Inez S. Diogo
Aug 31, 2008
Inez S. Diogo, 86, of New Bedford died Sunday August 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio A. S. and Thereza (Abrantes) Diogo, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church. Miss Diogo was formerly employed as...
Marlon C. Burns
Aug 31, 2008
Marlon C. Burns, 46, of Worcester died Sunday August 31, 2008 unexpectedly at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Joel E. Burns of Dartmouth and the late Catherine (Bryant) Burns, he lived in Dartmouth and Fall River before moving to Worcester. Mr. Burns was employed by Spencer Tech in Worcester. He was a...
Lillian R. Souza
Aug 31, 2008
Lillian R. (Vieira) Souza, 88, of New Bedford died August 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Souza. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Equi) Vieira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Souza was...
Rose Holmes-Florent
Aug 30, 2008
Rose (Silvia) Holmes-Florent, 92, of New Bedford died August 30, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Karl M. Holmes, Jr. and Henry Florent. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Amelis (Noia) Silvia, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a...
Peter Duff
Aug 30, 2008
Peter Duff's long and uneasy dance with Parkinson's Disease ended at home on Saturday 30 August, 2008; he is busily re-engineering Fiddler's Green. One hopes he finds some idyllic shallow water coves there, to provide distraction from the doubtless numerous projects now underway. Peter was born in 1936 and grew up in the western suburbs of Boston, MA. A...
Edna M. Martin
Aug 29, 2008
Edna M. (Devlin) Martin, 82, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday August 29, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Dale W. Martin. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Robert F. and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Devlin, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Martin was formerly...
Elaine E. Richardson
Aug 28, 2008
Elaine E. (Reilly) Richardson, 75, of Wareham, formerly of Winthrop, died Thursday August 28, 2008 at Tremont Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth J. (Henderson) Reilly, she lived in Winthrop all of her life before moving to Wareham in April. Mrs. Richardson was formerly employed as a secretary at...
George W. Liberty, Iii
Aug 24, 2008
George W. Liberty of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly Sunday August 24, 2008. He was the husband of his ORR high school sweetheart Bec A. Zora. George was the son-in-law of Joseph P. Zora and the late Glenna M. (Akins) of Marion. He was a brother-in-law to Joseph P. Zora Jr. and his wife Jane; Pat Harriman and her dear late...
Lorraine E. Pietkiewicz
Aug 22, 2008
Lorraine E. (Rocheleau) Pietkiewicz, 78, of New Bedford died August 22, 2008 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Henry and Irene (Bessette) Rocheleau, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Pietkiewicz was formerly employed by Berkshire-Hathaway for many years until retirement and later was a teachers aide for the...
Priscilla E. Bouchard
Aug 22, 2008
Priscilla E. (Harvey) Bouchard, 83, of Dartmouth died Friday August 22, 2008 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of William L. Bouchard. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Willis and Leona (Cunningham) Harvey, she lived in Lynn and New Bedford. She retired to North Miami Beach, Fla., returning to Dartmouth in 2004. She...
Milton G. Saunders
Aug 17, 2008
Milton G. Saunders, 86, of Mattapoisett died August 17, 2008 at the Royal of Fairhaven after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lillian L. (Briggs) Saunders. Born in Rochester, the son of the late Raphael and Marianne (Bisaillon) Saunders, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. Mr. Saunders was a home builder and boat...
Lamont "L.A." Atkinson
Aug 16, 2008
Lamont "L.A." Atkinson, 43, of New Bedford died August 16, 2008 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Robin L. (Offley-Monteiro) Atkinson Born in Boston, the son of the late Jake Galloway and Mildred Atkinson, he lived in Boston most of his life before moving to New Bedford five years ago. Mr. Atkinson was employed as a maintenance...
George M. Saba
Aug 16, 2008
George M. Saba, 49, of Fairhaven died Saturday August 16, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Jane Murray. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George J. and Mary (Constantine) Saba, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven 15 years ago. He was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Arthur Sylvia
Aug 15, 2008
Arthur Sylvia, 78, of New Bedford died Friday August 15, 2008 at Caritas Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Eva (Aires) Sylvia. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Domingos and Palmyra (Rezendes) Silva, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Mr. Sylvia...
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...
