Obituaries

Nov 16, 2006

Capt. Louis A. Doucette, 95, of Fairhaven, the oldest living skipper in the New Bedford fishing fleet, died Thursday November 16, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Irene D. (Zygiel) Doucette. Born in Edgartown, the son of the late Louis A. and Mary Jane (Upton) Doucette, he lived in...

Nov 16, 2006

Craig P. Bigos, 50, of Fall River died Thursday November 16, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Flushing, NY, the son of the late Charles and Irene (Doorty) Bigos, he lived in New Bedford and Fall River for most of his life. Craig was formerly a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include his wife Donna of New Bedford; four children,...

Nov 15, 2006

Pamela Miles (Stowell) Single, 85, of Mattapoisett died at home on Wednesday November 15, 2006. Pam was born on Walpole, Massachusetts, daughter of Raymond Miles Stowell and Louise Coggeshall Stowell. She was the widow of James L. Single. She is survived by her sister, Anne H. Stowell, with whom she resided for the past 40 years. She was the...

Nov 15, 2006

Steven G. Santos, 47, of Rochester, died Wednesday November 15, 2006 at Tobey Hospital after a six year battle with cancer. He was the husband of Jill (Kiely) Santos. Born in New Bedford, the son of Albino and Delores (Ferreira) Santos of Dartmouth, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He had resided in Rochester for the...

Nov 13, 2006

Jovina (Andrade) DeAndrade, 82, of New Bedford died November 13, 2006 at Beth Israel Hospital after a brief illness. She was the former wife of the late Domingos "Bim Bim" DeAndrade. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Caroline Andrade, she came to New Bedford in 1976. She was a parishioner of Our Lady...

Nov 12, 2006

Manuel J. "Butch" Coelho, 59, of Ruther Glen, Virginia died Sunday November 12, 2006 at Mary Washington Hospital after a long illness. Born in Acushnet and raised in New Bedford, the son of Mariana (Reis) Nunes of New Bedford and the late Jose Coelho, he lived in Virginia for the past 20 years. Survivors include his mother; his devoted...

Nov 12, 2006

Mary M. (Malone) McDonnell, 73, of New Bedford died Sunday November 12, 2006 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Leonard P. McDonnell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Jennings) Malone, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. McDonnell was formerly employed...

Nov 11, 2006

James Edward Ouellette of South Dartmouth, beloved husband of Janet Horan Ouellette, passed away on Saturday November 11, 2006, after battling cancer for two years. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Heyes Ouellette. A former United States Marine, Jim began his managerial career at I.T.&T. and went on to become President and CEO of several companies. He retired...

Nov 11, 2006

Edward P. Coury, 79, of New Bedford and Nantucket, former 14-year state representative, died early Saturday November 11, 2006. He was the husband of his beloved the late Theresa (Peters) Coury for 52 years. Mr. Coury is best characterized as a devoted family man. A carpenter by trade, he was elected seven times to the state legislature, representing the...

Nov 11, 2006

Irene P. Fielding, 84, of New Bedford died November 11, 2006 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Fielding. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the daughter of the late Henry Pereiro and Rita "Etta" (Pedro) Moura, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Fielding was formerly employed as a nurses aide...

Nov 11, 2006

Russell J. King, 77, of Dartmouth died Saturday November 11, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Lorraine (Goguen) King. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles C. and Kathleen A. (Walsh) King, he lived in Dartmouth for the past 40 years. Mr. King was formerly employed as a machine operator at Morse Cutting Tools...

Nov 10, 2006

Florence "Florentina" (Livramento) Almeida, 84, of New Bedford died Friday November 10, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose Flor and Maria Virginia (Freitas) Livramento, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady...

Nov 8, 2006

Elaine (MacDonald) Castino, 80, of New Bedford died November 8, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond B. Castino, Sr.; they had been married for 52 years. Born and raised in Sunset, Maine, the daughter of the late Elmer MacDonald and Gladys (Haskell) Helmetag, she lived in New Bedford...

Nov 6, 2006

William L. Lebrun, 96, of Falmouth died Monday November 6, 2006 at the Royal Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Andrea (Appleby) Lebrun and the late Mary (Mullen) Lebrun. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Bernard and Azilda (Jacques) Lebrun, he had lived in Boston for many years before moving to Cape Cod...

Nov 6, 2006

Nov 3, 2006

Nereida (Bermudez) Melendez, 80, of New Bedford died Friday November 3, 2006 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Peter Melendez. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Sixto and Ampara (Suarez) Bermudez, she lived in New Bedford since 1954. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church....

Nov 3, 2006

Ruth U. (Limerick) McCawley, 83, of Middleboro died November 3, 2006 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. McCawley. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Christopher J. and Ruth V. (Winsper) Limerick, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Middleboro in 1985....

Nov 2, 2006

James J. Dooley, 56, of New Bedford died Thursday November 2, 2006 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Mary A. (Holland) Dooley and the late John H. Dooley, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mr. Dooley was formerly employed in the housekeeping...

Nov 1, 2006

Robert J. Fay, 75, of Mattapoisett died November 1, 2006 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Rebecca M. (LaBrecque) Fay. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of the late James and Helen (Murphy) Fay, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Mr. Fay was...

Nov 1, 2006

Elona M. "Dolly" (Smith) Silveira, 96, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday November 1, 2006 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Francis E. Silveira. Born in Windsor, Maine, the daughter of the late Charles and Elona (Kirby) Smith, she lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She attended...