Marie Mccoy
Aug 14, 2008
Marie McCoy, 65, of New Bedford died August 14, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Birmingham, AL, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Marie was a member of the Susan A. Sullivou Temple 94. She was founder of the Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey McCoy and his...
Mildred E. Perry
Aug 13, 2008
Mildred E. (Olsen) Perry, 94, of Fairhaven died August 13, 2008 peacefully at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Marshall Perry. Born in Falmouth, Maine, the daughter of the late Fredrick and Johanna (Hendricks) Olsen, she lived in Somerset and Fairhaven most of her life. Mrs. Perry was an active member of the Trinity...
Gregory S. Faraglia
Aug 12, 2008
Gregory S. Faraglia, 81, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 12, 2008 at New Bedford Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Alice C. (Foley) Faraglia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alfredo and Ida (Novelli) Faraglia, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of...
Leonard R. Carreau
Aug 12, 2008
Leonard Richard Carreau, 82, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 12, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Florence M. (Hathaway) Carreau. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph A. and Jennie (Teixeira) Carreau, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of...
Beverly I. Sherman
Aug 10, 2008
Beverly I. (Pike) Sherman, 70, of New Bedford died Sunday August 10, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert R. Sherman. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Vera W. (Sowle) Pike, she lived in New Bedford for 65 years. Mrs. Sherman was formerly employed...
Shirley M. Pieraccini
Aug 9, 2008
Shirley M. (LaFrance) Pieraccini, 86, of Dartmouth died August 9, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital peacefully. She was the wife of John Pieraccini, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Phillip and Annie (Hassett) LaFrance, she lived most of her life in New Bedford and Dartmouth. Mrs. Pieraccini was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. She...
Diana R. Wheatley
Aug 8, 2008
Diana R. "Nana" (Mendes) Wheatley, 66, of New Bedford died Friday August 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Algie F. Wheatley, Sr. Born in East Freetown, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lopes) Mendes, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member...
Vernon M. Pais, M.D.
Aug 7, 2008
Vernon M. Pais, M.D., 68, of Mattapoisett died Thursday August 7, 2008 of pancreatic cancer at his home. He was the beloved husband of Lois J. (Paoletti) Pais. He was born in India and had been a resident of Newton for 33 years, moving to Mattapoisett two years ago. Dr. Pais was on the active staff of Urology at...
Sheila Branchaud
Aug 6, 2008
Sheila (Woodley) Branchaud, 72, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 6, 2008 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was the devoted wife of 41 years of the late Girard C. "Jerry" Branchaud. Born in London, England, the daughter of the late Alfred and Florence Woodley, she lived in Greater New Bedford since 1955. Mrs. Branchaud was formerly employed...
Frank A. Lopes
Aug 6, 2008
Frank A. Lopes, 90, of New Bedford died August 6, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Juanita M. (Santos) Haynes-Lopes and the late Lucadia (Tavares) Lopes. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Maria Gloria Lopes, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Lopes...
Madeleine L. Brisson
Aug 5, 2008
Madeleine L. (Perras) Brisson, 85, of New Bedford, died August 5, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was wife of the late Wilfred A. Brisson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Dr. Louis A. and Rubie A. (Choquette) Perras, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Gustave "Gus" Lastaiti
Aug 5, 2008
Gustave LaStaiti, 98, of Mattapoisett died August 5, 2008 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Elsa (Scotti) LaStaiti. Born in Messina, Sicily, Italy, the son of the late Leo and Sarina (Crisafulli) Staiti, he was raised in Quincy and lived in the Greater New Bedford area most of his life. Gus...
Alice R. Costa
Aug 4, 2008
Alice R. (Robinson) Costa, 84, of Marion died Monday August 4, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Manuel C. "Buddy" Costa. Born in Marion, the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Quinn) Robinson, she lived in Marion for most of her life. Mrs. Costa was formerly employed as a telephone...
Margarida Macedo
Aug 2, 2008
Margarida (Andrade) Macedo, 80, of New Bedford died Saturday August 2, 2008 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joaquim Macedo. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Arminda (Oliveira) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford since 1966. Survivors include four sons, Thomas of Florida, Edmundo and...
Rose G. Sykes
Aug 2, 2008
Rose G. (Belli) Sykes, 97, of Dartmouth died Saturday August 2, 2008 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Irving J. Sykes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Angelo and Argentina (Belli) Belli, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi...
Andrew C. Irwin
Jul 31, 2008
Andrew C. Irwin, 61, of Acushnet died July 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beverly A. (Settlemire) Irwin. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Haldane Irwin and Rosamond (Cory) Miller, he lived in Acushnet all of his life. Mr. Irwin was a member of the Acushnet Wesley...
Deborah L. Reardon
Jul 31, 2008
Deborah Lynn Reardon, 36, of Thousand Oaks, CA died on July 31, 2008 at the Stanley Tippett House hospice residence in Needham, MA. She was born on June 7, 1972 in Stoughton, MA. She graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 1990 and Fitchburg State College in 1994 with a degree in psychology. Debbie had recently moved to...
Brenda J. Sanchez
Jul 31, 2008
Brenda J. (Lessa) Sanchez, 61, of New Bedford died Thursday July 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of John R. Sanchez. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late John Lessa and Alice (Gilbert) Duarte, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Survivors include her husband; a son,...
Lauren Elizabeth Frantz
Jul 30, 2008
Lauren Elizabeth Frantz May 21, 1993 – July 30, 2008 Lauren embraced life with such enthusiasm that you couldn't help but be caught up in her excitement. Even the ordinary was special for Lauren ---sunsets were glorious, a good book divine, and time spent with friends were magical moments to be thoroughly enjoyed and cherished. Lauren loved her time...
Florence "Honey" Karalekas
Jul 27, 2008
Florence "Honey" Karalekas, 77, of Naples, FL, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday July 27, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Anthony W. Karalekas. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jonathan L. and Irma (Wordell) Chace, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life,...
