Obituaries

Dec 24, 2013

New Bedford – Helia Pires Medeiros, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of Daniel Medeiros. Helia was born in Horta, Faial, Azores, daughter of Deolinda Goulart Pires and the Late Joao B. Pires. Mrs. Medeiros was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School and Bridgewater State College....

Dec 24, 2013

Dec 23, 2013

Herbert H. Kresge, age 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. He was the loving husband for 33 years of Bertha A. (Beaulieu) Walsh Kresge and the son of Florence (Miller) and James Kresge, Jr. He was born in Hanover, PA and moved to this area after his...

Dec 22, 2013

Dartmouth – Alvaro Branco, age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home in South Dartmouth. He was the loving husband of the late Maria (Pereira) Branco and the son of Maria (Cabral) and Antonio Branco. Alvaro was born in St. Michael, Azores, immigrated to this country in March of 1971 and worked as a...

Dec 21, 2013

New Bedford – Doris Sylvia, age 83 of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the daughter of Mary (Reed) and Melville Sherman. Doris was a life-long resident of this area and worked as a Solderer at Cornell Dubilier until her retirement. She is survived by her 2 children: Bruce Sylvia and Joyce...

Dec 18, 2013

New Bedford – Ruben Morales Colón, age 69, passed away on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at his home in New Bedford. He was the husband of Nilda (Martinez) Colón and the son of the late Isabelino Colon and Julia Morales. Ruben was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and after immigrating to this country worked as an X-Ray Technician at...

Dec 18, 2013

New Bedford – Maria Antonia Raposo, age 93, passed away on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at home with her family at her side. She was the wife of the late Jose Alves Raposo. Mrs. Raposo was born in St. Michael, Azores daughter of the late Maria de Espirito Santo and Jose Luis Arruda. She formerly worked at Hathaway Manor...

Dec 14, 2013

New Bedford – Helen R. Varao, age 87, passed away on Saturday December 14, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of George M. Varao and the daughter of Gertrude (Pimental) and Manuel E. Vieira. Mrs. Varao lived her whole life in this area where she was a dedicated Homemaker for her loving family. Helen loved watching...

Dec 11, 2013

New Bedford – Henry Lopes, age 96, passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the companion of 30 years of Patricia Downs, and a son of the late Mary (Emilia) and Peter Lopes. He was born in New Bedford, spent all of his life here excluding his time in the military and was...

Dec 11, 2013

New Bedford – Elsie Silva, age 96, passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013. Elsie was born in New Bedford. Her family includes her daughter, Deborah Reis and her husband Henry of E. Freetown, grandchildren Robert, Tyler, Jazz, Heather, and Melissa as well as several great grandchildren. Elsie’s visiting hours will take place on Monday morning in the funeral...

Dec 9, 2013

New Bedford – Fernanda J. Mariano, age 52, passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 9, 2013. She was the longtime companion of Joe Rose and the daughter of Maria Deolinda (Bettencourt) and Ilidio Luna. Fernanda was born in Faial, Açores and immigrated to this country with her family in 1969. Mrs. Mariano loved walking and swimming at the beach....

Dec 4, 2013

New Bedford – Wendy Marie Silva Marques, age 48, passed away on Wednesday December 4, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a wonderful life. Wendy was born in New Bedford where she spent her whole life and was the daughter of Rita I. (Silva) and Rui F. Marques. Her family includes her two siblings: Roy S. Marques and his...

Dec 2, 2013

New Bedford – Mary F. McDonald, age 79, passed away on Monday December 2, 2013 at Hallmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in New Bedford, a daughter of Virginia Sylvia and Joseph Oliver. She spent all of her life in this area and worked as a Solderor at Aerovox until her retirement. Her...

Dec 1, 2013

New Bedford – Hipolito Cartajena Morales., of New Bedford, Ma., age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday December 1, 2013. He was born in Puerto Rico, the son of the late Maria Teresa Cartajena and Hipolito Morales. His family includes his sisters; Maria Garcia, Awilda Gavillin, Madeline Garcia, Yara Agosto and Jennifer Agosto: 2 brothers; Juan Jose Agosto and...

Nov 29, 2013

New Bedford – Deborah Jean Demers, age 46, passed away on Friday November 29, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. Deborah was born in Taunton where she spent most of her life and was the daughter of Betty Lou (Wilkinson) and Michael J. Demers. She was a dedicated Homemaker to her loving family. Her family includes her...

Nov 29, 2013

Barnstable - Brian Stephen Sheffield, Jr. age 39, passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2013. He was the loving husband of Cheri (LaQuerra) and the son of Natalie Sheffield and the late Brian Sheffield, Sr. Brian was born in New Bedford, but was living in West Barnstable at the time of passing and worked in Construction. His surviving family...

Nov 26, 2013

New Bedford – Shirley Jernigan, Jr., age 87, passed away on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at his residence in New Bedford. He was the widow of Olga (Modesto) Jernigan and the son of Willie (Lawrence) and Shirley Jernigan, Sr. He was born in Woodville, North Carolina, proudly served our country in the United States Navy during World War II...

Nov 25, 2013

New Bedford – Ernest C. Souza Jr., age 75, passed away on Monday November 25, 2013 at Our Lady’s Haven after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was the loving husband of 57 years this January to Mary (Nunes) Souza and a son of the late Mary (Devalles) and the late Ernest C. Souza, Sr. He was born...

Nov 24, 2013

Marlboro - Mildred "Millie" MacCord-Costa, age 73, died peacefully at Marlboro Hill Health Center after a long illness. She was the beloved widow of James MacCord. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Dolores (Marzan) and Juan Solis Reyes. After moving to this country, she worked as a Fish Cutter at Parisi Seafood. Her family...

Nov 23, 2013

Raymond F. Bernier, age 44, passed away on Saturday November 23, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a hard fought battle with a long illness. He was the loving husband of Claudia (Camarao) Bernier and the son of the late Margaret E. Raney and the late Albert Bernier, Sr. Raymond was born in Chelsea, Ma, lived most of his...