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...
Barbara D. Roderick
Sep 7, 2008
Barbara D. (Carrier) Roderick, 82, of Mattapoisett died September 7, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel F. Roderick. Born and raised in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Daniel and Helen (Walsh) Carrier, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Roderick was a communicant of St....
Belmira P. Tavares
Sep 6, 2008
Belmira P. (Pina) Tavares, 89, of New Bedford died September 6, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Tavares. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Luis and Maria (Pina) Pina, she has lived in New Bedford since 1966. Mrs. Tavares was a parishioner of...
Andrzej K. Araszkiewicz
Sep 6, 2008
Andrzej K. "Andy" Araszkiewicz, 67, of New Bedford died Saturday September 6, 2008. Born in Warsaw, Poland, he lived in this area for the past 20 years. He was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman aboard the F/V Humbak. He enjoyed traveling, cooking, and taking his pet Yorkie for long walks. He will be greatly missed. Survivors include his...
Dr. Richard H. Reis
Sep 5, 2008
Dr. Richard H. Reis, 77, of Marion died September 5, 2008 after a long battle with emphysema. He was the husband of the late Kathleen "Kay" Reis. Born in Arlington, he was the son of the late Waldo F. Reis and Ursula E. Tetreau, he has resided in Marion since 1964. Dr. Reis was formerly employed as a Professor...
Dorothy Allen
Sep 4, 2008
Dorothy (Jackson) Allen, 84, of New Bedford died Thursday September 4, 2008 at home of natural causes. She was the wife of the late Alphonso Frederick Allen. Born in Evergreen, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Edith (Lowery) Jackson, she was raised by the late Ruth Harris Jackson Wallace. She lived in Boston for many years before...
Regina M. Lopes
Sep 3, 2008
Regina M. (Monteiro) Lopes, 94, of New Bedford died September 3, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Jose M. Lopes. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Honorio and Olimpia (Almeida) Monteiro, she has lived in New Bedford for the last 42 years. Mrs. Lopes was...
