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...
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...
