Obituaries

Thomas  "Tommy" Lefevre Jr.

Thomas "Tommy" Lefevre Jr.

Aug 18, 2019

New Bedford – Thomas “Tommy” Lefevre Jr. 63, of New Bedford, Massachusetts succumbed to lung cancer at home surrounded by his family and friends on August 18, 2019. Tommy was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all. He truly loved life and living it to the fullest. He was the life of every party and a...

Rafaela Pizarro

Rafaela Pizarro

Aug 16, 2019

New Bedford – Rafaela Pizarro, age 84, of New Bedford passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Angel Acevedo. Rafaela was born in Loiza, Puerto Rico to the late Marcel Pizarro and Rafaela Osario. She moved to this area where she was a loving homemaker to her family. Rafaela’s...

Deolinda Cordeiro

Deolinda Cordeiro

Aug 16, 2019

Deolinda Cordeiro, age 94 of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home, with her family by her side, after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of Benny, for fifty years, and widowed for 21 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was daughter of Jose Mendes and Jesuina (Ferreira) Mendes, Deolinda was born and raised in Dartmouth. She retired from...

Maria Carolina (Goulart) Neves

Maria Carolina (Goulart) Neves

Aug 15, 2019

New Bedford – Maria Carolina (Goulart) Neves, age 87, of New Bedford passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Garcia Neves. Maria was born in Pico, St. Michael, Azores to the late Jose Garcia Goulart and Maria Conceicao Medeiros. She immigrated to the...

Maria Odilia (Martins) Docouto

Maria Odilia (Martins) Docouto

Aug 13, 2019

Fairhaven – Maria Odilia (Martins) DoCouto, age 96, of Fairhaven passed away at on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the beloved wife of the late Gil Cabral DoCouto. Odilia was born in Livramento, Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores to the late Joao Tavares Moniz and Maria do Carmo (Martins) and immigrated to the United...

Cecilia "Sally" (Powell) Silva

Cecilia "Sally" (Powell) Silva

Aug 10, 2019

Cecilia "Sally" (Powell) Silva, 72, of New Bedford, passed away on August 10, 2019 in Rhode Island Hospital, with her family by her side. Memorial services will be held at Perry Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 5-7 pm. Sally was born in Glendale, Arizona to Jesse and Elizabeth Powell on February 25, 1947. She married Lawrence...

Idylia B. Enos Johansen

Idylia B. Enos Johansen

Aug 8, 2019

New Bedford – Idylia B. Enos Johansen, age 87, of New Bedford passed away Thursday August 8th, 2019 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the beloved daughter of the late Augstino and Idylia (Brandao) Costa. She was the wife of the late John Enos Jr and the late Thomas Johansen. She was a loving companion to John Grinnell in...

Albert "Al" J. Roy

Albert "Al" J. Roy

Aug 8, 2019

New Bedford – Albert “Al” J. Roy passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 8th. Born in Acushnet, he lived most of his life in Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Susan; mother, Laura; daughter, Dana and her husband Michael Rainha and two grandsons, Tyler and Jacob. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date....

Carmen A. Henriquez

Carmen A. Henriquez

Aug 7, 2019

Fall River – Carmen A. Henriquez, age 58, of Fall River passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Crawford Health and Rehabilitation in Fall River. She was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY to the late Flores M. and Leonor (Hernandez) Henriquez. Carmen loved spending time with her family and loved to cook. She is survived by...

Arnold Demello

Arnold Demello

Aug 6, 2019

New Bedford – Arnold DeMello, age 76, of Dartmouth, passed away on August 6th, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born in Acushnet to the late Palmira DeMello and the late Jose Luiz and was the beloved husband of Natile DeMello. He worked as a warehouse man for Areovox for many years until his retirement. He is survived...

Rosa S. (Serpa) Pinheiro

Rosa S. (Serpa) Pinheiro

Aug 4, 2019

New Bedford – Rosa (Serpa) Pinheiro, age 101, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose Cardoso Pinheiro, a well known whaler from Faial, who passed away on August 29, 2003. Rosa was born in Pico, Azores to the late Jose...

Maria L. (Souza) Clay

Maria L. (Souza) Clay

Aug 3, 2019

New Bedford - Maria L. (Souza) Clay, age 60, of New Bedford passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel N. And Angelina (Amaro) Souza. Maria was born in St. Michael, Azores and moved to this area in 1961 where she was worked as a machine operator at Johnson...

James L. Houghton

James L. Houghton

Aug 2, 2019

James L. Houghton passed away at his home in Spring Hill Florida on Friday, August 2. Jim was born and raised in New Bedford, MA, served as a police officer for the City of New Bedford, and was a Vietnam Veteran where he received The Purple Heart Medal. Jim loved to ride his Harley, go camping, fishing, relax on...

David Maldonado

David Maldonado

Jul 30, 2019

Rhode Island – David Maldonado, age 57, of New Bedford, passed away on July 30, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was born in New Bedford to Marita (Jorge) and the late Jose Maldonado Sr. and was formerly employed at Atlas Screws. David liked to dance, sing and especially make people laugh. He is survived by his mom, Marita;...

Andrew H. Barksdale

Andrew H. Barksdale

Jul 28, 2019

New Bedford – Andrew H. Barksdale, age 85, of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Ellen (Winchoba) Barksdale. Andrew was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Grover C. and Mary A.B. (Leduc) Barksdale. Following his high school graduation, he went on to...

Doris M.  Mello

Doris M. Mello

Jul 26, 2019

New Bedford – Doris M. Mello, age 92, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the beloved wife of the late Antone C. Mello and the daughter of the late Norman and Annette (McCartney) Sandiford. Doris was born in New Bedford and lived in North Dartmouth all her...

Maria Do Carmo Da Silva Farinhas

Maria Do Carmo Da Silva Farinhas

Jul 26, 2019

New Bedford – Maria do Carmo da Silva Farinhas, age 74, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Mario Tavares Farinhas and the daughter of the late Francisco Maria da Silva Farinhas and Mariana Rosa da Silva Farinhas. Maria was born...

Antonio Gonsalves

Antonio Gonsalves

Jul 26, 2019

New Bedford – Antonio Gonsalves, age 87, of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at home. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Correia) Gonsalves and the son of the late Antonio and Cesaltina (De Graca) Gonsalves. Antonio was born in Miranda de Corvo, Portugal and had served in the Portuguese Army. He moved to this...

Michael J. Mottas

Michael J. Mottas

Jul 25, 2019

Dartmpouth – Michael J. Mottas, age 51, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his Home. Born in New Bedford, MA, he was the loving son of Jesse “Joe” and Patricia (Berthold) Mottas of Dartmouth and was the brother of the late Karen L. Mottas who passed away in 2010. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles...

Maria A.  Walsh

Maria A. Walsh

Jul 25, 2019

Dartmouth – Maria A. Walsh, age 94, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the beloved wife of the late Carroll D. Walsh and the daughter of the late Tomaz and Maria do Lurdes (Costa) Da Camara. Maria was born in Matriz, St. Michael, Azores and moved to this...