Albert A. "Zappa" Dacosta
Aug 8, 2015
New Bedford – Albert A. “Zappa” DaCosta, age 94, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2015 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care. He was the loving widower of Priscilla Mae (Vieira) DaCosta and the son of the late Margarida A. (Silva) and Manuel M. DaCosta. Born in Tiverton, RI, Mr. DaCosta was a retired Fire Fighter for the City of...
Maria Luisa Da Silva
Aug 7, 2015
New Bedford – Maria Luisa da Silva, age 89 of New Bedford formerly of Murtosa, Portugal, passed away on Friday August 7, 2015 at her home. She was the widow of Antonio de Oliveira e Silva and the daughter of the late Ana Emelia (da Silva) and Alfredo Afonse da Silva. Born in Aveiro, Murtosa, Portugal, Mrs. Da Silva...
Maria Urania Braz
Aug 4, 2015
New Bedford – Maria Urania (Costa) Braz, age 84 of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday August 4, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was the loved wife of the late Constantino P. Braz and daughter of the late Maria da Conceicao (Melo) and Jaime Costa. She was born in Flores, Azores and moved to this area in 1974,...
Glenn Christopher Owens, Sr,
Aug 1, 2015
Fall River – Glenn Christopher Owens, Sr., age 65, passed away on Saturday August 1, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Cheryl May (Grace) Owens and the son of the late Velvia Lee (Greene) and Daniel Webster Owens. Glenn was born in Newark, NJ and after moving to this area, worked for...
Reverend Domingo Talavera
Aug 1, 2015
New Bedford – Reverend Domingo Talavera, age 86, passed away on Saturday August 1, 2015 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the loving husband of the late Maria Luiza (de Medeiros) Talavera and the son of the late Natalia (Galarza) and Eleuterio Talavera. Rev. Domingo was born in Puerto Rico and, after moving to this area, worked as a...
Doris M. Pacheco
Jul 27, 2015
New Bedford – Doris M. (Costello) Pacheco, age 89, passed away on Monday July 27, 2015 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the widow of Gilbert Pacheco and daughter of the late Elizabeth (Willis) and James Costello. Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Pacheco worked as a Bookkeeper at Pacheco’s Hardware for many years. Her family includes her...
Victor A. Sequeira
Jul 26, 2015
New Bedford – Victor A. Sequeira, age 62, passed away on Sunday July 26, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved son of Antonio E. Sequeira and the late Beatrice (Augusto) Sequeira. A lifelong resident of this area, Mr. Sequeira worked for Fall River Manufacturing as a Machine Operator. He enjoyed motorcycles and gathering around the fire...
Steven F. Mendes
Jul 26, 2015
New Bedford – Steven F. Mendes, age 60 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday July 26, 2015 at home with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Beatrice (Gonsalves) and Frank Mendes. A lifelong resident of this area, Mr. Mendes was a Maintenance Technician for Poah Incorporated. In his free time, he loved...
Raymond C. Morin
Jul 25, 2015
Marion - Raymond C. Morin, age 85 of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Sippican Nursing Home. Born in Freetown, a son of the late Emile Morin of Montreal, Canada and Emma (Rioux) Morin of Nova Scotia. Raymond was a truck driver. He drove cattle for White’s Farm Dairy. He also worked for National Wholesale...
Donald K. Mosher
Jul 25, 2015
Boston – Donald K. Mosher, age 68 of Acushnet, passed away on Saturday July 25, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Sandra L. (Freitas) Mosher and son of the late Barbara Mosher Gay Genthner and the late Milton Homer Mosher. A lifelong resident of this area, Mr. Mosher was an Automotive Instructor at Old...
Etelvina Espinola
Jul 24, 2015
New Bedford – Etelvina Espinola , age 88 of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday July 24, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Serafim J. Espinola and the daughter of the late Rosalina Augusta (daSilva) and Manuel Correia Ivo. Mrs. Espinola was born Graciosa, Azores she moved to this country in 1969 and...
Suzan (Caswell) Sylvia
Jul 20, 2015
New Bedford – Suzan (Caswell) Sylvia, age 58, passed away on Monday July 20, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of Jeffrey Sylvia and the daughter of Lillian (Moura) and Warren Caswell. Born in New Bedford, Suzan spent all of her life in this area and worked for several years as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant...
Manuel J. Paiva
Jul 19, 2015
New Bedford – Manuel J. Paiva, age 71, passed away on Sunday July 19, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Gilhermina (Mota) and Manuel Paiva. Born in Vila do Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores, Mr. Paiva came to this country in 1975 where he worked as a recycler for many years until his retirement....
Joao C. Santos
Jul 16, 2015
New Bedford – Joao C. Santos, age 73, passed away on Thursday July 16, 2015 at the Oaks . Born in St. Michael, Acores, Joao was a resident of New Bedford since 1971, his parents were Encarnacao (Pereira) Santos and the late Joao C. Santos Sr. He is survived by his wife, Osvalda Maria (Amaral) Santos, 4 children: Dina...
Theresa Meaney
Jul 14, 2015
New Bedford – Theresa Meaney, age 89, passed away on Tuesday July 14, 2015 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the widow of James Meaney and the daughter of the late Theresa A. (Anderly) and James R. O’Mara. Born in this area she moved to Florida where she lived for the past 32 years. Mrs. Meaney worked...
William D. "Bill" Hennessy
Jul 14, 2015
William D. (“Bill”) Hennessy, 91, passed away July 14, 2015 at his home in North Dartmouth. Born December 5, 1923 in Newton, MA to Helen M. [Doiront] Hennessy and William A. Hennessy, he graduated from Newton Trade School, Newton, MA in 1942 and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1952 and then worked in the MIT Instrumentation Lab...
Madeleine Langlois
Jul 11, 2015
New Bedford – Madeleine (Choquette) Langlois, age 60 of East Freetown, passed away on Saturday July 11, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Richard “Tiger” Langlois and the daughter of the late Ann Marie (LeClair) and Leo Choquette. Maggie was a loving, caring, generous person. She touched the hearts...
Richard Phillip Pedra
Jul 10, 2015
Punta Gorda, Florida – Richard Phillip Pedra, age 48 of Punta Gorda Florida, formerly of New Bedford, passed away on Friday July 10, 2015. Mr. Pedra was born in Lisbon, Portugal and moved to the United States at the age of 18 months. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy, followed by a lifetime career as...
Carlos M. Eugenio, Sr.
Jul 8, 2015
Dartmouth – Carlos M. Eugenio, Sr., age 78, passed away on Wednesday July 8, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Noelia (Silva) Eugenio and the son of the late Maria Angelina (Avila) and Manuel Eugenio Da Rosa. Born in Faial, Azores, Mr. Eugenio, Sr. came to this country in...
Miguel Angel Tirado, Jr.
Jul 5, 2015
New Bedford – Miguel Angel Tirado, Jr., age 32 of New Bedford, passed away unexpectedly, on Sunday July 5, 2015 at his home. He was the son of Miguel Angel Tirado, Sr. and the late Liduvina Rodriguez. Mr. Tirado, Jr. was born in the Bronx, NY, lived most of his life in this area and worked for Colonial Air...