Obituaries

Henry Baptiste, Jr.

Henry Baptiste, Jr.

Jul 17, 2004

Henry Baptiste, Jr., 67, of Hyannis died July 17, 2004 at Cape Cod Hospital Hospital after a long illness. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Henry and Christina (Baptist) Baptist. More recently, he resided at the Greenery Nursing Center in Hyannis for the last 4 1/2 years and served as Council President....

Norman L. Silva

Norman L. Silva

Jul 17, 2004

Norman L. Silva, 68, of New Bedford died July 17, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the former husband of Ilda (Duarte) Silva of New Bedford and the companion of Florence Almeida of New Bedford Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joaquin M. and Leopoldina "Pauline" (Lomba) Silva, he was raised...

Maria Pires Depina

Maria Pires Depina

Jul 15, 2004

Maria Pires DePina, 95, of Acushnet died Thursday July 15, 2004 at the Blaire House after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Oliveira DePina. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Alberto and Mariana (doCanto) Pires, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Acushnet 12...

Charles H. Cosmo

Charles H. Cosmo

Jul 15, 2004

Charles H. (Cosma) Cosmo, 77, of Swansea, formerly of New Bedford and Fall River, died Thursday July 15, 2004 at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Henrique and Auta "Yorta" (Silva) Cosmo, he had been a resident at the Wrentham State School for sixty years. He...

Helen L. Andrews

Helen L. Andrews

Jul 13, 2004

Helen L. (Joia) Andrews, 80, of West Wareham passed away on July 13, 2004, unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Albert Andrews. Born and raised in East Wareham, daughter of the late Emanuel and Philonina (Britto) Joia, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life before moving to West Wareham 3 years ago....

Thomas A. Daher, Jr.

Thomas A. Daher, Jr.

Jul 8, 2004

Thomas A. Daher, Jr., 75, of New Bedford died May 8, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. He was the son of the late Thomas and Eva (Coury) Daher. Mr. Daher was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church and attended daily Mass...

Elaine F. Farwell

Elaine F. Farwell

Jul 8, 2004

Elaine F. Farwell, 60, of New Bedford died Thursday July 8, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late George and Pearl (Nichols) Farwell, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. Miss Farwell was formerly employed as a shoe dresser at the Lissak Shoe Manufacturing Company in New Bedford She was a...

Roger W. Hall

Roger W. Hall

Jul 8, 2004

Roger W. Hall, 65, of Mattapoisett died July 8, 2004 at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Jean (Tetley) Hall. Born in South Boston, the son of the late Roger E. and Sarah (Horrigan) Hall, he had lived in Whitman and Plympton for many years before moving to Mattapoisett 2 1/2 years...

Ellen A. Downey

Ellen A. Downey

Jul 6, 2004

Ellen A. Downey, 84, of New Bedford died Tuesday July 6, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Stephen P. and Mary (McKay) Downey, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School, Class of 1937. Miss Downey was formerly employed...

Raymond B. Castino, Sr.

Raymond B. Castino, Sr.

Jul 4, 2004

Raymond B. Castino, Sr., 80, of New Bedford died July, 4, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elaine (MacDonald) Castino with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Emerson B. and Gertrude M. (Lawrence) Castino, he lived in New Bedford all of...

Julia Soares

Julia Soares

Jul 1, 2004

Julia "JuJu" (Gomes) Soares, 74, of New Bedford died July 1, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital unexpectedly. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Pedro and Amelia (Gomes) Gomes, she lived Brooklyn for most of her life before moving to New Bedford in 1994. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mrs. Soares was...

Joseph A. Boucher

Joseph A. Boucher

Jun 29, 2004

Joseph A. "Ziggy" Boucher, 74, of Fairhaven died Tuesday June 29, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Bertha Y. (Chandler) Boucher; they had been married for 53 years. Born in New York City, the son of the late Sarah (Gregoire) Boucher, he lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven for most of...

John Lima

John Lima

Jun 29, 2004

John "Louie" Lima, 86, of New Bedford died Tuesday June 29, 2004 at Brandon Woods after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mary J. (Martin) Lima. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the son of the late Joao and Mary (Varao) Lima, he moved to New Bedford at the age of two and lived in New Bedford for...

Bruce Costa

Bruce Costa

Jun 27, 2004

Bruce Costa, 47, of New Bedford, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen (Ventura) Costa. Born in New Bedford, the son of Manuel Costa and Barbara (Camara) Seamans both of New Bedford, he had lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Costa was formerly employed as a carpenter...

David W. Aranjo, Jr.

David W. Aranjo, Jr.

Jun 26, 2004

David W. "Buckwheat" Aranjo, Jr., 63, of New Bedford died June 26, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. He was the longtime companion of Bobbie McCarthy of Tewksbury and son of the late David W. and Lillian (Dias) Aranjo. Mr. Aranjo was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed...

Florence M. Heuberger

Florence M. Heuberger

Jun 25, 2004

Florence M. (Tinkham) Heuberger, 87, of Mattapoisett died June 25, 2004 at Nichols House Nursing Home in Fairhaven after a brief long illness. She was the wife of the late Albert N. Heuberger. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Nelson F. and Annie P. (Vaughan) Tinkham, she lived in Mattapoisett for all of her life. She was...

Lucy Ann Sherman

Lucy Ann Sherman

Jun 25, 2004

Lucy Ann Sherman, 82, of New Bedford died Friday June 25, 2004 at the Oaks Nursing Home. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Philip and Hilda (Sullivan) Sherman, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life. Like her parents and grandparents, she was a lifelong communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Miss Sherman was formerly...

Edna A. Macdonald

Edna A. Macdonald

Jun 25, 2004

Edna A. (Jones) MacDonald, 92, of Worcester died June 25, 2004, peacefully at Radius Health Care She was the wife of the late William MacDonald and daughter of the late William and Bertha (Johnson) Jones. Mrs. MacDonald was born in Key West, Florida and lived most of her life in New York City before moving to New Bedford in...

Benon Y. Kozik

Benon Y. Kozik

Jun 23, 2004

Benon Y. Kozik, 83, of Dartmouth died Wednesday June 23, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Shirley (Lafferty) Kozik. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antoni and Victoria (Leisciski) Kozik, he had lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of his life. Mr. Kozik was formerly employed...

William Ferreira

William Ferreira

Jun 20, 2004

William "Bill" Ferreira, 58, of New Bedford died unxpectedly at home on Father's Day Sunday, June 20, 2004. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Strules) Ferreira. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late William J. and Elizabeth (Rowe) Ferreira, he had lived much of his life in San Francisco, California, until relocating back to New...

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