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Maria D Pimental

Maria D Pimental

Nov 17, 2024

Maria D. Pimental 79, who brought happiness and support to everyone around her, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2024. Born in Ponte Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, she was a true friend to many, always there to lend a helping hand and share in the joy of being together. Maria dedicated her life to being a homemaker, creating a...

Henrique M Santos

Henrique M Santos

Nov 17, 2024

Henrique M Santos, 53 of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, November 17th at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center. Born in Monte, Murtosa, Portugal, he was the son of Henrique F Santos and Maria Isabel Santos and loving husband to Paula (Aguiar) Santos. 

Henry always put family first and cherished time spent with them. He was always willing to give a...

Stella Raposo

Stella Raposo

Oct 31, 2024

Stella (Amaral) Raposo, 67, of New Bedford, passed away on October 31, 2024. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Dionisio Amaral and the late Maria (Raposo) Amaral and was the loving wife to the late Americo Sousa Raposo. 

Stella worked for many years as a Personal Care Attendant and exercised her passion for caring...

Judith Fralic

Judith Fralic

Oct 16, 2024

Our beloved mother, Judith Fralic (Martin) passed away on October 16th at the age of 76. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Anthony & the late Olive Martin. 

Judy enjoyed going out to eat, visiting Buttonwood Park Zoo and spending time with her children. She lived her life doing what she wanted at all times with...

Durvalina F Silveira

Durvalina F Silveira

Oct 11, 2024

Durvalina F (Vieira) Silveira, 91, of New Bedford passed away Friday, October 11, 2024 at CareOne of New Bedford. Born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Vieira Coelho and the late Maria de Vieira, and wife of the late Reinaldo M Silveira. 

Durvalina came to the United State in 1967 where she worked for many...

Muriel A Gelinas

Muriel A Gelinas

Oct 7, 2024

Muriel (Florent) Gelinas 83, of New Bedford passed away Oct. 7, 2024 at Sacred Heart Nursing home. She was the widow of Paul Gelinas and the daughter of H. George Florent and Annette (Fecteau) Florent. 

Born in New Bedford, after graduating from St. Anthony High School, she entered the Sisters of Holy Cross. For several years she was an educator in...

Olga Pontes

Olga Pontes

Sep 22, 2024

Olga (Mendonca) Pontes, 93, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital peacefully with her family by her side. Born in South Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Frank Mendonca and the late Mary Louisa Mendonca and loving wife to her husband of 63 years, the late Jose Pontes. 

Olga worked for many...

Leonard L Sameiro

Leonard L Sameiro

Sep 19, 2024

Leonard L. Sameiro, 96, 0f Acushnet, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born in Fairhaven, he was the son of the late Antone Sameiro and the late Mary Arruda. 

Leonard was the loving husband of Anna (DeSouza) Sameiro, who preceded him in death. He was a hard working laborer in construction, Local 385...

Fernando F. Mimoso

Fernando F. Mimoso

Sep 15, 2024

Fernando F. Mimoso, 86, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Born in Linhares, Portugal, he was the son of the late Eduardo Mimoso and the late Augusta (Pires) Mimoso. 

Fernando was the loving husband of Edite (Pinto) Mimoso and recently celebrated 65 incredible years together. He was a fabric spreader and cutter for...

Ezaura "Hazel"  Rebello

Ezaura "Hazel" Rebello

Sep 3, 2024

Ezaura “Hazel” (Jardin) Rebello, passed away at home on September 3rd 2024. She was 99 years old. She was born and lived her entire life in New Bedford, MA. She was married to Manuel Rebello for 60 years. She greatly enjoyed the comfortable feelings of living in her home and having family close by. Holidays were a time to gather...

Albert R. Vanasse

Albert R. Vanasse

Aug 19, 2024

Albert R. Vanasse, 83, of New Bedford, passed away on August 19, 2024 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph Vanasse and the late Marie Beatrice (Perry) Vanasse. 

Albert was a religious man and worked in the area for many years as a short order cook. 

He is survived by his brother...

Ludovina Ferreira

Ludovina Ferreira

Aug 18, 2024

Ludovina (Oliveira) Ferreira, 74, of New Bedford, passed away at home on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Born in Candelaria, St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Pereira Feteira and the late Maria Luiza Oliveira. She was the loving wife to Joao M. Ferreira for many years. 

Ludovina was a devout catholic and a longtime communicant of...

Romeo "Gino" J Genard, Jr

Romeo "Gino" J Genard, Jr

Aug 10, 2024

Romeo J. Genard, Jr., 76, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital on August 9, 2024. He was the son of Romeo J. Genard, Sr., and Muriel (Seguin) Genard.

“Gino” lived all of his life in New Bedford. He worked for many years for Eastern Sportswear Corp., before establishing a house painting business. He was funny, irreverent, and frequently...

Stephen W Benoit

Stephen W Benoit

Aug 5, 2024

Stephen W Benoit, 74, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away on August 5, 2024. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late William A Benoit and the late Alice Benoit and caring husband to the late Shirley (Menard) Benoit. 

Stephen lived for many years between New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Florida. He worked many different jobs, but...

Teresa Poeira

Teresa Poeira

Jul 30, 2024

Teresa (Gouveia) Poeira, 83, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on July 30,2024. Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Gouveia and the late Miquelina Fernandes and the loving wife of Domingos Poeira. 

Teresa was a devout catholic and longtime parishioner of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Upon her...

Diane M Zolnierz

Diane M Zolnierz

Jul 27, 2024

Diane M. Zolnierz, 71, passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on Saturday, July 27th, 2024. Born in Acushnet, she was the daughter of the late Carol Joseph Zolnierz and the late Viola (Chandonais) Zolnierz. She is survived by her daughter Jayme (Zolnierz) Viveiros and her husband Steven of North Easton; her brother, Dave Zolnierz and his wife Rose of...

Maria Martinha Melo

Maria Martinha Melo

Jul 21, 2024

Maria Martinha Melo, 88, of New Bedford, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital on July 21, 2024. Born in Salga, Sao Miguel, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Ernesto Correia and the late Senhorinha (DeSousa) Correia. 

She was the cherished wife of Jose deMelo for many loving years. She was a seamstress at Cliftex and she loved to knit...

Alfredo D Alves

Alfredo D Alves

Jul 16, 2024

Alfredo D. Alves, 84, of New Bedford, passed away at St Luke's Hospital on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Born in Turquel, Portugal, he was the son of the late Antonio Alves and the late Deolinda Silveira. 

Alfredo came to the United States in 1974 and was a hard working machine operator within the manufacturing industry for many years. 

He is survived by...

Virginio D Silva

Virginio D Silva

Jul 11, 2024

Virginio D. Silva, 66, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Joao Dacosta and the late Ludovina (DaSilva) Dacosta. 

He was a hard working laborer within the landscaping industry. Virginio loved to watch soccer and was an avid Benfica fan. 

Virginio is...

Mary R Freitas

Mary R Freitas

Jul 1, 2024

Mary R. (Fernandes) Freitas, 93, of New Bedford, peacefully passed away at home on July 1, 2024. Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Fernandes and the late Cristina (Rodrigues) Fernandes and wife to the late Oscar D Freitas.

She enjoyed being a teacher's aide in the New Bedford school system and everyone knew that one of...

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