John Jesus Braz, Jr.
Feb 15, 2022
Fairhaven – John Jesus Braz, Jr., age 85, of Fairhaven, passed away on February 15, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Eileen M. (DeTerra) Braz. John was born in New Bedford, MA to the late John Jesus Braz, Sr. and Carminda S. (Almeida) Braz. He was a veteran of the...
Christopher L. Martins
Feb 15, 2022
New Bedford – Christopher L. Martins, age 42, of New Bedford passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Ana M. (Aguiar) Martins and the late Eduardo J. Martins. He had been employed as a cashier for Stop & Shop...
Encarnação S. (Da Silva) Matos
Feb 12, 2022
New Bedford –Encarnação S. (Da Silva) Matos, age 91, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Julio Matos. Encarnação was born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal and was the beloved daughter of the late Augusto Maligno and Maria Rodrigues. She had worked at both Gordon’s and...
Francisco Vargas, Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
New Bedford – Francisco Vargas, Jr., age 42, of New Bedford passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Francisco was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and was the beloved son of Francisco Vargas, Sr. and Nancy Olmo. He had worked as a delivery driver. He is survived by his parents, Francisco Vargas, Sr. and...
Paulo Cardoso
Feb 10, 2022
Dartmouth – Paulo Cardoso, 40, of Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, February 10, 2022. Born in New Bedford, son of Joaquim and Maria Cardoso. Paul was a graduate of Dartmouth High School, class of 1999. He loved fishing and catching a good bass, he adored spending time with his nephew and niece, making to do lists, looking for that...
Janet Landrau
Feb 10, 2022
New Bedford – Janet Landrau, age 57, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born San Juan, Puerto Rico to Ferdinand Landrau and Rosa Melia (Torres-Pujols) Landrau. She had been a loving homemaker to her family over the years. She is survived by her children,...
Brian Stone
Feb 7, 2022
New Bedford – Brian Stone, age 54, of New Bedford passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 unexpectedly at his home. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Joyce (Santos) Medeiros and the late Robert Stone. He had been a truck driver for Frye Trucking Company for many years. Brian is survived his mother, Joyce...
Carol A. Souza
Feb 7, 2022
New Bedford – Carol A. Souza, age 65, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, February 7, 2022 following a long illness. Carol was born in New Bedford, MA and she was the beloved daughter of the late Richard and Lucille (nee Rapoza) Souza. She had worked at Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc and AT&T. The New Bedford native...
Salome (Stringer) Spaziano
Feb 6, 2022
Worcester – Salome (Stringer) Spaziano, age 71, of Worcester, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Salome was born in Washington D.C. to the late Erford Stringer and Ruth (Cunningham) Stringer. She had been a bookkeeper and a waitress for many years. She loved her children and grandchildren very much. She loved playing...
Francisco A. Pacheco
Feb 4, 2022
New Bedford – Francisco A. Pacheco, age 83, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria M. (Gomes) Pacheco. Francisco was born in Porto Judeu, Terceira, Açores, Portugal to the late Francisco Caetano Pacheco and Jesuina (Azevedo) Pacheco. In 1965, he...
Maria Emiliana (Goulart) Dias
Feb 3, 2022
Boston — Maria Emiliana (Goulart) Dias, age 74, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, February 3rd 2022 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a year-long courageous battle against lymphoma. She was the beloved wife of Armando A. Dias and mother of Emiliano Dias. Maria was born in Faial, Azores to the late Jose Emiliano Goulart and Maria Sofia...
Roger 'Whiskey' Barros
Feb 3, 2022
New Bedford – Roger “Whiskey” Barros, age 88, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Blanche E. (Callier) Barros, who recently passed in January 2022. Roger was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Cazemiro Barros and Adeline “Lilly” (Espinola) Barros. He had...
Maria E. (Camara) Alves
Feb 2, 2022
Dartmouth – Maria E. (Camara) Alves, age 93, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Armando D. Alves. Maria was born in Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores to the late Tomas Manuel Camara and Maria de Lourdes (da Costa) Camara. She worked as...
Angela M. (Paulino) Carvalho
Jan 31, 2022
New Bedford – Angela M. (Paulino) Carvalho, age 97, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Joao Januario Carvalho. Angela was born in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal to the late Carlos Paulino Domingos and Rosalina Josefa Ambrosio. She had worked for Frionor Fisheries for...
Heldeberto Fernandes
Jan 30, 2022
New Bedford – Heldeberto Fernandes, age 88, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday January 30, 2022 at home with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Angelita (Pires) Fernandes. Heldeberto was born in Sal, Cape Verde Island to Maria (Rocha) Fernandes. He worked at a Salt Mining Company in the office. He is survived...
Stephen H. Francis Jr.
Jan 29, 2022
New Bedford – Stephen H. Francis Jr., age 52, of New Bedford, passed away on January 29, 2022 at St Lukes Hospital. Stephen was born in New Bedford, MA to Joyce Gaspar (Braz) Quiles and Stephen H. Francis. He had worked as a fisherman. He is survived his mother and father, Joyce and Stephen; his son, Stephen H. Francis...
Maria J. Medeiros
Jan 28, 2022
New Bedford – Maria J. Medeiros, age 97, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Antonio Medeiros. Maria was born in Água de’Alto, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to the late Angelina Carqueja. She had been a housekeeper, factory worker...
Robert William Leonardo
Jan 25, 2022
New Bedford – Robert William Leonardo, age 56, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Robert was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Gilbert Leonardo and Bessie (Baker) Leonardo. He had worked for the City of New Bedford as a custodian for many years. He loved race cars and especially...
Michael J. Yell
Jan 25, 2022
New Bedford - Michael J. Yell passed away on January 25th 2022 at the age of 69 in New Bedford Ma. His battle with a sudden illness was faced head on at full throttle till the end. Now that the race is over Mike can drive off and let the sun set slowly set upon his shoulders. He is...
Maria Amelia (Furtado) De Sousa
Jan 23, 2022
New Bedford – Maria Amelia (Furtado) de Sousa, age 108, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at home with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose de Sousa. Maria was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Jose Furtado and Francisca Jesus Madeira. She had been...