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Obituaries

Janice Pontes

Janice Pontes

Apr 29, 2010

Janice Pontes 51 of New Bedford passed away at home on Thursday April 29, 2010. She was the companion of Jose Carvalho and daughter of Jeannette (Begin) Pontes, both of New Bedford, and the late John Pontes. She was born in Acushnet and lived in the New Bedford area all of her life. She was employed at Hawthorn Medical in...

Patricia Williams

Patricia Williams

Apr 27, 2010

Patricia Williams 70 of Acushnet passed away at home on Tuesday April27, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Hugh E. and Lillian (Hodson) Williams Jr. She was born in Acushnet and lived there for many years. She was formerly employed at Titliest and before that at various fish processing plants. She was...

John Peltier

John Peltier

Apr 26, 2010

John Edward Peltier 62 of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday April 26, 2010. He was the husband of Carolyn (Richard) Peltier and son of the late William Peltier and the late Audrey (Verdi) Mello. He was born in Cambridge and had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was formerly employed as a cook at...

Lillian Coelho

Lillian Coelho

Apr 22, 2010

Lillian O. Coelho 84 of New Bedford, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at St. Luke’s hospital after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Gilbert R. Coelho and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Martins) Oliveira.She was born in New Bedford and graduated from New Bedford High School in...

Pedro Carvalho

Pedro Carvalho

Apr 20, 2010

Pedro R. Carvalho, age 90 years, died April 20, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Teresa (Ferreira) DeCarvalho. He was the loved father of Jose F. Carvalho of Taunton, Herminio F., Julio F. and Fernando F. Carvalho, all of New Bedford, Maria Odete Miranda of Acushnet and the...

Dorothy Jorge

Dorothy Jorge

Apr 10, 2010

Dorothy M. (Lemos) Jorge 82 formerly of Earle St. in New Bedford passed away Saturday April 10, 2010 at St. Luke's hospital. She was the widow of Frank L. Jorge and daughter of the late Leo and Marie (Nadeau) Lemos.  She was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of...

Adriano Vaz

Adriano Vaz

Apr 5, 2010

Adriano Vaz 88 of New Bedford, died unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center on Monday April 5, 2010. He was the husband of the late Celestina "Sally" (Silva) Vaz and son of the late Eugenio and Ana (Ferreira) Vaz. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate...

George Souza

George Souza

Apr 3, 2010

George Souza 86 of Cotuit, formerly of Conduit St. New Bedford, died suddenly, at home on Saturday April 3, 2010. He was the husband of the late Sylvana (Santos) Souza and son of the late Antone and Catherine (Leite) Souza. He was born in New Bedford and lived most of his life here until moving to Cotuit recently. Mr. Souza...

Antonio Teixeira

Antonio Teixeira

Apr 2, 2010

Antonio "Tony" Teixeira 74 of New Bedford, died at home, after a brief illness, on Friday April 2, 2010. He was the husband of Loretta (Brown) Teixeira, they had been married for 52 years. He was also the son of the late Joaquim and Aurora (Gomes) Teixeira. He was a lifelong New Bedford resident. He was employed...

Emerson Rich

Emerson Rich

Mar 28, 2010

Emerson James Rich 56 of New Bedford, passed away suddenly on March 28, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. He was the husband of Stella (Ellsworth) Rich. He was born in Bloomfield, CT and had lived in New Bedford for a short period of time. He was employed as a fisherman on various ships. survivors include his...

Leon Bellavance

Leon Bellavance

Mar 19, 2010

Leon J. Bellavance 91 of New Bedford, died peacefully on Friday March 19, 2010 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Bertha (O'Connor) Bellavance and son of the late Joseph and Marie Louise (Dumont) Bellavance. He was predeceased by his brothers Benjamin, Louis and Armand Bellavance, his sisters...

Jesuina Silvestre

Jesuina Silvestre

Mar 8, 2010

Jesuina (Guilherme) Silvestre 80 of New Bedford, died Monday March 8, 2010 at St. Luke's hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Jose L. Rocha Silvestre and daughter of the late Jose Machado Guilherme and Leonor (Livramento) Guilherme. She was born in Terceira, Azores and had lived in New Bedford since 1976. Mrs. Silvestre was a...

John Alves

John Alves

Mar 8, 2010

John A. Alves 79, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 8, 2010 after a long illness. He was the husband of Eileen (Santos) Alves for 47 years and the late Mary (Bastarache) Alves. Born in New Bedford the son of the late John B. and Maria Barbara (Fernandes) Alves. He was a communicant of St....

Wilfredo Santana

Wilfredo Santana

Mar 8, 2010

Wilfredo Santana 44 of New Bedford, died on Monday March 8, 2010 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the husband of Benigna "Bennie" Mendoza of New Bedford and son of Maria Cristina Sierra of Puerto Rico and the late Pedro Santana. He died at Boston Medical Center. He was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Mr....

Laurence Dickinson

Laurence Dickinson

Feb 26, 2010

Laurence T. Dickinson 59 of Assonet, died February 26, 2010 at Home & Hospice Care of R.I. He was the husband of Maria (Medeiros) Dickinson and son of the late Laurence E. and Mary Ann (Tibbits) Dickinson. He was born in Longview, WA and had lived in Assonet for many years. He was employed by MCI Cedar Junction as...

Florence Silva

Florence Silva

Feb 23, 2010

Florence (Luiz) Silva 75 of New Bedford, died February 23, 2010 at S.E. Mass. Health & Rehab. Center, after a long illness. She was the widow of Arthur Silva and daughter of the late Jose and Mary (Cambra) Luiz. She was formerly employed as a stitcher at Bristol Clothing. Survivors include her son Daniel Silva of Lowell, MA; her brother...

Manuel Dias

Manuel Dias

Feb 22, 2010

Manuel J. Dias 89 of Acushnet, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday February 22, 2010, after a brief illness, at St. Luke's hospital. He was the husband of the late Marie Anne (Nadeau) Dias and son of the late Jose and Veriata (Mello) Dias and step-son of the late Manuel Gouveia. He was born in New Bedford and had lived in this...

Mary Veloza

Mary Veloza

Feb 13, 2010

Mary (Pontes) Veloza 87 of Meriden, CT, died Saturday February 13, 2010 at the Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Francisco "Frank" Veloza and daughter of the late Antonio Pontes Lira and Eliza (Pereira) Lira. She was born in New Bedford and had lived in Connecticut for many years. She was formerly employed as an assembler for Schick...

Alfred Roda

Alfred Roda

Jan 27, 2010

Alfred Roda 90 of New Bedford, died Wednesday January 27, 2010 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was the husband of the late Candida (Machado) Roda and son of the late Domingos and Lucinda (Fernandes) Roda. He was born in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Roda was a communicant of Our Lady of the...

Carl Dumont

Carl Dumont

Jan 27, 2010

Carl "DEWEY" Dumont of Lakeville died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 after a long illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Christine (Matthews) Dumont and son of Donat Dumont of Maine and the late Maureen (Sousa). He was also step-son of the late Robert Potvin. He was born in Fall River and had lived in the Southcoast area all of...

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