Mary Lafferty
Mar 7, 2004
Mary (Alfonso) Lafferty, 95, of New Bedford died March 7, 2004 at Taber Street Nursing Home unexpectedly. She was the wife of the late James W. Lafferty Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Bernardino and Mary (DaSilva) Alfonso, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant of St....
Matthew L. Gonsalves, Jr.
Mar 6, 2004
Matthew L. Gonsalves, Jr., 76, of Acushnet died March 6, 2004 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Therese M. (Joseph) Gonsalves and son of the late Matthew L. and Maria (Modesto) Gonsalves. Mr. Gonsalves was born in New Bedford and lived in Acushnet most of his life. In 1962, he and his wife founded...
Frank Lopes
Mar 6, 2004
Frank A. Lopes, 74, of Fairhaven died March 6, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Antone M. and Micaella (DoRosario) Lopes, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Fairhaven 2 years ago. He was formerly employed by DeFillet Fish House for many years...
Ethel Emmett
Mar 6, 2004
Ethel (Norman) Emmett, 81, of New Bedford died March 6, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Norman "Jake" Emmett and daughter of the late Percy Norman and Dora Hogarth. Mrs. Emmett was born in Fall River and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a member...
Oscar N. Dubreuil
Mar 5, 2004
Oscar Dubreuil, 84, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at Forest View Nursing Home, Wareham, Friday March 5, 2004. He was the husband of Rita (Jusseaume) Dubreuil, they were married 59 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Napoleon and Alice (Masse) Dubreuil, he lived in Mattapoisett for 50 years and was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church....
Paul E. Corley, Jr.
Mar 5, 2004
Paul E. Corley, Jr., 44, of East Freetown died March 5, 2004 unexpectedly. He was the husband of Sheryl M. (Foubert) Corley and son of Margaret L. (Lawlor) Corley of Dartmouth and the late Dr. Paul E. Corley. Paul was born in New Bedford and lived in Dartmouth most of his life before moving to East Freetown 9 years...
Anastasia D. Lawrence
Mar 5, 2004
Anastasia D. (Dubac) Lawrence, 85, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday March 5, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lt. Colonel Antonio J. Lawrence. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Makar A. and Xenia (Wesilovsky) Zawerucha, she traveled throughout the United States and abroad while her husband served in...
Carol Cardinal
Mar 4, 2004
Carol (Powers) Cardinal, 68, of Fairhaven, died Thursday March 4, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Donald Cardinal, to whom she had been married for 40 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Glen and Elsie (Hargraves) Powers, she had lived in Fairhaven for most of her life....
Edalina Sylvia
Mar 3, 2004
Edalina (Santos) Sylvia, 83, of Brockton died March 3, 2004 at Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Frank M. Sylvia and daughter of the late Francisco L. and Maria E. (Lacerda) Santos. Mrs. Sylvia was born in New Bedford and had lived in Brockton and Boston most of her life. Survivors include...
Annette Higgins
Mar 3, 2004
Annette "Etta" (Leaver) Higgins, 87, of New Bedford died March 3, 2004 at Brandon Woods after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Higgins, Jr., and daughter of the late Albert and Susannah (Harrison) Leaver. Mrs. Higgins was born in New Bedford and lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include...
Isabelle D. Mackler
Feb 29, 2004
Isabelle D. (Dobbs) Mackler, 84, of Dartmouth died Sunday February 29, 2004 at home. She was the wife of Dr. Edward D. Mackler. Born in Dayton, Tenn., the daughter of the late Claude B. and Leota (Jones) Dobbs, she had lived in New Bedford for 44 years before relocating to Dartmouth in 1992. Mrs. Mackler was educated in Chattanooga,...
Livia Duhaime Kowalski
Feb 27, 2004
Livia (Rodrigues) Duhaime Kowalski, 84, of Dartmouth, died Friday February 27, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph G. Kowaski and George Duhaime. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Francisco and Rose Rodrigues, she lived in Dartmouth for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Julie...
Donald E. Thatcher
Feb 25, 2004
Donald E. "Ducky" Thatcher, 74, of Dartmouth and Boston, died February 25, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Audrey J. (Brisson) Thatcher with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage on February 24, 2004. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward N. and Annette E. (Martin) Thatcher, he...
Florence B. Cawley
Feb 24, 2004
Florence B. Cawley, 87, of Stoneham died February 24, 2004 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late James A. Cawley and daughter of the late Richard Thurston Ball and Elizabeth (Hodges) Ball. Mrs. Cawley was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to...
Jean G. Keir
Feb 24, 2004
Jean G. (Griffin) Keir, 88, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday February 24, 2004 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of David W. Keir and the late Winchester Smith. Born in Waterford, New York, the daughter of the late Louis and Ethel (Batcheler) Griffin, she had lived in Melrose and Antassawamock in Mattapoisett for most...
Liduina R. Martins
Feb 24, 2004
Liduina R. (Almeida) Martins, 87, of New Bedford died February 24, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Umberto S. Martins. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John R. and Marie P. (Cabral) Almeida, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Gertrude Caiado Nunes
Feb 22, 2004
Gertude M. (Lopes) Caiado-Nunes, 49, of New Bedford, formerly of Warren, Rhode Island died Sunday February 22, 2004 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a long illness. Born in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, the daughter of Maria C. Silva of Providence, and the late Antone M. Lopes, she had lived in Dartmouth, and in Warren, RI, before...
Valentin Cruz
Feb 21, 2004
Valentin Cruz, 86, of New Bedford, died Saturday February 21, 2004 at Kristen Beth Nursing Home. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Juana Figueroa and Rafael Cruz, he had lived in Puerto Rico for most of his life before moving to New Bedford in 1994. Survivors include his former wife, Luz Rosario of Puerto Rico;...
Sarah M. Brightman
Feb 21, 2004
Sarah M. (McMullen) Brightman, 81, of New Bedford died Saturday February 21, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of George H. Brightman, to whom she had been married for 61 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James and Malvina (Desmarais) McMullen, she lived in New Bedford all of...
Joaquim Sobral
Feb 20, 2004
Joaquim Sobral, 85, of Fairhaven died Friday February 20, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Christine M. (Mendonca) Sobral. Born in Hudson, the son of the late Ivo and Ermelinda (Santos) Sobral, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Fairhaven in 1950. He was a...
