Obituaries

Natalie (Elenterio) Mello

Natalie (Elenterio) Mello

Sep 7, 2020

New Bedford – Natalie (Elenterio) Mello, age 92, of New Bedford passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Mello. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the daughter of the late Joaquim Elenterio and Alexandra (Brum) Elenterio. Natalie had worked over the years at various local...

Frank Texeira

Frank Texeira

Sep 2, 2020

New Bedford – Frank Texeira, age 98, of New Bedford, MA passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at his home. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Abreu) Texeira. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the son of the late Francisco Texeira and Maria (Alves) Texeira. Frank had been a veteran of the United States...

Jose B. Ribeiro

Jose B. Ribeiro

Sep 2, 2020

Dartmouth – Jose B. Ribeiro, age 82, of Dartmouth passed on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Margaret A. (Paiva) Ribeiro. Born in Porto de Mós, Portugal he was the son of the late Joao Ribeiro and Luzia (Duarte) Ribeiro. Jose had been the proprietor of the White Rose Bakery in Fall...

John V. Cabeca

John V. Cabeca

Aug 31, 2020

New Bedford - John V. Cabeca, 71, passed away on August 31, 2020 with the love of his family surrounding him. Born to Antone V. Cabeca and Helen S. (Cabral) Cabeca on October 5, 1948, he was a life-long resident of New Bedford, MA. John served his country in the USCG and was a proud member of the New...

Katelyn Marie Demelo

Katelyn Marie Demelo

Aug 29, 2020

New Bedford – Katelyn Marie DeMelo, age 34, of New Bedford passed away after a lifelong battle with her physical health on the early morning of Saturday, August 29th 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of Jose M. DeMelo and Debbra (Ferro) DeMelo. Katie, was an...

Maria Dejesus (Vieira) Pimentel

Maria Dejesus (Vieira) Pimentel

Aug 29, 2020

New Bedford – Maria DeJesus (Vieira) Pimentel age, 83 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores on March 3, 1937, she was the daughter of Ernesto Vieira and Maria DeJesus (Furtado) Vieira and the beloved wife of the late Ernesto Pimentel. Faith and family were very...

Joao Barbosa

Joao Barbosa

Aug 19, 2020

Wareham – Joao Barbosa, age 84, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at The Tremont Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. He was the loving husband of Maria A. (Pacheco) Barbosa. Born in St. Michael, Azores he was the beloved son of the late Antone Barbosa and Gloria (Perreira) Barbosa. He had worked for International Dryer...

Joan M. Correia

Joan M. Correia

Aug 19, 2020

New Bedford – Joan M. Correia, age 84, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Albert O. Correia. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Edward Ramshead and Gwendolyn (Evans) Ramshead. She had worked in the meat department...

Robert Michael Perry

Robert Michael Perry

Aug 19, 2020

Dartmouth – Robert Michael Perry, age 66, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. Born in Acushnet, MA he was the beloved son of the late Edwin G. Perry and Caroline (Aguiar) Perry. Robert had been a long-time resident of Brandon Woods. He was an avid reader and a fan of...

Michael T. Smith

Michael T. Smith

Aug 16, 2020

Fall River - Michael T. Smith, age 39, of Fairhaven, MA passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 after a long illness. He leaves behind his parents, Thomas and & Diane Smith; his sister, Crystal-lyn Dakin and his nephew, Aidan Williams, both of Rhode Island. Visiting hours will be omitted and his graveside services will be private at Riverside...

Cory Joseph Levrault

Cory Joseph Levrault

Aug 14, 2020

New Bedford – Cory Joseph Levrault, age 42, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 14, 2020 at his home. Born in Fall River, MA he was the beloved son of Felix Levrault and Doreen (Santos) Levrault. Cory had been a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. He had gotten his CDL License...

Gary Auger

Gary Auger

Aug 10, 2020

New Bedford – Gary Auger, age 60, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 10, 2020 at his home. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of the late Alfred Auger and Irene (Medeiros) Azevedo. Gary had worked as a chef at the Wharf Tavern for many years and had also worked as a...

Matthew James Souza

Matthew James Souza

Aug 10, 2020

New Bedford- Matthew James Souza, Age 35, of New Bedford, passed away Monday, August 10th at St. Lukes Hospital. He was the beloved son of Trisha Souza and James Andre. Born in New Bedford he enjoyed watching and playing baseball, along with video games. Matthew is survived by his mother Trisha, Father James, The love of his life Jolanda...

Franklin Desousa

Franklin Desousa

Aug 8, 2020

New Bedford – Franklin DeSousa, age 86, of Dartmouth passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Germina (Sousa) DeSousa. Born in Agua de Pau, São Miguel, Azores he was the beloved son of Maria Amelia (Furtado) DeSousa and the late Jose DeSousa. While living in Portugal, Franklin...

Carmen Maria (Diaz) Vega

Carmen Maria (Diaz) Vega

Aug 2, 2020

New Bedford – Carmen Maria (Diaz) Vega, age 67, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Adaberto Vega. Born in Manati, Puerto Rico she was the beloved daughter of Ana (Adorno) Diaz and the late Juan Diaz. Carmen had worked as a Personal Care...

Mario J. Marques

Mario J. Marques

Jul 22, 2020

New Bedford – Mario J. Marques, age 49, of New Bedford passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at home after a long chronic illness. He was the beloved son of Rosa Marques and the late João Marques. He is survived by his loving mother, Rosa Marques of New Bedford; his sister, Cristina Raposo and her husband Christopher of...

Olivia "Livvy" (Simmons) Cordeiro

Olivia "Livvy" (Simmons) Cordeiro

Jul 22, 2020

Dartmouth – Olivia (Simmons) Cordeiro, age 91, of So. Dartmouth passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at her home. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel J. Simmons, Jr., Florinda (Miranda) Quintal and her late step-father Louis “Palsy” Quintal. Livvy had worked as an inspector for Morse Twist Drill & Machine...

Cornelia Alves

Cornelia Alves

Jul 15, 2020

New Bedford – Cornelia Alves, age 93, of So. Dartmouth passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife for 59 wonderful years to the late John Alves. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Grace) Pacheco. Cornelia had been the Proprietor of...

Diane E. (Orr) Audette

Diane E. (Orr) Audette

Jul 15, 2020

New Bedford – Diane E. Audette, age 55, of New Bedford, formerly of Westport, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 after a long illness. She was the loving fiancée of Karl Santos of New Bedford. Diane was the daughter of the late Frank E. Orr and Kathleen M. (Halloran) Malenfant. She regularly tended bar throughout...

James Brian  Wagner

James Brian Wagner

Jul 8, 2020

New Bedford - James Brian Wagner, age 70, of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Elmer and Mary (Haslam) Wagner. James was born in New Bedford and lived in this are all his life. He proudly served in United States Army and worked as a...