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...
Colin T. "Terry" Mcgrath
Apr 8, 2010
Colin T. "Terry" McGrath, 76, of Rochester died April 8, 2010 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Mary Lynne (Cento) McGrath. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late John A. McGrath and Jeannette (Demers) McGrath-Matthews, he lived in Mattapoisett and Rochester most of his life. Mr. McGrath...
John P. Mcgee
Apr 8, 2010
John Patrick McGee, 48, of New Bedford died suddenly on Thursday April 8, 2010. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in New Bedford for the past 25 years. John was formerly employed by the Salvation Army in New Bedford, and later was a volunteer there. He served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by five sisters, Susan Michalski,...
Eric M. Hunt
Apr 7, 2010
Eric Michael Hunt, 22, of Dartmouth died Wednesday April 7, 2010 unexpectedly at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Atty. Thomas R. Hunt of Dartmouth and the late Diane M. (Giasson) Hunt, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Eric was a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology, currently...
Dorothy Sylvia
Apr 6, 2010
Dorothy (MacGinnis) Sylvia, 87, of New Bedford died April 6, 2010 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Sylvia. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Arthur G. and Mary L. (Little) MacGinnis, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis of...
Maurice "Mickey" Garr
Apr 4, 2010
Maurice "Mickey" Garr, 80, of New Bedford died April 4, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in St. Louis, the son of the late Ellowee (Hicks) Phillips and James J. Garr, Sr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Garr was formerly employed as a chef at Beck's Seafood and the...
Adelaide Cabral
Apr 1, 2010
Adelaide (Sousa) Cabral, of New Bedford died April 1, 2010 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Anastacio Sousa and Julia (Lewis) Sousa Martin, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Mrs. Cabral was...
Delia Sylvia
Mar 30, 2010
Delia (Rezendes) Sylvia, 96, of New Bedford died March 30, 2010 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank and Julia (Souza) Rezendes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.She was formerly employed by several local textile mills for many years until...
Brenda J. Rather
Mar 30, 2010
Brenda J. Rather, 56, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 30, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Boston, the daughter of Joyce (Stokes) Rather and the late Horace L. Rather, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Brenda was formerly employed in the housekeeping department at St. Luke's Hospital for 35...
