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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
Eileen D. Pokorny
Sep 25, 2005
Eileen D. (Head) Pokorny, 82, of New Bedford died Sunday September 25, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret A. (Fitzgerald) Head, she lived in Buffalo for most of her life before moving to New Bedford in 1977. Mrs. Pokorny was formerly employed...
Henry Mandeville
Sep 25, 2005
Henry Mandeville, 81, of New Bedford, formerly of Fall River, died Sunday September 25, 2005 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Albert and Regina (Bedard) Mandeville, he had lived in Fall River for all of his life before moving to New Bedford several years ago. Mr. Mandeville served in the...
Franklin J. Grace
Sep 23, 2005
Franklin J. Grace, 61, of New Bedford died Friday September 23, 2005 at the Veterans Adminstration Medical Center in West Roxbury after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, the son of John G. Grace of New Bedford and the late Katherine (Fonseca) Andrade, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was...
James J. Bramwell
Sep 21, 2005
James Jeffrey Bramwell, 38, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 21, 2005 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of James R. and Nancy (Manseau) Bramwell of Fairhaven, he lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. He was employed as...
Gordon H. Murphy
Sep 20, 2005
Gordon H. Murphy, 68, of New Bedford died September 20, 2005 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harold and Jennie (Cowell) Murphy, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Murphy was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on various vessels sailing out of the Port...
Gilbert J. Costa
Sep 19, 2005
Gilbert J. Costa, 75, of New Bedford, co-owner with his wife of Gilbert J. Costa Insurance Agency Inc., passed away on Monday, September 19, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Gillin) Costa; they had been married for 54 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late David...
Karl M. Neves
Sep 19, 2005
Karl M. Neves, 53, of New Bedford died Monday September 19, 2005 at Lahey Clinic after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Manuel A. Neves of New Bedford and the late Mary A. (Barros) Neves, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish...
