Joseph Simmons, Jr.
Jun 26, 2009
Joseph Simmons, Jr., 75, of Dartmouth died June 26, 2009 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Claire (Boutin) Simmons. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Maria C. (Travassos) Simmons, he was a lifelong resident of Dartmouth. Mr. Simmons was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in...
Adriel F. Goncalves
Jun 26, 2009
Adriel F. Goncalves, 71, of New Bedford died Friday June 26, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Cizela (Andrade) Goncalves. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Manuel L. and Bela Faria (Andrade) Goncalves, he lived in New Bedford for the past 46 years. Mr. Goncalves was formerly...
Mark Sylvia
Jun 26, 2009
Mark Sylvia, 50, of Lakeville, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday June 26, 2009 at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Casmiro E. and Priscilla (Teves) Sylvia, he lived in New Bedford and Acushnet all of his life before moving to Lakeville in two years ago. Mark was formerly employed as a janitor at St....
Theresa M. Dubois
Jun 25, 2009
Theresa M. "Terry" (Bolger) Dubois, 81, of Dartmouth died Thursday June 25, 2009 at Southpointe Rehab and Skilled Care Center. She was the wife of the late Roland E. "Swede" Dubois. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Rose (Vautrin) Bolger, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. Terry worked as a seamstress and...
Albina "Abby" Medeiros
Jun 25, 2009
Albina "Abby" (Osenkowski) Medeiros of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Thursday June 25, 2009. She was the wife of the late John Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Stanley and Agnes (Hamot) Osenkowski, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She had been a resident of Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion for the...
Faith D. Glennon
Jun 24, 2009
Faith D. (Dudgeon) Glennon, 80, of Mattapoisett died June 24, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Paul F. Glennon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Stuart R. and Alice (Crosby) Dudgeon, she lived in Fairhaven and Padanaram before moving to Mattapoisett. Mrs. Glennon was a graduate...
Annie Moses
Jun 23, 2009
Annie Moses, 96, of New Bedford died Tuesday June 23, 2009 at Sacred Heart Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Thomas) Moses, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. A devout and pious woman, Annie was extremely devoted to Our Lady of Purgatory Church. She assisted at church and with...
Louis F. Klein, Jr.
Jun 23, 2009
Louis F. Klein, Jr., 83 of Mattapoisett died June 23, 2009 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Barbara K. (Schulz) Klein. Born in Boston, the son of the late Louis F. and Alma (Aiken) Klein, he lived in Needham for many years before retiring to Mattapoisett in 1985. Mr. Klein...
Caroline F. Robinson
Jun 23, 2009
Caroline F. (Roche) Robinson, 82, of New Bedford died June 23, 2009 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of William C. Robinson. Born in Marlborough, MA, the daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine (Kehoe) Roche, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi...
Dorothy C. Vikre
Jun 20, 2009
Dorothy C. (Houghtaling) Vikre of New Bedford died Saturday June 20, 2009 at Sacred Heart Home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Knut K. Vikre. Born in Kingston, New York, the daughter of the late William J. and Catherine (Woinoski) Houghtaling, she moved to New Bedford after her marriage in 1944. She...
Palmina A. "Pam" Caruso
Jun 20, 2009
Palmina A. "Pam" (Pasquantonio) Caruso, 80, of New Bedford died June 20, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Rudolph M. Caruso with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Emilio and Mary (Giordano) Pasquantonio, she lived in New Bedford for most of her...
Esther V. Torres
Jun 17, 2009
Esther V. Torres, 71, of New Bedford died June 17, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Bertha (Mickelson) Swaye, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed as a teachers assistant at the Kennedy-Donovan Center for several years until retirement....
Nancy Ann Kawa
Jun 17, 2009
Nancy Ann (Brightman) Kawa, 63, of Dalton, Georgia, formerly of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at home. She was the wife of Chet Kawa. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Sarah (McMullen) Brightman. Nancy was co-owner of R. and N. Industries, a carpet sales company. She was a...
Norman L. Turner
Jun 17, 2009
Norman L. Turner, 76, of New Bedford died June 17, 2009 at Country Gardens Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the husband of Anita L. (Andrade) Turner. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Olive S. Turner, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Turner was formerly employed as a maintenance man...
Elizabeth Bangs
Jun 15, 2009
Elizabeth (Eaton) Bangs, 94, of Marion died June 15, 2009 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David H. Bangs. Born in New York City, the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Eunice (Dennett) Eaton, she was raised in Fairhaven and has lived in Marion since 1962. She was a member of...
Olivia C. Botelho
Jun 15, 2009
Olivia C. (Camara) Botelho, 91, of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford died Monday June 15, 2009 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Edmund F. Botelho. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Amos and Mary (Pedro) Camara, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include four children, James...
Anne E. Martin
Jun 14, 2009
Anne E. (Watson) Martin, 92, of New Bedford, formerly of Fairhaven died Sunday June 14, 2009 at at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Wilson Casey Martin. Born in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Fenlon) Watson. Her father was well-known in vaudeville as "Sliding Billy...
Byron William Wrigley, Jr.
Jun 12, 2009
Byron William Wrigley, Jr. of Mattapoisett, MA, Dania Beach, FL and formerly of Doylestown, PA, died on Friday June 12, 2009 at his home in Mattapoisett surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Laura (Wodock) Wrigley; they had been married for 64 years. Born in Philadelphia on December 30, 1919, he was the son of the late...
Jeannette Y. Perry
Jun 10, 2009
Jeannette Y. (Douglass) Perry, 65, of Dartmouth died June 10, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Perry, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles and Jeannette (Faucher) Douglass, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1977. Mrs. Perry was formerly employed...
Edward J. Raposa
Jun 6, 2009
Edward J. Raposa, 72, of Dartmouth died June 6, 2009 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Carolyn (Ventura) Raposa. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Pacheco) Raposa, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Raposa was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Dartmouth. He served in...
