Romeo W. Dupont
May 5, 2006
Romeo W. Dupont, 94, of New Bedford died Friday May 5, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long courageous battle with illness. He was the husband of Eva (DeMello) Dupont; they were married for 68 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Ernest and Delima (Spoor) Dupont, he lived in New Bedford for all of...
Marion L. Pettiford
May 5, 2006
Marion L. (Lynch) Pettiford, 56, of New Bedford died Friday May 5, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Barbara Lee (Offley) Dennis of Asuza, CA and the late Dudley A. Lynch, she lived in Jersey City, NJ, Washington, D.C., and Houston before moving to New Bedford 6 months ago....
Manuel Santos
May 4, 2006
Manuel Santos, 71, of Dartmouth and Clearwater, Fla., died Thursday May 4, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after an extended illness. He was the husband of Ruth E. (Mills) Santos. Born in New Bedford the son of the late Mary (Medeiros) and John Espirito Santos, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life and had wintered in Florida...
Marguerite I. Mahoney
May 3, 2006
Marguerite I. "Peg" (Donahue) Mahoney, 82, of New Bedford died May 3, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. "Pat" Mahoney, III. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Margaret (French) Donahue, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a...
Mary M. Oliveira
Apr 29, 2006
Mary M. (Maciel) Oliveira, 98, of New Bedford died Saturday April 29, 2006 at Taber Street Nursing Home. She was the former wife of the late Ernest S. Oliveira. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Roselina Maciel Cunha, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Oliveira was formerly employed as a silk...
Sally E. Fichtenmayer
Apr 28, 2006
Sally E. (Howe) Fichtenmayer, 83, of Wareham died April 28, 2006 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Neil R. Fichtenmayer. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth (Johnson) Howe, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Wareham in 2004....
Raymond J. Fecteau
Apr 27, 2006
Raymond J. Fecteau, 73, of New Bedford died Thursday April 27, 2006 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Roselle E. (Reul) Fecteau. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Leo P. and Orise (Fournier) Fecteau, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of Holy Name of...
Laurie R. Silvia
Apr 26, 2006
Laurie R. (Baptiste) Silvia, 53, of New Bedford died Wednesday April 26, 2006 at home after a brief illness surounded by her family and friends. Born in Wareham, the daughter of Emily (Barros) Baptiste of Onset and the late Julio Baptiste, she lived in Wareham for most of her life before moving to New Bedford 15 years ago. Laurie...
Lance Corporal Michael Louis Ford
Apr 26, 2006
Lance Corporal Michael Louis Ford, 19, of New Bedford died Wednesday April 26, 2006 while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq. Born in Wareham, the son of Joseph M. Ford, Sr. and the late Cheryl E. (Viger) Ford, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Michael was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional...
Charlotte Baptista
Apr 26, 2006
Charlotte (Lomba) Baptista, 91, of New Bedford, died April 26, 2006 quietly at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Augusto Baptista. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Louisa (Pereira) Lomba, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She devoted her life to caring and...
Manuel A. Soares
Apr 24, 2006
Manuel A. Soares, 86, of New Bedford died Monday April 24, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Shirley (Peters) Soares. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antone and Perpetua L.(Ramos) Soares, he lived in New Bedford all his life. Mr. Soares was formerly employed as a construction worker...
Georgette L. Leger
Apr 24, 2006
Georgette L. (Bessette) Leger, 73, of New Bedford died Monday April 24, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Andre G. Leger, to whom she was married for 52 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Lucienne (Moquin) and former State Representative G. Leo Bessette, she...
Manuel Pedro
Apr 22, 2006
Manuel Pedro, 88, of Dartmouth died April 22, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. He was the husband of Mary C. (Costa) Pedro. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Candido and Beatriz (Miquel) Pedro, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. Pedro was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. He was formerly employed as...
Evelyn M. Andrews
Apr 21, 2006
Evelyn M. (DePina) Andrews, 84, of New Bedford died April 21, 2006 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of William V. Andrews, Sr. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Moses DePina and Marianna (Miranda) DePina Alves, she lived Marion before moving to New Bedford many years ago. Mrs. Andrews was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom...
John "Sonny" Andrews
Apr 20, 2006
John "Sonny" Andrews, 77, of Hillmar, CA died April 20, 2006 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Jenny (Nunes) Andrews. Born in Marion, the son of the late Frank and Marion (Peters) Andrews, he lived in Marion most of his life before moving to Hillmar, CA 36 years ago. Mr. Andrews served...
Regina Perry
Apr 19, 2006
Regina Perry, 83, of Fairhaven died April 19, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Candida (Lopes) Perry, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. She was a member of the International Church of the Nazarene. Regina was formerly employed by Acushnet Company for many...
George "Alfaiate" Soares
Apr 19, 2006
George "Alfaiate" Soares, 67, of New Bedford died April 19, 2006 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary U. (Amaral) Soares. Born in Salga, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose and Conceicao P. (Bulhoes) Alfaiate, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Soares was a...
Thelma M. Toletti
Apr 19, 2006
Thelma M. (Burns) Toletti, 84, of East Wareham died April 19, 2006 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Francis A. Toletti. Born in Middleboro, she lived in Dartmouth, New Bedford and Florida before moving to Wareham 10 years ago. Mrs. Toletti was a communicant of St. Mary's...
Antone Gonsalves, Jr.
Apr 18, 2006
Antone Gonsalves, Jr., 93, of New Bedford died April 18, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Fairhaven, son of the late Antone and Leuendric (Wainer) Gonsalves, he lived in Westport and New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Gonsalves operated the Wainer family farm with his father. He served in Burma in the U.S. Army Air Corps during...
Margaret Yelle
Apr 18, 2006
Margaret Frances Yelle, 89, of Mattapoisett, Belmont and Norton died April 18, 2006, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge after a short illness. A devoted wife and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Joseph E. Yelle, a retired Postmaster for Attleboro and Selectman for Norton who died in 1985. Born Dec. 31, 1916,...
