Woodrow W. Woollum
Mar 5, 2008
Woodrow W. "Woody" Woollum, 87, of New Bedford, formerly of Dayton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was the husband of the late Sofie (Mitter) Woollum. Born in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of the late Letch and Emma (Gamble) Woollum, he lived in Ohio for most of his life. Woody...
Mary A. Dooley
Mar 4, 2008
Mary A. (Holland) Dooley, 95, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 4, 2008 at Alden Court Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John H. Dooley. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John F. and Catherine (McCraith) Holland, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was...
Mary Crowe Ferguson
Mar 4, 2008
Mary Crowe Ferguson, 82, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 4, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frederick J. Ferguson. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Michael J. and Bridget (Thorne) Crowe, she was raised in New Bedford and lived in New Jersey for 25...
Charles W. "Bill" Willard
Mar 1, 2008
Charles W. "Bill" Willard, 87, formerly of Manomet, MA and St. Petersburg, FL died March 1, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Natick, he was the son of the late Winn and G. Edith (Searles) Willard and the husband of the late Constance (Carney) Willard, who died in 2002. He was a 1942 graduate of Babson College in...
Helen A. Arthur
Mar 1, 2008
Helen Adams Carroll Arthur often referred to her grade school days in the North Shore town of Salisbury as being the perfect atmosphere for a youngster to grow and enjoy the outdoors and it was where she fostered friendships from the first grade that have provided her a lifetime of annual get-togethers with those classmates. Helen was born in...
Veronica Melly Rosales Herrera
Feb 29, 2008
Veronica Melly Rosales Herrera, 36, of New Bedford died February 29, 2008. Visiting hours Sunday, March 9th from 4-6 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals, 495 Park St. New Bedford. Burial will be in Guatemala.
Marie E. Lopes
Feb 29, 2008
Marie E. (Ferreira) Lopes, 51, died February 29, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of Edward Silva of Dartmouth and the late Geneva M. (Gamboa) Silva, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was an active member of Haven Baptist Church. Survivors include 2 sons, David Gomes and Joshua Gomes, both...
Angelina Botelho
Feb 29, 2008
Angelina (Barboza) Botelho, 95, of Port Charlotte, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday February 29, 2008 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Francisco "Frank" Botelho. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Reis) Barboza, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Port Charlotte. She...
Frances T. Widelski
Feb 28, 2008
Frances T. Widelski, 88, of New Bedford died Thursday February 28, 2008 at Hathaway Manor. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Adam and Nellie (Ryniak) Widelski, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Miss Widelski was formerly employed as a stitcher at Cape Cod Sportswear until her retirement in 1981. Survivors include a brother,...
Eleanor Gomes
Feb 28, 2008
Eleanor (Fermino) Gomes, 75, of New Bedford died Thursday February 28, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late James C. and Benvinda (Texeira) Fermino, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Gomes was formerly employed as a fabric examiner at Calvin Clothing for 20 years until...
Barbara C. Whalen
Feb 28, 2008
Barbara C. (Cross) Whalen, 89, of Mattapoisett died Thursday February 28, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Whalen. Born in Melrose, the daughter of the late Walter and Florence (McPhail) Cross, she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. After the...
Antone R. "Tony" Gomes
Feb 27, 2008
Antone R. "Tony" Gomes, 84, of New Bedford died February 27, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Anna Demiciana (Lopes) Gomes whom he married in St. Mary's Church in Onset 57 years ago. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Josepha (Almeida) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford all of...
Sheldon E. Correia
Feb 25, 2008
Sheldon E. Correia, 53 of Fairhaven died February 25, 2008 unexpectedly at Brigham & Women's Hospital. He was the former husband of the late Belinda Ann (Durocher) Correia. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Arnold and Margaret (Furtado) Correia, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life. Sheldon was employed by Patriot International Trucks in Medford. He...
Robert H. Hamel
Feb 25, 2008
Robert H. Hamel, 78, of Fairhaven, died Monday February 25, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Jacquelyn A. (Arruda) Hamel. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Amedee and Aura (Masse) Hamel, he lived in Acushnet for 30 years and in Fairhaven for the past 12 years. He was...
Hong Cho Leung
Feb 25, 2008
Hong Cho Leung, 94, of New Bedford died February 25, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Kwan Yau (Hui) Leung. Born in Canton, China, he had lived in New Bedford for the last 40 years. Survivors include a son, Wah Fong "Billy" Leung of Dartmouth - proprietor...
Peter Michael Walter Miller
Feb 22, 2008
Peter Michael Walter Miller passed away February 22, 2008 in Boston at age five days. He was the cherished son of Michael and Amy (Bowman) Miller of Mattapoisett, and the grandson of Gary and Susan Miller of Acushnet and Walter and Rosemary Bowman of Mattapoisett. He was the great-grandson of William Miller of New Bedford and the late Muriel...
Frances Elizabeth Spoor
Feb 22, 2008
Frances Elizabeth (Sherman) Spoor, 80, of New Bedford, died Friday February 22, 2008 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Alphonse J. Spoor. A lifelong New Bedford resident, she was the daughter of the late Melville L. and Mary B. (Reed) Sherman. Mrs. Spoor worked at F.W. Woolworth Company for ten years when it...
Maria A. Boucher
Feb 20, 2008
Maria (Arvanites) Boucher of New Bedford, died February 20, 2008 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a brief illness at the age of 81. She was the wife of the late Norman Boucher and the daughter of the late Paraskevoula (Soumbasis) and Antonios Efstratios Arvanites, from Peloponnesus Greece. She was the oldest of seven children. She was...
Douglas D. Campbell
Feb 19, 2008
Douglas D. "Cody" Campbell, 58, of West Boylston and Marion died Tuesday February 19, 2008 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Born in Worcester, the son of the late Douglas B. and Elma A. (McLeod) Campbell, he lived in West Boylston for most of his life and in Marion for the past ten years. Mr. Campbell was a talented musician...
Alice Pina
Feb 18, 2008
Alice "LaLa" (Perry) Pina, 73, of Mattapoisett died February 18, 2008 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Joaquim "Jack" and Adelina (Barros) Perreira, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. Mrs. Pina was formerly employed by Brigham Medical for 36...
