Obituaries

Artur P. Soares

Artur P. Soares

Feb 25, 2021

New Bedford – Artur P. Soares, age 79, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Eduarda M. (Sousa) Soares. Artur was born in St. Michael, Azores, to the late Jose Pacheco Alfaiate and Maria da Conceicao (Pacheco) Alfaiate. He had worked as presser for Cliftex Corp. for...

Joao E. Medeiros

Joao E. Medeiros

Feb 22, 2021

New Bedford – Joao E. Medeiros, age 76, of Dartmouth, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the Rosa M. (Ventura) Medeiros. Joao was born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores to the late Antonio Medeiros and Mariana (Benevides) Medeiros. He had worked as a machine operator for Teledyne Rodney...

Beverly Pearl (Rose) Medeiros

Beverly Pearl (Rose) Medeiros

Feb 22, 2021

New Bedford – Beverly Pearl (Rose) Medeiros, age 92, of Dartmouth, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Steven Medeiros. Beverly was born in Dartmouth, MA to the late Frank Rose and Mary (Souza) Rose. She was a loving homemaker to her family and had been...

Arlene E. (Rogerson) Silva

Arlene E. (Rogerson) Silva

Feb 19, 2021

Dartmouth – Arlene E. Silva (Rogerson), age 81, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank E. Silva. Arlene was born in New Bedford to the late Earl and Bertha S. (Seymour) Rogerson. She was a loving homemaker to her family and enjoyed...

Laurel Curran

Laurel Curran

Feb 18, 2021

Fall River – Laurel Curran, age 46, of Fall River, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at her home unexpectedly. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Robert and Bonnie Curran. Laurel had worked as a receptionist for Hawthorn Medical Associates. Laurel is survived by her sons, Zachery Pacheco and Steven Pina...

Kenneth A. Tavares

Kenneth A. Tavares

Feb 17, 2021

New Bedford – Kenneth A. Tavares, age 80 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Priscilla (Souza) Tavares. Kenneth was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Alfredo Tavares and Dominga (Pina) Tavares. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He later went...

Adrienne (Washburn) Oliver

Adrienne (Washburn) Oliver

Feb 16, 2021

New Bedford – Adrienne (Washburn) Oliver, age 84, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Oliver, Jr. Adrienne was born in Brockton, MA to the late Wallace Washburn and Mildred (Perry) Washburn. In 1955, she graduated from Middleboro High School and the following...

Teena (Vasquez) Santos

Teena (Vasquez) Santos

Feb 12, 2021

New Bedford – Teena L. (Vasquez) Santos, age 56, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Rockford, Illinois, she was the daughter of Pete Vasquez and Patricia (Alfredson) Friedhof. She loved to watch her children play sports and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Teena is survived...

Matthew  Moniz

Matthew Moniz

Feb 11, 2021

New Bedford – On the early morning of February 11, 2021, my son, Matthew Moniz lost his three-year battle with Ewing Sarcoma, at the young age of thirty-six. As difficult as this battle was, Matthew’s outlook on life grew overwhelmingly more positive during this time. In many ways, these last few years have given him the chance to truly...

Paul R. Rapoza

Paul R. Rapoza

Feb 10, 2021

Dartmouth – Paul R. Rapoza, 75, passed away in Florida on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was the former husband of the late Sharon L. Rapoza and Evelyn J. Rapoza. Paul was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the late Mary (Furtado) and Peter P. Rapoza. He worked as a Machine Operator at Teladyne Rodney Metals. One of his...

Maria V. Lopes

Maria V. Lopes

Feb 9, 2021

New Bedford – Maria V. Lopes, age 87 of New Bedford, passed away on February 9, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Joao Lopes. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Catarina Vieira Lopes. She is survived by her children, Elisa Depina,...

Kimberly Correa

Kimberly Correa

Feb 9, 2021

New Bedford – Kimberly “Kim” Correa born September 24, 1973 age 47, passed away unexpectedly in her home on February 9, 2021 in New Bedford, Ma. Kim was the daughter of Judy Tsutsumi of Virginia and the late Warren John Correa of Plymouth MA. She was the sister to Roxanne Jones, Joshua, Matthew and Jennifer Correa. Kim was the...

Antonio J. Medeiros, Sr.

Antonio J. Medeiros, Sr.

Feb 7, 2021

Wareham – Antonio J. Medeiros, Sr, age 96, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Tobey Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Odette (Correia) Medeiros. Antonio was born in Lomba Do Batao, Azores, Portugal to the late Jose Jacinto Medeiros and Evangalina (Duarte) Medeiros. He had worked as an assembler for International Dryer Corp...

Joaquim Luis

Joaquim Luis

Feb 3, 2021

New Bedford – Joaquim Luis, age 93, of Fairhaven, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Our Lady’s Haven. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria Beatriz (Mateus) Luis. Joaquim was born in Ribeira de Cima, Porto de Mos, Portugal to the late Manuel Luis and Maria da Piedade (Dias) Luis. He had worked as a...

Mary (Gaspar) Severino

Mary (Gaspar) Severino

Feb 2, 2021

Wareham – Mary (Gaspar) Severino, age 97, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Tobey Hospital. She was the beloved wife James Severino. Mary was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Arnaldo and Rose (De Ponte) Gaspar. She had been a stitcher for Kalif Clothing Manufacturing for many years. She loved her grandchildren dearly,...

Roger A. Debrosse

Roger A. Debrosse

Feb 2, 2021

New Bedford - On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Roger A. Debrosse, loving husband and father of four children, passed away peacefully at home. Roger was born on June 17, 1940 in New Bedford, Ma. Roger attended Massachusetts School of Pharmacy. After leaving school, Roger went into the army and was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Upon returning home to...

Ernest  Perry

Ernest Perry

Feb 1, 2021

New Bedford - Ernest Perry, 72, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Fall River Healthcare facility. Ernest was born in Massachusetts, to the late Pearl Perry (Carr). He was grandfather to his late grandson, Christopher Perry. Ernest experienced family life both in New Bedford, Massachusetts and Cincinnati, Ohio, before returning back to New Bedford, where he...

Jose Reinaldo Serpa Velazquez Sr.

Jose Reinaldo Serpa Velazquez Sr.

Jan 29, 2021

New Bedford - Jose Reinaldo Serpa Velazquez Sr., age 59, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a 6-week battle with Covid-19. Jose is survived by his loving wife, Ana Ogando de Serpa, his mother, Minerva Velazquez, his sister, Enith Serpa, his five children: Mervaliz Serpa, Jose R. Serpa Jr., Jose L. Serpa, Johan...

Ryan  Martin Houbre

Ryan Martin Houbre

Jan 27, 2021

Burlington - Ryan Micheal Martin-Houbre 28, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday the 27th of January 2021. He was the loving father to Madison Houbre. Born in New Bedford ma To the late Shawneen Costa and Darren Martin. Ryan was adopted at a young age by Florence and Lawrence Houbre. Ryan was a commercial fisherman on the F/V Grace Marie,...

Elena (Cardoso) Desousa

Elena (Cardoso) Desousa

Jan 26, 2021

New Bedford – Elena DeSousa, 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Sousa, who rests in Venezuela. Elena was born in Povoacao, Sao Miguel, Portugal to the late Maria and Ernesto Cardoso. She was the sister of the...