Obituaries
Atty. Edward J. Harrington, Jr.
Apr 24, 2004
Atty. Edward J. Harrington, Jr., in his 80th year, of Dartmouth, died April 24, 2004 at home after a long courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was the husband of Mary Agnes (Ellison) Harrington and the late Mary Madeleine (Faucher) Harrington, Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward J. and Esther F. (Yates) Harrington, he had...
David E. Lebeau
Apr 23, 2004
David E. Lebeau, 45, of New Bedford died Friday April 23, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Elvia Acosta-Lebeau. Born in Acushnet, the son of Edward D. and Jeannette T. (Pelletier) Lebeau of Acushnet, he lived in Acushnet for many years before moving to New Bedford. He was an active member of the International Church...
Rose-Marie Desroches
Apr 23, 2004
Rose-Marie (L'Heureux) Desroches, 50, of Mattapoisett died April 23, 2004 at home after a long, courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of David O. Desroches, and the daughter of Ralph and Rachel (LeBlanc) L'Heureux of New Bedford. Mrs. Desroches was born in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven and Acushnet for most of her life...
Mary T. Higgins
Apr 21, 2004
Mary T. Higgins, 80, of Mattapoisett died April 21, 2004 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Higgins. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Kato, she had lived in California for many years before moving to Mattapoisett in 1990. She enjoyed reading. Survivors include a sister, Helen Makuch...
Marjorie L. Earley
Apr 20, 2004
Marjorie L. (Tripp) Earley, 92, of New Bedford died April 20, 2004 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Hugh T. "Chic" Earley. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Thomas and Maude (Hardy) Tripp, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a graduate of...
Robert Grimley
Apr 20, 2004
Robert T. Grimley, 79, of Fairhaven died April 20, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Mary (Hamilton) Grimley, he had lived in Fairhaven most of his life. Mr. Grimley was formerly employed as a bartender at the Harborside Lounge for many years until his retirement. He served in...
Marjorie H. Magellan
Apr 19, 2004
Marjorie H. (Hathaway) Magellan, 75, of Fairhaven died April 19, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Henry D. Magellan, and daughter of the late Martin and Hazel (Carr) Hathaway. Mrs. Magellan was born in New Bedford and had lived in Dartmouth and New Bedford for most of her life...
Lillian Boutin
Apr 18, 2004
Lillian S. (Deneault) Boutin, 101, of New Bedford died April 18, 2004 peacefully at Sacred Heart Home where she had been a resident for 10 years. She was the wife of the late Armand J. Boutin and daughter of the late Victor and Adeline (Beland) Deneault. Mrs. Boutin was born in New Bedford, lived in North Dartmouth for most...
Marjorie Bertram
Apr 18, 2004
Marjorie (Dore) Bertram, 80, of Mattapoisett died April 18, 2004 peacefully at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Samuel D. Bertram and daughter of Grace (Wordell) Dore of Reston, VA and the late Stanley M. Dore. Mrs. Bertram was born in Providence, RI, raised in Dedham and lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett...
Rose Demello
Apr 16, 2004
Rose (Edwards) DeMello, 86, of Niantic, CT died April 16, 2004 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Anthony DeMello. Born in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (deRezendes) Edwards, she had lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Niantic in 1988. She enjoyed...
Lillian T. Cole
Apr 16, 2004
Lillian T. Cole, 92, of New Bedford died April 16, 2004 at Sacred Heart Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William T. and Agnes (McCloskey) Cole, she had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a graduate of Hyannis Normal School. She was a lifelong parishioner of Holy Name Church. Miss...
Marie S. Cole
Apr 16, 2004
Marie S. (Sonia) Cole, 81, of Mattapoisett died April 16, 2004 at Tobey Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William E. Cole. Born in Arlington, the daughter of the late Louis and Catherine (Farrell) Cole, she had lived in Bridgewater for many years before retiring to Mattapoisett 15 years ago. She...
Owen C. And Aden J. Daigle-Langevin
Apr 15, 2004
Owen Coll Daigle-Langevin and Aden Jax Daigle-Langevin, twin brothers, passed away at Women and Infants Hospital. Owen Coll went home to God on March 23, 2004, 21 days before delivery. He was joined in Gods arms by his brother, Aden Jax, on April 15, 2004. They were the beloved sons of Jessica Daigle of Dartmouth and Gary Langevin of...
Dennis Brennan
Apr 15, 2004
Dennis M. Brennan, 58, of New Bedford, died April 15, 2004, unexpectedly at home.He was the husband of Christine D. (DeMello) Brennan. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Charles M. and Helena A. (Osenkowski) Brennan, he had lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Rhode...
Marion M. Morelli
Apr 14, 2004
Marion M. (D'Ambrosio) Morelli, 90, of Fairhaven, formerly of New Bedford, died Wednesday April 14, 2004 at Alden Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Morelli; they had been married for 51 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph D'Ambrosio and Rose (Yellenti) D'Ambrosio Cataldo and stepdaughter...
June P. Goyette
Apr 13, 2004
June P. (Durant) Goyette, 55, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 13, 2004 at Hallmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was the wife of Leo Goyette. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Priscilla (Ratcliffe) Smith of New Bedford and the late Richard Smith, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life. Mrs....
Mary I. Gaspar
Apr 12, 2004
Mary I. (Airozo) Gaspar, 91, of New Bedford died Monday April 12, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John C. Gaspar. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Rebello) Airozo, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant...
Epifanio E. Costa
Apr 9, 2004
Epifanio E. "Eppie" Costa, 82, of Dartmouth formerly of New Bedford died Friday April 9, 2004 at Brandon Woods after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edward M. and Maria (Oliveira) Costa, he was raised in Port Chester, New York, later returning to New Bedford where he lived for most of his life....
George J. Furtado
Apr 9, 2004
George J. Furtado, 85, of New Bedford died Friday April 9, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Helen V. (Vieira) Furtado; they were married for 48 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Candido and Elsie (Leal) Furtado, he had lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most...
Dalpha R. Lavallee
Apr 8, 2004
Dalpha R. Lavallee, 89, of New Bedford died Thursday April 8, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Irene (Lada) Lavallee. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur J. and Rose A. (Nerbonne) Lavallee, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church,...
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