New Bedford – Edward M. Sniezek, 80, died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Ewa (Jasinski) Sniezek. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Adela (Urban) Sniezek, he was a lifelong resident of Acushnet. He was employed as a retail clerk for Stop and Shop until his retirement. Edward had many interests that included tending to his garden, his love of animals, feeding the birds, and fixing all sorts of things. He especially loved...

New Bedford – Maria Benedita (dos Santos Pinhancos) Santos, 79, died Thursday, May 12, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of William E. Santos; they were married 42 years. Maria wed her husband, Bill in Portugal at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. Born in Linhares, Portugal, the daughter of the late Jose Pinto Pinhancos and Maria da Conceicao dos Santos, she was a resident of New Bedford. She came to the U.S. in 1979, intending to be a bilingual teacher. Instead,...

Fairhaven – Jennie (Dabrowski) Pietrzykowski, 102, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Henry Pietrzykowski.  Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Joseph and Helena (Pyteraf) Dabrowski, she was a lifelong resident of the town. She was employed as an office clerk for the Aerovox Co. until her retirement. Jennie enjoyed cooking, gardening, square dancing and trips to the mountains of New Hampshire. She was...

New Bedford - Jessica A. (Ortiz) Knight, 41, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital after a short, but courageous fight with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Maureen (Lynch) Ortiz. Born in Boston, she was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. She was a homemaker.  Jessica cherished the time she spent with family, and especially loved her nieces and nephews. She liked cats and butterflies, and enjoyed using cosmetics and hairstyling. Survivors...

New Bedford – Janice D. (Moniz) Whitmer, 83, died Monday, April 25, 2022 at CareOne at New Bedford. She was the mother of Cheryl Whitmer.  Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Frank and Jeanette (Kowalczyk) Moniz, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life.  Janice was a hairdresser for 40 years and worked at Barbara Marie’s Beauty Salon for 27 years. Before retirement, she was employed by UMass Dartmouth at the Commuter Café for 6 years. She was a...

Acushnet- Irene L. Podlaski, 94, died Sunday, April 3, 2022, at home. She was the wife of the late Anthony Podlaski.      Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Rene and Antoinette (Levesque) LeBert, she lived in the city for most of her life. She was employed as a clerk in retail until her retirement.      Irene dearly loved spending time with her family.      Survivors include her daughter, Donna-Marie Pimental and husband, Robert of...

New Bedford – Gerard J. Desroches, 95, died Friday, April 1, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Arthur and Anna (Daigneault) Desroches. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was a lifelong resident of the city. He was employed as a maintenance man for the textile industry until his retirement. Gerard was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include 1 sister, Lucille Barwick; 2 brothers, Donald Desroches and Roger O. Desroches; and several nieces and...

New Bedford - Rita T. (Camaioni) Feijo, 90, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at home. She was the wife of the late Fernando Feijo.  Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Gorino and Francesca (Giammalvo) Camaioni, she lived here all her life. She was employed as a stitcher for the textile industry until her retirement.  Rita loved cats and had an interest in antiques. She also enjoyed watching old movies. She is survived by her son, Robert Feijo and her sister, Madeline...

New Bedford – Adeline J. Hansen, 97, died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Hathaway Manor. She was the fiancée of the late Henry Olsen. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Pis) Ptasienski, she was a lifelong resident of the city. For many years she worked at Goodyear, making weapons for the military. She also was employed as a weigher for the fishing industry until her retirement. Adeline enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. Survivors...

Beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Dolores Telo passed away peacefully on January 27, 2022, at the age of 97. Dolores was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on June 30, 1924. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years John C. Telo in 2003. They made their life in New Bedford where they raised their family. Dolores leaves behind all five of her loving children, John J. Telo and wife, Leslie of Big Canoe, GA; Elaine Oliver and husband,...