Obituaries
Bernadette Gaumont
May 21, 2004
Bernadette (Boutin) Gaumont, 101, of New Bedford died May 21, 2004 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the widow of Leandre Gaumont. Born in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada, daughter of the late Cyrille and Elmire (Corriveau) Boutin, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Joseph - St. Therese Church in New Bedford....
Agnes D. Tavares
May 19, 2004
Agnes D. (Duarte) Tavares, 89, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 19, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Teofilo A. Tavares. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late John and Eugenia (Gilmette) Duarte, she had lived in New Bedford since 1951. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence...
Joseph A. Faria, Jr.
May 18, 2004
Joseph A. Faria, Jr., 82, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 18, 2004 at Northeast Specialty Care Center in Stoughton after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Eleanor T. (DeMilt) Faria. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jose and Maria (Perreira) Faria, he lived in Atlantic City, New Jersey before returning to...
Cathleen C. Hetherton
May 17, 2004
Cathleen Connolly Hetherton, 91, of Dartmouth died peacefully Monday May 17, 2004 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility where she had resided since December 2003. Prior to that, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Suzy and Charlie Burke, in Dartmouth. Mrs. Hetherton lived in Dartmouth during the 1980s, in Chatham during the 1990s, and in Washington, D.C. from...
Jeanne Dalton
May 15, 2004
Jeanne (Bachand) Dalton, 79, of Fairhaven, died Saturday May 15, 2004 at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Dalton, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Arthur and Eloide (Dupuis) Bachand, she had lived in New Bedford for most of of her life...
Sandra H. Cathcart
May 13, 2004
Sandra H. (Sullivan) Cathcart, 61, of New Bedford died Thursday May 13, 2004 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Bruce M. Cathcart. Born in Middleboro, the daughter of Helen E. (Downey) Sullivan of Fairhaven and the late Arthur Sullivan, she had lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for...
David M. Tomlinson
May 10, 2004
David M. Tomlinson, 44, of Acushnet died Monday May 10, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Rebekah A. (Thomas) Tomlinson. Born in New Bedford, the son of Harry Tomlinson of New Bedford and the late Barbara L. (Cavanaugh) Tomlinson, he lived in New Bedford before moving to Acushnet 16 years ago. Mr. Tomlinson was...
John B. Cruz, Jr.
May 10, 2004
John Baptista "Duke" Cruz, Jr., 76, of New Bedford died Monday May 10, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ruth (Sylvia) Cruz. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John B. and Justa (Pina) Cruz, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a...
Manuel R. Tavares
May 9, 2004
Manuel R. Tavares, 71, of New Bedford died Sunday May 9, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Francisco and Ludovina Tavares, he had lived in Brava for many years before moving to Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He had lived in New Bedford for the past 8 years. He was a parishioner...
Arthur E. Lemberg
May 6, 2004
Arthur E. Lemberg, 67, of Dartmouth died Thursday May 6, 2004 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Norma (Silva) Lemberg. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Edwin and Hazel (Ross) Lemberg, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a graduate of Dartmouth High School. He will...
Irene Dasilva
May 5, 2004
Irene DaSilva, 70, of New Bedford died May 5, 2004 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife Jose Mendes and daughter of the late Aniceto and Angelina (Correia) DaSilva. Irene was born in Brava, Cape Verde and lived there most of her life before moving to New Bedford 5 years ago. She was...
Jeannine Y. Devlin
May 2, 2004
Jeannine Y. "Nin" (Liarikos) Devlin, 50, of Fairhaven died Sunday May 2, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Jeannine L. (Loranger) Liarikos of Fairhaven and John G. Liarikos of Acushnet, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of her life. Ms. Devlin was formerly employed...
Eleanor M. Wohl
May 1, 2004
Eleanor M. (Jones) Wohl, 68, of New Bedford died Saturday May 1, 2004 at the home of her sister Carol, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth M. (Jacques) Jones, she lived in Florida for many years before returning to New Bedford. Mrs....
Bryce D. Correia
Apr 30, 2004
Bryce Domingos Correia, 1, of Mattapoisett died April 30, 2004 at home from congenital heart complications. He was the son of Mario G. and Ellen L. (Ostneberg) Correia. Bryce was born in Wareham and lived in Mattapoisett. He was a member of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in Marion. Survivors include his parents; 2 brothers, Brandon Correia and Alex Correia,...
Anthony A. Viera
Apr 30, 2004
Anthony A. Viera, 77, of Dartmouth died Friday April 30, 2004 unexpectedly at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Louis M. and Margaret Elizabeth (McGough) Viera, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church. Mr. Viera was formerly employed as a golf club designer for...
Louis M. Enos
Apr 29, 2004
Louis M. Enos, 71, of Acushnet died Thursday April 29, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael and Mary (Gomes) Ignacio, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Acushnet 7 years ago. He loved dancing at the Poirier Post and...
Stephen B. Mello
Apr 28, 2004
Stephen B. Mello, 40, of New Bedford died Wednesday April 28, 2004 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Muriel L. Breton-Mello; they had been married for 12 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of Florence (Almeida) Mello and Egidio Mello, Jr., of New Bedford, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He...
Natalie Hurley
Apr 27, 2004
Natalie R. (Rebello) Hurley, 77, of Fairhaven died April 27, 2004 at Tufts-New England Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Marian (Lemos) Rebello. Mrs. Hurley was born in Mattapoisett and had lived in Mattapoisett, Marion and Fairhaven. She enjoyed knitting and cooking. Survivors include 2 daughters, Mary J. Peryer of...
Claude W. Ladner
Apr 25, 2004
Claude W. "Cal" Ladner, 75, of Wareham and Fort Myers, Fla., died April 25, 2004, at Blaire House in New Bedford following a lengthy illness.He was the husband of the late Helen "Hoovey" (Gifford) Ladner. Born in Somerville, the son of the late Arthur and Emily (Martin) Ladner, he was raised and educated in Cambridge. Afflicted with polio as...
David L. Nunnally
Apr 24, 2004
David L. Nunnally, 84, of New Bedford died April 24, 2004 at Blaire House after a long illness. He was the husband of Sylvia (Oliver) Nunnally. Born in Covington, Georgia, the son of the late Miles and Aramintha (Etchison) Nunnally, he had lived in New York City for most of his life before moving to New Bedford in 1990....
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