Joseph T. Neves Jr., 84, of North Dartmouth, died Friday September 14, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness.
Born on February 21, 1928, in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Joseph T. and Maria T. (Vasconcelles) Neves, and the husband of the late Rachel A. (Gregoire) Neves.
He attended the Cook School and Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. He worked at Colonial Textile in New Bedford, and was General Manager at Kentucky Manufacturing in Hopkinsville, KY. He had also been owner of Neves Mini Bus, as well as co-owner and board member of Whaling City Transit.
He was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church where he received the Bishop’s Marian Medal. He was a lifetime member of Clube Madeirense S. S. Sacramento and served as a Festeiro for the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in 1955, 2004, and 2008 when he was Parade Grand Marshall.
He was a World War II Army veteran. He was an avid golfer and former member of Reservation Golf Club, Allendale Country Club, and Whaling City Country Club. He was happiest spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his five sons, Donald J. Neves and his wife, Mary, of North Dartmouth, Robert J. Neves and his wife, Lisa, of Fairhaven, Stephen J. Neves and his wife, Maria, of New Bedford, Kenneth J. Neves and his wife, Gloria, of Taunton, and Joseph A. Neves and his wife, Kathleen, of New Bedford; two daughters; Linda M. Chase and her husband, David of New Bedford, and Patricia A. Parkin and her husband Gary Morris, of Freetown; fourteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his companion, Marilyn Trigueiro of New Bedford.
He was the brother of the late Anthony T. Neves.
His Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, September 18, at 10:00 AM, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Bedford. Burial will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Mattapoisett. Visiting hours will be on Monday from 4-8PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Neves Family Scholarship, c/o Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento Charitable Foundation, 50 Madeira Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.