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...
Victor M. Medeiros
Feb 18, 2008
Victor M. Medeiros, 85, of Dartmouth died February 18, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital peacefully after a long illness. He was the husband of Herminia B. "Minnie" (Baptiste) Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Maria (Andrade) Medeiros, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Dartmouth 12 years ago. Mr. Medeiros...
Russell J. Charpentier
Feb 16, 2008
Russell J. Charpentier, 60, of New Bedford died February 16, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Catherine T. (Tighe) Charpentier. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Louis and Rose (Pestana) Charpentier, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St. John Neumann...
Gilbert E. Travers
Feb 16, 2008
Gilbert E. Travers, 86, of New Bedford died at Sunrise Assisted Living of Dartmouth after a long illness. He was the wife of the late Alyce M. (Banks) Travers. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Zygiel) Travers, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Travers was a communicant of St....
Jorge C. Pereira
Feb 15, 2008
Jorge C. Pereira, 90, of Mississauga, Ontario died February 15, 2008 at Credit Valley Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Isaura Pereira and Maria Pereira. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he lived in Canada for 15 years before residing in New Bedford for 36 years. In 2002, he returned to Canada. Survivors include...
Frank Kmiec
Feb 13, 2008
Frank Kmiec, 95, of North Dartmouth died February 13, 2008 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Bernice and Michael Fastoso after a period of declining health. He was the widower of the late Katherine (Kuczewski) Kmiec. Mr. Kmiec was born in Taunton, MA on September 9, 1912 to the late Tekla (Bzdula) Kmiec and John Kmiec. He...
Joan M. Beehan
Feb 12, 2008
Joan M. (Moore) Beehan, 75, of New Bedford, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Terence F. Beehan, to whom she was married for 52 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Hugh and Florida (Bernier) Moore, she...
Raymond M. Souza
Feb 12, 2008
Raymond M. Souza, 66, of New Bedford died February 12, 2008 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Rita H. (Moreno) Souza. Born in Boston, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Souza served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was formerly employed by Amerigas in New Bedford. Raymond...
Lillian M. Gomes
Feb 11, 2008
Lillian M. (Roberts) Gomes, 93, of New Bedford died Monday February 11, 2008 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John C. Gomes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Anthony M. and Mary (Brazil) Roberts, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a...
