Obituaries
Mary Ellen Carter
May 21, 2005
Mary Ellen (Normile) Carter, 102, of New Bedford died Saturday May 21, 2005 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond Carter. Born on May 20, 1903 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the daughter of the late James and Jane Ann (Booth) Normile, she lived in New Bedford most of...
Virginia Cruz
May 20, 2005
Virginia Cruz, 36, of New Bedford died Friday May 20, 2005 at Mariner Healthcare of Southeastern Massachusetts after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Mabel (Diaz) Cruz of New Bedford and the late Silvoil Cruz, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and dancing. Survivors include her mother; a...
Paul A. Blanchard
May 20, 2005
Paul A. Blanchard, 73, of Mattapoisett died May 20, 2005 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary S. (Egan) Blanchard. Born in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late Paul J. and Jennie (Pespisa) Blanchard, he lived in Concord, MA for 40 years before retiring to Palm Beach, FL and Mattapoisett. Mr. Blanchard was...
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...
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