Obituaries
Lillian A. Medeiros
Nov 14, 2004
Lillian A. (Alves) Medeiros, 78, of New Bedford died November 14, 2004 at New England Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Arthur A. Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Gouviea) Alves, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. Mrs. Medeiros was a former communicant of...
Annie T. Dow
Nov 14, 2004
Annie T. (Coury) Dow, 92, of New Bedford died Sunday November 14, 2004 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late George Dow. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone and Julia (Taylor) Coury, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Dow was a communicant of Our...
John J. Sylvia
Nov 12, 2004
John J. "Jerry" Sylvia, 95, of New Bedford died Friday November 12, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was the husband of Viola R. (Danielli) Sylvia; they had been happily married for 69 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John J. and Florence (Rose) Sylvia, he lived...
James M. Abdelnour, Jr.
Nov 11, 2004
James M. Abdelnour, Jr., 58, of Dartmouth died Thursday November 11, 2004 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Janice D. (Marote) Abdelnour. Born in Acushnet, he was the son of Margaret M. (Paliatto) Xifaras of Marion and the late James M. Abdelnour and the late Robert Xifaras. He had lived in New Bedford and...
Dennis Correia
Nov 10, 2004
Dennis Correia, 52, of New Bedford died Wednesday November 10, 2004 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Joanne M. (Menino) Correia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Mariano and Evelyn (Carvalho) Correia, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Correia had been employed as a manager for...
Arthur A. Cole, Sr.
Nov 8, 2004
Arthur A. Cole, Sr., 89, of New Bedford died Monday November 8, 2004 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Helen C. (Turgeon) Cole; they had been married for 58 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Ray and Mary (Avila) Cole. Mr. Cole and his...
Everett L. Condon
Nov 6, 2004
Everett L. "Pappy" Condon, 80, of New Bedford, died Saturday November 6, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of F. Roma (Toman) Condon; they had been married for 60 years. Born in Rockland, Maine, the son of the late Albert and May (Leland) Condon, he lived in the Greater New Bedford area...
Beatrice Andrade
Nov 5, 2004
Beatrice (Almeida) Andrade, 87, of New Bedford died Friday November 5, 2004 at Taber Street Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., the daughter of the late Casmiro and Palmira (Delgado) Almeida, she had lived in Plymouth for most of her life before moving to New Bedford in 1985. Survivors include her former husband,...
Eugenio V. Rodrigues
Nov 4, 2004
Eugenio V. Rodrigues, 68, of New Bedford died Thursday November 4, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Irisalva (Andrade) Rodrigues. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Vieira) Rodrigues, he had lived in Boston and New Bedford for most of his life. He...
Joyce L. Rose
Nov 3, 2004
Joyce L. Rose, 44, of Canton, formerly of New Bedford, died Wednesday November 3, 2004 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Patricia (Kaphaem) Rose, she had lived in the New Bedford area for most of her life until moving to Canton with the assistance of...
Iris R.J. Fortes
Nov 1, 2004
Iris R.J. (Sadler) Fortes, 70, of New Bedford died November 1, 2004 at Hallmark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John Fortes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leonard and Rachel (Johnson) Sadler, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Survivors include two sisters,...
Robert D. Lima
Nov 1, 2004
Robert D. "Bobby" Lima, 17, of Dartmouth died November 1, 2004 at New England Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of Robert W. and Debra A. (Callahan) Lima of Dartmouth, he lived in Dartmouth most of his life. Bobby attended the I.H. Schwartz Rehabilitation Center in New Bedford where he received much love,...
Shirley M. Gomes
Oct 31, 2004
Shirley M. (DeCosta) Gomes, 76, of New Bedford died Sunday October 31, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel H. Gomes. Born in Middleboro, the daughter of the late Wesley A. DeCosta and Vera F. (Washburn) Bruno, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her...
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...
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