Obituaries

Dorothy T. Scott

Dorothy T. Scott

Aug 2, 2004

Dorothy T. (Taber ) Scott, 93, of New Bedford died August 2, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George D. Scott. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George C. and Kathryn (Carney) Taber, she lived in New Bedford all her life. She was a graduate of...

Sarah G. Shepard

Sarah G. Shepard

Aug 1, 2004

Sarah G. (Sawyer) Shepard, 84, of Minoa, New York, formerly of New Bedford, died Sunday August 1, 2004 at The Crossings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Walter O. Shepard, to whom she was married for 60 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frederick J. and Mary F. (Martin) Sawyer,...

Judith Burgo

Judith Burgo

Jul 30, 2004

Judith (Smith) Burgo, 57, of New Bedford died Friday July 30, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of John C. Burgo. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Charles H. and Patricia M. (Behan) Smith, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady...

Marie A. Vieira

Marie A. Vieira

Jul 30, 2004

Marie A. (Pereira) Vieira, 86, of New Bedford died Friday July 30, 2004 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Seraphim "Bob" Vieira. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Marie J. (Mendes) Pereira, she lived here all of her life. She was...

Mary T. Cleveland

Mary T. Cleveland

Jul 28, 2004

Mary T. (Foley) Cleveland, 87, of New Bedford died July 28, 2004 at home after a long courageous battle against lung cancer surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Frank H. Cleveland, former Deputy Chief of the New Bedford Fire Department. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Cooney) Foley,...

Betty A. Ames

Betty A. Ames

Jul 27, 2004

Betty A. (Hegstrom) Ames, 75, of Fairhaven, formerly of Macomb, Ill. died July 27, 2004 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Macomb, Ill. the daughter of the late Carl William Reynold Hegstrom and Thelma Hazel (Cannivat) Hegstrom, she lived in Macomb for many years before moving to Fairhaven. Mrs. Ames was formerly employed at Western...

Theresa B. Coury

Theresa B. Coury

Jul 24, 2004

Theresa B. (Peters) Coury, 76, of New Bedford and Nantucket died July 24, 2004 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Edward P. Coury and daughter of the late George and Kaffa (Dumas) Peters. Mrs. Coury was an avid sun worshipper who spent as much time as possible on her beloved Nantucket, often inviting her...

Norman L. Dussault

Norman L. Dussault

Jul 23, 2004

Norman L. Dussault, 87, of New Bedford died July 23, 2004, at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lucille T. (Boutin) Dussault, and the son of the late Benjamin and Almanda (Ruest) Dussault. Mr. Dussault was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of...

Roger H. Roy

Roger H. Roy

Jul 23, 2004

Roger H. Roy, 83, of Dartmouth died July 23, 2004, unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Taylor) Roy. Born in Hyde Park, Vermont, the son of the late Albert and Rose Alma (Lague) Roy, he was raised in Acushnet and had lived in Dartmouth most...

Jeanette T. Botelho

Jeanette T. Botelho

Jul 22, 2004

Jeanette T. (Page) Botelho, 77, of New Bedford died July 22, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. "Fireball" Botelho, Jr. Born in New Bedford, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Botelho was formerly employed many years ago in several local textile mills. She...

Daniel P. Espinola

Daniel P. Espinola

Jul 20, 2004

Daniel P. Espinola, 74, of New Bedford died July 20, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Louise (Rosa) Espinola, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He had also lived in Providence, RI, for 20 years. He was a communicant of...

Pauline M. Cardoza

Pauline M. Cardoza

Jul 20, 2004

Pauline M. (Monteiro) Cardoza, 72, of New Bedford died July 20, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Donald R. Cardoza, to whom she had been married for 50 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel R. and Constance B. (Baptista) Monteiro, she had lived in New...

Theresa V. Poirier

Theresa V. Poirier

Jul 20, 2004

Theresa V. (Sylvia) Poirier, 58, of New Bedford died Tuesday July 20, 2004 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Henry M. Poirier. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of Elvira (Martin) Sylvia of Fairhaven and the late Leonard Sylvia, she was raised in Fairhaven and had lived in New Bedford for many years. Mrs. Poirier was employed as...

Jeanne A. O'Brien

Jeanne A. O'Brien

Jul 19, 2004

Jeanne A. (Kelley) O'Brien, 76, of Marion died Monday July 19, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Robert F. O'Brien, to whom she was married for 52 years. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Charles J. and Anna (Burns) Kelley, she had lived in...

Anthony P. Ponte, Jr.

Anthony P. Ponte, Jr.

Jul 19, 2004

Anthony P. "Tony" Ponte, Jr., 80, of New Bedford died July 19, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Evelyn A. (Giza) Ponte. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Anthony P. and Mary (Correia) Ponte, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a...

Jose Faria Gonçalves

Jose Faria Gonçalves

Jul 18, 2004

Jose Faria Gonçalves, 75, of New Bedford died Sunday July 18, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Manuel L. and Bela Faria (Andrade) Goncalves, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a member of the International Church of the Nazarene....

Normand Mathieu

Normand Mathieu

Jul 17, 2004

Normand Mathieu, 80, of Fort Myers, Florida and New Bedford died Saturday July 17, 2004 surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief hospitalization following declining health. He was the husband of Jeannette R. (Boutin) Mathieu; they had been married for 58 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Leopold...

Henry Baptiste, Jr.

Henry Baptiste, Jr.

Jul 17, 2004

Henry Baptiste, Jr., 67, of Hyannis died July 17, 2004 at Cape Cod Hospital Hospital after a long illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Henry and Christina (Baptist) Baptist. More recently, he resided at the Greenery Nursing Center in Hyannis for the last 4 1/2 years and served as Council President....

Norman L. Silva

Norman L. Silva

Jul 17, 2004

Norman L. Silva, 68, of New Bedford died July 17, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the former husband of Ilda (Duarte) Silva of New Bedford and the companion of Florence Almeida of New Bedford Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joaquin M. and Leopoldina "Pauline" (Lomba) Silva, he was raised...

Maria Pires Depina

Maria Pires Depina

Jul 15, 2004

Maria Pires DePina, 95, of Acushnet died Thursday July 15, 2004 at the Blaire House after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Oliveira DePina. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Alberto and Mariana (doCanto) Pires, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Acushnet 12...

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