Obituaries
Daniel F. Flanagan
May 17, 2005
Daniel F. Flanagan, 85, of New Bedford, died May 17, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a lingering illness. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Francis) Flanagan; they had been married for 52 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late John J. and Annie V. (O'Donnell) Flanagan. Mr. Flanagan was a...
Leo F. Kavanaugh, Jr.
May 16, 2005
Leo F. "Bud" Kavanaugh, Jr., 83, of Dartmouth, died Monday May 16, 2005 at Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven after a brief illness. He was the husband of Therese P. (Cayer) Kavanaugh, whom he married in 1948. Born in New Bedford on August 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Leo F. and Agnes (Hoye) Kavanaugh. He...
Richard P. Sanders
May 15, 2005
Richard P. Sanders, 64, of Mattapoisett died Sunday May 15, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Cecile L. (Laflamme) Sanders. Born and raised in Shrewsbury, the son of Rose (Harpin) Sanders of Northboro and the late Wilfred L. Sanders, he lived in Mattapoisett for many years. He was...
Mary Peitavino
May 14, 2005
Mary (Mello) Peitavino, 93, of New Bedford died May 15, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Silvio "Sil" Peitavino. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone and Rose (Cardoza) Mello, she lived in New Bedford all her life. Mrs. Peitavino was a communicant of St. Mary's Church...
Evelyn G. Pena
May 11, 2005
Evelyn G. (Almeida) Pena, 88, of New Bedford died May 11, 2005 at Blaire House after a long illness. She was the wife John Pena, Jr. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joao and Gertrude (Britto) Almeida, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Pena was a active parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Albert T. Szynal
May 7, 2005
Albert T. Szynal, 85, of New Bedford died May 7, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Winifred C. (Hayes) Szynal. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Nellie (Chmiel) Szynal, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mr. Szynal was...
Edward R. Cain
May 6, 2005
Edward R. Cain, 82, of Bedford, MA died May 6, 2005 at the Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. Born in Cambridge, son of the late James M. and Kathryn (Ryan) Cain, he was raised in Belmont before joining the Army during World War II and traveling the world. He served as Major in the US Army...
Harry B. Johnson, Jr.
May 6, 2005
Harry B. Johnson, Jr., 76, of Fairhaven died Friday May 6, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Maxine F. (Barton) Johnson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harry B. and Eugenia (Caron) Johnson, he lived in Fairhaven for many years. Mr. Johnson was formerly employed as...
Pauline Cunningham
May 3, 2005
Pauline (Glover) Cunningham, 68, of New Bedford died May 3, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Harvey S. Cunningham. Born and raised in Nottingham, England, daughter of the late George and Lily (Day) Glover, she met her future husband while he was stationed in England during the Korean War....
Michael Depierre
May 2, 2005
Michael DePierre, 85, of Mattapoisett died Monday May 2, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a long illness. He was the devoted husband of Mildred (Brown) DePierre; they had celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on April 19, 2005. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Donato and Rose (Schiro) DiPierro, he had lived in...
Earle W. Scott
May 2, 2005
Earle W. Scott, 86, of Mattapoisett died Monday May 2, 2005 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott; they had been married for 54 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Clifford and Janet (Green) Scott, he lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Mattapoisett...
Lauretta Landry
May 1, 2005
Lauretta (Philibert) Landry, age 89, of New Bedford died May 1, 2005 at Sacred Heart Home, from complications of Alzheimer's and a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Paul E. Landry. Mr. and Mrs. Landry celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in November. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Horace and Rose...
Ethel T. Maciel
May 1, 2005
Ethel T. (McCormack) Maciel, 80, of New Bedford died Sunday May 1, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Arthur R.and Mary I. (Valentim) McCormack, she lived in New Bedford all of her life, most recently residing at Melville Towers. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mrs. Maciel was formerly...
Rosemary L. Johnson
Apr 29, 2005
Rosemary L. (Tavares) Johnson, 52, of Dartmouth died April 29, 2005 at home surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife Ronald W. Johnson. Born and raised in New Bedford, daughter of the late Alfredo and Dominga (Pina) Tavares, she lived in Dartmouth for the last 20 years. Mrs. Johnson was a...
Leo M. Stewart
Apr 29, 2005
Leo M. Stewart, 85, of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday April 29, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Therese M. (O'Leary) Stewart. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Monroe L. and Mary (McBride) Stewart, he lived in New Bedford most of his life, before...
Richard Duarte
Apr 27, 2005
Richard H. Duarte, 60, of Fall River died April 27th, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio Duarte and Eunice E. (Watkins) Duarte Carter, he had lived in Boston before moving to Fall River a few years ago. He was a member of the International...
Norma M. Silva
Apr 27, 2005
Norma M. (Sevigny) Silva, 80, of New Bedford died April 27, 2005 at The Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Albert A. Silva. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Irene (McMahon) and J. Omer Sevigny, she had lived in Dartmouth for most of her life before returning to live in New Bedford...
Christopher A. Schinas
Apr 26, 2005
Christopher A. Schinas, 56, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 26, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous two year battle with liver cancer. He was the beloved husband of Catherine M. (O'Neill) Schinas. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, the son of the late Akelas C. and Cleopatra (Chipas) Schinas, he lived in New Bedford most of his...
Manuel Adorno
Apr 26, 2005
Manuel Adorno, 37, of New Bedford died April 26, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the former spouse of Michelle (Borges) Adorno of New Bedford. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, son of Erasmo Adorno and Maria (Maldonado) Adorno, both of New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford most of his life....
Daniel T. Thompson
Apr 25, 2005
Daniel T. Thompson, 61, of New Bedford died Monday April 25, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Angelina T. (Andrews) Thompson. Born in Donora, Pennsylvania, he lived in New Bedford for the past 32 years. He was a member of the Fairhaven Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Thompson was employed by the Raytheon...
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