Damon A. Borges
Apr 2, 2005
Damon A. Borges, 55, of New Bedford died April 2, 2005 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Evelyn (Andrade) Reis and the late Leon Borges, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Borges served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple...
Laurene Pina
Apr 1, 2005
Laurene (Rocha) Pina, 43, of Brockton died April 1, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of William Pina. Born in Tewksbury and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of Barbara (Martins) Andrade of East Providence, RI, and the late Francisco "Butch" Rocha, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life...
Julia Lawler
Mar 31, 2005
Julia (Rubicky) Lawler, 91, of New Bedford died Thursday March 31, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of former New Bedford Mayor Francis J. Lawler. Born in Farnumsville, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Skawienska) Rubicky, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant...
James D. Gaouette
Mar 30, 2005
James D. Gaouette, 18, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 30, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of Darlene Machado of New Bedford and Douglas Gaouette of Dorchester, he lived in New Bedford all his life. Jimmy was employed as a landscaper, and had worked with his father in the heating and plumbing business....
Henriquetta Lopes
Mar 29, 2005
Henriquetta (Ferreira) "Katie" Lopes, 99, of New Bedford died March 29, 2005 at the Blaire House after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Paulo Lopes. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Rosa (Gonsalves) Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Lopes was a parishioner of Our Lady...
Z. Walter Janiak
Mar 29, 2005
Z. Walter Janiak, age 92, of East Sandwich, died March 29, 2005 at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. (Taylor) Janiak. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Andrew and Aniela (Nowak) Janiak, he had lived in Dartmouth for most of his life before moving to Sandwich...
F. Earle Clark
Mar 29, 2005
F. Earle Clark died on March 29th in Largo, Pinellas County, FL after a long illness. The 88 year old was born April 30, 1916 to the late Richmond Tobey Clark and Eliza (English) Clark. He was the husband of Helen (Pressey) Clark. At the start of World War II ,he left the photography business to work for the...
Mary Motta
Mar 29, 2005
Mary (Teixeira) Motta, 85, of Dartmouth died March 29, 2005 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Motta, who passed away on March 7, 2005. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Apolonia (Gonsalves) Teixeira, she lived in New Bedford for most of...
Edward J. Carney
Mar 28, 2005
Edward J. Carney, 92, of New Bedford died Monday March 28, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mary M. (McHugh) Carney. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Patrick and Bridget (McCarthy) Carney, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of...
Leona B. Daniel
Mar 26, 2005
Leona B. (Lemieux) Daniel, 72, of Fairhaven died Saturday March 26, 2005 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Romeo A. Daniel. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Olivier and Cecile (Doucette) Lemieux, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Mrs. Daniel was a member of...
Joeya C. Spooner
Mar 25, 2005
Joeya C. (Tansey) Spooner, 75, of New Bedford died Friday March 25, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha L. (Miller) Tansey, she lived in New Bedford and Cape Cod for most of her life. Mrs. Spooner was a former volunteer at St. Luke's...
Napoleon H. Demers
Mar 23, 2005
Napoleon H. "Nap" Demers, 77, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 23, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Florence A. (Sitarz) Demers. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Adhemar and Eva (Gratton) Demers and Angelina (LeClair) Demers, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St....
Mathra N. Duval
Mar 22, 2005
Mathra N. (Moquin) Duval, 71, of Dartmouth died Tuesday March 22, 2005 at Mariner Healthcare of Southeastern Massachusetts. She was the wife of Arsene G. "Gus" Duval. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Edna F. Moquin, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Dartmouth 10 years ago. Mrs....
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...
