Waltraud "Val" (Richter) Soares, 83, of New Bedford passed away Friday September 9, 2022. She was the wife of the late Jose M. Soares.
Born in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of the late Ernst and Elfreida Richter, she immigrated to the United States in 1965.
She was formerly employed as a housekeeper in various area nursing homes.
Val loved gardening and her yard was always filled with flowers and trees.
She is survived by her children, Vivian Merrill and her husband Erik, Kathleen Harrington, and Terence Haaland; her stepchildren, Matthew J. Soares and his wife Phyllis, Carol A. Oliveira and her fiancé David, Jose Brian Soares, Julia Banks, Debra Mobiley and her husband Clayton, and Donald Soares; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her stepson, Anthony Soares.
At her request, funeral services will be private. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.