Obituaries

Maria Ann Tavares

Maria Ann Tavares

Jan 4, 2025

New Bedford – Maria Ana Tavares, age 85, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Jose Luis Tavares.

Maria was born in the Azores to the late Antonio da Rocha and Rosa (da Ponte) da Rocha. She had been a...

Jesus Steve Chaffino

Jesus Steve Chaffino

Jan 3, 2025

Providence, RI - Jesus Steve Chaffino, 74, of East Providence, RI passed away on January 3, 2025 at Rhode Island Hospital with his loving daughter by his side.

Born in Stockton, CA he relocated to New Bedford, MA, after marrying his wife, Joanne.

He was employed by Chamberlains for 10 years, followed by 31 years at Shaw’s Supermarket until his retirement. He...

Manuel H. Sousa

Manuel H. Sousa

Dec 26, 2024

Dartmouth – Manuel H. Sousa, age 95, of Dartmouth, MA passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria Lourdes (Cunha) Sousa.

Manuel was born in Agua de Pau, Sao Miguel, Azores to the late Virginio Sousa and Ernestina (Barranqueira) Sousa. He had worked as...

Maria Rivera Martinez

Maria Rivera Martinez

Dec 25, 2024

New Bedford – Maria E. Rivera Martinez, age 68, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Rafael Trinidad.

She was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to the late Emilio Rivera and Herminia Rivera Martinez. Maria had been a...

Elidia Tiburcio Silva

Elidia Tiburcio Silva

Dec 23, 2024

New Bedford – Elidia Tiburcio Silva, age 88, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth with her family by her side. She was the loved wife of the late Armenio DaSilva.

Elidia was born in Sao Miguel, Azores and was the beloved daughter of the late Maria (Sebastiao) Tiburcio and Joao Tiburcio....

Maria Roda Caixeiro

Maria Roda Caixeiro

Dec 21, 2024

New Bedford – Maria Roda Caixeiro, age 89, of Dartmouth, MA passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Care One at New Bedford with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Caixeiro.

Maria was born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal to the late Manuel dosSantos Roda and Maria Marques (Fidalgo) Roda. She...

Michael Claudino

Michael Claudino

Dec 17, 2024

New Bedford – Michael Claudino, age 40, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in New Bedford 

Michael was born in New Bedford, Ma. and was the son of Odete Alves (Iria) Claudino and the late Jose Claudino. He worked as a Mason. He loved to go fishing with his dad before he passed a couple years...

Emilia (Branco) Azevedo

Emilia (Branco) Azevedo

Dec 14, 2024

New Bedford – Emilia (Branco) Azevedo, age 106, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Sacred Heart Home with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Azevedo. 

Emilia was born in Faial, Açores to the late Maria Ernestina (Avila) Branco and Vital Branco. She had worked in the...

Zachary Aidan Cordeiro

Zachary Aidan Cordeiro

Dec 13, 2024

Zachary Aidan Cordeiro, age 10, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024 at Boston Children’s Hospital.

He was born in Boston, MA and was the beloved son of Paul Cordeiro and Susan (Fernandes) Ribeiro. Zachary was a learner at Haven on Bliss Ministries and also attended Big & Little Anchors Co-op program.

Zachary is survived by his father,...

Doreen A. Cook

Doreen A. Cook

Dec 12, 2024

Fall River – Doreen A. (Sylvia) Cook, age 72, of Dartmouth, MA passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Charlton Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of William G. Cook.

Doreen was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Calistus Sylvia and Mary (Welch) Sylvia. She had been a secretary for...

Doreen M. Santos

Doreen M. Santos

Dec 11, 2024

Boston – Doreen (Manning) Santos, age 59, of Fairhaven, MA passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Mass General Hospital in Boston.

She was born in New Bedford, MA to Rosa C. (DeMello) Romano and the late Edward Joseph Manning. 

Doreen is survived by her mother, Rosa C. Romano and her husband Carmine; her daughter, Sheena Santos; grandchildren, Damian Wahnon, Dominic...

Robert Paul Hebert

Robert Paul Hebert

Dec 11, 2024

New Bedford – Robert Paul Hebert, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Sheri (Cabral) Hebert.

Robert was born in New Bedford, MA and was the beloved son of Raymond Hebert and Diane (Tetrault) Hebert. He had worked at Titleist over the years. Robert enjoyed time spent fishing and especially...

Domingos J. Marques

Domingos J. Marques

Dec 9, 2024

New Bedford – Domingos J. Marques, age 84, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at his home with his loved ones by his side. He was the beloved husband of Yvonne (Delgado) Marques.

Domingos was born in Murtosa, Portugal and was the beloved son of the late Felicidade Marques. He had worked as a commercial fisherman on various local fishing...

Olga (Moniz) Amaral

Olga (Moniz) Amaral

Dec 9, 2024

New Bedford – Olga (Moniz) Amaral, age 86, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at home with her loving family by her side. She was the loved wife of the late Manuel F. Amaral.

Olga was born in Ramalho, Sao Miguel, Açores to the late Cesaltina (Raposo) Moniz and Carlos Raposo Moniz. She had worked in...

Richard DeSousa

Richard DeSousa

Dec 7, 2024

Richard DeSousa, 54, of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2024. He was a beloved husband, father, papa, and friend, whose loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him. 

Born on July 7, 1970, in New Bedford, Richard moved to Dartmouth during his childhood, where he spent most of his life. He graduated from high school and went...

Jose Domingos Melo

Jose Domingos Melo

Dec 7, 2024

New Bedford – Jose Domingos Melo, age 83, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Maria do Anjos (Cardoso) Melo of New Bedford.

Jose Domingos Melo was born in Ribeira Quente, Sao Miguel, Açores to the late Estrela (Amaral) Melo and Mariano...

Yamaira Garcia-Cadiz

Yamaira Garcia-Cadiz

Dec 6, 2024

New Bedford – Yamaira Garcia-Cadiz, age 51, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital with her loving family by her side.

She was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and was the loving daughter of Nilda Luz Cadiz Figueroa and Miguel Angel Garcia Nieves. She had worked at Harvey Building Products.

Yamaira is survived by...

Alexander Cura Perez

Alexander Cura Perez

Dec 3, 2024

Alexander Cura Perez

June 8, 2002 – December 3, 2024

Alexander Cura Perez, age 22, of New Bedford, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at his home.

Born on June 8, 2002, in New Bedford, Alexander was the beloved son of Patricia (Cura) Perez and Alexander Perez. He was a proud 2020 graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical...

Janet L. Mitchell

Janet L. Mitchell

Dec 2, 2024

Janet L. (Stevens) Mitchell, 78, of Ashland, MA, died Monday, December 2, 2024 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She was the wife of Daniel E. Mitchell, Sr. of Ashland, MA. After a lengthy battle with medical issues, Janet passed peacefully surrounded by her family.

Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Irene (Costa) Stevens and Edward...

Eduardo S. Escobar

Eduardo S. Escobar

Nov 26, 2024

New Bedford – Eduardo S. Escobar passed away at St Lukes Hospital on November 26, 2024.

Born in Faial, Azores, to the late Rosalina (DaSilveira) De Escobar and Manuel De Escobar. He was the owner for many years of the International Restaurant

.Private funeral arrangements are entrusted to Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth Street, New Bedford.