Obituaries
Jennie Young
May 14, 2006
Jennie (Izdebski) Young, 77, of Taunton, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday May 14, 2006 at Morton Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Gut) Izdebski, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Taunton eight years ago. Mrs. Young was formerly employed by...
Ned M. Emmons
May 14, 2006
Capt. Ned M. Emmons, U.S.M.C., Ret., 94, of New Bedford died May 14, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the widower of Ruth E. (Sullivan) Emmons. He was born in Thorntown, Indiana, the son of the late Ernest and Ana (Johnson) Emmons. Mr. Emmons was a United States Marine Corps veteran of twenty-eight years...
Joseph A. Cormier
May 12, 2006
Joseph A. Cormier, 71, of Palm Harbor, FL died May 12, 2006 at Morton Plant Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Prudence "Prue" (Manley) Cormier. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur and Adele (Cormier) Cormier, he lived in New Bedford most of life before moving to Palm Harbor, FL in 1989....
George F. Oliver
May 11, 2006
George F. Oliver, 83, of Dartmouth died Thursday May 11, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Frances L. (Jenkins) Oliver. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George F. and Clara (Parker) Oliver, he lived in Dartmouth for many years. He was a member of the Smith Mills Congregational...
Robert A. Benjamin
May 11, 2006
Robert A. Benjamin, 70, of Rochester died May 11, 2006 suddenly at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Grace F. (Foster) Benjamin. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward and Noella (Caron) Benjamin, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Rochester 37 years ago. Mr. Benjamin was a communicant of St. John Neumann Church...
Mary Molleo Sherman
May 10, 2006
Mary M. (Sanderson) Molleo Sherman, 82, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 10, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of the late Richard T. Molleo, Sr. and Dennis L. Sherman. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Samuel F. and Catherine (Neary) Sanderson, she lived in New...
Minnie Fermino
May 9, 2006
Minnie (Andrews) Fermino, 97, of Mattapoisett died May 9, 2006 at home after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Charles Fermino, Sr. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Peter and Lena (deGrasse) Andrews, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Fermino was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. She enjoyed listening to Cape Verdean...
Elaine W. Tomey
May 8, 2006
Elaine W. (Munro) Tomey, 91, of Marion died May 8, 2006 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Tomey. Born May 21, 1914 in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the daughter of the late Alfred L. and Lauretta A. (Miller) Munro, she lived in Mansfield, Norton, North Attleboro, Attleboro and Hyannis before retiring...
Ralph J. Hathaway
May 7, 2006
Ralph Joseph "R.J." Hathaway, 44, of New Bedford died Sunday May 7, 2006 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Audrey R. (Goldman) Hathaway of Dartmouth and the late Gerald T. Hathaway, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life before moving to New Bedford. He was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and received...
Nourelain Boueiry Daou
May 7, 2006
It is with great sadness that we, the family of Nourelain Boueiry Daou, announce her passing after a courageous battle against ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Montreal. Born and raised in Lebanon, she has lived in Montreal, Canada, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.A. and Lebanon for the past 15 years. She is survived by her beloved...
John M. "Jack" Newby
May 7, 2006
John M. "Jack" Newby, 63, of New Bedford died May 7, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Chelsea, the son of the late John M. and Mary E. (Naegele) Newby, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a longtime friend of Bill W. Survivors include a brother, James Newby, and...
Florence M. Turner
May 6, 2006
Florence M. (Healy) Turner, 98, of Dartmouth died Saturday May 6, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John E. Turner. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late John F. and Thurzile O. (Dupre) Healy, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. Survivors include two sons, Richard A. Turner and...
Louis D. Deprato
May 6, 2006
Louis D. DePrato, of New Bedford, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at his daughter's home in Rochester. He was the husband of Marjorie M. (Mutch) DePrato. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Leo and Julia (Simi) DePrato, he was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Mr. DePrato served with the 150th Combat Engineer Battalion during World War...
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...
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