Obituaries

Maria Natalia (Coucelos) Almeida

Maria Natalia (Coucelos) Almeida

Jun 24, 2014

New Bedford – Maria Natalia (Coucelos) Almeida, age 72 of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Royal of Fairhaven, with her family at her side. She was the loving wife of Jose Almeida and the daughter of the late Maria Augusta (Cardoso) Coucelos and Jose Garcia Coucelos. Mrs. Almeida was born in Fayal, Azores and...

Alice Lima

Alice Lima

Jun 20, 2014

New Bedford – Alice A. Lima, age 91 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Antone Lima and the daughter of the late Edna (Winons) and George Allhusen. Mrs. Lima was born in Mt. Kisco, New York moved to the New Bedford area in...

Maria Albertina  Ferreira

Maria Albertina Ferreira

Jun 19, 2014

New Bedford – Maria Albertina Ferreira (Vo Tina) 88 of South Dartmouth died Thursday June 19, 2014 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jose S. Ferreira. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose Machado Fagundes and Luisa (Adelaide) Fagundes. She She was devoted to her family and will always...

Mary  S. Rowley

Mary S. Rowley

Jun 18, 2014

Dartmouth – Mary S. Rowley, age 91 of Dartmouth, passed away, peacefully, on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Benny R. Rowley. Mary was born in East Providence, RI, and lived in southern New England all her life where she devoted herself to the upbringing of her family....

Marcia (Moreira) Brito

Marcia (Moreira) Brito

Jun 17, 2014

New Bedford, MA - Marcia Moreira Brito, 84, of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at St.Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of Antonio Brito. Marcia is survived by two daughters, Mary Lucy, wife of Jaime Pereira, of Dartmouth; and Elizabeth Rose Brito, of NB; two sons Antonio Brito, of NB and David Brito of Cape Cod....

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...