Obituaries

Laureana  Silva

Laureana Silva

Jun 13, 2014

New Bedford – Laureana Silva, age 91 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014 at home with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Arthur Silva and the daughter of Mariana da Conceicao and Manuel Rodrigues Vargas. Mrs. Silva was born in Pico, Açores, moved to the New Bedford area...

Lucia Maria Horta

Lucia Maria Horta

Jun 12, 2014

New Bedford – Lucia Maria Horta, age 65 of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel Horta and the daughter of the late Georgina Luisa (Goncalves) and Vital Goncalves. Mrs. Horta was born in Pico, Azores moved to the New Bedford area in 1972...

Rose S. Moura

Rose S. Moura

Jun 6, 2014

New Bedford – Rose S. Moura, age 81 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of the late Gabriel Moura and the daughter of Prudence (Sylvia) and Guido J. Figueiredo. Mrs. Moura was a lifelong resident of New Bedford where she dedicated herself...

Arlene M. Souza

Arlene M. Souza

Jun 6, 2014

New Bedford – Arlene M. Souza, age 76 of New Bedford, passed away, unexpectedly, on Friday, June 6 2014 At St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of 49 years to Donald N. Souza and the daughter of Mary (Simmons) and John J. Nunes. Mrs. Souza was a lifelong resident of New Bedford where she worked in the...

Jose  M. Santos

Jose M. Santos

Jun 6, 2014

Boston – Jose M. Santos, age 59 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was the loving son of Maria L. (Salvador) Santos and the late Manuel Santos. Mr. Santos was born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1960 and worked as a Cutter at Ronnie’s...

Conceicao C. Moniz

Conceicao C. Moniz

Jun 2, 2014

Conceicao C. Moniz, age 86 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Monday, June 2, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of the late Jose E. Moniz and the daughter of Maria Isabel and Bento Craveiro. Conceicao was born in Agua De Pau, St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1982...

Jose Amaral

Jose Amaral

Jun 1, 2014

New Bedford – Jose Amaral, age 88 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of 62 years to Julieta Amaral and the son of Odelia and Manuel Xavier Amaral. Mr. Amaral was born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1967 and worked as a...

Jeffrey S. Chase

Jeffrey S. Chase

May 31, 2014

New Bedford – Jeffrey S. Chase, age 48 of New Bedford, passed away, unexpectedly, on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Rachel (Krouzek) Chase. Together for 34 years, Rachel and Jeffrey shared the last 12 years in marriage. He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Rosemary and...

"Soupy" William Ramos

"Soupy" William Ramos

May 28, 2014

New Bedford – “Soupy” William Ramos, age 72 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Mary (Ramos) Soares and Antone Duarte. Mr. Ramos was born in New Bedford, spent all of his time here and worked as a Superintendent for Claremont Management for...

John D. Hawkins Jr.

John D. Hawkins Jr.

May 27, 2014

Boston -John D.Hawkins Jr., age 64 of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Tufts Medical Center. He was the loving son of Anna Angelina (Britto) Hawkins and the late John D. Hawkins Sr. He was born in New Bedford and lived in this area all of his life. Mr. Hawkins was a teachers aide at...

Rosalie  Gomes

Rosalie Gomes

May 27, 2014

New Bedford – Rosalie Gomes, age 83 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Savoy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving wife of 21 years to Eugene Gomes of New Bedford. Mrs. Gomes was born in this area, where spent all of her life, and worked in the Fish Cutting industry for...

Maria A. Alcaidinho

Maria A. Alcaidinho

May 27, 2014

New Bedford – Maria A. Alcaidinho, age 88 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was the widow of Carlos M. Alcaidinho and the daughter of the late Maria Jose (daRocha) and Manuel Cabral Melo. She was born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1967 and was...

Tiago Oliveira Bravo

Tiago Oliveira Bravo

May 26, 2014

New Bedford – Tiago Oliveira Bravo, age 78 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Madalena (Ferreira) Bravo and the son of the late Maria Lurdes (Furtado) and Joao Bravo. He was born in Povoacao, St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1968 and worked...

Maria G. Dasilva

Maria G. Dasilva

May 24, 2014

Dartmouth – Maria G. DaSilva, age 94, passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Francisco B. DaSilva and the daughter of Rosalina and Manuel Goulart. Mrs. DaSilva was born in Terceira, Azores, moved to this country in 1961 and was a devoted mother to her...

Miriam Pellot

Miriam Pellot

May 24, 2014

Boston – Miriam Pellot, age 57 of New Bedford, passed away, unexpectedly, on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Manahattan, NY, the daughter of Providencia (Valle) and Juan Pellot, and moved to this area in 1980 where she devoted herself to the upbringing of her family. Her family includes her parents, Providencia and...

Lisa Maria Sousa

Lisa Maria Sousa

May 24, 2014

New Bedford – Lisa Maria Sousa, age 41 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, at her home on Saturday, May 24, 2014 after a courageous battle with a long illness. She was loving wife of Paul Sousa and the daughter of the late Maria F. (Pacheco) and Jose De Sousa. She was born in New Bedford and worked as...

Albertina Castelo

Albertina Castelo

May 23, 2014

New Bedford – Albertina M. Castelo, age 93 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Friday, May 23, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of Lourenco Castelo and the daughter of Deolinda (Garcia) and Jose Madureira. Mrs. Castelo was born in Casteloes, Chaves, Portugal, moved to this country in 1966 and was a devoted mother to...

Manuel D. Freitas

Manuel D. Freitas

May 21, 2014

Boston – Manuel D. Freitas, age 75 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Maria L. (Nunes) Freitas and the son of Maria C (Dias) and Jose Machado Freitas. He was born in Corvo, Portugal, moved to this country in 1967 and worked for...

Mary F. (Faria) Rapoza

Mary F. (Faria) Rapoza

May 21, 2014

New Bedford – Mary F. (Faria) Rapoza, age 91 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Hathaway Manor. She was the widow of Augustus Rapoza and the daughter of the late Efegenia (Goncalves) and Antone G. Faria. She was born in New Bedford and was employed at Prudential Life Ins. Co. as an Office...

Fernando Neves

Fernando Neves

May 17, 2014

Fernando Neves, age 84 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of Lucilia (Gordinho) Neves and the son of Elisa Goncalves Costa (Lima) and Teodoro Candido Dias Neves. Mr. Neves was born in Porto, Portugal, moved to this country in 1974 and worked at Knapp Shoe Factory...