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Obituaries
Olivia Varao
Apr 10, 2019
Olivia (Vieira) Varao 76 of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Graciano “Gus” Varao and daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Quintal) Vieira. Olivia was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of...
Dorothy Frade
Apr 2, 2019
Dorothy S. Frade 88 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday April 2, 2019 at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the daughter of the late Jose S. and Angelina Goncalves (Ponte) Frade. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was formerly employed as a medical biller for the Massachusetts Department of Public Assistance at the...
Suzanne Fagundes
Apr 1, 2019
Suzanne Fagundes 36 of New Bedford, passed away Monday April 1, 2019 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the daughter of Luis and Irene (Leite) Fagundes of New Bedford. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Suzanne was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church. She was formerly employed as a medical assistant,...
Yvette LeBlanc
Mar 28, 2019
Yvette (Turgeon) LeBlanc 89 of New Bedford passed away, Thursday March 28, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of Raoul “Ralph” LeBlanc and daughter of the late Theodore and Ceda (Mandeville) Turgeon. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was a communicant of Saint Anthony of Padua Church. Yvette was formerly employed as a nurse at...
Carlos Almeida
Mar 25, 2019
Carlos “Charlie” Almeida 82 of Acushnet, passed peacefully, Monday March 25, 2019, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle. He was the husband of Umbelina (Marmelo) Almeida and son of the late Artur and Carmo (Rodrigues-Pires) Almeida. Charlie was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. He was born in Quintas, Portugal and had lived in this area...
Albert Cook Jr.
Mar 22, 2019
Albert H. Cook Jr. 51 of New Bedford passed away on March 22, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of Linda (Fernandes) Cook of New Bedford and the late Albert H. Cook. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He was formerly employed as a laborer for Gil Den, and as a commercial...
Melissa Medeiros
Mar 12, 2019
Melissa Medeiros 43 of New Bedford passed away suddenly, on March 12, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the daughter of Cheryl (Durgin) Rinehart of New Bedford and the late Jose Medeiros. She was born in New Bedford and was a life long resident. She was employed as an attendant at a laundromat. Survivors include her mother, her...
Thelma Jason
Mar 12, 2019
Thelma L. Jason, 86 of Attleboro, MA died peacefully on March 12, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. Born in New Bedford on July 4, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Olive Nichols. She lived in East Freetown until 2000 when she moved to North Attleboro. In 2018, she moved to Christopher Heights Assisted Living in...
Catherine Rapoza
Mar 7, 2019
-- Catherine Rapoza, 84, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, March 7, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the widow of the late Ernest P. Rapoza, daughter of the late Richard and Nora Gelder, and sister of the late Richard Gelder Jr. Catherine was born and raised in New...
Ricardo Meneses
Feb 25, 2019
Ricardo Meneses 69 of New Bedford passed away Monday February 25, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Arlete (Nunes) Meneses and son of the late Manuel and Francesca Meneses. He was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. Ricardo was a...
Scott "Raiyn" Santos
Feb 23, 2019
Scott “Raiyn” James Santos 29 of New Bedford passed away Saturday February 23, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the son of Maria (Machado) Ventura and David M. Ventura and the biological son of Fernando Santos; the beloved grandson of the late Joao and Leotilde Machado & Manuel and Maria Santos. He was born in New Bedford and was a...
James "Jamie" LaRose Jr.
Feb 22, 2019
James “Jamie” LaRose Jr., 54 of Fairhaven, MA passed away unexpectedly, at home, on February 22, 2019. Born in Revere, MA, Jamie was a lifelong resident of Acushnet & Fairhaven. Jamie graduated from Old Colony High School, Class of 1982, with high honors. Jamie was mostly known for being a dedicated member of the Acushnet American Legion, where he spent...
Gladys DeSilva
Feb 22, 2019
Gladys (Almeida) DeSilva 82 of Acushnet passed away Friday February 22, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Emanuel DeSilva and daughter of the late Michael R. and Mary (Perry) Almeida. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of her life. Gladys was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in...
Alice Fonseca
Feb 17, 2019
Alice (Machado) Fonseca 93 of New Bedford passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur Fonseca and daughter of the late John and Maria (Souza) Machado. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Alice was a communicant of the Holy Name of the Sacred Heart...
Serafim deAlmeida
Feb 14, 2019
Serafim deAlmeida 92 of Fairhaven passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Royal of Fairhaven. He was the husband of the late Fernanda (Abrantes) deAlmeida and son of the late Joaquim and Maria Jesus deAlmeida. He was born in Fall River and raised in Portugal, moving back to New Bedford in 1952. Serafim was a communicant of St. Mary’s...
Maria Silva
Feb 13, 2019
Maria N. (Medeiros) Silva 88 of Acushnet, passed away Wednesday February 13, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Jose A. Silva and daughter of the late Antonio D. Medeiros and Maria L. Cruz. She was born in St.Michael, Azores and had lived in this area since 1964. Maria was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church...
Maria DaSilva
Feb 8, 2019
Maria (Simas) DaSilva, 55, passed away Friday, February 8th at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the daughter of Orlando and the late Margarida (Rodrigues) Simas and the wife of George Braga. Maria was born in Azores, Portugal. She worked at Hunt & White as a Legal Secretary. Maria is survived by her father; husband, George; son, Marco DaSilva of New Bedford;...
Maria L. Valadao
Feb 5, 2019
Maria L Valadao, 83, of New Bedford passed away at Sacred Heart Nursing Home on February 5, 2019. She was the wife of the late Manuel C Valadao and daughter of the late Luis Machado and Maria Luz Barcelos. Maria was born in Lajes, Terceira, Azores, Portugal and came to the United States in 1974. She was a communicant...
Deolinda Cardoso
Feb 1, 2019
Deolinda (deJesus) Cardoso 95 of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Friday February 1, 2019 at Our Lady’s Haven. She was the widow of Antonio Cardoso and daughter of the late Adolfo and Palmira (Victorino) deJesus. She was born in Chaves, Portugal and had lived in this area for many years. Deolinda was a communicant of Our Lady...
Erin Jackson
Jan 21, 2019
Erin C (McFadden) Jackson, 43, passed away, surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer on January 21, 2019. She was the daughter of the late John McFadden and Claire (O’Connor) McFadden. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Massachusetts in 2009 and worked as a customer service representative for Nestle Waters. Erin loved spending time with...
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