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...
Hector C. Pedro
Apr 17, 2010
Hector C. Pedro, 88, of Acushnet passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday April 17, 2010. Born in New Bedford on September 15, 1921 to Mary Pedro, Hector served in the Mass. National Guard. After years of working in the trucking industry, he retired from Sturtevant and Hook in 1985. Hector is survived by his wife...
Richard W. Nerbonne
Apr 15, 2010
Richard W. Nerbonne, 78, of Fairhaven died Thursday April 15, 2010 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Oderic E. and Anne (Paull) Nerbonne, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. Mr. Nerbonne was formerly employed as the chairman of the business department at New Bedford High School until his retirement. He...
Elva Baldelli Zaffini
Apr 14, 2010
Elva Baldelli Zaffini, 89, a longtime resident of Needham and Mattapoisett, died at home in Mattapoisett on April 14, 2010. She had fought a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Needham on April 30, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Julia and Giacomo Baldelli of Pesaro, Italy. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred...
Anna B. Pryor
Apr 12, 2010
Anna B. (DeLuz) Pryor, 79, of Fall River died peacefully at home Monday, April 12, 2010. She was the wife of the late Joseph Pryor, Jr. and daughter of the late Antone and Cecelia F. (Andrade) DeLuz. Born and raised in Newport, R.I., she previously lived in Taunton for many years; she resided in Fall River for 20 years....
Edward Rose
Apr 11, 2010
Edward Rose, 82, of New Bedford died Sunday April 11, 2010 at Southeastern Mass. Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antone and Margaret (Burke) Rose, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Rose was formerly employed as a police officer for the City of New...
Jacqueline A. Corvello
Apr 9, 2010
Jacqueline A. (Plaud) Corvello, 64, of New Bedford, died Friday, April 9, 2010 following a battle with cancer. She was the widow of Roderick F. Corvello and the daughter of the late Eugene and Jeannette (Gallant) Plaud. Jackie was an extremely artistic individual who took great pleasure in the fine arts, in good music, and in good humor. Throughout...
