William W. Croft
Dec 31, 2003
William Wesley Croft, 82, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday December 31, 2003 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of Anita H. (Dawson) Croft; they had been married for 61 years. Born and raised in Medford, the son of the late Roy Russell Croft and Freda G. (Rogge) Croft Collomore, he lived in Mattapoisett...
Marie C. Towne
Dec 31, 2003
Marie C. (Johnson) Towne, 77, of New Bedford died December 31, 2003 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Clifford Dean Towne and daughter of the late Emery and Margaret (Maloney) Johnson. Mrs. Towne was born in New Bedford and had lived in Greater New Bedford for most of her life....
Ira S. Joseph, Iii
Dec 31, 2003
Ira S. "Sonny" Joseph, III, 74, of Fairhaven died December 31, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. He was the husband of the late Aida (Pimental) Joseph and son of the late Ira S. Joseph, Jr. and Aletha (Drayton) Joseph. Mr. Joseph was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford "Tuxedo" most of his life before moving...
Julia M. Gomes
Dec 30, 2003
Julia M. (Gomes) Gomes, 73, of New Bedford died December 30, 2003 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Gomes, and daughter of the late Richard and Frances (Andrews) Gomes. Mrs. Gomes was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was...
Benvinda Campbell
Dec 28, 2003
Benvinda "Chu-Cha" (Sylvia) Campbell, 75, of New Bedford died December 28, 2003 at Blaire House after a long illness. She was the wife of Walter M. "Soupy" Campbell and daughter of the late Serafim C. and Mary "Chubin" (Gilbert) Cabral. Mrs. Campbell was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a...
Joseph M. Gomes
Dec 28, 2003
Joseph M. Gomes, 86, of New Bedford died December 28, 2003 at Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Willingboro, New Jersey after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Guimar "Margie" (Cruz) Gomes, and son of the late Manuel and Frances Gomes. Mr. Gomes was born in Fairhaven and lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford all of his...
Moses P. Moses
Dec 28, 2003
Moses P. Moses, 88, of New Bedford died December 28, 2003 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Thomas) Moses. Mr. Moses was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory...
John L. O'Hara
Dec 28, 2003
John L. O'Hara, 85, of New Bedford died December 28, 2003 at Blaire House after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Ellen M. (Wahlman) O'Hara, and son of the late John P. and Eileen G. (Lacey) O'Hara. Mr. O'Hara was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
Paulette C. Davis
Dec 27, 2003
Paulette C. (Antone) Davis, 51, of New Bedford died December 27, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Elaine (Cope) Antone. Mrs. Davis was born in Acushnet and lived in Springfield, MA most of her life before moving to New Bedford 5 years ago. She enjoyed writing children's poetry and was...
Dr. William P. Walsh
Dec 25, 2003
Dr. William P. Walsh, 81, of New Bedford died Thursday December 25, 2003 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of the late Frances G. (Londregan) Walsh. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur F. and Alice (Kiernan) Walsh, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New...
Victor E. Teixeira
Dec 25, 2003
Victor E. Teixeira, 66, of New Bedford died Thursday December 25, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Elsa C. (Doroin) Teixeira. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edwin R. and Mary (Almeida) Teixeira, he lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a parishioner of Our Lady...
Gladys Mello
Dec 24, 2003
Gladys (DeRousselle) Mello, 82, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford died December 24th, 2003 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph Mello, and daugther of the late Felix and Agnes (Radcliff) DeRousselle. Mrs. Mello was born in Dartmouth and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of...
Elmer F. "Butch" Forsblom, Iii
Dec 24, 2003
Elmer F. "Butch" Forsblom, III, 52, of New Bedford died December 24, 2003 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Rosemarie (Gonsalves) Forsblom and son of Marilyn (Pender) Silveira of Spring Hill, Fla. and the late Elmer F. Forsblom, Jr. Mr. Forsblom was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of his...
Egbert F. Christopher, Jr.
Dec 22, 2003
Egbert F. "Peekeye" Christopher, Jr., 65, of Lakewood, WA died December 22, 2003 at St. Joseph Medical Center after a long illness. He was the son of the late Egbert F. and Esther L. (Offley) Christopher and the former husband of Luz Vega and the late Carol Christopher. Mr. Christopher was born in New Bedford and lived most of...
Joseph Sylvia
Dec 21, 2003
Joseph Sylvia, 97, of Mattapoisett died Sunday December 21, 2003 at Alden Court Nursing Home in Fairhaven after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Margaret H. (Hawley) Sylvia. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Domingo and Anna (Enos) Sylvia, he had lived in Mattapoisett for all of his life. He was a...
Phyllis M. Rogers
Dec 21, 2003
Phyllis M. (Fernandes) Rogers, 46, of Marion died December 21, 2003 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of John C. Rogers, Jr., daughter of Maria C. (Cordeiro) Amaral and Humberto Fernandes, and stepdaughter of Serafim Amaral, all of New Bedford Phyllis was born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal, and had lived in New Bedford for most of...
Charles F. Luchetti
Dec 20, 2003
Charles F. Luchetti, 82, of Dartmouth died December 20, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Alma (Grace) Luchetti and son of the late Carlo and Carola (Pallatroni) Luchetti. Mr. Luchetti was born in Milford, MA and lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth most of his life, he wintered in Jupiter, Fl...
Hilda Correia
Dec 19, 2003
Hilda Correia, 83, of New Bedford died December 19, 2003 at home unexpectedly. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Brazelina (Furtado) Correia. Ms. Correia was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include several nieces and a nephew. She was the sister of the late Arthur Correia, Lilia Gurganious,...
Shirley A. Daniel
Dec 18, 2003
Shirley A. (Fabio) Daniel, 67, of New Bedford, MA died Thursday December 18, 2003 at the home of her daughter Kim in Columbia, Maryland after a five year battle with cancer. She was the wife of Crawford J. Daniel of Providence, RI. Born January 25, 1936 in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles Henry Fabio and Rene...
Domingo M. Santos
Dec 15, 2003
Domingo M. "Dom" "Lobo" Santos, 75, of New Bedford died December 15, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Candida (Grace) Santos, and son of the late Manuel and Adeline (Penha) Santos. Mr. Santos was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life....
