Barney Helfand
Mar 22, 2005
Barney Helfand, 91, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday March 22, 2005 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mary (Griffin) Helfand. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Harry and Gussie (Rosofsky) Helfand, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Mr. Helfand was formerly employed at Mutterpearl Manufacturing in New Bedford...
Laura Sylvia
Mar 21, 2005
Laura (Santos) Sylvia, 93, of Fairhaven died Monday March 21, 2005 at Our Lady's Haven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late August and Margaret (Jesus) Santos, she had lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Fairhaven in 1969. Mrs. Sylvia...
Arthur P. Silva
Mar 21, 2005
Arthur P. Silva, 82, of Wheelwright, formerly of New Bedford, died Monday March 21, 2005 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Joyce T. (Farland) Silva and the late Idamae (Tyrrell) Silva. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank P. and Louise (Martin) Silva, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving...
Deborah Antunes
Mar 20, 2005
Deborah Antunes, 44, of Brockton, formerly of New Bedford died March 19, 2005 at the Embassy House after a lengthy illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Michael Peter Antunes of Midddleboro and Joyce (Barboza) Antunes of Brockton, she was raised in Dartmouth, upstate New York and New Bedford before moving to Brockton. Deborah attended New Bedford High...
Efrosini Tsonis
Mar 19, 2005
Efrosini (Kouka) Tsonis, 101, of Dartmouth died March 19, 2005 at Brandon Woods peacefully. She was the wife of the late Ioannis Tsonis. Born in Lia Iperos, Greece, daughter of the late Zisi and Vasiliki (Athanasiou) Kouka, she lived in New Bedford since 1978. Mrs. Tsonis was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include 4 sons,...
Mary C. Selley
Mar 18, 2005
Mary C. (Carney) Selley, 79, of New Bedford died March 18, 2005 at Taber Street Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Richmond T. Selley. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Edward and Cecelia (Cullen) Carney, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Selley was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Jeannette Yates
Mar 17, 2005
Jeannette (Deneault) Yates, 90, of New Bedford died March 17, 2005 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel Cabral and the late Clarence G. Yates. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late David and Matilda (Lemieux) Deneault, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Yates was formerly...
Gerald M. Fitzgerald
Mar 17, 2005
Gerald Michael Fitzgerald, 99, of Mattapoisett died Thursday March 17, 2005 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was the husband of the late Abigail Agnes (Dougherty) Fitzgerald. Born in New York City, the son of the late Michael J. and Amelia (O'Bryan) Fitzgerald, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 1944. He was...
Beatrice L. Kubik
Mar 16, 2005
Beatrice Louise (Moore) Kubik, 89, of Mattapoisett died March 16, 2005 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Kubik. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett 20 years ago. She was a kind and loving person who loved animals and crossword puzzles and will...
Antonio Rodrigues
Mar 15, 2005
Antonio Rodrigues, 86, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 15, 2005 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Hofmann) Rodrigues. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Sousa) Rodrigues, he was raised in Sao Miguel, Azores. He returned to New Bedford as a young adult and lived...
Lawrence A. Weaver
Mar 13, 2005
Lawrence A. Weaver, 80, of New Bedford died March 13, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Ruth (Glennon) Weaver. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Milton and Anna (Michaud) Weaver, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Weaver was a communicant and active member of St. Julie...
Charles A. Wilcox
Mar 11, 2005
Charles A. Wilcox, 72, of New Bedford died March 11, 2005 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, son of the late David and Elizabeth (Mayes) Wilcox, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by Knapp Shoe for many years until its closing. Mr. Wilcox served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...
Susan Ouimet
Mar 10, 2005
Susan (Schwartz) Ouimet, 57, of Westport died peacefully on Thursday March 10, 2005 at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of the late Kevin Charles Ouimet, who passed away November 17, 2004; they had been happily married for thirty-four years. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of Henry Schwartz of...
Daniel A. Morris, Sr.
Mar 8, 2005
Daniel A. Morris, Sr., 79, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 8, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Catherine J. (Bonner) Morris. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Frank and Julia (Rose) Morris, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Morris was formerly employed...
Christina Henry Kasinger
Mar 8, 2005
Christina Henry Kasinger, 33, of Needham died Tuesday March 8, 2005 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was the wife of James R. Kasinger. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of Atty. James L. and Diana M. (Arruda) Henry of New Bedford, she lived...
Lee E. Moore
Mar 7, 2005
Lee E. Moore, 72, of New Bedford died March 7, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Maria A. (Medeiros) Moore. Born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana, the son of the late Elie and Bertha (Segura) Moore, he traveled the world while in the U.S. Air Force before retiring to New...
Ronald E. Hall
Mar 7, 2005
Ronald E. Hall, 66, of Acushnet died Monday March 7, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a nine month battle with cancer. He was the husband of Lily (Rego) Hall. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward W. and Lillian A. (Feeley) Hall, he had lived in Acushnet for most of his life. He was a...
Frank Motta
Mar 7, 2005
Frank Motta, 85, of Dartmouth died Monday March 7, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary (Teixeira) Motta. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Francisco and Rosa (Freitas) Motta, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Dartmouth 30 years ago. He...
Ora Y. Alves
Mar 6, 2005
Ora Y. (Mandeville) Alves, 80, of New Bedford died March 6, 2005 at home after a long illness. She was the widow of Lawrence Alves. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Arcade and Rosanna (Guy) Mandeville, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Alves was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart...
William M. Lyons
Mar 5, 2005
William M. Lyons, 85, of Mattapoisett died March 5, 2005 passed peacefully at home. He was the husband of the late Regina (Ring) Lyons with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Mr. Lyons was born in Watertown, MA, and lived in Waltham and Bradenton, FL before moving to Mattapoisett. He was formerly employed with campus police of Massachusetts...
