Eugene J. Bessette
Jan 10, 2005
Eugene J. Bessette, 80, of New Bedford died January 10, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Marjorie E. (Kelley) Bessette. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late George and Elvira (Souza) Bessette, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Bessette was formerly employed by General Dynamics in Quincy...
Manuel J. Miranda
Jan 9, 2005
Manuel J. "Manny" Miranda, 72, of Jefferson, Georgia passed away Sunday January 9, 2005 after a sudden illness. He was the husband of Joyce Franklin Miranda. Born and raised in New Bedford, Mass., the son of the late John H. and Mary (Andrade) Miranda, he had lived in Georgia for many years. Mr. Miranda was formerly employed as a...
Gene E. Pursley
Jan 8, 2005
Gene E. Pursley, 76, of Mattapoisett died January 8, 2005 at home unexpectedly. He was the husband of Evelyn S. (Silveira) Pursley. Born in Walker County, GA, son of the late Everett and Bertie Julia (White) Pursley, he was raised in Chattanooga, Tenn. before moving to Mattapoisett 50 years ago. Mr. Pursley was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church...
Albert Silva
Jan 8, 2005
Albert Silva, 80, of New Bedford died Saturday January 8, 2005 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Margaret M. "Peggy" (Morris) Silva. Born and raised in Fairhaven, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Campos) Silva, he had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a...
Cezaltina Kocor
Jan 8, 2005
Cezaltina "Teeny" (Vieira) Kocor, 80, of New Bedford died January 8, 2005 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Edward Kocor. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Maria P. (Costa) Vieira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Kocor was formerly employed as a stitcher with several local...
Manuel Martins, Sr.
Jan 8, 2005
Manuel Martins, Sr., 81, of Dartmouth died Saturday January 8, 2005 at Alden Court Nursing Home in Fairhaven after a brief illness. He was the husband of Dorothy (Freitas) Sylvia Martins and the late Deolinda (Ramos) Martins. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Antone and Mary (Oliveira) Martins, he lived in Dartmouth all of his life. He...
Doris M. Heleen
Jan 7, 2005
Doris M. (Wilber) Heleen, 95 of New Bedford died January 7, 2005 peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late Owen W. Heleen. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Bertram P. and Mary Ann (Cavanaugh) Wilber, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Heleen was a communicant of...
Maria Almeida
Jan 7, 2005
Maria (Rocha) Almeida, 77, of New Bedford died Friday January 7, 2005 at Taber Street Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John Almeida. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Severiano and Carolina (Almeida) Rocha, she had lived in Connecticut for several years before returning to live in New Bedford....
Ernest F. Medeiros
Jan 6, 2005
Ernest F. Medeiros, 76, of New Bedford died Thursday January 6, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Irene (Medeiros) Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph M. and Emma E. (Francis) Medeiros, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant...
Charles W. Costa
Jan 5, 2005
Charles W. Costa, 57, of Los Angeles, California died Wednesday January 5, 2005 unexpectedly at home. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Angelina (Pina) Costa of New Bedford and the late Charles "Toby" Costa, he had lived in California for many years. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and California State University in...
Irene Rebello
Jan 5, 2005
Irene (Furtado) Rebello, 89, of New Bedford died January 5, 2005 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Carlos Rebello. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Marianna (Mello) Furtado, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Rebello was a communicant...
Suzanne Y. Bernard
Jan 5, 2005
Suzanne Y. "Suzie" Bernard, 26, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 5, 2005 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Richard P. and Jeanne N. (Dussault) Bernard of New Bedford, she had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a graduate of...
William O. Simpson, Jr.
Jan 5, 2005
William O. Simpson, Jr., 80, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday January 5, 2005 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Bertha T. (Southerland) Simpson. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of the late William O. and Evelyn (Ellis) Simpson, he had lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Mr. Simpson...
Frank Shields
Jan 4, 2005
Captain Frank Shields, 73, of Acushnet died January 4, 2005 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Mary Louise (Berube) Shields and the late Ida F. (Gasparelli) Shields. Born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of the late William and Mary (Carbury) Shields, he had lived in New Bedford, Fairhaven and Acushnet for most of...
Maria C. Barbosa
Jan 3, 2005
Maria C. (Andrade) Barbosa, 73, of New Bedford died Monday January 3, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joao B. Barbosa, who died September 21, 2003. They had been married for 53 years. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Thomas and Arminda (Oliveira) Andrade, she...
Dorothy Rose
Dec 30, 2004
Dorothy M. (Avelino) Rose, 82, of New Bedford died December 30, 2004 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Louis and Louise (Araujo) Avelino, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a parishioner and active member of Our Lady of the Assumption Church....
Zoé Reckords
Dec 27, 2004
Zoé (André) Reckords, 88, of New Bedford died Monday December 27, 2004 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Charles Reckords. Born in Grindleford, Derbyshire, England, the daughter of the late Ivan and Elsie (Addington) André, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church....
Barbara J. Warburton
Dec 24, 2004
Barbara Jean (Wilmot) Warburton, of South Dartmouth passed away on Friday December 24, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief, acute illness. She was the wife of Dr. Richard H. Warburton; they had been married for 47 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Whittaker) Wilmot, she was educated in New Bedford....
Jacob A. Garro
Dec 23, 2004
Jacob A. Garro, 20, of Mattapoisett died December 23, 2004 amongst family and friends. Born in New Bedford, son of Paula V. (Paquette) Garro and David Garro, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, class of 2002, where he was captain of the football team and played baseball....
Paul E. Marshall
Dec 22, 2004
Paul E. Marshall, 89, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 22, 2004 after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Florence (Vieira) Marshall; they were married for 64 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward and Virginia (Sylvia) Marshall, he was educated in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford for most of...
