Obituaries

Lionel P. Ramos

Lionel P. Ramos

Sep 14, 2014

Fairhaven – Lionel P. Ramos, age 89 of Dartmouth, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Alden Court Nursing Center after a long period of declining health. He was the loving husband of Leonora (Aguiar) Ramos and the son of Maria (Pacheco Carvalho) and Joseph Ramos. Lionel was born in Fall River, moved to the Azores at the...

Maria (Lima) Couto

Maria (Lima) Couto

Sep 13, 2014

New Bedford – Maria Couto, age 84 of New Bedford, died at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 13, 2014. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel B. Couto of New Bedford and the duaghter of Maria R. (Melo) and Manuel I. Lima. She was born in Ribeira Quente, Sao Miguel, Açores, and moved to...

Luiza Demelo

Luiza Demelo

Sep 10, 2014

Luiza (Tavares) DeMelo, age 89 of Florida, formerly of New Bedford, died at Brooksville Health Care Center in Florida on September 10, 2014. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel R. DeMelo and the daughter of the late Angelina (Sousa) and Guilherme Tavares. Mrs. DeMelo was born in Sao Miguel, Açores, moved to this country in 1968...

Frank Perry

Frank Perry

Sep 8, 2014

Dartmouth – Frank Perry, age 78 of Dartmouth passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. He was the loving husband of Barbara (Arruda) Perry of Dartmouth and son of Mildred (Teachman) and John Perry. He was born in Dartmouth and lived there all his life. Frank worked as a Truck...

Alvaro F. Reis

Alvaro F. Reis

Sep 3, 2014

Alvaro F. Reis, age 73 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at New Bedford Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Hospital. He was the loving husband of Maria (Costa) Reis and the son of Angela Maria (Aguiar) and Manuel Ferreira Reis. Mr. Reis was born in Recife, Brazil, moved to Ginetes, São Miguel, Açores in 1953 before...

Helena Lewis

Helena Lewis

Sep 1, 2014

New Bedford – Helena Lewis, age 82 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the loving wife of Joseph Lewis and the daughter of Helen (Bauer) and Albert Edward Buckles. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and worked as a Supervisor at E Rosen Company until...

Joseph V. Medeiros

Joseph V. Medeiros

Aug 25, 2014

New Bedford – Joseph V. Medeiros, age 42 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Royal Taber Nursing Home. He was the loving husband of Bridget Martel-Medeiros and the son of Pauline (Jean) and Joseph V. Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros was born in Fall River, lived most of his life in this area and worked as...

Jose M. Seco

Jose M. Seco

Aug 20, 2014

New Bedford – Jose M. Seco, age 72 of Dartmouth, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital following a brief illness. He was the loving husband of 47 years to Julia (Gravato) Seco and the son of Estrela (Nanim) and Mario Seco. He was born in Cova-Gala, Figueira da Foz,...

Deolinda  Dacosta

Deolinda Dacosta

Aug 14, 2014

New Bedford – Deolinda DaCosta, age 82, of New Bedford, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of Jose C. DaCosta. Deolinda was born in Faial, Azores and moved to this country in 1968. She worked as a stitcher for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her loving daughter,...

Alba M. Santangelo

Alba M. Santangelo

Aug 11, 2014

New Bedford – Alba M. Santangelo, age 91, of New Bedford, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of Dominic A. Santangelo and daughter of the late Assunta (Leoncini) and Levio Cassiani. Alba was born in Bridgewater, MA. and lived in New Bedford since 1948. She worked at West End Laundry and...

Kenneth P. De Mello

Kenneth P. De Mello

Aug 10, 2014

New Bedford – Kenneth P. De Mello, age 72 of New Bedford, died, unexpectedly, on August 8, 2014 at his home. He was the husband of the late Rita Marie (Morin) De Mello and the son of Hilda (DaCosta) and Manuel Mello. Mr. De Mello was born in New Bedford and, excluding his time in the military, lived his...

Dorothy Furtado

Dorothy Furtado

Aug 10, 2014

New Bedford – Dorothy Furtado, age 84 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the loving wife of 65 years to Walter Furtado and the daughter of Mary (Pacheco) and Serafin Vieira. Mrs. Furtado was born in Dartmouth, spent all of her life in this area...

Evelyn W.  Sylvia

Evelyn W. Sylvia

Aug 4, 2014

New Bedford – Evelyn W. Sylvia, age 91 of Dartmouth, passed away, peacefully, on Monday, August 4, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of 71 years to Lewis J. Sylvia and the daughter of Mary (Couto) and George Winderlick. She was born in Dartmouth and was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a...

Manuel Ferraz

Manuel Ferraz

Aug 3, 2014

New Bedford – Manuel Ferraz, age 83 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Maria (Lima) Ferraz. Manuel was born in St. Michael, Azores, came to this country in 1967 and worked as a Fish Cutter for many years until his retirement. His...

Linda L. Da Silva

Linda L. Da Silva

Aug 2, 2014

New Bedford – Linda L. Da Silva, age 67 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mary Ella (Williams) and the late Rinaldo Reed. Ms. Da Silva was a lifelong resident of this area and worked in the textile mills for...

Alice  Ferreira

Alice Ferreira

Jul 27, 2014

New Bedford – Alice Ferreira, age 84 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, at New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home on Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and was the daughter of Mary (Estrella) and Antone V. Ferreira. She worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Co as a Tire Builder until her retirement. Her...

Mary Lou Marks

Mary Lou Marks

Jul 27, 2014

New Bedford – Mary Lou Marks, age 56 of Fairhaven, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was born in New Bedford and was the daughter of the late Lucy (Felix) and the late Joseph Marks. She was employed as a Kindergarten Teacher at St. Anthony’s Elementary School which she loved very much, and...

Roger  Desrochers

Roger Desrochers

Jul 23, 2014

New Bedford – Roger Desrochers, age 87 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy (Rodrigues) Desrochers and the son of the late Joseph S. Desrochers. He was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all his...

Ronald A. Duguay

Ronald A. Duguay

Jul 20, 2014

New Bedford – Ronald A. Duguay, age 68 of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sunday, July 20, 2014. He was the loving husband of the late Theresa (Rose) and the son of the late Marion (Booker) and the late Arthur Duguay. Ronald was born in Acushnet and worked as an Inspector at Titleist until his...

Jacqueline "Jackie" A. Lavallee

Jacqueline "Jackie" A. Lavallee

Jul 20, 2014

New Bedford – Jacqueline “Jackie” A. Lavallee, age 46 of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sunday, July 20, 2014. She was born in Rehoboth, New Mexico and was the daughter of Elizabeth (Topaha) and Johnnie Kellywood. She leaves behind a son, Kevin Lavallee, of New Bedford, and a daughter, Nicole Ann Lavallee of Whitensville, Ma....