Obituaries

John Correia, Jr.

John Correia, Jr.

Feb 22, 2020

Fairhaven – John Correia, Jr., age 83, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Home. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine (Couto) Correia. John was born in New Bedford, MA to the late John and Rose (Perry) Correia. He had been a U. S. Marine and later worked as a...

Cynthia Marie (Mendoza) Pacheco

Cynthia Marie (Mendoza) Pacheco

Feb 21, 2020

New Bedford – Cynthia Marie (Mendoza) Pacheco, age 77, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Jesse Pacheco, Jr. Cynthia was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Antone Mendoza and Almarinda (Rapoza) Rackowski. She had been the proprietor and...

Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons

Feb 21, 2020

New Bedford – Richard Simmons, age 85, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Hathaway Manor. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth A. (Conforti) Simmons. Richard was born in New Bedford, MA to the late George and Lillian (Lippman) Simmons. He had been the owner and operator of Dick’s Atlantic West End Auto. He...

Doreen G. Allen

Doreen G. Allen

Feb 18, 2020

New Bedford – Doreen G. Allen, age 62, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of Willie Curtis Allen and Della (Silva) Allen. Doreen had worked as a Criminal Case Specialist at the Fall River Superior Court for many years. She is...

Mary Ellen (Holtkamp) Nilsen

Mary Ellen (Holtkamp) Nilsen

Feb 17, 2020

New Bedford – Mary Ellen (Holtkamp) Nilsen, age 60, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at her home. Born in St. Louis, MO she was the beloved daughter of Richard G. Holtkamp and Lenora (Furey) Holtkamp. Mary Ellen had worked as a dental assistant for many years. She is survived by a daughter, Kate O’Berry...

Richard A. Wagner

Richard A. Wagner

Feb 15, 2020

Boston – Richard "Ricky" A. Wagner, age 34, of Fall River, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Jessica Haley (Marcoux) Wagner. Richard was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Richard Dale Wagner and Tammy (Brown) Boutin. He was proud of his...

Dina M. (Branco) Dacunha

Dina M. (Branco) Dacunha

Feb 14, 2020

New Bedford – Dina M. (Branco) DaCunha, age 62, of Fairhaven, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the former wife of Jeronimo DaCunha. Dina was born in Nogueira do Cravo, Portugal to Osvaldo R. Branco and Maria Augusta (Silva) Branco. She had worked as a C.N.A. for Alden Court Nursing Home for...

Antonio F. Morais

Antonio F. Morais

Feb 14, 2020

Fall River – Antonio F. Morais, age 79, of So. Dartmouth, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen F. (Castonguay) Morais. Antonio was born in Faial, Azores to the late Eleuterio and Anna F. (Botelho) Morais. Antonio moved to the United States in 1956, where he had worked...

Jose P. Mauricio

Jose P. Mauricio

Feb 12, 2020

Jose P. Mauricio passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at the age 77 on February 12th, 2020, with his children and spouse by his side. He was born in São Miguel, Azores in 1942, and he was the son of the late Jose J. Mauricio and Maria P. Pacheco Mauricio. Jose married Juliette in September 1966, after which he immigrated...

Stephen R. St. Pierre

Stephen R. St. Pierre

Feb 9, 2020

New Bedford – Stephen R. St. Pierre, age 68, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at home. He was the beloved son of the late Alfred and Jane (Heywood) St. Pierre. Stephen was born in New Bedford, MA and had worked as a home health aide for many years. He was a very caring and...

Maria Natevidade (Pimentel) Vieira

Maria Natevidade (Pimentel) Vieira

Feb 9, 2020

New Bedford – Maria Natevidade (Pimentel) Vieira, age 95, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose Cabral Vieira. Maria was born in Ribeira Quente, St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose A. and Jacinta (Linhares) Pimentel. She moved...

Frances E. (Morris) Lopes

Frances E. (Morris) Lopes

Feb 8, 2020

New Bedford – Frances E. (Morris) Lopes, age 88, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter S. Lopes. Frances was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Frank and Hilda (Roderiques) Morris. She had been a loving homemaker to her family. Frances...

Ronald Ventura

Ronald Ventura

Feb 8, 2020

Brockton – Ronald Ventura, age 56, of Easton, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Born in New Bedford, MA he was the beloved son of the late Joseph Ventura and Mary Margaret (Camacho) Ventura. He is survived by his 3 siblings, Jean Ann Fernandes, John Daniel Ventura and his wife Celeste and Carl...

Maria (Almeida)  Pacheco

Maria (Almeida) Pacheco

Feb 8, 2020

New Bedford – Maria (Almeida) Pacheco, age 71, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Hipolito Pacheco. Maria was born in Sao Miguel, Azores to the late Eduardo and Virginia (Couto) Almeida. She had been a loving housewife to her family as well as a loving...

Katherine (Lawton) Chaples

Katherine (Lawton) Chaples

Feb 7, 2020

New Bedford – Katherine (Lawton) Chaples, age 81, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford surrounded by her family. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Emily Lawton. Katherine had worked as a home health aide for Home Health Care. She loved...

Josefina P. (Dasilva) Soares

Josefina P. (Dasilva) Soares

Feb 7, 2020

New Bedford – Josefina P. (DaSilva) Soares, age 89, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Care One New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose S. Soares. Josefina was born in São Caetano, Pico, Açores to the late Jose Cravo and Maria Leal (Melo) DaSilva. She had worked as a stitcher...

Joaquina (Magalhaes) Estrella

Joaquina (Magalhaes) Estrella

Feb 1, 2020

New Bedford – Joaquina (Magalhaes) Estrella, age 97, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at CareOne New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Ludjero Estrella. Joaquina was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Antonio and Maria (Braga) Magalhaes. She had worked at Cliftex Inc. for over 30 years. Joaquina loved...

Peter A. Venezia

Peter A. Venezia

Jan 31, 2020

Brockton – Peter A. Venezia, age 89, of Fairhaven, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the VA Boston Healthcare Center. He was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine M. (Lako) Venezia. Peter was born in Boston, MA to the late Pietro A. and Antonette (Simonelli) Venezia. Peter had served in the U.S. Coast Guard and worked...

Donald Morse Savery Jr.

Donald Morse Savery Jr.

Jan 30, 2020

Donald Morse Savery, Jr. 68 Don passed away peacefully after an illness at St. Luke's Hospital Palliative Care on January 30, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born and raised in Marion and was the son of the late Donald M. Savery, Sr. and Florence J. Savery. He attended Old Rochester Regional High School and was a...

Alfred D. Pimental

Alfred D. Pimental

Jan 28, 2020

New Bedford – Alfred D. Pimental, age 96, of Dartmouth, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Hathaway Manor. He was the beloved husband of the late Deolinda (Gracia) Pimental. Alfred was born in Dartmouth, MA to the late John and Evangelina (Duarte) Pimentel. He had been a custodian for N.B.I.S. Bank for many years. He is survived...