Obituaries

Mar 28, 2014

New Bedford – Domingo Adorno, age 67 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Friday, March 28, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Maria Adorno and the son of the late Francisco and Maria (Rivera) Adorno. He was born in Puerto Rico and has lived in this area since 1988. Mr. Adorno...

Mar 24, 2014

New Bedford – Dario Felix Pizarro, age 86 of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Rosalia (Ilarraza) Pizarro and the son of Antonia (Pizarro) and Juan Felix. Dario was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico and worked as a Supervisor at Aluminum Window Manufacturer...

Mar 23, 2014

New Bedford – Virginia daSilva, age 89 of New Bedford, passed away surrounded by her family, on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel DaSilva and the daughter of the late Amelia (Pacheco) and Joao Pacheco. She was born in Graciosa, Azores and lived in New Bedford...

Mar 21, 2014

New Bedford – Anna Winterson, age 76 of New Bedford, passed away surrounded by her family, on Friday, March 21, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Ronald William Winterson and the daughter of Mary (Mendes) Hillman. She was born in Newport, R.I., lived all of her life in New Bedford and worked...

Mar 19, 2014

New Bedford – Richard George McCleery, age 75 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at The Oaks after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Dale (Costa) McCleery and the son of Emma (Hamilton) and Andrew McCleery. Richard was born in Barrington, New Jersey, moved to this area in 1980 and worked as...

Mar 19, 2014

New Bedford – Maureen Goulart, age 57 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the daughter of Thelma (Roderick) Gonsalves. Maureen was born in New Bedford and was a dedicated homemaker. She is survived by her son, Cory Goulart and granddaughter Isabella Goulart of California; 3 siblings: Pamela Goulart of...

Mar 17, 2014

Mar 12, 2014

New Bedford – Lidia Dutra, age 85 of Dartmouth, died Wednesday March 12, 2014 at St Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Richard M. Dutra. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late William Cabral Sr. and Mary (Dias) Cabral. Lidia was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and worked as a bookkeeper...

Mar 12, 2014

Lupercia Medeiros, age 87 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a period of declining health. She was the loving widow Silvestre Medeiros and the daughter of Maria (Furtado) and Joao Tiburcio. She was born in Ribeira Quente, Azores, moved to this country in 1969 and worked as a...

Mar 11, 2014

New Bedford - Zelia (Perinho) Franco, age 84 of New Bedford, died, peacefully, at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the loving widow of Nuno Franco and the daughter of Antonia (Velho) and Benjamin Ricardo Perinho. Zelia was born in Santa Maria, Azores and moved to this country in 1957 where she was a...

Mar 9, 2014

Dartmouth: Silvino Couto, age 89 of Dartmouth, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. He was survived by his loving wife Adelina (Mendonca) Couto. Born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in 1966 and lived in Dartmouth for many years. Silvino was a son of the late Evangelina and Manuel Couto. He...

Mar 9, 2014

New Bedford – Joseph J. Patla, age 94 of New Bedford, passed away, peacefully, on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of 71 years to Olive (Mello) Patla and the son of Katarzina (Miloszewska) and Peter Patla. He was born in New Bedford where, excluding his time in the military, he spent...

Mar 2, 2014

Concord, Ma – Richard “Richy” Maciel Arruda, age 37 of New Bedford, died, unexpectedly, on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Emerson Hospital. He was the loving husband of Elisabete Faria and the son of Adriana (Maciel) and Manuel Arruda. He was born in New Bedford, where he spent all of his life and worked as a Carpenter for DDC...

Mar 2, 2014

Alfredo Raposo DaCosta Larguinho, age 86 of New Bedford, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the widower of Maria O. Pereira and the son of Maria DaLuz (Tome) and Antonio Raposo Larguinho. He was born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country in April of 1966 and worked as a Machine Operator...

Feb 28, 2014

Fairhaven – Anne Lach, age 72 of Fairhaven, passed away at her home on Friday February 28, 2014. She was born in Fairhaven, the daughter of Jean (Stolte) and John Van der Zee. Her family includes her 3 children: Lisa Lees of Tulsa, OK, Gretchen Correia of Cocoa Beach, Fla and Jennifer Meninno of Waterford, CT; 6 grandchildren, long-time...

Feb 27, 2014

Dartmouth - Antonio DeFreitas, age 70 of Dartmouth, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at home. He was the loving husband of Maria B. (Silva) DeFreitas of Dartmouth and the son of the late Ilda and Luis DeFreitas. He was born in Funchal, Madeira moved to this area years ago and worked as a Maintenance Man for Cumming Corporation. He...

Feb 26, 2014

New Bedford – Richard E. Viera, age 65 of St. Mary’s Ohio formerly of New Bedford, died on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at St Luke’s Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Irene (Medeiros) Morock and Frank Viera, Jr and was a graduate of New Bedford High School....

Feb 22, 2014

New Bedford - Alfred Benoit, age 57 of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2014 at Bedford Village after a long period of declining health. Alfred's arrangements are private and are placed in the care of Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St. in New Bedford.

Feb 20, 2014

New Bedford – Antone P. Sylvia , age 86 of Dartmouth, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at his home with his family at his side after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Clara E. (Pacellini) Sylvia of South Dartmouth. Born in New Bedford he was the son of the late Fernanda (Brandao) and Antone P....

Feb 19, 2014

New Bedford – Sandra Coimbra, age 38 of New Bedford, died unexpectedly Wednesday February 19, 2014 at St Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Victor Moniz and the loving daughter of Maria E. (Barao) and Luis Coimbra of New Bedford. Born in São Miguel, Açores, Sandra moved to this area when she was 2 years old. Her surviving...