William A. Kearney, Jr.
Feb 8, 2004
William A. Kearney, Jr., 48, of Fort Myers, Florida died unexpectedly from cardiac trauma on February 8, 2004. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late William A. and Mildred F. (Ward) Kearney, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Florida in 1997. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church....
Mary Botelho
Feb 7, 2004
Mary (Barboza) Botelho, 87, of Dartmouth died on February 7, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Botelho and daughter of the late Manuel J. and Maria (Reis) Barboza. Mrs. Botelho was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to...
Harry E. Bennett
Feb 7, 2004
Harry Edward Bennett, 89, of New Bedford died Saturday February 7, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Julia (Ramos) Bennett. Born in Onondaga, New York, he lived in Boston and New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Bennett was formerly employed as a supervisor for the United States Postal Service...
Marie Yvonne Bohan
Feb 7, 2004
Marie Yvonne (Choquette) Bohan, 92, of New Bedford died Saturday February 7, 2004 at Hathaway Manor. She was the wife of the late John Dennis Bohan of Mamaroneck, New York. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emery J. and Mary Ann (Gilbert) Choquette, she lived in Mamaroneck for many years before returning to this area. She...
Atty. Frank W. Mahon
Feb 4, 2004
Atty. Frank W. Mahon, 100, of Dartmouth died February 4, 2004 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Dr. Florence L. (Collins) Mahon, to whom he had been married 62 years at the time of her death and son of the late George and Mary (McCann) Mahon. Atty. Mahon...
Elaine M. Lopes
Feb 4, 2004
Elaine M. Lopes, 59, of East Freetown died on February 4, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in East Freetown, the daughter of the late Edwin and Jennie (Gonsalves) Lopes, She lived in East Freetown all of her life. She was formerly employed by Cameo Curtains in New Bedford and C.H.F. Industries in Fall River...
Patricia M. Putman
Feb 3, 2004
Patricia M. (Dixon) Putman, 75, of Mattapoisett died February 3, 2004 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Berthold Putman and daughter of the late Charles L. and Edna E. (Summerlin) Dixon. Mrs. Putman was born in Liverpool, England moving to Boston in 1955 where she worked at Boston Children's Hospital....
Christina Martin
Feb 2, 2004
Christina Martin, 53, of New Bedford died February 2, 2004 unexpectedly at home. She was the daughter of the late Christopher Martin. She was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include a daughter, Teasha Pauline of New Bedford; a son, Shawn Pauline of Florida; a step-daughter Kristine Fortin of New Bedford;...
Hilda Fortes
Feb 2, 2004
Hilda (Gibau) Fortes, 79, of New Bedford died Monday February 2, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Julio J. Fortes, who died on January 1, 2004. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Isabel (Gonsalves) Gibau, she lived in New Bedford all of her life....
Anna E. Vieira
Jan 31, 2004
Anna E. Vieira, 95, of Dartmouth died January 31, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Capt. Nicholas R. and Mary (Vieira) Vieira, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. Miss Vieira was formerly employed as a teacher...
Anna Seferiadis
Jan 30, 2004
Anna (Cozanopoulos) Seferiadis, 91, of Dartmouth died January 30, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. Born in Nigde, Turkey, Mrs. Seferiadis immigrated to the United states at age 15 settling in New Bedford in 1933 after her marriage. She has resided in Dartmouth for the last 35 years. She was the wife of the late Christo P. Seferiadis, the...
William S. Downey, Jr., M.D.
Jan 29, 2004
William S. Downey, Jr., M.D., 76, of New Bedford died Thursday January 29, 2004 at home. He was the husband of the late Loretta B. (Ring) Downey, who died April 23, 2003. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Attorney William S. and Marie A. (Jackson) Downey, he attended Holy Family Grammar School and Holy Family High...
Edward J. Dugan
Jan 29, 2004
Edward J. Dugan, 77, of Fairhaven died Thursday January 29, 2004 at his son's home in Fairhaven, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of June M. (Gardner) Dugan; they had been married for 55 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Richard T. and Laura (St....
Mary C. Souza
Jan 28, 2004
Mary C. (Correia) Souza, 97, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 28, 2004 at Blaire House. She was the wife of the late Francisco Souza. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Theophilus and Mary (Baptiste) Correia, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption...
Helen F. Sullivan
Jan 27, 2004
Helen F. (Shay) Sullivan, 94, of Somerset, formerly of New Bedford and Fall River, died Tuesday January 27, 2004 at Somerset Ridge Center. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Henry and Annie (Hennessey) Shay, she had lived in Fall River for most of her life. In 1985, she moved to New Bedford where she was a...
Ferdinand B. Sowa
Jan 26, 2004
Attorney Ferdinand B. Sowa, 81, of Freetown, formerly of Acushnet, died January 26, 2004, at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Mildred L. (Lynch) Sowa. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antoni and Helena (Orlowska) Sowa, he lived in Acushnet for many years . A graduate of New Bedford High School in...
Edward K. Mcintyre
Jan 24, 2004
Edward Kirby McIntyre, 86, of New Bedford died peacefully at home on January 24, 2004 surrounded by his loving wife of fifty-five years and seven children. He was the husband of Cecelia Helen (Tighe) McIntyre and son of the late Edward Kirby McIntyre and Margaret Ann (Meehan) McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre was born in New Bedford and lived in New...
Austin J. Bettencourt
Jan 24, 2004
Austin J. Bettencourt, 80, of New Bedford died January 24, 2004 at Mariner Health for Southeastern Massachusetts after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Helen M. (Kwiatkowski) Bettencourt,and son of the late Frederick and Mabel (Cawley) Bettencourt. Mr. Bettencourt was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
Karen E. Daener
Jan 23, 2004
Karen E. (Bieringer) Daener, 59, of East Wareham died January 23, 2004 at New England Medical Center after a long illness. She was the former wife of Thomas R. Daener of Hyannis and daughter of the late Fred and Marion (Funke) Bieringer. Mrs. Daener was born in Brooklyn, NY and had lived in Mattapoisett and East Wareham most of...
Helen I. Evans
Jan 22, 2004
Helen Ida Watkins Evans, 81, of Queens, NY died on Thursday, January 22nd at South Nassau Hospital, New York. She was born in New Bedford on March 19, 1922 to Thomas Steven Watkins and Mary "Bebe" (Peters) Watkins. Helen was the wife of the late Thomas J. Evans. During the big band era Helen sang with such well renowned...
