Obituaries

Leonel V. Pereira

Leonel V. Pereira

Jan 26, 2021

New Bedford – Leonel V. Pereira, age 79, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Raposo) Pereira and the late Maria (Silva) Pereira. Leonel was born in Ginetes, St. Michael, Azores to the late Manuel Pereira and Isabel (Verissimo) Pereira. He had...

Almerinda (Soares) Sousa

Almerinda (Soares) Sousa

Jan 26, 2021

New Bedford – Almerinda (Soares) Sousa, age 83, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Sousa. Almerinda was born on April 23, 1937 in Lagoa, Sao Miguel, Azores to the late Manuel Soares Lopes and Maria (da Luz) Soares....

Stephen James Cabral

Stephen James Cabral

Jan 24, 2021

New Bedford – Stephen James Cabral, age 61, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of Patricia (Vieira) Souza and Phillip Lawrence. Stephen had been a veteran of the United States Army, and Later worked as a chef at a local seafood...

Crucita Martinez

Crucita Martinez

Jan 23, 2021

Crucita H. Martinez , 44, of New Bedford MA, passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2021, In Oklahoma City, OK. Crucita was born on August 02, 1976 in New Bedford MA. Crucita was a New Bedford Resident most of her life, Before moving to Oklahoma. She was the Wife of the Late, Alejandro Ciggario. She was the daughter of...

Richard Vernon Baptiste

Richard Vernon Baptiste

Jan 22, 2021

Richard (Richey) Vernon Baptiste, 65, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Manhattan, New York, he was the son of the late Frank J. Baptiste Sr., a veteran of World War II, and Eva L. Abrue Baptiste. He was the brother of the late Frank (Dee Dee)...

Rosa E. Figueroa

Rosa E. Figueroa

Jan 18, 2021

Northhampton, MA - Rosa E. Figueroa, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico on December 29, 1957, she was the daughter of Pedro and Iluminada. God blessed her with four beautiful children; Jose, Luz, Mariseliz and Miguel, whom she leaves behind. She also leaves behind her husband, Pedro "Tony"...

Ellen (Oliver) Santos

Ellen (Oliver) Santos

Jan 17, 2021

New Bedford – Ellen (Oliver) Santos, age 91, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late John B. Santos. Ellen was born in Provincetown, MA to the late Manuel Oliver and Selina (Souza) Oliver. She had worked in the Garment Industry for many years and...

Geraldine L. "Mummy" Gomes

Geraldine L. "Mummy" Gomes

Jan 15, 2021

Wareham – Geraldine L. “Mummy” (Pina) Gomes, age 81, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 Tobey Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Joseph J. Gomes. Mummy was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Edward J. Pina and Jennie (Pinto) Pina. She had worked as an inspector for AMI Medical Instruments for many...

Jonathan D. Roderiques

Jonathan D. Roderiques

Jan 15, 2021

Dartmouth - Jonathan D. Roderiques, age 67, passed away at Brandon Woods, Dartmouth, on January 15, 2021, from ill health compounded by COVID-19. Born in North Carolina, son of the late Manuel C. and Evelyn A. Roderiques, he lived most of his life in the New Bedford area. Survivors include sons Kyle Roderiques and Cadin Rogers, daughter Sara and...

Kevin A. Bettencourt

Kevin A. Bettencourt

Jan 15, 2021

New Bedford – Kevin A. Bettencourt, age 60, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Laurie K. (Laferriere) Bettencourt. Kevin was born in New Bedford, MA to Richard Bettencourt and Rosalie (Porier) Bettencourt. He had worked as a rope splicer for Teufelberger. He and his wife...

Natalia (Raposo) Branquinho

Natalia (Raposo) Branquinho

Jan 15, 2021

Fairhaven – Natalia (Raposo) Branquinho, age 86, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at The Royal Nursing in Fairhaven Ma. Natalia can now continue her journey hand in hand with her husband Raul P. Branquinho who was called home to the heaven above on December 12, 2020, after 65 wonderful years of marriage. Natalia was...

Dennis G. And Cynthia A. (Almeida) Sullivan

Dennis G. And Cynthia A. (Almeida) Sullivan

Jan 15, 2021

New Bedford – Dennis G. Sullivan, age 82, and Cynthia A. (Almeida) Sullivan, age 81, both of New Bedford, MA passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital. Dennis passed on Friday, January 15, 2021 and Cynthia passed on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Dennis was born in Dubuque, Iowa to the late Maurice O. Sullivan and Thelma (Braem) Sullivan. He was...

Sonia J. Forty-Cardenas

Sonia J. Forty-Cardenas

Jan 14, 2021

New Bedford – Sonia J. Forty-Cardenas, age 62, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Guido G. Cardenas. Sonia was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico to Carlos Forty and the late Tomasa Torres-Osorio. She had been a C.N.A for the Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts Senior Care...

Carol Ann (Pacheco) Grimes

Carol Ann (Pacheco) Grimes

Jan 13, 2021

New Bedford – Carol A. (Pacheco) Grimes, age 74, of New Bedford, MA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Glen Grimes. Carol was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Gilbert Pacheco and Margaret (Espinola) Pacheco. She had worked many years as a dedicated...

Ghorbanali Maknooni-Gilani

Ghorbanali Maknooni-Gilani

Jan 13, 2021

Dartmouth - Ghorbanali Maknooni-Gilani of Dartmouth passed away peacefully at home at age 98. He was the widow of the late Omolbanian Ashkouh. He was born and raised in Rasht, Iran. He lived in the USA with his Son since 1996. He was an accountant and Branch Manager at several Banks in Tehran. He was a practicing Muslim and...

Liduino S.  Dasilva

Liduino S. Dasilva

Jan 12, 2021

New Bedford – Liduino S. DaSilva, age 74, of New Bedford, passed away on January 12, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Rocha) DaSilva. Liduino was born in Terceira, Azores to the late Manuel DaSilva and Elvira (deSouza) DaSilva. He moved to New Bedford 6 years ago and had worked in the farming...

Judy Ernst (Hilliard) Kusinitz

Judy Ernst (Hilliard) Kusinitz

Jan 12, 2021

Dartmouth - Judy Ernst (Hilliard) Kusinitz passed away peacefully on the morning of 12 January 2021. Judy was born in 1929, in St. Louis, MO. Judy lived in numerous southern states with her parents Martha and Ellis Ernst. The family eventually moved to Greenwich, CT where she met and married Edward (Ted) Hilliard Jr. in 1948. Judy was a...

Rita S. (Santos) Fragata

Rita S. (Santos) Fragata

Jan 9, 2021

New Bedford – Rita S. (Santos) Fragata, age 86, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Eduardo M. Fragata. Rita was born in Ericeira, Portugal to the late Francisco Dos Santos and Maria (Arsenio) Dos Santos. She had been a...

David "Dave" Novo

David "Dave" Novo

Jan 9, 2021

New Bedford – David “Dave” Novo, age 59, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Cathy A. DeMoranville, to whom he had shared 26 wonderful years of marriage. David was born in New Bedford, MA to Eugenia (Souza) Novo and the late...

Mary I. Lima

Mary I. Lima

Jan 8, 2021

Dartmouth-Mary I. (Conrad) Lima, age 74, of Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at South Shore Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Charles Lima. Mary was born in Gloucester,MA to the late Owen and Frances Conrad. She grew up in Gloucester and loved the beach as well as stock car racing....