Obituaries

Cathleen C. Hetherton

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Atty. Edward J. Harrington, Jr.

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

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

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...

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