Alice Louro
Sep 22, 2023
New Bedford – Alice (Rafael) Louro, age 87 passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Alden Court Nursing Care surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Abel L. Louro.
Born in Cortiçal, Santarem, Portugal, Alice was the daughter of the late Josue Rafael and Maria Julia Louro. She immigrated to New Bedford in...
Maria Rosario
Sep 21, 2023
Fall River – Maria Fatima (Rosa) Rosario, age 70, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Charlton Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Norberto Rosario.
Maria was born in Faial, Azores to the late Jose Rosa and Baldina (Garcia) Rosa. She had worked as a seamstress...
Lidia Morales
Sep 18, 2023
New Bedford – Lidia Morales, age 74 of New Bedford, MA passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico and was the beloved daughter to Afortunada Figueroa.
She is survived by her daughters, Myrnanet Morales, Margarita Yac and Gabriela Perez; sons, Jose Vazquez...

Leeann Lewis
Sep 17, 2023
New Bedford – Leeann (Haskell) Lewis, age 65, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 17, 2023. She was the wife of the late Henry Lewis.
Leeann was born in Pawtucket, R.I. to the late Frederick Haskell and Natalie V. (Murdock) Haskell. She had worked for many years as a C.N.A.
Private funeral arrangements were entrusted to...
Delia Sylvia
Sep 15, 2023
New Bedford - Delia (Santos) Sylvia, of New Bedford, MA died on Friday, September 15, 2023 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home following a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a variant of Parkinson’s disease. She was the beloved wife of the late Ronald (Ronnie) Sylvia, who died earlier in the week.
The only child of Adelino M.L. Santos...
Ronald Sylvia
Sep 11, 2023
New Bedford - Ronald (Ronnie) Sylvia, 87, of New Bedford, MA died on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Sacred Heart Nursing Home following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was the beloved husband of Delia (Santos) Sylvia.
Born to Joseph A. Sylvia, Jr. and Evelyn (Armorin) Sylvia, Ronald was a native of New Bedford. In 1967, was ordained a priest...
Anabela D. Garcia
Sep 9, 2023
New Bedford – Anabela D. Garcia, age 52, of New Bedford, MA passed away after losing her short battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Fall River Healthcare surrounded by her loving family.
Anabela was born in Aveiro, Portugal and was the beloved daughter of Eulalia Goncalves. She had been a day care teacher at Stepping...
Georgina (Dias) Silva
Sep 5, 2023
New Bedford – Georgina (Dias) Silva, age 82, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose Pavao Silva.
Georgina was born in Mosteiros, Sao Miguel, Azores and was the daughter of the late Jose Dias and Maria da Conceicao...
Manuel Samagaio
Sep 4, 2023
New Bedford – Manuel Samagaio, age 96, of Dartmouth, MA passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care. He was the beloved husband of the late Albertina (Silva) Samagaio.
Manuel was born in Pico, Azores and was the son of the late Domingos F. Samagaio and Maria Conceicao (Pimentel) Samagaio. He had been a coiler at...
Shirley May Barboza
Sep 2, 2023
Shirley May Barboza (1946–2023)
People will often purport that the world is a better place for having had someone take up space for what is geologically a brief flicker of time. But in the case of Shirley Barboza there is irrefutable evidence in her family, her friends, her church, and her patients and in the generosity she bestowed upon...
Shirley (Souza) Garcia
Aug 28, 2023
Fall River – Shirley (Souza) Garcia, age 80, of Fall River, MA passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at St. Anne’s Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Leno Donald Garcia.
Shirley was born in New Bedford, MA and was the daughter of the late Joseph Souza and Philomena (Brown) Souza....
James Henry Jenkins
Aug 28, 2023
James Jenkins, age 90, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Martha (Laplante) Jenkins to whom he was married for 63 years.
James was born in New Bedford, MA and was the son of the late Henry Jenkins and Eva (Vermette)...
Brittney Lee Tavares
Aug 27, 2023
Brittney Lee Tavares, took her last breath fighting a three-year battle with cancer on August 27, 2023. She was only 35 years young.
Brittney went to Greater New Bedford High School where she met her husband Ryan Tavares at the age of 14 and they remained together for 21 years. She went on to graduate Bridgewater University with...
Guido Gaudencio Cardenas
Aug 26, 2023
New Bedford – Guido G. Garcia, age 80, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Sonia Forty-Cardenas.
Guido was born in Manta, Ecuador and was the son of the late Sebastian Cardenas and Alba Macias. He had been a welder at Total Welding Supply.
He is...
Ezra Ruth Cintron
Aug 26, 2023
Ezra Ruth Cintron, age 5, took her first breath in Heaven on Aug 26, 2023 at home. She was born on November 28, 2017 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Ezra is a very kind soul who treasures most her pit bull Aslan, puppies, Paw Patrol and praying for people.
She also loves baking, digging in the dirt with her excavating...
Philip Anthony Douglas
Aug 24, 2023
New Bedford – Philip Anthony Douglas was born in Boston MA, on 5-6-1970, he was 53 years old, born to Mary Taylor and the late Philip Solomon. Philip was unexpectedly called home on 8-24-2023.
He is survived by his son and daughter, Trey Douglas and Larrisa Jablonskis of Wareham Ma, his sisters Maria Depriest of Florida, Pamela Douglas...
Sandra L'Heureux
Aug 24, 2023
New Bedford - Sandra L'Heureux, age 75 passed away at Hathaway Manor on August 23, 2023 after a long illness.
Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lillian (Forcier) Pelletier and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School. She worked with her father at...
Brian Wayne Docca
Aug 22, 2023
New Bedford – Brian Wayne Docca, age 55, of New Bedford, MA passed away on August 22, 2023 at home with his loving family by his side.
Brian was born in New Bedford, MA, to Frances (Morin) Docca and the late Robert Wayne Docca. He had worked as a maintenance man over the years. He loved going to Club...
Manuel M. Pimentel
Aug 21, 2023
New Bedford – Manuel Pimentel, age 77, of New Bedford passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a lengthy battle of illness surrounded by his loving family members. He was the beloved husband of Maria Natalia Pimentel.
Born in Povocao, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joao Pimentel and Rosalina Pimentel. He was a veteran...
Shirley Ann Pardo
Aug 17, 2023
New Bedford – Shirley Ann (Housewright) Pardo, age 71, of New Bedford has passed away on August 17th, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Fernando Pardo and former wife of Joseph S. Bousquet. She was born in Juliustown, New Jersey to the late Hazel (Willey) and William Housewright. She worked at Harvey Windows as...