Willie C. Powell
Sep 17, 2006
Willie C. Powell, 58, of New Bedford died September 17, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of the late Hugh and Rosena (Pierce) Powell, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Powell was employed by Multistate Electric Company in Rhode Island. He was a member of the...
Rose A. Costa
Sep 15, 2006
Rose A. (Correia) Costa, 82, of New Bedford died September 15, 2006 at Taber Street Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Costa, Jr. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Frank and Serafina (Andrade) Correia, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of...
Esteban Tum Chach
Sep 15, 2006
Esteban Tum Chach, 23, of New Bedford died September 15, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Guatemala, he lived in New Bedford for the last 5 years. Survivors include his family in Guatemala and many friends in New Bedford. Visiting hours Thursday, September 21, 2006 from 6-8 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals, 495 Park St. New...
Phyllis E. Cathcart
Sep 14, 2006
Phyllis E. (Hamer) Cathcart, 78, of Fairhaven died September 14, 2006 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long illness. She was the wife of Ralph E. "Buddy" Cathcart, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George W. and Lucy R. (Howes) Hamer, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. Mrs. Cathcart was...
Richard B. Parker Iii
Sep 14, 2006
Richard Bradford Parker III, 31, of New Bedford died Thursday September 14, 2006 unexpectedly at home. Born in Wareham, the son of Debra (Theberge) Pacheco and the late Richard B. Parker, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman out of the Port of New Bedford. Survivors include his mother...
Luis T. Depina
Sep 11, 2006
Luis T. DePina, 79, of New Bedford died Monday September 11, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lidia (Neves) DePina. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Joao T. and Julia (Gonsalves) DePina, he lived in Senegal for many years and Lisbon, Portugal for six years before moving...
Joseph A. Gamache
Sep 9, 2006
Joseph A. Gamache, 86, of Dartmouth died Saturday September 9, 2006 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a long illness. He was the husband of Virginia A. (Wilkinson) Gamache; they were married for 52 years. Born in Assonet, the son of the late John and Adelaide (Allen) Gamache, he lived in Freetown for many years before moving to Dartmouth...
Helen Higgins
Sep 8, 2006
Helen (Ryan) Higgins died Friday, September 8, 2006 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 64. She was the wife of Leonard Connolly Higgins for 41 years. Raised in Norwalk, CT, Helen was the daughter of the late Ann and James Ryan. She had lived in the Mattapoisett area since 1975 before moving to Fairhaven in...
Karle L. Chase
Sep 7, 2006
Karle Lamonte Chase, 63, of New Bedford died Thursday September 7, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Christ Church, Barbados, West Indies, the son of the late Rev. Stanley and Icilma (Harewood) Bayne, he lived in England before moving to New Bedford 23 years ago. He attended the First Church of the Nazarene. Mr....
Carlos D. Castro
Sep 6, 2006
Carlos D. Castro, 59, of Wareham died Wednesday September 6, 2006 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, he lived in New Bedford and Wareham for most of his life. Mr. Castro was formerly employed as a merchant seaman for Exxon Mobil Corporation, until his retirement in 1998 due to an injury. He is...
Manuel "Gus" Viera
Sep 5, 2006
Manuel "Gus" Viera, 91, of New Bedford died September 5, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital at St. Luke's Hospital He was the husband of the late Irene (Ferreira) Viera. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Augusto and Maria (Soares) Viera, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Mary's...
Donald H. Racine
Sep 4, 2006
Donald H. Racine, 68, of New Bedford died Seprember 4, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous, inspiring battle with cancer. He was the husband of Barbara (Rock) Racine, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Victor and Rachel (Desorcy) Racine, he lived in New Bedford all of...
Pauline T. Fontaine
Sep 4, 2006
Pauline Therese (Gregoire) Fontaine, 78, of Framingham, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday, September 4, 2006, at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Wilfrid and Loretta (Gobeil) Gregoire, she was the wife of the late Rene Andre "Andy" Fontaine, who died in 1986. During her battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, she...
Wallace C. Marden
Sep 4, 2006
Wallace C. Marden, 74, of New Bedford died September 4, 2006 at home after a long illness. Born in Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, the son of the late Willard M. and Agnes May (Jeffers) Marden, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a member of the Wampanoag Tribe in Aquinnah. He enjoyed watching...
Phyllis G. Huckabee
Sep 3, 2006
Phyllis G. (Grime) Huckabee, 84, of New Bedford died Sunday September 3, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Huckabee; they had been married for 49 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank and Sarah (Clegg) Grime, she lived in New Bedford all of...
Doris L. Harrington
Sep 2, 2006
Doris L. (Caron) Harrington, 80, of New Bedford died Saturday September 2, 2006 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of James M. Harrington. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Alice (Curry) Caron, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred...
Anthony Lawrence Westgate, Ii
Sep 1, 2006
Anthony Lawrence Westgate, II, infant son of Amy Williams of Fairhaven and Anthony L. Westgate of Freetown, was delivered stillborn September 1, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital. Survivors include his parents; his maternal grandparents, Albert Williams, III and Jeanne Williams of Fairhaven; paternal grandparents, Pamela Fredrick of New Bedford and Chester Westgate of Freetown; maternal great-grandmother, Lucille Tremblay of...
Earl A. Scott
Aug 31, 2006
Earl A. Scott, 84, of Mattapoisett died August 31, 2006 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carrie (Helliwell) Scott. Born in Fairhaven, the son of the late Margaret Ann (Ellis) Scott and Edward Spurgeon Scott who were both from Janeville, New Brunswick, Canada, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 1945. Mr. Scott was formerly...
Barry F. Sylvia
Aug 31, 2006
Barry Francis Sylvia, 55, of Acushnet died Thursday August 31, 2006 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Pearl (Soares) and Manuel P. Sylvia, Jr., he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Sylvia was formerly employed as a cook at Cafe Roma in New Bedford and at...
C. Eileen Marshall
Aug 26, 2006
C. Eileen Marshall, 84, of New Bedford died August 26, 2006 at Alden Court Nursing Center after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John J. and Anne (Bradley) Marshall, she was a life long resident of New Bedford. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Miss...
