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Luzia Resendes

Luzia Resendes

Aug 16, 2016

New Bedford – Luzia Resendes, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Care One, New Bedford. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel C. Resendes and the daughter of Palmira (Amaral) and Antonio Vieira Pereira. Luzia was born in Faial da Terra, St. Michael, Acores and lived in this area since 1969. She worked...

Louis Macedo

Louis Macedo

Aug 16, 2016

Louis Macedo, 79, of Dartmouth, MA., died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital following a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, Ma. Louis was the son of Antone and Maria (Almeida) Macedo. Louis was a member of St. Vincent de Paul society, Dartmouth Friends of the Elderly, Mount Carmel CYO, Goodyear's Top Ten Club where...

Maria Do Rosario De Sousa

Maria Do Rosario De Sousa

Aug 12, 2016

New Bedford – Maria do Rosario De Sousa, age 85 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday August 12, 2016 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel L. De Sousa and the daughter of the late August de Sousa Pata and Maria da Gloria (Pacheco) Pata. Born in Auga de Pao,...

Sergio Borges

Sergio Borges

Aug 9, 2016

New Bedford – Sergio Borges, age 49, passed away on Tuesday August 9, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Julieta (Ventura) Borges and the son of Virginio and Maria (Araujo) Borges. Sergio was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and, after moving to this country, worked as a Cutter in the Shawmut Mills. Sergio was...

Maria Dagloria Pacheco

Maria Dagloria Pacheco

Aug 7, 2016

New Bedford – Maria daGloria Pacheco, age 93, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care. She was the loving wife of the late Jose T. Pacheco and the daughter of the late Mariano Teixeira and Deolinda Araujo. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Mrs. Pacheco came to this country in 1963 where she worked as...

Leonard "Lenny" Peter Hackett

Leonard "Lenny" Peter Hackett

Aug 6, 2016

Lenny passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center on August 6, 2016. Lenny was 87 years old. Lenny Hackett was born and raised in New Bedford, Ma, he was the third child and second son of Owen and Margaret (Meehan) Hackett. As a youth he attended Coyle and Cassidy High School and worked summers...

Helen  Brown

Helen Brown

Aug 3, 2016

New Bedford – Helen Brown, age 94 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday August 3, 2016 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the loving wife of the late Harold “Brownie” Brown and the daughter of the late Josef and Josephine Mieszkalski. Born in South Plainfield, NJ, Helen spent most of her life in this area. She worked for...

Alice  Ferro

Alice Ferro

Aug 2, 2016

Alice Ferro, age 93 of New Bedford, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Alden Court Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the loving wife of the late Jose F. Ferro and the beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Mercedes (Soares) Pacheco. A lifelong resident of this area, Alice worked as a Seamstress and...

Maria Spirit Saint (Arruda) Gaspar

Maria Spirit Saint (Arruda) Gaspar

Jul 27, 2016

New Bedford, Maria Spirit Saint (Arruda) Gaspar age 90, passed away on Wednesday July 27, 2016 at home. She was the loving widow of Germano Gaspar and the daughter of the late Maria A. (Cucina) and Manuel Correira. Maria was born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal and, after moving to this country, worked at Frionor as a Fish Packer....

Fausto Desousa Gago

Fausto Desousa Gago

Jul 26, 2016

NEW BEDFORD — Fausto DeSousa Gago, age 85, died on Tuesday July 26, 2016 at his residence. Born in Algarve , Portugal, he was the husband of the late Gertrude Gil (Afonso) Gago and son of the late Catarina (De Sousa) and Jose Gago. Fausto moved to this country in 1963 and worked many jobs including for Gaspar’s Linguica...

Manuel F. Marques

Manuel F. Marques

Jul 26, 2016

New Bedford – Manuel F. Marques, age 65, passed away, unexpectedly on July 26, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of 44 years to Maria L. (Sousa) Marques and the son of Maria doCeu (Sa) Marques and the late Jose Marques. Manuel was born in Soure, Portugal and, after moving to this country, worked as...

Maria Cecilia Pacheco

Maria Cecilia Pacheco

Jul 22, 2016

New Bedford – Maria Cecilia Pacheco, age 93, passed away on Friday July 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of the late Agostinho Pacheco, Jr. and the daughter of the late Angelo M. and Antonia (De Matos) Tavares. Born in Agua do Pau, St. Michael, Azores, Maria came to this country in 1967...

Stephen Fernandes

Stephen Fernandes

Jul 21, 2016

Steven Fernandes, 65, of New Bedford, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Kathleen Fernandes and son of Eileen and Henry Fernandes and the younger brother of Henry Fernandes Jr. He was born and raised in New Bedford. Survivors include his children Justin, Erin and Jenna Fernandes, along with Michael and Nicole Whalen....

Arthur S. Correia

Arthur S. Correia

Jul 20, 2016

Dartmouth — Arthur S. Correia, age 93, passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2016 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was the loving widower of Elsie (Carvalho) Correia and the son of the late Manuel and Deolinda (Ferreira) Correia. Arthur was born in Dartmouth and spent all of his life in this area. He was a skilled carpenter and...

Laura S. Da Rocha

Laura S. Da Rocha

Jul 16, 2016

NEW BEDFORD — Laura S. Da Rocha, age 56 of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, July 16 2016. She was the loving wife of Isaque Almeida Da Rocha and the beloved daughter of the late Manuel S. and Maria Alice (Felix) Sousa. Laura was born in New Bedford, lived most of her life here and worked as a...

Roan Anibal Cruz Rosario

Roan Anibal Cruz Rosario

Jul 13, 2016

New Bedford – Roan Anibal Cruz Rosario, age 39, passed away, on July 13, 2016 at St. lukes Hospital. He was the loving husband of Kathy Rodrigues and the son of Lydia Rosario (Otero) and Anibal Cruz. He was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico but lived most of his life in this country. He worked as a Sprinkler and...

Daniel Jonathan Ojuri

Daniel Jonathan Ojuri

Jul 12, 2016

NEW BEDFORD — Daniel Jonathan Ojuri, age 24, died, unexpectedly, on Tuesday July 12, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Daniel S. Ojuri and Lisa Mooney. Daniel worked in construction and really enjoyed his craft. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle, but most of all, Daniel loved spending time with his...

Hilda F. Raposo

Hilda F. Raposo

Jul 8, 2016

NNEW BEDFORD — Hilda F. Raposo, age 84, passed away on Friday July 8, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of Manuel P. Raposo and the daughter of the late Manuel and Beatrice (Ferreira) Furtado. Hilda was born in St. Michael, Azores and, after moving to this country, worked as a stitcher until her retirement. She...

Aldemiro Desimas Machado

Aldemiro Desimas Machado

Jul 5, 2016

NEW BEDFORD — Aldemiro deSimas Machado of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday, July 5 2016. He was born on November 14, 1935 in Sao Caetano, Pico, Acores, the son of the late Clodomiro and Candida deSimas Machado. He was a parishioner of Mount Carmel church in New Bedford. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 48...

Maria Estrela "Maria Sardinha" Santos

Maria Estrela "Maria Sardinha" Santos

Jul 2, 2016

New Bedford – Maria Estrela Santos “Maria Sardinha”, age 95, passed away on Saturday July 2, 2016 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Antonio Santos and the daughter of the late Antonio Correira and Cecelia (Bento) Matos. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Mrs. Santos came to this country in 1974 where she devoted herself...

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