Donald A. Lopes
Sep 29, 2008
Donald A. "Nonnie" Lopes, 73, of New Bedford died Monday September 29, 2008 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Esther (Lopes) Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank A. and Lucadia (Tavares) Lopes, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Lopes was formerly employed as an...
Deanna Lee Costa
Sep 29, 2008
Deanna Lee (Kenney) Costa, 49, of New Bedford died Monday September 29, 2008. Born in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of the late Edward and Barbara (Arnold) Kenney, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include her longtime companion, Alan Trundy of New Bedford; three children, Kevin Costa and Erika Benevides, both of Fairhaven; and Caroline Costa...
Rose S. Barlow
Sep 28, 2008
Rose S. (Silvia) Barlow, 88, of New Bedford died September 28, 2008. She was the wife of the late John Barlow. Born in Warren, RI, she lived in Fall River, Taunton and New Bedford. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at 11:30 AM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals,...
Robert L. "Buddy" Carr, Sr.
Sep 27, 2008
Robert L. "Buddy" Carr, Sr., 63, of New Bedford died September 27, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Cathleen M. (Delaney) Carr. Born and raised in Norfolk, VA, the son of the late Harry and Earleen (Temple) Carr, he has lived in New Bedford since 1978. Buddy was the Director of...
Henry S. Cebula
Sep 26, 2008
Henry S. Cebula, age 65 of Fairhaven, died September 26, 2008 at home after courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of the late Eileen F. (Domingos) Cebula who died on September 12, 2008. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Henry and Grace (Dias) Cebula, he was a longtime resident of Fairhaven....
Michael C. Swift
Sep 26, 2008
Michael Charles Swift, 36, of New Bedford died Friday September 26, 2008. Born in New Bedford, the son of Joan E. (Radziewicz) and Charles P. Swift, Jr. of Freetown, he lived in Freetown for most of his life. Survivors include his parents; a son, Jacob Swift and his mother Brenda Allerdt of Fairhaven; two sisters, Charlene Swift of Freetown...
Alice S. Moniz
Sep 22, 2008
Alice S. (Sylvia) Moniz, 91, of Dartmouth died Monday September 22, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Moniz, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Seraphina (Correia) Sylvia, she lived in Dartmouth for many years. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart...
Arthur Ducharme
Sep 20, 2008
Arthur Ducharme, 77, of New Bedford died Saturday September 20, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Mary J. (Healy) Ducharme; they had been married for 30 years. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Albert J. and Mathilda Rose (Gamache) Ducharme, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
William F. Herlihy
Sep 19, 2008
William F. Herlihy, affectionately known as Grandpa Bill, died peacefully September 19, 2008, surrounded by family members after a long illness. Bill was born October 10, 1916, in Newton MA to Daniel and Katherine (Lucey) Herlihy. While at both Newton High School and Holy Cross College he competed as a member of the golf team. After graduating from Holy...
M. Louise Baker
Sep 19, 2008
M. Louise (Shuttleworth) Baker, 75, of Seekonk died September 19, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Patrick J. Baker. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Robert and Maude (Hartley) Shuttleworth, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Seekonk in 2002. She had wintered...
Robert R.C. Shea
Sep 17, 2008
Robert R.C. Shea, 86, of Dartmouth died September 17, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of Bertha C. (Goncalo) Shea. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Robert R. and A. Goldena (Kingsley) Shea, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Shea was an active member and communicant...
Claire F. Cayer
Sep 14, 2008
Claire F. (Fontaine) Cayer, 85, of Mattapoisett died September 14, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Norman R. Cayer. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Arthur C. and Yvonne (Keroack) Fontaine, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Mattapoisett in 2004....
Jeanne F. Cardoza
Sep 14, 2008
Jeanne F. (Cormier) Cardoza, 93, of New Bedford died Sunday September 14, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of David J. Cardoza. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Odilon and Alfreda (Bourgeois) Cormier, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of Holy...
Tadeusz J. Szelag
Sep 14, 2008
Tadeusz J. Szelag, 89, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday September 14, 2008 at Sunrise Assisted Living with friends at his side after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Alice (Pykosz) Szelag. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jozef and Mary A. (Kosiba) Szelag, he lived in New Bedford for...
Benedicta A. Rodericks
Sep 14, 2008
Benedicta A. "Bene" (Pinheiro) Rodericks, 88, of Dartmouth died September 14, 2008 at New Bedford Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Lionel Rodericks with whom she shared 54 years of marriage and the late Daniel Bento who died in World War II. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Augustine...
Eileen F. Cebula
Sep 12, 2008
Eileen F. (Domingos) Cebula, age 66, of Fairhaven, died September 12, 2008 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of Henry S. Cebula who later died on September 26, 2008. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late John and Henrietta (Sypek) Domingos, she was a longtime resident of Fairhaven. She was a...
Richard Lebeau
Sep 11, 2008
Richard "Dick" Lebeau, 67, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born on May 16, 1941 in his family home in North Fairhaven to Oscar and Alice (Richard) Lebeau, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. A proud, 1959 graduate of Fairhaven High School,...
Lewis E. Depina, Jr.
Sep 9, 2008
Lewis E. "Poncho" DePina, Jr., 48, of Fairhaven died Tuesday September 9, 2008 unexpectedly at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Born in New Bedford, the son of Lewis E. and Ilda (Santos) DePina, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. Mr. DePina was formerly employed in the construction industry. Survivors include parents; two sisters, Marie Almeida of New...
August C. Taveira
Sep 9, 2008
Honorable August C. Taveira , 95, of New Bedford died September 9, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Kathleen M. (Carroll) Taveira. Born in New Bedford on February 4, 1913, the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Taveira, he lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford all...
Olga And George Xiarhos
Sep 8, 2008
Olga (Arvanites) Xiarhos and George Xiarhos of Acushnet, Massachusetts passed into everlasting life on September 8 and September 10, 2008 respectively. Olga passed at home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the daughter of the late Paraskevoula (Soumbasis) and Antonios Efstratios Arvanites, from Peloponnesus Greece. George passed away two days later...
