Louie G. Walker
Sep 26, 2004
Louie G. Walker, 36, of New Bedford died September 26, 2004 of natural causes at home. Born in New Bedford, the son of Helen E. (Rymut) Walker of New Bedford and Louie G. Walker of Auburndale, Florida, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He enjoyed watching the New England Patriots. Survivors include his mother...
Kalliope Karafotis
Sep 23, 2004
Kalliope (Kiniklis) Karafotis, 91, of Dartmouth died September 23, 2004 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Demetrios Karafotis. Born in Mytilene, Greece, the daughter of the late Theodore and Eleni (Paraskevopoulo) Kiniklis, she came to the United States in 1956, living in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth 30 years...
James C. Foley
Sep 21, 2004
James C. Foley, 93, of New Bedford died Tuesday September 21, 2004 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Alice E. (Piotrowski) Foley. Born in Argentia, Newfoundland, the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Cooney) Foley, he had lived in New Bedford since 1917. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Mr. Foley...
Mounir Baroody
Sep 20, 2004
Mounir "Morris" Baroody, 85, of New Bedford died September 20, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Helen (Baroody) Baroody. Born in Zahleh, Lebanon son of the late Slayman and Honeine (Baroody) Baroody, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Baroody was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory...
John N. Decosta
Sep 16, 2004
John N. DeCosta, 78, of Mattapoisett died September 16, 2004 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Geraldine (Francis) DeCosta. Born in Mattapoisett, the son of the late Anthony and Grace (Napier) DeCosta, he had lived in Mattapoisett for all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett, where he...
Veronica Bumpus
Sep 15, 2004
Veronica (Gula) Bumpus, 86, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 15, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Bumpus. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Skawinska) Gula, she had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Mrs. Bumpus was a...
Roland G. Farland
Sep 14, 2004
Roland G. Farland, 81, of New Bedford, died Tuesday September 14, 2004 at the Veterans Admnistration Medical Center in West Roxbury after a brief illness. He was the husband of Irene C. (Phaneuf) Farland. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Albert J. and Florida (Laporte) Farland, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his...
Capt. Antonio V. Fonseca
Sep 13, 2004
Capt. Antonio V. Fonseca, 78, better known as "Captain Tony", of New Bedford died Monday September 13, 2004 from injuries sustained in a boating accident in Quick's Hole. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Victor A. and Ernestine (Oliveira) Fonseca, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Fonseca was formerly employed as a...
Henry R. Gilbert, Jr.
Sep 12, 2004
Henry R. Gilbert, Jr., 75, of Mattapoisett died Sunday September 12, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a long illness. Born in Boston and raised in Needham, the son of the late Dr. Henry R. and Julia G. (Short) Gilbert, he had lived in Acton and Millis, then in Texas for 30 years, before moving to...
Thelma A. Bishop
Sep 6, 2004
Thelma A. (Giguere) Bishop, 84, of New Bedford died Monday Septemebr 6, 2004 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Henry J. Bishop. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Oliver and Reseda (Fontaine) Giguere, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
Mary C. Saba
Sep 6, 2004
Mary C. (Constantine) Saba, 84, of New Bedford died Monday September 6, 2004 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late George J. Saba. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Shickralla and Karimee (Soloman) Constantine, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Wayne S. Ingham
Sep 4, 2004
Wayne S. Ingham, 52, of Rochester died September 4th, 2004 at sea after his fishing vessel, Nancy Christine, was lost at sea. He was the former husband of Christine M. (Johnson) Ingham. Born in New Bedford, son of the late George and Loretta (Levesque) Ingham, he lived in Rochester most of his life. Mr. Ingham was a communicant of...
Beatrice Lessa
Sep 4, 2004
Beatrice "Te Te" (Lopes) Lessa, 73, of New Bedford died Saturday September 4, 2004 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Donald R. Lessa. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antonio and Barbara Gilda (Fortes) Lopes, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs. Lessa was a parishioner of...
Margaret Santos
Sep 4, 2004
Margaret "Marge" (Pierce) Santos, 70, of Dartmouth, died Saturday September 4, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Louis Santos. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Kelly) Pierce, she lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Dartmouth five years...
Katherine G. Abrams
Sep 3, 2004
Katherine G. (Buckley) Abrams, 95, of Mattapoisett died Friday September 3, 2004 peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late William Abrams, Jr. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frank and Kate (Fryer) Buckley, she lived the later part of her life in Mattapoisett. Mrs. Abrams was formerly...
Patricia D. Arruda
Sep 2, 2004
Patricia Dawn Arruda, 50, of New Bedford died Thursday September 2, 2004 at home of natural causes. Born and raised in Fall River, the daughter of the late Joseph and Phoebe (White) Arruda, she had lived in New Bedford for many years. She is survived by her son, Manuel J. Arruda of New Bedford. Relatives and friends are invited...
Dr. Paul F. Walsh
Sep 1, 2004
Dr. Paul F. Walsh, 80 of New Bedford, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Dr. Walsh was born in New Bedford, January 14, 1924, son of the late Arthur F. and Alice (Kiernan) Walsh. He attended local public schools. While at New Bedford High School he was an All-American...
Paul V. Downey
Aug 29, 2004
Paul Vincent Downey, 75, of Marion, died on Sunday August 29, 2004, after a brief illness. He was the devoted husband of Gilda Pietragalla Downey. Born in Freetown, he was the son of the late John J. and Florence M. (Bosworth) Downey. He was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. He joined the United States Army in 1949, serving...
Nancy M. Doyle
Aug 26, 2004
Nancy M. (Shiels) Doyle, of New Bedford died August 26, 2004 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of late William T. Doyle. A lifelong resident of New Bedford,she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Margaret (Apsey) Shiels. She was a communicant of St. James Church. Mrs. Doyle was a retired...
Virginia Perez
Aug 23, 2004
Virginia (Ocasio) Perez, 51, of New Bedford died Monday August 23, 2004 at Hallmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Leoncio Perez. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Francisco and Reymunda (Sosa) Ocasio , she lived in New Bedford for the past ten years. Survivors include her husband; a daughter and two...
