Obituaries

Raymond C. Perry

Raymond C. Perry

Oct 23, 2005

Raymond C. Perry, of New Bedford died October 23, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Estelle Perry. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Pires) Perry, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Perry was an excellent husband, father and...

James G. Yuille

James G. Yuille

Oct 23, 2005

James G. Yuille, 81, of New Bedford died Sunday October 23, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Robert and Esther (Jameson) Yuille, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Yuille was a self-employed real estate broker. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Andrews-Dahill Post...

Adeline N. Santos

Adeline N. Santos

Oct 22, 2005

Adeline N. (Lessa) Santos, 90, of New Bedford died October 22, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John M. "Johnny Trombone" Santos. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Clotilde (Silva) Lessa, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Santos was a...

Christian A. Andrews

Christian A. Andrews

Oct 20, 2005

Christian A. Andrews, 80, of New Bedford died October 20, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Minnie L. (Conceicao) Andrews. Born in New Britain, Conn., the son of the late Frank and Marian (Peters) Andrews, he was raised in Marion and lived in New Bedford most of his life....

Robert V. O'Connor

Robert V. O'Connor

Oct 18, 2005

Robert V. O'Connor, 80, of Dartmouth died Tuesday October 18, 2005 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Elizabeth H. (Hedlund) O'Connor. Born and raised in Natick, the son of the late Patrick E. and Lucy R. (Hannon) O'Connor, he resided in Dartmouth since 1966. He was a...

Jose A. Gonzalez

Jose A. Gonzalez

Oct 18, 2005

Jose A. Gonzalez, 59, of New Bedford died Tuesday October 18, 2005 at home. Born in Moca, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Angel Antonio Gonzalez and Timotea (Soto) Gonzalez, he had lived in New York before moving to New Bedford 3 1/2 years ago. He enjoyed sports, reading and music. Survivors include his stepmother, Vincenta Soto of...

Gilbert Pedro

Gilbert Pedro

Oct 16, 2005

Gilbert Pedro, 82, of New Bedford died Sunday October 16, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Dorothy (Barao) Pedro; they had been married for 62 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Guilherme and Silvana (Lima) Pedro, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...

Marion L. Surprenant

Marion L. Surprenant

Oct 14, 2005

Marion L. (Weaver) Surprenant, 81, of New Bedford died Friday October 14, 2005 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of Conrad R. Surprenant of North Hutchinson Island, Fla. and Rochester, Mass. Born in Saugus, the daughter of the late George and Viola Weaver, she lived in North Reading and Wakefield for many years...

Dorothy M. Ellis

Dorothy M. Ellis

Oct 13, 2005

Dorothy M. (Cardoza) Ellis, 68, of Dartmouth died Thursday October 13, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Michael Ellis. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Peroni) Cardoza, she lived in Dartmouth most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis of...

Robert L. Gragg

Robert L. Gragg

Oct 12, 2005

Robert Lesley Gragg, 83, of New Bedford died October 12, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Laura Mary (Haskell) Gragg. Born in Seward, Nebraska, the son of the late Robert Lee and Mary Lavina (Clarke) Gragg, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before retiring to Maine and returning to New...

Balbina M. Peters

Balbina M. Peters

Oct 10, 2005

Balbina Mae "Bina" (Vieira) Peters, 74, of New Bedford died Monday October 10, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph Fortes Vieira and Eva (Oliver) Vieira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Peters was formerly employed as a social worker for Commonwealth of...

Manuel F. Morea

Manuel F. Morea

Oct 8, 2005

Manuel F. "Manny" Morea, 79, of Dartmouth died Saturday October 8, 2005 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Cheryl (Stepak) Morea. Born in Cambridge, the son of the late Manuel F. and Hattie G. (Taylor) Morea, he lived in Mattapoisett and Dartmouth for many years. Mr. Morea was the...

William J. Gosselin, Jr.

William J. Gosselin, Jr.

Oct 7, 2005

William Joseph Gosselin, Jr., 72, of New Bedford died Friday October 7, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late William J. and Florence (Bonneau) Gosselin, he had lived in Wrentham and Taunton before returning to the New Bedford area 30 years ago. He most recently resided at Melville Towers in New Bedford. He...

Mary Vera

Mary Vera

Oct 5, 2005

Mary (Lawrence) Vera, 93, of New Bedford died Wednesday October 5, 2005 at New Bedford Health Care after a brief illness. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Homen) Lawrence, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Mrs....

Paul G. Demoranville

Paul G. Demoranville

Oct 1, 2005

Paul G. DeMoranville, 56, of Rochester died Saturday October 1, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Deborah L. (Riddell) DeMoranville. Born in New Bedford, the son of Howard and Adelina (Williams) DeMoranville of Mattapoisett, he had lived in Rochester for most of his life. He was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High...

Donald Gibeau

Donald Gibeau

Oct 1, 2005

Donald Gibeau, 67, of New Bedford died October 1, 2005 at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Louis and Margaret R. (Rosa) Gibeau, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James Church. Mr. Gibeau was formerly employed...

Francis C. Gray, Jr.

Francis C. Gray, Jr.

Sep 28, 2005

Francis Calley Gray, Jr., of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, died of cancer on 28 September 2005 at his home in Birchfield Farms at the age of 81. Born in Boston on 25 January 1924, he was the second son of Helen Rotch Bullard, of New Bedford, and Francis Calley Gray of Boston. He attended Dexter School in Brookline, St. Mark's...

Isaiah N. Rogers

Isaiah N. Rogers

Sep 27, 2005

Isaiah Nate Rogers, 7 months old, of New Bedford died Tuesday Septemebr 27, 2005 at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston after a long illness. He was the beloved son of Ramon and Leah (Gauthier) Rogers. Isaiah was born in New Bedford on February 13, 2005. He was a member of the New Life Tabernacle in New Bedford. Survivors...

Claude B. Lague

Claude B. Lague

Sep 26, 2005

Claude Brian Lague, 38, of New Bedford died Monday September 26, 2005 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Georgia (Xiarhos) Conley, and her husband Thomas, of Dunnellon, Fla., and the late Roland Lague, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Lague was employed as a commercial fisherman out of the...

Joaquim Rebeiro

Joaquim Rebeiro

Sep 25, 2005

Joaquim "Jack" Rebeiro, 60, of New Bedford, formerly of Boston, died Sunday September 25, 2005 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven after a brief illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel C. and Amelia (Pires) Rebeiro, he lived in Boston for 20 years before returning to New Bedford. He...

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