John L. Layport
Nov 24, 2009
John L. Layport, 79, of Rochester died Tuesday November 24, 2009 at home. He was the husband of the late Dorcas M. (Marsaw) Layport. Born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Herbert and Sara (Brown) Layport, he lived in Mattapoisett for 35 years before moving to Rochester. Mr. Layport was a mechanical engineer who was the owner...
Salvador Barbosa
Nov 23, 2009
Salvador Barbosa, 85, of New Bedford died November 23, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the former husband of Maria H. (Araujo) Barbosa. Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, the son of the late Alberto deMedeiros Barbosa and Maria Monteiro, he had lived in New Bedford since 1974. Mr. Barbosa was a member of the...
Casey Martin
Nov 20, 2009
Casey Martin, 45, of New Bedford died Friday November 20, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late J. Warren "Casey" Martin and Edith (Flowers) Martin, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Martin was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman sailing out of the Port...
Helen Welky
Nov 19, 2009
Helen Keating Welky, 88, of Harwichport passed away suddenly on November 19, 2009 in Bonita Springs, Florida. She was the wife of the late Bernard T. Welky who died on May 6, 2009. Born in Cleveland Ohio, she moved to Framingham, MA in 1948. She retired in 1978 to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Harwichport, MA with her husband Bernie...
Rose Gonsalves
Nov 17, 2009
Rose (Cardoza) Gonsalves, 87, of New Bedford died Tuesday November 17, 2009 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antone Gonsalves. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary J. (Vieira) Cardoza, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. She...
Sylvia H. Fish
Nov 17, 2009
Sylvia H. (Howland) Fish, 83, of Mattapoisett died November 17, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Abbott W. Fish, Jr. Born in Walpole, MA, the daughter of the late Ralph and Laura (Garby) Howland, she lived in Walpole while summering in Mattapoisett and Wintering in Sarasota, FL before becoming a permanent...
Zoe W. Fabio
Nov 16, 2009
Zoe W. (Washington) Fabio, 84, of New Bedford died Monday November 16, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Milton and Irttle (Handley) Washington, she lived in Springfield before moving to New Bedford in 1958. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church. Mrs. Fabio was formerly employed as a principal...
Wayne Harrison
Nov 14, 2009
Wayne Harrison, 52, of New Bedford died November 14, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph E. and Mildred P. (Brown) Harrison, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed baseball, bowling and fishing. Survivors include his brother, Joseph E. Harrison of...
Herman Cabral, Jr.
Nov 14, 2009
Herman Cabral, Jr., 78, of New Bedford died November 14, 2009 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Esmeralda (Arruda) Cabral, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Agua DePau, St. Michael, Azores, the son of the late Herman and Maria (Costa) Cabral, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
Euclides "Eukie" Lage
Nov 13, 2009
Euclides "Eukie" Lage, 84, of New bedford died November 13, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio C. and Anna C. (Ferreira) Lage, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Lage was formerly employed as a pharmacist at Lincoln Pharmacy for many years until...
Mary Alvas Lobo
Nov 13, 2009
Mary Alvas Lobo, 88, of New Bedford died Friday November 13, 2009 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Antone Lobo. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Oliveira and Joaquina (Fernandes) Andrade, she lived in Brooklyn, NY for many years and later in Nantucket before returning to New Bedford several years ago....
Shirley M. Battistelli
Nov 12, 2009
Shirley M. (Vincent) Battistelli, 74, of Mattapoisett, died November 12, 2009 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Leo Battistelli. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Ethel S. (Harrington) Vincent, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She and her husband were the proprietors of Cape Way Sports Center in...
John F. Nicolaci
Nov 12, 2009
John Faustus Nicolaci, 87, of Marion died Thursday November 12, 2009 at home. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1922, the son of Rosaria (Piciariello) and Pasquale Nicolaci, he was educated at the Manhattan High School of Aviation and Trade, and Boston Technical High School. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Hiller Knowles) Nicolaci and father of An...
Georgia Poulos
Nov 12, 2009
Georgia (Nickolaow) Poulos, 88, of New Bedford died Thursday November 12, 2009 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Peter Poulos. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Theoharis and Helen Nickolaow, she resided in New Bedford since 1947. She was a graduate of Brockton High School. She was a member of St. George...
Joseph Leo Battistelli
Nov 12, 2009
Joseph Leo Battistelli, 78, of Mattapoisett, died November 12, 2009 at home. He was the husband of the late Shirley M. (Vincent) Battistelli. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph F. and Beatrice (Brunelle) Battistelli, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Prior to that, he worked at his father's Exxon Gas Station in Fairhaven....
Dorothy J. Koczera
Nov 11, 2009
Dorothy J. (Riley) Koczera, 88, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 11, 2009 at Autumn Glen Assisted Living. She was the wife of the late Dr. Stanley J. Koczera. Born in New Bedford the daughter of the late Charles Leo and Mary T. (Donaghy) Riley, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant...
Faith A. Williams
Nov 8, 2009
Faith A. (Mendes) Williams, 60, of St. Cloud, FL died November 8, 2009 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Dennis J. Williams. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank and Beatrice (Gonsalves) Mendes, she lived in the Greater New Bedford area most of her life before moving to St. Cloud, FL in 2001....
Mildred Harrison
Nov 7, 2009
Mildred (Brown) Harrison, 86, of New Bedford died November 7, 2009 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Harrison. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William H. and Rose (King) Brown, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed by several local textile mills until her...
Cecelia A. Stone
Nov 7, 2009
Cecelia A. (Ferdinand) Stone of New Bedford died November 7, 2009 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William R. Stone. Born in Preston, Lancashire, England, the daughter of the late John and Leanora (DeSanti) Ferdinand, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Stone was a communicant...
Louise A. Ramos
Nov 6, 2009
Louise A. (Gomes Monteiro) Ramos, 81, of New Bedford died Friday November 7, 2009 suddenly at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. "Jiggs" Ramos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late August and Julia (Monteiro) Gomes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady...
