Cecil M. Lopes, Iii
Oct 31, 2004
Cecil M. "The Diesel" Lopes, III, 18, of New Bedford died Sunday October 31, 2004. Born in New Bedford, the son of Cheryl Andrews and Cecil M. Lopes, Jr. , he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. Cecil was a graduate of New Bedford High School, where he had been a member of the football...
Patricia B. Hannon
Oct 31, 2004
Patricia B. "Trish" (Burke) Hannon, 67, of Marion, formerly of Milton, died Sunday October 31, 2004 at home. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John and Helen (Sullivan) Burke, she was raised in Milton and was a resident of that town since 1982. She moved to Marion in 1990. She was a graduate of Boston Girls Latin...
Jo-Ann Trombly
Oct 31, 2004
Jo-Ann Carol (Morrell) Trombly, 60, of New Bedford died Sunday October 31, 2004 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of George R. Trombly. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel C. and Dorothy M. (Morrell) Mello, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She attended Sacred Heart Church and St. Paul's...
Carol Cain Farrington
Oct 28, 2004
Carol Cain Farrington, 49, resident of Naples, Florida and Marion, Massachusetts died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Carol was a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College. She received masters degrees with honors in Journalism and English Literature from Columbia University. Carol's first love...
Agnes Ribeiro
Oct 27, 2004
Agnes (Laronda) Ribeiro, 87, of Fairhaven died Wednesday October 27, 2004 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Carlos B. "Charlie" Ribeiro. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Manuel S. and Ermelinda (Perry) Laronda, she had lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in...
Simon Stava
Oct 26, 2004
Simon Stava, 65, of New Bedford died Tuesday October 26, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Skudenes, Karmoy, Norway, the son of the late Olav and Perina (Fagerland) Stava and stepson of the late Malena Larsen Stava, he had lived in New Bedford since 1964. Since 1997, Mr. Stava had been employed as a custodian at the Bristol...
Myrtle F. Eldridge
Oct 25, 2004
Myrtle F. (Johnson) Eldridge, 71, of Mattapoisett died October 25, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frederick Eldridge. Born in Mansfield, the daughter of the late Otis H. and Ida C. (Lyons) Johnson, she had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was formerly employed as a...
Irene R. Gwozdz
Oct 25, 2004
Irene R. (Gallagher) Gwozdz, 80, of New Bedford died Monday October 25, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Stephen S. Gwozdz. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Daley) Gallagher, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a graduate of Holy...
Ernest G. Caron
Oct 24, 2004
Ernest G. Caron, 89, of Rochester died October 24, 2004 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Yvonne (Lavoie) Caron. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Rene and Ida (Moreau) Caron, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Rochester in 1973....
Atty. Charles S. Tsouprake
Oct 23, 2004
Attorney Charles Sofokles Tsouprake, 82, of New Bedford, died Saturday, October 23, 2004, surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of Elizabeth Clark Tsouprake; they were joyously married 50 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Charles Michael Tsouprake and Irene Loutsakous Tsouprake. He was the first Greek American attorney in New...
Phyllis A. Olejasz
Oct 22, 2004
Phyllis A. (Szczepan) Olejasz, 86, of New Bedford died Friday October 22, 2004 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edward Olejasz and the former wife of the late Herve St. Pierre. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Marcin and Honorata (Swierad) Szczepan, she lived...
Dorothy E. Beauregard
Oct 20, 2004
Dorothy E. Beauregard, 83, of New Bedford died October 20, 2004 at home surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Lucien J. Beauregard. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Michael J. and Margaret (Alwill) Dempsey, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of...
Louise Moraes
Oct 17, 2004
Louise Moraes, 88, of New Bedford died October 17, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Dos Santos) Moraes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Miss Moraes was formerly employed by Cameo...
Louis "Bucky" Vincent
Oct 16, 2004
Louis L. "Bucky" Vincent, 75, of New Bedford died October 16, 2004 at home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. He was the husband of Izidora C. (Cruz) Vincent with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Vincent was the son of the Pauline (Pinto) Vincent Veiga...
Robert F. Noyer, Sr.
Oct 16, 2004
Robert F. Noyer, Sr., 77, of Mattapoisett died October 16, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Joan M. (Hickey) Noyer. Born in Middleboro, son of the late Frank R. and Margaret (Quelle) Noyer, he lived in Lakeville most of his life before moving to Mattapoisett 39 years ago. Mr. Noyer served in the US Navy...
Elsie Balestracci Lawless
Oct 16, 2004
Elsie (Oliveira) Balestracci Lawless, 77, of New Bedford died October 16, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Donald J. Lawless and the late Baptiste Balestracci,and daughter of the late John and Elsie (Sylvia) Oliveira. Mrs. Lawless was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her...
Doris Griffiths
Oct 15, 2004
Doris (Wells) Griffiths, 89, of New Bedford died October 15, 2004 at Brandon Woods after a long illness. She was the wife of the late David Griffiths. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Edward and Louisa (Cook) Wells, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Griffiths was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church....
Lena Thomas
Oct 14, 2004
Lena "Tillie" (Thomas) Thomas, 86, of New Bedford died October 14, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph G. Thomas. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Michael Thomas and Mabel (Zeadey) Thomas-Coury, and the step-daughter of the late Antone J. Coury, she lived in New Bedford all...
John Demello, Jr.
Oct 10, 2004
John DeMello, Jr., 73, of Dartmouth died October 10, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lucille (Almeida) DeMello. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John and Lena (Gianaria) DeMello, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Mr. DeMello was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in South Dartmouth....
Marie A. Benvie
Oct 9, 2004
Marie A. (Desrochers) Benvie, 48, of New Bedford died October 9, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the wife of Victor J. Andrade, Jr. Born in Acushnet, daughter of the late Robert and Lea (Maloney) Desrochers, she lived in Haverhill, MA and Maine for several years before moving to New Bedford in 1981. Marie was a communicant...
