Obituaries

Dec 31, 2016

NEW BEDFORD - Maria Ernestina Beito, age 91, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, December 31, 2016. Born in Sao Miguel, Acores on May 29, 1925, she was the oldest child of the late Francisco and Maria Jovina (dos Santos) Pacheco. She immigrated to the United States in 1963. She worked for several years...

Dec 26, 2016

New Bedford– Leonora (Gonsalves) Reed, age 71, passed away on Monday December 26, 2016 at home with her family at her side. She was the loving wife of Ralph A. Reed of New Bedford and daughter of the late Leonora (Costa) and Joseph Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford, Ma, she worked as a Winder for Acushnet Company until her...

Dec 25, 2016

New Bedford – Albert M. Adriano, Sr., age 72 of New Bedford, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at home. He was the loving husband of Cynthia (Lawrence) Adriano and the son of the late Manuel and Hilda (Martin) Adriano. Mr. Adriano was an Owner/Operator of Local Fish Plants and was formerly a Peacetime Veteran in the U.S....

Dec 22, 2016

Dartmouth – Mary Ann Bettencourt, age 73, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Robert L. Bettencourt and the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Lucas) Mello, Sr. Mrs. Bettencourt was a lifelong resident of this area, a graduate of Dartmouth High School and worked as a...

Dec 22, 2016

New Bedford – Germaine Pontes, age 91 of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Royal Taber Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving wife of the late James Pontes and the daughter of the late Antonio and Germaine (Braga) Bento. Mrs. Pontes spent her life in this area and worked as...

Dec 16, 2016

Rhode Island – John R. Raposo, age 77 of New Bedford, succumbed to injuries as a result of an automobile accident and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Maria Jose (Pires) Raposo and the son of the late Joao Luis and Maria Isabel...

Dec 14, 2016

New Bedford – Oscar D. Santos, age 87 of New Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Royal Taber Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Silvina (Codeiro) Santos. Born in St. Michael , Azores he moved to this country and worked as a white frames operator at local textile mills until his retirement. His...

Dec 12, 2016

New Bedford–Maria dos Anjos (Matos) Medeiros, age 81, passed away on Monday December 12, 2016 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Gilberto Medeiros and daughter of the late Maria J. (Moniz) and Manuel J. Matos Born in Agua de Pau, St Michael, Azores, she immigrated to this country in 1960 where she spent...

Dec 11, 2016

New Bedford – Maria I Couto, age 82, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Bedford Gardens Care and Rehab Center. She was the loving wife of the late Evaristo S. Couto and the daughter of the late Manuel deMedeiros and Maria da Conceicao (Laurence) Lima. Mrs. Couto was born in St. Michael, Azores, moved to this country...

Dec 10, 2016

New Bedford – Maria C. Cabecinha, age 88, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the loving wife of the late Joao de Medeiros Cabecinha and the daughter of the late Herculano Moniz Telheiro and Maria (do Rosario) Telheiro. Mrs. Cabecinha was born in Santa Cruz Lagoa in St. Michael,...

Dec 9, 2016

Dartmouth - Judith Araujo, age 55, from New Bedford, passed on December 9, 2016. Judy was a kind and gentle servant of Christ. She worked at Tedeschi Food Shop for a number of years. The only daughter of Julio & Maria O. Araujo, she is survived by her father Julio; brother Antonio (Lupe) Araujo; niece Antonia (Donivan) Stone; nephews...

Dec 1, 2016

New Bedford – Albert “Bit” Lopes, age 93 of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at home. He was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Sylvia) Lopes. Mr. Lopes was born in New Bedford, MA. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp. during WW II as well as an able-bodied seaman...

Nov 30, 2016

Dartmouth – Evangeline Correia, age 88 of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel Correia and the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Almeida) Arruda. Mrs. Correia was a lifelong resident of this area where she dedicated her life to the upbringing of her family....

Nov 29, 2016

Rhode Island – Lorraine A. Cruz, age 80 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of Alvaro and Anna Duarte, Lorraine worked for New Bedford High School in the custodial department for many years until her retirement. She was devoted mother and grandmother to...

Nov 26, 2016

Nov 25, 2016

New Bedford – Joao Carlos Madeira, age 58 of New Bedford, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the son of the late Jose M. and Maria Amelia (Pereira) Madeira. Mr. Madeira was born in St. Michael, Azores and, after moving to this country in 1980, worked as a machine operator...

Nov 23, 2016

Mississippi – Kenneth Anthony Homen, Sr., passed away on November 23, 2016 in Walls, Mississippi at the age of 73. He was the son of Anthony Homen and Elsie Vera of New Bedford. Kenneth was born in New Bedford and lived in this area for 39 years before moving to Mississippi where he spent the rest of his life....

Nov 21, 2016

New Bedford – Dolores Ferreira, age 86, of New Bedford, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of Joseph Ferreira and the daughter of the late William Arthur and Jessuena (DeSouza) Benoit. Mrs. Ferreira was a lifelong resident of this area and worked as a Licensed Practial Nurse at St....

Nov 19, 2016

New Bedford-Jean Ann (Jaworski) Oliveira of New Bedford passed away peacefully at her home on November 19 surrounded by her family, after a 6 year battle with lung cancer. Jean was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Latusek) Jaworski and was the loving wife to Manuel for almost 34 years. She was a wonderful and caring Mum,...

Nov 17, 2016

New Bedford – Sylvina Oliveira, age 94 of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas Oliveira. Born in Dartmouth, Mrs. Oliveira lived all her life in this area and was the daughter of the late Jess and Felibina (Moniz) Arruda....