Obituaries
Mary C.M. Sabino
May 7, 2010
Mary C.M. (Mello) Sabino, 96, of Dartmouth died May 7, 2010 at Hallmark Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Ernest M. Sabino. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone and Rosalina (Medeiros) Mello, she had lived in Dartmouth since 1963. She enjoyed cooking. Survivors include three sons, Steven Sabino and Thomas...
Evangelyn A.V. "Vangie" Henderson
May 5, 2010
Evangelyn A.V. "Vangie" (Vidal) Henderson, 96, of New Bedford died May 5, 2010. She was the wife of the late John C. Henderson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John E. and Annie M. (Chase) Vidal, she lived in North Carolina for several years before returning to New Bedford. Mrs. Henderson was formerly employed as a...
Agnelo Barros
May 3, 2010
Agnelo Barros, 52, of New Bedford died May 3, 2010 unexpectedly at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was the husband of Maria P. (Lopes) Barros. Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, the son of Amelia DeBarros of New Bedford and the late Cesario DeBarros, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Agnelo was a communicant of Our Lady...
Jeffrey R. Lawrence
Apr 30, 2010
Jeffrey R. Lawrence, 57, of New Bedford died Friday April 30, 2010 at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Hilda (Jason) Lawrence of Dartmouth and the late Charles C. Lawrence, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Lawrence was formerly employed as a boat builder for various boat yards. During the Vietnam War,...
Martha Coury
Apr 27, 2010
Martha (Shaw) Coury, 92, of Fairhaven died Tuesday April 27, 2010 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Maurice Coury. Born in Middleboro, the daughter of the late W. Henry and Irene (Randall) Shaw, she lived in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven for many years. Mrs. Coury formerly operated a garden shop out of her home...
Manuel R. Cunha
Apr 25, 2010
Manuel R. Cunha, 61, of New Bedford passed away on Sunday April 25, 2010 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Murtosa, Portugal, the son of the late Manuel and Maria (daSilva Rendeiro) daCunha, he lived in New Bedford for the past 25 years. Mr. Cunha was formerly employed as a first machine operator...
Eva T. Coombs
Apr 24, 2010
Eva T. (Pina) Coombs, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, died peacefully on April 24, 2010, at the age of 85. Born in New Bedford, Eva was the first of ten children born to the late Alfred and Maria Pina. At the age of eighteen, she traveled to Fort Ord Army base, California to marry the love of her life, Burt...
Earland P. Chace
Apr 24, 2010
Earland Potter Chace, 88, of New Bedford died Saturday April 24, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Powers) Chace. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Phoebe (Whittaker) Chace, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Chace was formerly employed as a Class A trouble shooter...
Mary Ellen Cronin
Apr 23, 2010
Mary Ellen Cronin, 77, of New Bedford, died Friday April 23, 2010 at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Moriarty) Cronin. Born and raised in Fall River, she was a member of the first graduating class at the former Mount St. Mary's Academy in...
Jacquelyn W. Goodenough
Apr 23, 2010
Jacquelyn Weber (Goodale) Goodenough, 83, of Mattapoisett died Friday April 23, 2010 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Percy B. and Agnes Weber Goodale of Newington and Enfield Connecticut, she had lived in Mattapoisett for 50 years. She was a graduate of both the Wells and Geary Schools of Drama in Connecticut and as...
Iline M. Golda
Apr 22, 2010
Iline M. (Correia) Golda, 82, of Dartmouth died Thursday April 22, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late William J. Golda. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel T. and Alice (DeMelo) Correia, she lived in Dartmouth for many years. Mrs. Golda was formerly employed as a...
Louise Valsoano
Apr 20, 2010
Louise (Vercellone) Valsoano, 99, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 20, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Biagio Valsoano. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Castellina) Vercellone, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis...
Jeffrey P. Clavin
Apr 19, 2010
Jeffrey Peter Clavin, 48, formerly of New Bedford, died April 19, 2010 after a brief courageous battle with lymphoma. He was the son of Carroll Peter and Roberta (McHugh) Clavin of New Bedford. Jeffrey was a graduate of New Bedford High School, Class of 1980 and the University of Vermont, Class of 1984. He worked for many years at...
Augusta Travers
Apr 19, 2010
Augusta "Gussie" (Abreu) Travers, 89, of New Bedford died April 19, 2010 at Silver Creek Manor Nursing Center in Bristol, RI. She was the former wife of the late Edmond Travers. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Fernandes) Abreu, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Ms. Travers was formerly employed by...
Joseph F. Szala
Apr 19, 2010
Joseph F. Szala, 75, of Venice, FL, formerly of Dartmouth, died April 19, 2010 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Arlene C. (Bryda) Szala. They were married for 51 years. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Joseph F. and Josephine (Sniezek) Szala, he lived in Dartmouth before moving to Florida in 1998. Mr. Szala...
Charles N. Goddu
Apr 19, 2010
Charles N. Goddu, 60, of New Bedford died Monday April 19, 2010 at Boston Medical Center following a brief illness. He was the father of Paul C. Goddu and Ryan C. Goddu, and son of the late Paul and Pauline Goddu. He also leaves a sister, Jocelyn Demakis-daLuz and husband Daniel of Mattapoisett, a brother Marc Goddu and wife...
Matheus "Puddie" Gilmette
Apr 19, 2010
Matheus "Puddie" Gilmette, 88, of New Bedford died April 19, 2010 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Rose (Spinner) Gilmette. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joaquim and Virginia (Raymond) Gilmette, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gilmette was a communicant of Our Lady of the...
Frances Rourke
Apr 18, 2010
Frances (Graham) Rourke, 89, of New Bedford died April 18, 2010 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Rourke. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Raven B. and Margaret (Collis) Graham, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed by Berkshire-Hathaway for many years...
Elizabeth B. Allen
Apr 18, 2010
Elizabeth B. (Lopes) Allen, 82, of New Bedford died Sunday April 18, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio S. and Barbara (Fortes) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mrs. Allen...
Dolores A. Conceicao
Apr 17, 2010
Dolores A. (Tondreau) Conceicao, 59, of New Bedford died April 17, 2010 after a brief illness surrounded by her family. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of Ernest Tondreau of Port St. Lucie, FL and the late Alzira (Magina) Tondreau, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was employed by the New Bedford Credit Union and previously...
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