Louis Richard Vachon
Mar 18, 2010
Louis Richard Vachon, 78, of Mattapoisett died March 18, 2010 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Angelina J. (Cedrone) Vachon. Born in Newton, MA, the son of the late Edward and Rose (Forgeron) Vachon, he lived in Newton most of his life summering 46 years in Mattapoisett. He relocated to Mattapoisett...
Phyllis A. Harris
Mar 18, 2010
Phyllis A. (Stewart) Harris, 59, of New Bedford died Thursday March 18, 2010 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of the late Edgar and Clara Mae (Bush) Stewart, she lived in New Bedford for the past 23 years. Survivors include four children, Michael Wayne Hampton, Holly Beth Gonzalez, Christy Gail English, and Theresa...
Lillian B. Araujo
Mar 17, 2010
Lillian B. Araujo of New Bedford died Wednesday March 17, 2010 peacefully at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose R. and Maria (dos Santos) Araujo, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Miss Araujo was formerly employed as a registered...
Steven L. Labrode
Mar 15, 2010
Steven L. LaBrode, 59, of New Bedford died Monday March 15, 2010 surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Acushnet, the son of Lillian (Perry) LaBrode of New Bedford and the late John E. LaBrode, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. LaBrode was employed as a medical lab technician at St....
Angeliki Athineos
Mar 13, 2010
Angeliki (Komninaki) Athineos, 73, of New Bedford died March 13, 2010 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Georgios E. Athineos. Her Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 19th at 9 AM in St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Cross Rd., Dartmouth. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Rose Ferrari Moore
Mar 12, 2010
Rose (Costa) Ferrari Moore peacefully passed away on March 12, 2010 at Sippican Health Care Center, Marion, MA. Rose, 92, lived a full life traveling around the world for business and pleasure. Wherever she lived and worked, she made endearing friends. Rose grew up in a close knit family and community in Rochester, New York. She is predeceased by...
Wayne M. Altman
Mar 12, 2010
Wayne M. Altman, 56, of New Bedford died March 12, 2010 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Jeanne A. (Desjeunes) Altman of New Bedford and the late Thomas Altman, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Wayne was employed as a commercial fisherman on several vessels of the New Bedford fleet....
Dr. William H. Marginson
Mar 11, 2010
Dr. William H. Marginson, 71, of New Bedford died Thursday March 11, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Sharon E. (Cravinho) Marginson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Victor and Agnes (Howard) Marginson, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Dr. Marginson was a well-known educator in this area...
Julia W. Roszkiewicz
Mar 11, 2010
Julia W. (Wyzga) Roszkiewicz, 85, of New Bedford, passed away suddenly and peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital with her children at her side. Beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she was preceded in passing by her loving husband Henry and son Alan. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Julie was the daughter of Stanley and Marya (Marnick) Wyzga. A...
Chris Byron
Mar 9, 2010
Chris Byron, a retired Superior Court judge and decorated Korean War veteran, died Tuesday. He was 82. Colleagues described Byron, a Rochester resident who died unexpectedly at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, as a brilliant lawyer and judge who was strong-willed and demanding but fair. "He had great integrity, absolute integrity," said David McLaughlin, a retired Superior Court...
Helen P. Tulloch
Mar 7, 2010
Helen P. (Swistak) Tulloch, 82, of New Bedford died March 7, 2010 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Andrew J. Tulloch. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Theodore and Wanda (Rusek) Swistak, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Tulloch was formerly employed by Pat McKenna's...
Jose S. Gomes
Mar 6, 2010
Jose Soares "Hoe" Gomes, 45, of New Bedford died suddenly on Saturday March 6, 2010. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of Maria (Soares) Gomes of New Bedford and the late Francisco A. Gomes, he had lived in New Bedford for the past 41 years. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Gomes...
Leonard M. Mello
Mar 6, 2010
Leonard M. Mello, 83, of New Bedford died Saturday March 6, 2010 at Bedford Village Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Manuel M. and Mary C. (Leonard) Mello. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater aboard the hospital ship, U.S.S. Consolation. He was an avid...
Evelyn "Vivian" Silva
Mar 5, 2010
Evelyn "Vivian" (Santos) Silva, 77, of New Bedford died Friday March 5, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Carlton R. Silva. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Sebastian and Mary (Gonsalves) Santos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of...
Maria Lena Gomes
Mar 5, 2010
Maria Lena (Fortes) Gomes, 88, formerly of Bedford Towers, New Bedford died Friday March 5, 2010 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Antonio "Totoi" Gomes. She is survived by two sisters, Anna Krakowiak of New Bedford and Rosa J. Vieira of Dartmouth; and several nieces and nephews. A private Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday...
Marc R. Allain
Mar 3, 2010
Marc R. Allain, 45, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday March 3, 2010. He was the husband of Mary Allain. Born in New Bedford, he lived in this area all of his life. Marc worked for various manufacturers in New Bedford. He enjoyed competitive sports. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Joyce Centeio and her husband Gregory;...
Jeffrey J. Wrobel
Mar 1, 2010
Jeffrey J. Wrobel, 43 of Wareham, MA passed away on March 1, 2010 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Jeff was born in Utica, NY, on April 29,1966. He was the son of Catherine Wrobel and the late John J. Wrobel of Mattapoisett. He was the loving brother of Kristen E. Mathieu and her husband...
Victoria M. Reardon
Mar 1, 2010
Victoria M. (Brennan) Reardon, 85, of Dartmouth died Monday March 1, 2010. Vickie grew up in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a degree in chemistry and math. Upon graduation, she worked for Pfizer Corporation in New York City as a chemist. She was a physical education teacher at Dartmouth Middle School for...
Manuel F. Moniz
Feb 28, 2010
Manuel F. Moniz, 66, of New Bedford died February 28, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank and Rose (Bento) Moniz, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his...
The Casey Family
Feb 26, 2010
On February 26th, an airplane crash in Belize claimed the lives of a young American family. Michael Casey, 32, of Albany, NY, and his wife, Jillian Schuessler Casey, 32, of Marion , MA, along with their two children, Makayla, 3, and Bryce, 7 months, were killed when their plane, piloted by Sir Barry Bowen, crashed while approaching San Pedro...
