Obituaries

Eric Dacosta

Eric Dacosta

Sep 14, 2007

Eric DaCosta, 35, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Friday September 14, 2007. He was the husband of Coralee (Barlow) DaCosta. Born in New Bedford, the son of Edmund P. DaCosta and the late Elizabeth A. (Reilly) DaCosta, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. DaCosta was employed as a floor installer for Morency Carpets. In...

Howard Baptista

Howard Baptista

Sep 13, 2007

Howard Baptista, 76, of New Bedford died Thursday, September 13, 2007 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Margarit "Margo" (von Steiger) Baptista. Born on Nantucket, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was the son of the late George and Abigail (Merkman) Baptista. Mr. Baptista attended New Bedford High School where...

Matthew K. Primus

Matthew K. Primus

Sep 12, 2007

Matthew K. Primus, 32, of New Bedford died unexpectedly September 12, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Felecia Jonas of New Bedford and John Primus of Queens, NY, he lived in Brooklyn before moving to New Bedford in 1992. Matthew was presently employed by Stop & Shop in Fairhaven. Survivors include his sister, Cecelia Fonseca of New...

Timothy J. Reilly

Timothy J. Reilly

Sep 11, 2007

Timothy J. Reilly, 54, of New Bedford died September 11, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Queens, NY, the son of John Lees, Sr. of Mattapoisett, the late Jane E. (Donaghy) Lees and Lester Reilly of New Jersey. Tim loved the Lord, his family and music. Survivors include 4 brothers, Richard Reilly, and his...

Gerald Landreville

Gerald Landreville

Sep 11, 2007

Gerald "Jerry" Landreville, 41, of Acushnet died Tuesday September 11, 2007 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Donna (Lachapelle) Landreville. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Paul A. and Claire (Mathieu) Landreville, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Acushnet. He was a communicant of St....

Elinor A. Roberts

Elinor A. Roberts

Sep 11, 2007

Elinor A. Roberts, 77, of Mattapoisett died September 11, 2007 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Llewellyn V. "Len" Roberts. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Bertha (Greene) Silva, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett....

Daniel F. Sullivan

Daniel F. Sullivan

Sep 11, 2007

Daniel F. Sullivan, 72, of Dartmouth died Tuesday September 11, 2007 at home. He was the husband of Rita L. (Choquette) Sullivan; they were married for 54 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Daniel F. and Aloyse M. (Lawless) Sullivan, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....

Stephen F. Theberge

Stephen F. Theberge

Sep 9, 2007

Stephen F. Theberge, 79, of Fairhaven died Sunday September 9, 2007 at Our Lady's Haven. He was the husband of Shirley L. (Daniels) Theberge; they were married for 57 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Omer and Lucinda (Sylvia) Theberge, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....

Florence M. Wilkinson

Florence M. Wilkinson

Sep 7, 2007

Florence M. (Duval) Wilkinson, 83, of New Bedford died September 7, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Wilkinson. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Hermas and Laura (Bolduc) Duval, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Wilkinson was a communicant of...

Maria M. Goncalves

Maria M. Goncalves

Sep 7, 2007

Maria M. "Bia" (Oliveira) Goncalves, 61, of New Bedford died Friday September 7, 2007 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Luis P. "Lulu" Goncalves. Born in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Antonia Duarte Soares and Jose Gil Oliveira, she lived in New Bedford for the past 34 years. Mrs. Goncalves was...

Adele Szczepan

Adele Szczepan

Sep 6, 2007

Adele "Del" Szczepan, 92, of Dartmouth died September 5, 2007 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Marcoin and Honorata (Swierad) Szczepan, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Heritage of Dartmouth. She was a communicant of the Polish National Catholic Church. Miss Szczepan was employed...

Martha Sims Cook

Martha Sims Cook

Sep 6, 2007

Martha Sims Cook, 60, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, died surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness Thursday September 6, 2007 at Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Martha was an active member of Campfire Girls, a graduate of Grady High School and received her RSNBN from...

Robert A. Carrier

Robert A. Carrier

Sep 5, 2007

Robert A. Carrier, 51, of Dartmouth died Wednesday September 5, 2007 at home after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Lucille O. (Charron) Carrier of Dartmouth and the late Ramon A. Carrier, he lived in Dartmouth all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, New Bedford. Bob was employed as a...

Loretta M. Caswell

Loretta M. Caswell

Sep 5, 2007

Loretta M. (Uppstrom) Caswell, 82, of Mattapoisett died September 5, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Franklin A. Caswell, Jr. Born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of the late Verner and Margaret (Mouillette) Uppstrom, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Caswell was a communicant of St. Anthony's...

Emily T. Alves

Emily T. Alves

Sep 5, 2007

Emily T. (Peters) Alves, 83, of New Bedford, died September 5, 2007 after a long illness. She was the mother of the late Patricia A. Alves, and the daughter of the late George and Kaffa (Dumas) Peters, all of New Bedford. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she worked for many years as a machine operator at Goodyear Tire...

William W. Perry

William W. Perry

Sep 3, 2007

William W. Perry, 72, of Fairhaven died unexpectedly on Monday, September 3, 2007 at Brigham and Women's Hospital of an aneurysm. He was the husband of Nancy (Moore) Perry. Born and raised in Taunton, the son of the late Daniel and Ella (Ducharme) Perry, he lived in Fairhaven for the past 36 years. Mr. Perry was formerly employed as...

Robert E. Flynn, M.D.

Robert E. Flynn, M.D.

Sep 3, 2007

Dr. Robert E. Flynn, former President and Chairman of the Caritas Christi Healthcare system in Eastern Massachusetts, and former Director of Medicine and Chief of Neurology at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, died at home in Mattapoisett on September 3. He was 82. Dr. Flynn, a long time resident of Dedham, was a chief architect and administrator of the...

Anthony Pina

Anthony Pina

Sep 1, 2007

Anthony Pina, 75, of New Bedford died Saturday September 1, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mae (Mendes) Pina. Born in Tisbury, the son of the late Edwin and Jenny (Rose) Perry, he was raised in Fairhaven and lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a member...

Gregory S. Russo

Gregory S. Russo

Sep 1, 2007

Gregory Stanley Russo, 33, of Fairhaven died Saturday September 1, 2007 at Boston Medical Center. He was the husband of Megan (McCoy) Russo. Born in Haverhill, the son of Stanley S. and Sharon L. (DeFreitas) Russo of Marion, he lived in Mattapoisett and Marion before moving to Fairhaven. Mr. Russo was formerly employed as a network engineer at the...

Capt. Arnold W. Bowers

Capt. Arnold W. Bowers

Aug 30, 2007

Arnold W. Bowers, 88, of North Dartmouth passed away unexpectedly on Thursday August 30, 2007. He was the husband of Evelyn (Vasconcelles) Bowers. Born in Voglers Cove, Nova Scotia, the son of the late Robert W. and Hattie F. (Slaunwhite) Bowers he lived most of his life in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Captain Woody was employed as a commercial fisherman based...

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