Mary L. Bargasse
Apr 25, 2005
Mary L. (Andrade) Bargasse, 78, of New Bedford died April 25, 2005 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Earle B. Bargasse. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Ana (Oliveira) Andrade, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Bargasse was a parishioner of Our Lady of...
Shawn J. Kennedy
Apr 24, 2005
Shawn J. Kennedy, 67, of Mattapoisett died Sunday April 24, 2005 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Judith L. (Lindsley) Kennedy. Born and raised in New York City, the son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (McDermott) Kennedy, he later lived in Greenwich and Weston, Connecticut, before moving to Mattapoisett four years...
Assunta Diara
Apr 22, 2005
Assunta (Staiti) Diara, 100, of Fairhaven died Friday April 22, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Diara. Born in Messina, Sicily, Italy, the daughter of the late Leo and Sarina (Crisafulli) Staiti, she lived in the United States since 1920. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Survivors include two daughters,...
Randi Little
Apr 22, 2005
Randi (Cody) Little, 87, of Mattapoisett died April 22, 2005 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Albert Little and the late William Comerford. Born in Cambridge, daughter of the late John F. and Anna (Hansen) Cody, she lived in Milton for many years before moving to Mattapoisett. Mrs. Little was formerly...
Wayne J. Leshyk
Apr 20, 2005
Wayne J. Leshyk, 61, of San Juan Capistrano, CA, died April 20, 2005 at Boston Medical Center after a long, courageous battle with multiple myeloma. He was the husband of Joanne (Szwaja) Leshyk. Born in Acushnet, Mass., the son of Cecilia (Almeida) Leshyk of Acushnet and the late Nicholas Leshyk, he was raised in Fairhaven, Mass., and lived in...
Philip A. Bernard
Apr 18, 2005
Philip A. Bernard, 72, of Fairhaven died April 18, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital reluctantly after a very long illness. He was the husband of Patricia (Dervan) Bernard. Born and raised in Boston, son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Harrington) Bernard, he lived in the Southcoast area for many years. Mr. Bernard was a communicant of St. Joseph's...
Harvey J. Blanchette
Apr 18, 2005
******* Harvey J. Blanchette, World War II Veteran and Former District Director of Veterans Services for Mattapoisett and Rochester.*************** Harvey J. Blanchette, 86, of Mattapoisett, died Monday, April 18, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Dora I. (Dubois) Blanchette; they had been married for 59 years. Born in New...
Emilia Crapo
Apr 18, 2005
Emilia (Borghese) Crapo, 81, of Dartmouth died April 18, 2005 at St. Anne's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Robert W. Crapo. Born in Udine, Italy, the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Amelia (Benedetti) Borghese, she had lived in Dartmouth since 1956. She was formerly employed as a waitress and a home health aide....
Donald L. Nahigyan, O.D.
Apr 18, 2005
Donald L. Nahigyan, O.D., 80, of New Bedford died April 18, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Verna P. (Dutra) Nahigyan. Born in Melrose, MA, son of the late Souren K. and Ruth (Green) Nahigyan, he was raised in Greenwood, MA before moving to New Bedford and Mattapoisett 50...
Manuel A. Lomba
Apr 17, 2005
Manuel A. Lomba, 95, of New Bedford died April 17, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Dennis and Guilhermina (Lomba) Teho, he lived in Newport, RI, for most of his life before returning to live in New Bedford. He served in the U. S. Army during World...
Elsie A. Mccann
Apr 15, 2005
Elsie A. McCann, 79, of New Bedford died April 15, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late James F. McCann. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Deolinda (Ferreira) Souza, she had lived in North Dartmouth for 25 years before returning to live in...
Manuel Oliveira
Apr 15, 2005
Manuel Oliveira, 84, of New Bedford died April 15, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Gloria (Fontes) Oliveira. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Joseph Oliveira and Mary Stella (Cunha) DaLuz, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by several local fish processing plants for...
Eli G. Braley, Iii
Apr 14, 2005
Eli G. Braley, III, 54, of Mattapoisett died April 14, 2005 at home unexpectedly. He was the husband of Susan (O'Donnell) Braley. Born in New Bedford, son of Eli G. Braley, Jr. and Roberta (Sibor) Braley, both of Fairhaven, he was raised in Fairhaven before moving to Mattapoisett 25 years ago. He was a graduate of Fairhaven High School,...
Isaiah R. Leblanc
Apr 14, 2005
Isaiah R. LeBlanc, 5, of New Bedford died April 14, 2005 at Boston Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, son of Robert P. and Dolores C. (Mendonca) LeBlanc, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a parishioner of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Bedford. Isaiah...
Joseph "Chic" Santos
Apr 14, 2005
Joseph "Chic" Santos, 84, of East Freetown died April 14, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the former husband of Mildred L. (Lynch) Sowa of East Freetown, who was also his caregiver. Born in Fairhaven, son of the late Frank and Joquina (Luiz) Santos, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to...
Boaventura Darosa
Apr 4, 2005
Boaventura DaRosa, 79, of New Bedford died Monday April 4, 2005 at home. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Eugene and Benvinda (Massini) DaRosa. He came to the United States in 1955 and lived on Cape Cod before moving to New Bedford in 1990. Mr. DaRosa was formerly employed as a custodian for...
Lloyd W. Parsons
Apr 4, 2005
Lloyd W. "Shorty" Parsons, 43, of New Bedford died Monday April 4, 2005 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Lloyd E. Parsons of Warwick, RI, and the late Jacqueline E. (Smith) Parsons, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Parsons was employed as a commerical fisherman on various vessels...
Laura O'Donnell
Apr 4, 2005
Laura (Messier) O'Donnell, 62, of Rochester, MA died April 4, 2005 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the loving wife of Paul R. O'Donnell, Jr. Born in Putnam, CT, the daughter of R. Laurent and E. Evelyn (Denis) Messier, of Johnston, RI, she lived all over the world as a teacher teaching at U....
Lawrinda Bono
Apr 3, 2005
Lawrinda (Albino) Bono, 85, of Wareham died April 3, 2005 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Bono. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Frank and Angelina (Sousa) Albino, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life before moving to Wareham in 1985. Mrs. Bono was formerly...
Beatrice Mendes
Apr 3, 2005
Beatrice (Gonsalves) Mendes, 81, of New Bedford died April 3, 2005 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Mendes. Born in Freetown, the daughter of the late Manuel and Margaret (Santos) Gonsalves, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was active in ONBOARD many years ago. Survivors include six...
