Obituaries

Nancy S. Jenney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Nathaniel Gonsalves

Nathaniel Gonsalves

May 3, 2007

Nathaniel "Tango" Gonsalves, 74, of New Bedford died Thursday May 3, 2007 at Kindred Hospital after a brief illness. Born in South Carver, the son of the late James and Mary (Reis) Gonsalves, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Gonsalves was formerly employed as a machine operator at Continental Screw Company until his retirement....

Elizabeth Marchisio

Elizabeth Marchisio

May 3, 2007

Elizabeth (Deane) Marchisio, 77, of New Bedford died May 3, 2007 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard S. Marchisio. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Doyle) Deane, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Marchisio was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart...

Robert G. Cooper

Robert G. Cooper

May 2, 2007

Robert G. Cooper, 53, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Wednesday May 2, 2007. Born in Jacksonville, NC, the son of Frank E. and Mary E. (Garey) Cooper of Mattapoisett, he was raised in Mattapoisett and lived in Florida for the past 20 years. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga. He was...

Bradley L. Barrows

Bradley L. Barrows

Apr 29, 2007

Bradley LeBaron Barrows, 69, of Mattapoisett, passed away April 29, 2007. He was the loving husband of Betty A. (Linhares) Barrows for 50 years this December. He was the son of the late Edgar and Louise (Sherman) Barrows. He lived in Marion prior to moving to Mattapoisett at the age of 10. He graduated from Center School in 1953,...

Sophie Lafrance

Sophie Lafrance

Apr 29, 2007

Sophie (Leite) LaFrance, 89, of Mattapoisett died Sunday April 29, 2007 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Oliver LaFrance. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Leite) Pacheco, Sophie attended local schools and was employed in various jobs during the Depression and was later trained as...

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