Obituaries

Lucy Ann Sherman

Lucy Ann Sherman

Jun 25, 2004

Lucy Ann Sherman, 82, of New Bedford died Friday June 25, 2004 at the Oaks Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Philip and Hilda (Sullivan) Sherman, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Like her parents and grandparents, she was a lifelong communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Miss Sherman was formerly...

Edna A. Macdonald

Edna A. Macdonald

Jun 25, 2004

Edna A. (Jones) MacDonald, 92, of Worcester died June 25, 2004, peacefully at Radius Health Care She was the wife of the late William MacDonald and daughter of the late William and Bertha (Johnson) Jones. Mrs. MacDonald was born in Key West, Florida and lived most of her life in New York City before moving to New Bedford in...

Benon Y. Kozik

Benon Y. Kozik

Jun 23, 2004

Benon Y. Kozik, 83, of Dartmouth died Wednesday June 23, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Shirley (Lafferty) Kozik. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antoni and Victoria (Leisciski) Kozik, he had lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Kozik was formerly employed...

William Ferreira

William Ferreira

Jun 20, 2004

William "Bill" Ferreira, 58, of New Bedford died unxpectedly at home on Father's Day Sunday, June 20, 2004. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Strules) Ferreira. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late William J. and Elizabeth (Rowe) Ferreira, he had lived much of his life in San Francisco, California, until relocating back to New...

Joseph A. Jackson

Joseph A. Jackson

Jun 18, 2004

Joseph A. Jackson, 93, of New Bedford died Friday June 18, 2004 at Hallmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Josephine (McNamara) Jackson. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alfred and Clarinda (LaBonte) Jackson, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant...

Alice P. Goncalves

Alice P. Goncalves

Jun 16, 2004

Alice P. (Pina) Goncalves, 88, of New Bedford died Wednesday June 16, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jose Duarte Goncalves. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Maria (Vales) and Luis Socorro Pina, she had lived in New Bedford since 1966. Survivors include two sons,...

Charles Rodrigues

Charles Rodrigues

Jun 14, 2004

Charles Rodrigues, 77, of Mattapoisett died June 14, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lorraine (Vasconcelles) Rodrigues. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Georgiana (Costa) Rodrigues, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Mattapoisett in 1969. He was a...

Thomas L. Stroud

Thomas L. Stroud

Jun 13, 2004

Thomas L. Stroud, 75, of New Bedford died Sunday June 13, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Middlesborough, Kentucky, the son of the late Romie and Ollie (Marshall) Stroud, he had lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Stroud was formerly employed as a security officer for Polaroid Corporation...

Mary Sevigney

Mary Sevigney

Jun 12, 2004

Mary (Sullivan) Sevigney, 80, of New Bedford died Saturday June 12, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Mark Sevigney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Margaret (McGrath) Sullivan, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name...

Albert Gonsalves

Albert Gonsalves

Jun 12, 2004

Albert Gonsalves, 79, of New Bedford died Saturday June 12, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in East Freetown, the son of the late Joseph and Virginia (Santos) Gonsalves, he had lived in New Bedford for the past 30 years. Mr. Gonsalves was formerly employed as a supervisor at the Aerovox Corporation until...

Madelyn Kruger

Madelyn Kruger

Jun 11, 2004

Madelyn (Sweeney) Kruger, 84, of New Bedford died Friday June 11, 2004 at Our Lady's Haven after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of William J. Kruger. Born in East Taunton, the daughter of the late Charles and Cecelia (Shannon) Sweeney, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of...

Melva L. Jeffries

Melva L. Jeffries

Jun 10, 2004

Melva L. (Herrick) Jeffries, 85, of Fairhaven died June 10, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward E. Jeffries. Born in Belfast, Maine, the daughter of the late Ralph H. and Bessie E. (Brown) Herrick, she had lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. She was a member...

Thelma V. Baker

Thelma V. Baker

Jun 10, 2004

Thelma V. (Villani) Baker, 92, of Dartmouth died Thursday June 10, 2004 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Philip L. Baker. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio Villani and Carmela (Yellenti) Villani Caruso Alvaro, she had lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth....

David Robson

David Robson

Jun 8, 2004

David Robson, 69, of New Bedford died Tuesday June 8, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born on October 31, 1934 in Longview, Washington, the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Dodsworth) Robson, he was raised in Durham, England and had lived in New Bedford since 1958. Mr. Robson was formerly employed as a commercial...

Anna L. Walsh

Anna L. Walsh

Jun 7, 2004

Anna L. "Inga" (Luzar) Walsh, 90, of Marion died June 7, 2004 at Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edwin A. Walsh, Jr. Born in Bruehl, Germany, the daughter of the late Anton and Karoline (Bribanik) Luzar, she had lived in various parts of the world during her...

Mae L. Bois

Mae L. Bois

Jun 5, 2004

Mae L. (Phelan) Bois, 63, a life-long resident of New Bedford, died on June 5, 2004 at home surrounded by her family and friends. She passed away after a courageous eight year battle with breast cancer. Born in New Bedford on October 7, 1940 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Welch) Phelan. On July 16,...

George F. Cathcart

George F. Cathcart

Jun 5, 2004

George F. Cathcart, 78, of Mattapoisett died June 5, 2004 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Gladys M. (German) Cathcart. Born in Providence, RI, son of the late Frederick L. Cathcart and M. Marion (Tripp) Macedo and step-son of the late Antone Macedo, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was a...

Sandra Lynn Cortes

Sandra Lynn Cortes

Jun 4, 2004

Sandra Lynn (Becht) Cortes, 51, of New Bedford died Friday June 4, 2004 at Bedford Village Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Samuel Cortez. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Conrad and Nettie Becht, she lived in Brooklyn for many years before moving to New Bedford 16 years...

Barbara A. Rogers

Barbara A. Rogers

Jun 2, 2004

Barbara A. (Petrak) Rogers, 59, of New Bedford died Wednesday June 2, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Richard D. Rogers, Sr., and the late Michael J. Livramento. Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John and Anne (Liscik) Petrak, she had lived in New Bedford for most of...

Eugene H. Goldrick

Eugene H. Goldrick

Jun 2, 2004

Eugene H. Goldrick, 84, of St. Petersburg, Florida and New Bedford died Wednesday June 2, 2004 unexpectedly at his home in Florida. He was the husband of the late Pauline A. (Hebert) Goldrick. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Eugene W. and Ellen (Freeman) Goldrick, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life and...

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