Tammy L. Hebert
May 12, 2022
Tammy L. Hebert, 55, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Born in Middleborough, daughter of John J. Hebert and Sandra (Ferreira) Flood, she lived in Middleborough most of her life before moving to New Bedford. Survivors include her parents; her children, Dr. Tara Jean Slivinski and her husband Adam Chute, and David Michael and his...
Paul R. Dumas
May 12, 2022
Paul R. Dumas, 87, of New Bedford quietly passed away on Thursday May 12, 2022 in Port Charlotte, Florida after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Hector and Flore Dumas. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jean (Seddon) Dumas and three children, Paula Long (Stephen), Robert Dumas (Dolores), and Lisa Calnan (John)....
Pearl Thosz
May 11, 2022
Pearl Thosz, 93, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. She was the wife of the late Adolph "Curley" Thosz. Born in Killingly, CT, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Medeiros) Ferreira. Pearl loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson and great-grandchildren. She worked for A+P and Big G...
Orlando C. Ocano
May 11, 2022
Orlando C. "Chico" Ocano, 67, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Ruffino and Providencia (Gonzalez) Gonzalez-Ocano. Orlando was raised in Paterson, NJ and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Orlando loved salsa music and dancing. He had a big heart and...
Pedro M. Redondo
May 11, 2022
Pedro Manuel Redondo, 60 years young, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022. He was born in Portugal, son of the late Americo and Maria (Povoa) Redondo, and gained his United States citizenship on July 5, 1977. He was a happy positive guy who loved people, he was truly the life of the party. Pedro always had a smile on...
Bradley S. Gomes
May 10, 2022
Bradley S. Gomes, 32, of New Bedford died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, son of Bradley F. Gomes, Jr. and the late Donna (Felteau) Garcia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a line cook at Olive Garden for many years. Bradley loved sports, especially...
Robert C. Viator
May 10, 2022
Robert C. Viator, 84, of New Bedford died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Carla (Simmons) Viator, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Seraphine and Emily (Moller) Viator, he lived in New Bedford for most of...
Steven E. Thomas
May 9, 2022
Steven E. Thomas, 36, of Fairhaven died Monday, May 9, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Stoughton, son of Steven E. Miller and Shelley M. (Thomas) Alger, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. Steven was a member of the Church of Our Saviour in Middleboro. He was a graduate of Fairhaven...
Daniel A. Paradis
May 7, 2022
Daniel A. Paradis, 81, of Bristol, NH formerly of New Bedford died May 7, 2022 at Golden View Assisted Living in Meredith, NH after a long illness. He was born in New Bedford, the son of the late Rodolphe and Claire (Fontaine) Paradis. A graduate of Holy Family High School he received both his B.A. degree and his B.Sc....
Mary B. Long
May 7, 2022
Mary B. (O'Brien) Long, 88, of Yarmouth, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Born in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Elizabeth (Aaron) O'Brien. Mary lived in Cape May, NJ and Cape Cod most of her life. Mary loved dogs and spending time at the beach. Her favorite beach was Reed's...
Ronald E. Webb
May 7, 2022
Ronald E. Webb, 74, of New Bedford passed away Saturday May 7, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Fort Ord, California, the son of the late Arthur M. and Ramona M. (Barros) Webb, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and UMass...
Joao D. Cardoso
May 4, 2022
Joao D. Cardoso, 74, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was the husband of Evelina Salgueiro. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he was the son of the late Antonio and Deolinda (deJesus) Cardoso. Joao moved to America when he was 17 years old and lived in New Bedford and...
Hazel B. Pacheco
May 2, 2022
Hazel B. (Souza) Pacheco, 97, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday May 2, 2022. She was the wife of the late Carlos Pacheco. She was best known to many as Granny. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of late Joao A. and Augustina (Borges) Souza, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Pacheco graduated...
Mary "Bea" Fortes
May 2, 2022
Mary "Bea" (Cruz) Fortes, 90, of New Bedford passed away peacefully on Monday May 2, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Paul Fortes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joao Baptista Cruz and Justa (Pina) Cruz, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner...
Paul E. Talbot
May 1, 2022
Paul E. Talbot, 78, of New Bedford died Sunday, May 1, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sandra A. (Turek) Talbot, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. He was the love of her life and they always joked that they were never able to go on a second honeymoon...
Auxilia Tavares
Apr 27, 2022
Auxilia (DaRosa) Tavares, 84, of Palm Bay, FL, formerly New Bedford, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. She was the wife of the late Viriato A. Tavares. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Jose Perreira DaRosa and Iva (Goncalves) DaRosa, she moved to New Bedford in the late 1960's. While living in...
Martin S. Andrade
Apr 27, 2022
Martin Skipper Andrade, 64, of New Bedford, passed away April 27, 2022 after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, Skipper was the son of Peter Andrade and the late Julia B. Andrade. Skipper was a member of the U.S. Army before before being medically discharged. He was closely affiliated with Holy Name Church. Skipper is survived...
Cynthia A. Levesque
Apr 24, 2022
Cynthia A. (Desroches) Levesque, 72, of Fall River, formerly of Assonet, died Sunday, April 24, 2022 after a long illness. She was the wife of Roger L. Levesque. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Raymond O. Desroches and Dorothy (Beaumont) Perry, and stepdaughter to the late Justin Perry, Jr., she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in...
Rudolphe P. Choquette
Apr 23, 2022
Rudolphe P. "Rudy" Choquette, 65, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born in New Bedford, son of Hazel (Moreau) Baptiste and the late Rudolphe Paul Emile Choquette, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Rudy liked history, reading, and watching TV. He enjoyed working on his cars. Rudy served proudly in the U.S....
James P. Farney, Sr.
Apr 23, 2022
James P. Farney, Sr., 84, of Fairhaven, died peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was the husband of the late Eva S. (Tollefsen) Farney. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, he lived in Fairhaven most of his life. He was the son of the late Donald and Verna (Smith) Farney. He enjoyed freshwater fishing, cooking, and spending...
