Joseph L. Slattery
May 19, 2008
Joseph L. Slattery, 78, of Punta Gorda, FL died May 19, 2008 at Charlotte Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Sylvia C. (Carlos) Slattery. Born in Hartford, CT, the son of the late Marshall and Marguerite (Murphy) Slattery, he lived in Hartford, CT and summered in Mattapoisett before retiring to Mattapoisett in 1990 and Punta Gorda, FL...
Antonio G. Andrade
May 18, 2008
Antonio G. Andrade, 92, of New Bedford died Sunday May 18, 2008 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Plymouth, the son of the late Fortunato and Mariana (Gonsalves) Andrade, he lived in Cedarville for most of his life before moving to New Bedford 40 years ago. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption...
Marianna Nooth
May 18, 2008
Marianna (Drummond) Nooth, 82, of New Bedford died May 18, 2008 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Wendell P. Nooth, Sr., with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Mrs. Nooth was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford...
Lillian Kathleen Sousa
May 17, 2008
Lillian Kathleen Sousa, infant daughter of Christopher and Jody (Leaver) Sousa of Dartmouth, was delivered stillborn May 17th. Survivors include her parents; 2 brothers, Colin and Andrew; her grandparents, Manuel and Kathleen Sousa and Elizabeth Leaver; her great-grandmothers, Eleanor Bonneau and Mary Santos; serveral aunts and uncles. She was the granddaughter of the late Jeffrey Leaver. Her private Funeral...
Doris M. Rodriques
May 17, 2008
Doris M. (Leger) Rodriques, 81, of Fairhaven died Saturday May 17, 2008 at Taber Street Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Clarence and Eva (Cormier) Leger, she lived in New Bedford most of her life until moving to Fairhaven 20 years ago. Mrs. Rodriques was formerly employed in various local textile mills and later...
Eugenio Barbosa
May 16, 2008
Eugenio Barbosa, 83, of New Bedford died Friday May 16, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Luiza (DaLomba) Barbosa; they had been married for 51 years. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Damaso and Maria (DeBurgo) Barbosa, he lived in New Bedford for many years. Mr. Barbosa...
Atty. Antone L. "Tony" Silva
May 16, 2008
Antone L. "Tony" Silva, Esq., of Mattapoisett died May 16, 2008, at home. He would have been 85 in June. He was the devoted and loving husband of Elsie R. (Ribeiro) Silva. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Lima) Silva, he was raised in Dartmouth, lived in New Bedford while summering in Mattapoisett...
Alice Gannon
May 15, 2008
Alice (Tetrault) Gannon, 103, of New Bedford died Thursday May 15, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, just eleven days prior to her 104th birthday. She was the wife of the late John F. Gannon. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ludger and Regina (Bedard) Tetrault, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
George Alves
May 13, 2008
George Alves, 82, of Acushnet died Tuesday May 13, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Albina (Medeiros) Alves and Hilda (Medeiros) Alves. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Emily (Caton) Alves, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford before moving to Acushnet in 1967. He was a communicant...
Clinton P. Pina
May 12, 2008
Clinton Paul "Coach" Pina, 48, of East Freetown died Monday May 12, 2008 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Evelyn (Barros) Vieira of New Bedford and Clinton P. Pina of Mashpee, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Pina was formerly employed as a machine operator for Titleist. Survivors include...
Robert H. Sellman, Jr.
May 10, 2008
Robert H. Sellman, Jr., 81, of New Bedford died May 10, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Lillian D. (Dias) Sellman. Born in Emory Grove, MD, the son of the late Robert H. and Mary (Johnson) Sellman, he lived in New Bedford since 1967. Mr. Sellman was a career...
Matthew Martin
May 9, 2008
Matthew Martin, 81, of Dartmouth died Friday May 9, 2008 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Mary Lucy (Varao) Martin; they had been married for 57 years. Born in Lowell, the son of the late Jacinto and Emily Martin, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 40 years...
Sophia M. Gifford
May 9, 2008
Sophia M. (Baran) Gifford, 99, of Dartmouth died Friday May 9, 2008 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ernest H. Gifford. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Albert and Katherine (Lach) Baran, she lived in Fall River and New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 40 years ago. She was...
Harvey H. Kenyon
May 8, 2008
Harvey H. Kenyon, 85, of Dartmouth died May 8, 2008 at home after a long illness surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Emily L. (Bernardo) Kenyon. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harvey and Nellie (Harrington) Kenyon, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Kenyon was an avid woodworker...
Mona Teixeira
May 8, 2008
Mona (Wilkinson) Teixeira, 89, of New Bedford died May 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Bain) Wilkinson, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Teixeira was formerly employed as a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for 35 years until retirement....
Alzira "Elsie" Viera
May 8, 2008
Alzira "Elsie" (Nunes) Viera, 75, of New Bedford died Thursday May 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred Viera. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Elvira (Medeiros) Nunes, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. Mrs. Viera was formerly employed as...
Laura D. Pina
May 8, 2008
Laura D. (DePina) Pina, 90, of New Bedford died Thursday May 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Marion, the daughter of the late Moses and Marion (Miranda) DePina, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation. Mrs. Pina was formerly employed as a nurse's aide at St. Luke's...
George H. Brightman
May 6, 2008
George H. Brightman, 91, of New Bedford died May 6, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Sarah M. (McMullen) Brightman. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Noah and Martha (Marsland) Brightman, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Brightman was formerly employed by...
Neil Roger Brookes
May 5, 2008
Neil Roger Brookes of Mattapoisett died Monday May 5, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He lived in Mattapoisett for the past nine years and had many friends in the book club, bridge playing and pool shooting circles. Roger was born on April 20, 1938 in Sheffield, England to Ruby and Norman Brookes. He attended King Edward VII...
Charles Harrison Martin, D.D.S.
May 3, 2008
Charles Harrison Martin, D.D.S. 89, of Mattapoisett died May 3, 2008 at Sippican Health Care Center in Marion after a long illness. He was born March 11, 1919 in Kilmichael, Mississippi, the son of Ruth Harrison Martin and Charles Bartley Martin. He attended schools in Gilford, NH, Cape Elizabeth, ME and several other places in New England as his...
