Obituaries
Mary B. Thomas
Jul 14, 2008
Mary B. Thomas, 93, of New Bedford, died Monday July 14, 2008 at home following a long illness. She was the wife of the late George A. Thomas, who died September 25, 1991, shortly after the couple's 51st wedding anniversary. Mary was born in Clinton, before moving with her family to Leominster where she spent the majority of her...
June Manchester-Goupil
Jul 13, 2008
June (McAlpine) Manchester-Goupil, 82, of New Bedford died July 13, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Walter G. Manchester, Jr. and Joseph Norman Goupil. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Lester M. and Flavella H. (Stebbins) McAlpine, she lived in Fairhaven many years before moving to...
Mikiela R. Monteiro
Jul 13, 2008
Mikiela Monteiro, 2, of New Bedford died July 13, 2008 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Ines Monteiro and David Duarte, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include her parents; 3 brothers, Kevin, Devon and David; a sister, Ellisa; her grandparents, David and Eugenia (Vieira) Duarte of New Bedford, Eugenia Oliveira...
Henry A. Wilga
Jul 12, 2008
Henry A. Wilga, 88, of New Bedford died July 12, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Hilda M. (Gimer) Wilga. His private Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals, 495 Park St. New Bedford.
Katherine C. Buckley
Jul 11, 2008
Katherine C. (Curran) Buckley, 88, of Dartmouth died Friday July 11, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Arthur F. Buckley, M.D. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Matthew J. and Catherine (McLoughlin) Curran, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant...
Rosalie M. Ouellette
Jul 11, 2008
Rosalie M. "Rusty" (Harpest) Ouellette, of Taunton died July 11th 2008 at Morton Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Paul R. Ouellette. Born in Lake Ohio, the daughter of the late William and Bonnie (Arthur) Harpest, she lived in the greater New Bedford area most of her life before moving to Taunton 5 years ago....
Carlos S. Andrade, Sr.
Jul 11, 2008
Carlos S. Andrade, Sr., 74, of New Bedford died Friday July 11, 2008 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Maria Fernanda (Ferro) Andrade. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Anibal and Maria (Santos) Andrade, he lived in New Bedford since 1960. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Raymond Freitas
Jul 11, 2008
Raymond Freitas, 71, of New Bedford died July 11, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Beverly (Augustine) Freitas. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Virginia (Fernandes) Freitas, he lived in New Bedford all his life. Mr. Freitas was a communicant of St. Joseph- St. Therese...
Kyle J. Bivins
Jul 9, 2008
Kyle J. Bivins, 19, of Atlanta, GA died July 9, 2008 unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Columbus, GA, the son of Audra H. Grace and Barry Maurice Bivins of Atlanta, he was raised in New Bedford before moving to Atlanta 10 years ago. Kyle enjoyed playing basketball at the New Bedford Boy's Club....
E. Jane Marso
Jul 8, 2008
E. Jane Newell Marso died on July 8, 2008 at Mass. General Hospital after a long battle with several debilitating illnesses. She was born on Oct. 5, 1926 in Hopedale, MA and later lived a full and wonderful life in Marion, MA; a community that she loved and to which she was fully committed. She is survived by her...
George M. Cormier
Jul 5, 2008
George M. Cormier, 76, of New Bedford died Saturday July 5, 2008 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Florida T. (Dupont) Cormier. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Odilon and Alfreda (Bourgeois) Cormier, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of...
William H. Smith
Jul 5, 2008
William H. Smith, 93, of New Bedford died July 5, 2008 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Aurella R. (Bessette) Smith. Born in Pittsfield, NH, the son of the late Walter D. and Nettie (Corning) Smith, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Smith was formerly...
Jeremy R. Ambra
Jul 2, 2008
Jeremy R. Ambra, 29, of New Bedford died July 2, 2008 unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in New Bedford, the son of Patricia (Smith) Ambra of New Bedford and the late Carlos Ambra, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Jeremy was employed as a construction worker. He enjoyed spending time with...
Steve A. Mendonca
Jul 1, 2008
Steve A. Mendonca, 56, of New Bedford died Tuesday July 1, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a year long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Bette A. (DeCosta) Mendonca. Born in New Bedford, the son of Manuel C. Mendonca, Jr. and the late Tillie (Dutra) Mendonca, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He...
Cathleen B. Anzaldi
Jun 28, 2008
Cathleen (Buchanan) Anzaldi, 59, of Mattapoisett passed away June 28, 2008 at home with family, after battling a brief illness. Cathleen was a wonderful and devoted mother to 3 daughters, Danielle, Paige and Blair and a loving wife to William M. Anzaldi, Jr. Born in Red Bank, NJ to Robert and Elizabeth (Scammell) Buchanan of Tuckerton, NJ, she spent...
Emma P. Bennett
Jun 27, 2008
Emma P. (Nye) Bennett, 78, of Marion died unexpectedly June 27, 2008 at Forestview Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Samuel A. Bennett, Sr. Born in Marion, the daughter of the late Ichabod H. and Florence E. (Parker) Nye, she was a lifelong resident of Marion. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of...
Alexander Poulos
Jun 26, 2008
Alexander Poulos, 82, of Marion died June 26, 2008 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Patricia (MacDonald) Poulos. Born in Boston, he lived in Milton for many years before retiring to Marion. Mr. Poulos served aboard the U.S.S. Massachusetts in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was formerly employed in...
Daniel F. Pires
Jun 25, 2008
Daniel F. Pires, 52, of New Bedford, died June 25, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca L. "Becky" (Chapman) Pires. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Jose L. and Justa G. (Fernandes) Pires, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Alice Beatriz
Jun 24, 2008
Alice (Aldeia) Beatriz, 91, of New Bedford died June 24, 2008 peacefully at her son's home. She was the wife of the late Jose Beatriz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose and Tereza (Raphael) Aldeia, she lived in Portugal for 30 years before returning to New Bedford in 1958. Mrs. Beatriz was a communicant of...
Margaret A. Mello
Jun 21, 2008
Margaret A. (Kelley) Mello, 85, of Mattapoisett died June 21, 2008 at the Oaks Nursing Home peacefully. She was the wife of the late Arthur C. Mello. Born in Dudley, the daughter of the late George E. and Victoria D. (Grezyskowiak) Kelley, she lived most of her life in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1985. She was...
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