Obituaries

Maria Ascencão (Mendonca) Peixoto

Maria Ascencão (Mendonca) Peixoto

Jan 26, 2020

New Bedford – Maria Ascencão (Mendonca) Peixoto, age 92, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio M. Peixoto, whom she was married to for 42 years and together had 8 children. Maria was born in Nordeste, Sao Michael, Açores to the late Francisco...

Amelia L. (Garcia) Grilo

Amelia L. (Garcia) Grilo

Jan 24, 2020

New Bedford – Amelia L. (Garcia) Grilo, age 90, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Joao Grilo. Amelia was born in Praia de Buarcos, Portugal to the late Jose and Maria (Lopes) Garcia. She had been a loving homemaker to her family....

Maria C. (Branco)  Silva

Maria C. (Branco) Silva

Jan 22, 2020

Fairhaven – Maria C. (Branco) Silva, age 84, of New Bedford, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Alden Court Nursing Center. She is survived by her beloved husband of 53 years, Joao A. Silva. Maria was born in Murtosa, Portugal to the late Manuel and Mary Joe (Valente) Branco. She had been a...

Adriano Soares

Adriano Soares

Jan 19, 2020

New Bedford - Adriano Soares , aged 73, of New Bedford, died Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Isabel (daSilva) Soares and son of the late Abilio and Maria do Rosario (Vieira) Soares. Mr. Soares was born in Cinfaes, Portugal, moving to New Bedford where was the owner and proprietor of City Beef. Adriano was...

Maria C.  (Pavao) Medeiros

Maria C. (Pavao) Medeiros

Jan 18, 2020

New Bedford –Maria C. (Pavao) Medeiros, age 99 of Dartmouth, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth . She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel P. Medeiros and the daughter of the late Joao Pavao Araujo and Antonia Amelia (Pavao) Araujo. She was born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal and had worked...

Phyllis R. Arruda

Phyllis R. Arruda

Jan 11, 2020

New Bedford – Phyllis R. (Spiliotis) Arruda, age 86, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife to the late Joseph P. Arruda with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Phyllis was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Madeline (Sampson) and...

Jose Lopes Sousa

Jose Lopes Sousa

Jan 11, 2020

New Bedford – Jose Lopes Sousa, age 88, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Maria A. (Vicente) Sousa. They had been married for 65 years. Jose was born in Corvo, Azores to the late Inacio Sousa and Maria V. (Avelar) Sousa. He moved to this...

Carlos Roldan Polanco

Carlos Roldan Polanco

Jan 10, 2020

New Bedford – Carlos Roldan Polanco, age 81, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Velez) Roldan. Carlos was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to the late Pedro Roldan Pedroza and Candida Polanco. He moved to this area many years ago and worked as a...

Joseph M. Raposa

Joseph M. Raposa

Jan 8, 2020

New Bedford – Joseph M. Raposa, 79, entered into eternal rest with the Lord when he lost his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of 58 years to Joyce A. (Florio) Raposa. Joseph was born in Santa Cruz, Lagoa, Azores, Portugal, to the late Joao...

Raymond S. Rose

Raymond S. Rose

Jan 8, 2020

New Bedford – Raymond S. Rose, age 84, of North Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Georgia K. (Brown) Rose. Born in Dartmouth, MA he was the son of the late Joseph Rose and Maria Connie (Cabral) Rose. Raymond worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber...

Linda F. (Dale) Bolton

Linda F. (Dale) Bolton

Jan 7, 2020

New Bedford – Linda F. (Dale) Bolton, age 67, of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved life partner of Manuel Martin. Born in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of Wilson Dale and Rhunelle K. (Roundtree) Dale. Linda had been a loving homemaker to her family and was...

Nancy P. Estrella

Nancy P. Estrella

Jan 6, 2020

New Bedford – Nancy P. Estrella, age 68, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at her home after a battle with Lupus. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the beloved daughter of the late Antone and Margarida (Fernandes) Estrella. Nancy had served in the United States Marine Corps. She was a graduate of Fisher...

Joycelyn "Joyce" M. Viera

Joycelyn "Joyce" M. Viera

Jan 6, 2020

New Bedford – Joycelyn, affectionately known as “Joyce” M. (Simmons) Viera, age 80, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles “Charlie” E. Viera. Joyce was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Edward and Cecelia (Alves) Simmons. She had been a supervisor at Walmart...

Robert J. Liberty

Robert J. Liberty

Jan 5, 2020

Wareham – Robert J. Liberty, age 89, of Dartmouth, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Tremont Health Care Center. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Garcia) Liberty. Robert was born in Fall River to the late Hector Liberty and Blanche (Mousseaux) LePage. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean...

Maria C. (Rosa) Ventura

Maria C. (Rosa) Ventura

Jan 2, 2020

Dartmouth – Maria C. (Rosa) Ventura, age 59, of Dartmouth, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at home. She was the beloved wife of Jorge M. Ventura. Maria was born in Faial, Azores, Portugal to the late Jose Silveira Rosa and Balbina (Gracia) Rosa. She moved to this area in 1969, where she had worked at Johnson &...

Sharon Correia

Sharon Correia

Jan 1, 2020

New Bedford – Sharon Correia, age 70, of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Arthur Correia and Elsie (Carvalho) Correia. Sharon had been a bookkeeper for the Wareham Public School System for many years. She is survived by...

Gracinda Pinheiro Calisto Carvalho Pereira

Gracinda Pinheiro Calisto Carvalho Pereira

Dec 30, 2019

New Bedford – Gracinda Pinheiro Calisto Carvalho Pereira, age 88, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio M. Pereira. Gracinda was born in Lisbon, Portugal to the late Joaquim Pinheiro Carvalho and Aurora (Pinheiro) Carvalho. She had been an...

Luz   Nereida Gonzalez Mendez

Luz Nereida Gonzalez Mendez

Dec 28, 2019

New Bedford – Luz Nereida Gonzalez Mendez, age 71, of New Bedford, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, she was the beloved daughter of the late Juan Gonzalez and Bienvenida (Hernandez) Mendez. Luz had been a loving homemaker to her family. She is survived by her children, Rafael Gonzalez...

Corinne A. Girouard

Corinne A. Girouard

Dec 26, 2019

New Bedford – Corinne A. (Sylvia) Girouard, age 67, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. Born in New Bedford, MA she was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Correia) Sylvia. Corinne loved to spend time with her family and friends. She also loved to read, go camping and enjoyed her...

Edith Medeiros

Edith Medeiros

Dec 20, 2019

New Bedford – Edith Medeiros, age 96 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Catholic Memorial Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Medeiros. Edith was born in New Bedford, MA, to the late Jordan Branco and Mary (Marshall) Branco. She had worked as a stitcher for M&S Dress Company. Edith enjoyed...