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Obituaries

Deolinda Vieira

Deolinda Vieira

Dec 12, 2011

Deolinda (Novo) Vieira 91 of New Bedford passed away after a brief illness at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Augusto R. “Gus” Vieira Jr. and daughter of the late Manuel and Anna (Nunes) Novo. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Vieira was a communicant of the Holy Name of the...

Inez Furtado

Inez Furtado

Dec 5, 2011

Inez (Viveiros) Furtado 94 of New Bedford passed away Monday December 5, 2011 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Bento Furtado and daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Viveiros. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in New Bedford for 51 years. She was...

Agostinha de Abreu

Agostinha de Abreu

Nov 13, 2011

Agostinha A. (Andrade Souto) de Abreu 98 of New Bedford passed away Sunday November 13, 2011 at St. Luke’s hospital. She was the widow of Eduardo de Abreu and daughter of the late Manuel Andrade Souto and Maria de Jesus. She was born in Ponta do Sol on Madeira Island and had lived in New Bedford since 1968. She...

Alice Viveiros

Alice Viveiros

Nov 11, 2011

Alice (Reis) Viveiros 94 passed away Friday November 11, 2011 at The Oak’s. She was the widow of John Oliveira Viveiros and daughter of the late Jose and Mariana (Oliveira) Reis. She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident of the South coast area. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception church....

Edward Blechar

Edward Blechar

Nov 7, 2011

Edward Blechar 57 of New Bedford passed away at home on Monday November 7, 2011. He was the son of the late Edward F. and Minnie A. (Holmes) Blecharczyk. He was born in Acushnet and had lived in this area all of his life. He was formerly employed as a bus driver for Active Day. Survivors include his daughters...

Maria Botelho

Maria Botelho

Nov 5, 2011

Maria Joana (Raposo) Botelho 84 formerly of New Bedford passed away Saturday November 5, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the widow of Dinis C. Botelho and daughter of the late Manuel Taveira Raposo and Maria daGloria Raposo. She was born in St. Michael, Azores and had lived in the New Bedford...

Joao Silva

Joao Silva

Nov 3, 2011

Joao Vieira Silva 85 of New Bedford passed away Thursday November 3, 2011 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of Almorinda (DeMelo) Silva and son of the late Serafim DaSilva Horta and Amorina Paulina Vieira. He was born in Ribeira Seca, Ribeira Grande, St. Michael and had lived in New Bedford for 38 years. He was a...

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

Nov 3, 2011

Thomas Martin 66 of New Bedford passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the son of the late Charles and Helen (Gillis) Martin. He was born in Acushnet and lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Martin was a self employed carpenter. Survivors include his son Shaun Martin of Georgia,...

Idwina Franco

Idwina Franco

Oct 25, 2011

Idwina (Morais) Franco 86 formerly of New Bedford passed away Monday October 25, 2011 at Alden Court. She was the widow of Joaquim L. Franco and daughter of the late Eduardo and Luzia (Antunes) Morais. She was born in New Bedford and lived here for many years. Survivors include her sons...

Arthur Coy

Arthur Coy

Oct 18, 2011

Arthur Nelson Coy 57 of New Bedford passed away October 18, 2011 at the New Bedford Rehab. Hospital. He was born in Melrose, MA and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a self employed carpenter. Mr. Coy was a Vietnam War veteran, serving in the United States Marine Corp. A Divine Liturgy will be said...

Connie Billington

Connie Billington

Oct 14, 2011

Connie M. (DaSilva) Billington 51 of East Freetown passed away at home on Friday October 14, 2011. She was the daughter of Tomas Francisco DaSilva and Maria Olga (Cruvelo) DaSilva of New Bedford. She was born in Ponta Graca, St. Michael and moved to New Bedford in 1966 before moving to East Freetown. She was a communicant of St....

George Sprague

George Sprague

Oct 14, 2011

George Sprague 81 of New Bedford, formerly of Cape Cod passed away Friday October 14, 2011 at Hathaway Manor. He was the husband of Carol (Newell) Sprague and son of the late George Warren Sprague and Ardell (Messenger) Sprague. He was born in Reading and had lived on Cape Cod and in New Bedford for many years. Until his...

Alda Dupont

Alda Dupont

Oct 8, 2011

Alda Dupont of Rochester passed away Saturday October 8, 2011. She was the wife of the late Aimee Dupont and daughter of the late Frank and Rosa (Gouveia) Perry. She was born and raised in New Bedford before moving to Rochester. She loved working in her yard, planting shrubs and flowers. Alda’s fondest memories were of times spent with...

Delfim DaCruz

Delfim DaCruz

Oct 4, 2011

Delfim DaCruz 68 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday October 4, 2011 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Patrocina (Santos) DaCruz and son of the late Albino and Germana (Pires) DaCruz. He was born in Zebral, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford since 1974. He was a communicant of Our...

Lucille Rioux

Lucille Rioux

Sep 23, 2011

Lucille (Motta) Rioux 76 passed away Friday September 23, 2011 after a brief illness, at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the widow of Paul L. Rioux and daughter of the late Edward P. and Mary A. (Leandro) Motta. She was a lifelong New Bedford resident. She was a 1952 graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School where she majored...

Kim Borges

Kim Borges

Sep 20, 2011

Kim Katherine (Streck) Borges 52 of Fairhaven, passed away at home on September 20, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Walter Streck and the late Judith (Barboza) Charboneau and step daughter of Leo Charboneau of Acushnet. She was employed by various agencies as a home health aide. Survivors include her step father, her son Ryan Borges of Fairhaven, her daughter...

Manuel Furtado

Manuel Furtado

Sep 6, 2011

Manuel Furtado 91 of New Bedford passed away Tuesday September 6, 2011 at St. Luke’s hospital. He was the husband of the late Lucille (Piche) Furtado and son of the late Antonio Furtado Lima and Emilia Tavares (deMedeiros) Lima. He was born in Fall River and had lived in New Bedford since 1964. He was formerly employed by American...

Clorinda Bosi

Clorinda Bosi

Aug 18, 2011

Private funeral services were held for Clorinda (DePaola) Bosi 98 of Fall River who passed away Thursday August 18, 2011 at the Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late William L. Bosi Sr. and daughter of the late Antonio and Concetta (Rubinacci) DePaola. She was a lifelong Fall River resident. She was formerly employed as a machine...

Mario Simas

Mario Simas

Aug 13, 2011

Mario R. Simas 45 of New Bedford passed away Saturday August 13, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was the husband of Tina (Franklin) Simas and son of Orlando Simas of New Bedford and the late Margarida (Rodrigues) Simas. He was born in Fayal, Portugal and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was...

Jarid DaCunha

Jarid DaCunha

Aug 5, 2011

Jarid DaCunha 22 of New Bedford passed away Friday August 5, 2011 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. He was the son of Victor and Ana (Couto) DaCunha. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was employed as a maintenance mechanic for American Pride Seafood. Jarid was a 2007 graduate of NBVTHS. He loved life, riding his...

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