Obituaries
Claire R. Constantine
May 21, 2007
Claire R. (Dussault) Constantine, 84, of East Freetown, died May 21, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Louis C. Constantine. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Almanda (Ruest) Dussault, she lived in New Bedford before moving to East Freetown in 1957. She was a...
Florence T. Macfarlane
May 20, 2007
Florence T. (Allen) MacFarlane, 80, of New Bedford died May 20, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William D. MacFarlane. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Leo and Josephine (Davis) Allen, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. MacFarlane was a communicant of...
John M. Farrell
May 20, 2007
John M. "Senior" Farrell, 53, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly on Sunday May 20, 2007. Born in Newton, the son of the late Francis and Norma (Harrison) Farrell, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. He was formerly employed by AT&T in Fairhaven. He was best...
E. Carl Natho
May 19, 2007
E. Carl Natho, 83, of Dartmouth died May 19, 2007 at home after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Muriel C. (Lemieux) Natho. Born in Skidmore, Texas, the son of the late Victor and Adela (Mengers) Natho, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred...
Sharon A. Santos
May 19, 2007
Sharon A. (Spinola) Santos, 62, of New Bedford died May 19, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Santos. Born in Providence, the daughter of Doris Spinola of New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include her mother; 2 daughters, Gina Santos of...
Nancy S. Jenney
May 17, 2007
Nancy Sorensen Jenney, 74 of Wareham died May 17, 2007 at the Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after her long battle with cancer. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ to Hans and Grace Sorenson, Nancy lived much of her life in near the ocean on the South Eastern Massachusetts...
Manuel L. Costa
May 16, 2007
Manuel L. Costa, 84, of New Bedford died May 16, 2007 at Southeastern Mass. Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Hilda (Teixeira) Costa. Born in Providence, the son of the late John and Lena (Martin) Costa, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Costa was a communicant of St....
Helen Bolduc
May 16, 2007
Helen (Politis) Bolduc, 82, of New Bedford, died May 16, 2007 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Capt. Arthur Bernard Bolduc. Born in Clinton, the daughter of the late Spiro and Amanda (Costakes) Politis, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member of St. George...
Daniel Boisvert
May 16, 2007
Daniel Boisvert, 65, of Dartmouth died May 16, 2007. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ernest and Bertha M. (Girouard) Boisvert, he was raised in Acushnet and lived in Miami before moving to Dartmouth in 1980. Mr. Boisvert was a commercial fisherman. While living in Miami, he was a firefighter with the Metropolitan Dade County Fire...
Mark A. Reed
May 16, 2007
Mark Anthony Reed, 37, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 16, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Necole J. (Gomes) Reed. Born in Barnwell, SC, the son of Marian (Owens) and Clyde Reed, Sr., of Williston, SC, he lived in Elko, SC for many years before moving to New Bedford seven...
John W. Souto
May 15, 2007
John W. Souto, 53, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 15, 2007 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Claire A. (DaCruz) Souto. Born in Wareham, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Souto was formerly employed as a machine operator at Chamberlain Manufacturing. He served in the National Guard for many...
Winifred S. Haun
May 14, 2007
Winifred (Williams) Sullivan Haun, 77, of New Bedford died Monday May 14, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Eugene P. Haun and the late John E. Sullivan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Raymond F. and Helen (Maguire) Williams, she lived here for many years before moving to Lady Lake,...
Donald J. Galvin
May 14, 2007
Donald J. Galvin, 69, of Pawtucket, RI died May 14, 2007 unexpectedly at home. Born in Medford, MA, the son of the late Thomas F. and Josephine M. (Woods) Galvin, he was raised in Marion before moving to Pawtucket in 1976. He was a graduate of Wareham High School and Cape Cod Community College majoring in electronics. He was...
Jeanette E. Bonney
May 14, 2007
Jeanette E. (Cook) Bonney, 83, of Portsmouth, RI died May 14, 2007 at Nemasket Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the former wife of Dr. Henry T. Bonney of Mattapoisett. A proud Canadian born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of the late Fred and Gertrude (Allen) Cook, she raised her children in the Farmington Valley area...
Noah Robert Dacosta
May 12, 2007
Noah Robert DaCosta, the beloved infant son of Mark A. and Bonnie S. (Bastarache) DaCosta of Rochester died Saturday May 12, 2007 at Tobey Hospital. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Robert; his grandparents, Robert and Louise Bastarache of Acushnet; his great-grandparents, Rene and Eileen Racine of Acushnet and Loretta Cunha of New Bedford; and several aunts,...
George B. Monteiro
May 11, 2007
George B. Monteiro, 83, of Rockville, MD died Friday May 11, 2007 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Isabel (Andrews) Monteiro. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel R. and Constance (Baptista) Monteiro, he lived in Rockville for many years. Mr. Monteiro was formerly employed as an engineer for I.B.M. in...
Rose M. Lopes
May 10, 2007
Rose M. (Onofrio) Lopes, 86, of New Bedford died May 10, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a very courageous fight with her illness. She was the wife of the late James F. Lopes. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Odorizio and Lucia (Vernacotola) Onofrio, she lived in Providence before moving to New Bedford in the...
Natalie Marceau
May 6, 2007
Natalie (Camara) Marceau, 81, of Manteca, CA, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday May 6, 2007. She was the wife of the late James P. Marceau; they had been married for 46 years. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Manteca 11 years ago. Mrs. Marceau was a hairdresser...
Jeffrey A. Leaver
May 5, 2007
Jeffrey A. Leaver, 60, of New Bedford died May 5, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Bonneau) Leaver of Acushnet. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Lewis and Enid (Howard) Leaver, he lived in Acushnet most of his life. Mr. Leaver served in the U.S. Navy...
Mary E. Mello
May 4, 2007
Mary E. Mello, 86, of New Bedford died Friday May 4, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in East Providence, RI, the daughter of the late John L. and Liduina (Medeiros) Mello, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church. Miss Mello was the principal of...
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