Araujo and the son of the late Jose and Margarida Araujo. Gil was born in St. Michael, Azores and, after immigrating to this country in 1964, worked in Textiles for many years...
Fausto Gonzalez
Feb 13, 2017
Boston – Fausto Gonzalez, age 48, passed away on Monday February 13, 2017 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Lourdes Rodriquez of New Bedford and the son of Luz Gonzalez and the late Fausto Gonzalez. Fausto was a resident of New Bedford and lived in this area most of his life. He is survived...
Sylvia Proctor
Feb 13, 2017
New Bedford – Sylvia (Teixeira) Proctor, age 72 of New Bedford, passed away, on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Hathaway Manor. She was the loving daughter of the late Viola (M.) Santos and Frank Teixeira. Sylvia was born in New Bedford, MA, and was a former Deli Manager at Stop & Shop until her retirement. She enjoyed camping, dancing...
Mandy Beauvais
Feb 11, 2017
New Bedford – Mandy Marie Beauvais, age 37, passed away on unexpectedly on Saturday February 11, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of Pearl (Martin) of New Bedford and the late John Beauvais. She was born in New Bedford, MA and worked as a certified Nurse’s Assistant. Her family includes: her mother, Pearl, 2 Children; Ariana Marie...
Jose Ignacio
Feb 11, 2017
Fairhaven – Jose Ignacio, age 103, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Royal of Fairhaven. He was the loving son of the late Joaquim J. Ignacio and Maria (Dutra) Ignacio. Jose was born on April 22, 1913 and retired from the Fairhaven Shipyard after a lengthy career. He was a great MG enthusiast. In his later years,...
Maria Gloria Cabral
Feb 9, 2017
Dartmouth – Maria Gloria (Sousa) Cabral, age 101 formerly of New Bedford, passed away, on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Manuel R. Cabral and the loving daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Gloria do Rosario Sousa. Maria was born in St. Michael, Azores. She came to this...
Sharyn A. Frias
Feb 8, 2017
Boston – Sharyn A. Frias, age 69 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the loving widow of Arnold Frias and the daughter of the late Antone C. and Amelia (Pragana) Santos. She was born in New Bedford and worked as a cafeteria worker for the New Bedford School System...
Antonio Dos Santos
Feb 8, 2017
New Bedford – Antonio dos Santos, age 78, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Dalia (Laureano) dos Santos and the son of the late Mario dos Santos and Rosa Pereira (Abad) Agostinho. Antonio worked as a Commercial Fisherman. He is survived by a son, Albert M....
John "Nunie" "Misameal" Andrade
Feb 7, 2017
New Bedford – John “Nunie” “Misameal”, age 75, passed away on Tuesday February 7, 2017 at Kindred Nursing and Rehab Center - Hallmark. He was the loving husband of the late Stephanie (Newman) Andrade and the son of the late Francisco "Che Che" and Emelia "Mi Mi" (Galvin) Pina. John was a lifelong resident of this area and worked...
Elsie Amaral
Feb 7, 2017
Dartmouth – Elsie (Espinola) Amaral, age 98 of New Bedford, passed away, on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Manuel S. Amaral and the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Santos) Espinola. Elsie was born in New Bedford and worked as a stitcher for many years at Longshaw...
Magdalena “Elena” Quinones
Feb 6, 2017
Magdalena “Elena” Quiñones, 67 of New Bedford, MA passed away February 6, 2017 peacefully at home after a long illness. She is survived her daughters; Enid Quiñones, Marilyn Quiñones, Nilda Quiñones, Ilsa Ferrer, Maria Ferrer and sons; Antonio Ferrer and Juan Ferrer. Sergio Velasquez and twenty other grandchildren were the light of her day. Born September 26th, 1949 in...
Maria J. Sousa
Feb 6, 2017
New Bedford – Maria J. (Ferreira) Sousa, age 83 of New Bedford, passed away, on Monday, February 6, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph B. Sousa and the loving daughter of the late Joseph and Maria dos Anjos Ferreira. She was born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores. She came to this country...
Joseph Bettencourt
Feb 5, 2017
Rhode Island – Joseph Bettencourt, age 71 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Manuel Jose Oliveira and Maria Vieira Bettencourt. He was the godson of Francisco and Angelina Bettencourt. He is survived by his three sisters, Maria Angelina Machado,...
Alice G. Botas
Feb 5, 2017
New Bedford – Alice G. Botas, age 82 of New Bedford, passed away, on Sunday February 5, 2017 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. She was the loving daughter of the late Jose and Aurora (Costa) Goes. She was born in New Bedford, MA, and was a former teacher employed by the New Bedford School Department. Her family includes: a...
Maria Eduarda Benevides
Feb 1, 2017
New Bedford – Maria Eduarda Benevides, age 92 of Dartmouth, passed away, on Wednesday February 1, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital she died surrounded by loved ones. She was the loving wife of the late Joao Benevides and the daughter of the late Eugenio and Amelia (Arruda) Oliveira. Born in Lagoa, Santa Cruz, Azores, Mrs. Benevides came to this...