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. Â She was born in New Bedford on March 19, 1922 to Thomas Steven Watkins and Mary "Bebe" (Peters) Watkins. Â Helen was the wife of the late Thomas J. Evans. During the big band era Helen sang with such well renowned...
James Moran
Jan 22, 2004
James Moran, 94, of Fairhaven, formerly of Mattapoisett died January 22, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Natalie Marion (Fontaine) Moran. Born in Oldham, England, the son of the late James and Annie (Connolly) Moran, he had lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett for most of his life. He...
Madeline D. Denham
Jan 21, 2004
Madeline D. (Tibbets) Denham, 76, of Rochester died January 21, 2004 at Tobey Hospital, surrounded by her family, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Walter V. Denham, and daughter of the late Franklin C. and Lillian May (Benton)Tibbets. Mrs. Denham was born in Middleboro and had lived in Rochester for most...
William P. Pilling
Jan 21, 2004
William P. Pilling, 81, of New Bedford died January 21, 2004 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary C. (Fagundes) Pilling,and son of the late William and Ethel (Johnston) Pilling. Mr. Pilling was born in Staleybridge, Cheshire, England, and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was...
Elizabeth A. Silva
Jan 20, 2004
Elizabeth A. (Araujo) Silva, 89, of New Bedford died January 20, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late James J. Silva and George Morris. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Luiz and Eugena (Barbosa) Araujo, she grew up in Onset and New Bedford, and had lived in Providence, Boston and California...
Steven M. Walsh
Jan 20, 2004
Steven M. Walsh, 43, of Fall River died Tuesday January 20, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mariann (Saunders) Walsh. Born in New Bedford, the son of Thomas P. and Patricia A. (Morse) Walsh of New Bedford, he had lived in Fall River since 1984. He was graduated from New Bedford High School in 1978,...
Julian E. T. Youngblood
Jan 18, 2004
Julian E. T. Youngblood, 90, of New Bedford died Sunday January 18, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Amelia A. (Veiga) Youngblood and the late Bessie (Blake) Youngblood. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Julian B. and Bertha M. (Jackson) Youngblood, he lived in New Bedford all of...
Francisco Santos
Jan 18, 2004
Francisco "Frank" "Nartri" Santos, 56, of New Bedford died Sunday January 18, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Providence, the son of the late Francisco and Pauline (Viera) Santos, he lived in Providence for most of his life before moving to New Bedford 20 years ago. Mr. Santos was formerly employed by the City...
Mary S. Wilson
Jan 18, 2004
Mary S. (Souza) Wilson, 90, of New Bedford died Sunday January 18, 2004 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Adeline (Souza) Sylvia, she lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was formerly employed by Acushnet Capacitor until her retirement. Survivors include a daughter, Amy...
John Freitas, Jr.
Jan 17, 2004
John Freitas, Jr., 81, of New Bedford died Saturday January 17, 2004 at home after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. He was the husband of the late Beverly B. (Wilson) Freitas. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Anna (Goulart) Freitas, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life....
Charles W. Wordell
Jan 16, 2004
Charles W. Wordell, 72, of Mattapoisett died Friday January 16, 2004 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a long illness. He was the husband of Marcia A. (Wood) Wordell. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late John and Mary (Pabis) Wordell, he was raised in Fairhaven and had lived in Mattapoisett for the past 46 years. Mr....
James E. Fields, Jr.
Jan 14, 2004
James E. Fields, Jr., 46, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 14, 2004 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Beverly L. Fields, and son of Julia S. (Teixeira) Taylor of New Bedford James E. Fields of Colorado. Mr. Fields was born in New Bedford and had lived on Cape Cod and in New Bedford for most of...
