Obituaries

Helen D. Kuhlman

Helen D. Kuhlman

May 23, 2003

Helen D. (Kole) Kuhlman, 88, of Dartmouth died Friday May 23, 2003 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late William H. Kulhman. Mrs. Kuhlman was born in Newark, NJ, and had lived in New Jersey for many years and in Florida for 20 years before moving to the Heritage at Dartmouth 5 years...

Susan E. Fortin

Susan E. Fortin

May 22, 2003

Susan E. (Liarikos) Fortin, 42, of Acushnet died Thursday May 22, 2003 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a long illness. She was the wife of Peter J. Fortin. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of George F. and Joan M. (Saunders) Liarikos of Rochester, she had lived in Acushnet for most of her life. She was...

Anne D. Bigelow

Anne D. Bigelow

May 20, 2003

Anne D. (Dolan) Bigelow, 82, of Mattapoisett died May 20, 2003 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles W. Bigelow, Jr. and daughter of the late Richard and Anne G. (Fallon) Dolan. Mrs. Bigelow was born in New York City and raised in Great Neck, NY. She later lived in...

Josephine M. Delgado

Josephine M. Delgado

May 18, 2003

Josephine M. (Cardoza) Delgado, 80, of Mattapoisett died May 18, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late William A. Delgado, and daughter of the late Manuel and Antonia (Monteiro) Cardoza. Mrs. Delgado was born in Bourne and had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was a communicant...

Julius Gomes

Julius Gomes

May 17, 2003

Julius Gomes, 87, of New Bedford died Saturday May 17, 2003 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Flora (Andrade) Gomes. Born in Dartmouth, the son of the late Julius and Katie (Pina) Gomes, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption...

A. Patricia Travers

A. Patricia Travers

May 16, 2003

A. Patricia Travers, 77, of New Bedford died May 16, 2003 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a long illness with Parkinson's Disease. She was the wife of the late Herbert Travers and daughter of the late Patrick J. and Irene K. (Cawley) Muldoon. Mrs. Travers was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of...

Daniel L. Doyle

Daniel L. Doyle

May 16, 2003

Daniel L. Doyle, 65, of Fairhaven died May 16, 2003 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Anne L. (Ste. Marie) Doyle,and son of the late Daniel and Catherine (Canty) Doyle. Dan was born in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He was formerly employed by the Standard-Times as...

Lloyd B. Miller

Lloyd B. Miller

May 16, 2003

Lloyd B. Miller, 82, of Dartmouth died May 16, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Louise M. (Boyles) Miller, and son of the late Bishop Allen C. and Rose (Coppin) Miller. Mr. Miller was born in Cambridge and had lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a graduate...

John Darosa

John Darosa

May 16, 2003

John DaRosa, 73, of Wareham, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday May 16, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ilidia (Fernandes) DaRosa). Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Eugene and Benvinda (Massini) DaRosa, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life....

Lionel A. Correa

Lionel A. Correa

May 13, 2003

Lionel A. "Lee" "Magic Clown" Correa, 74, of New Bedford died Tuesday May 13, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Ruth A. (DeMello) Correa and son of the late Lionel and Florence (Andrews) Correa. Mr. Correa was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He...

Carmino Arena

Carmino Arena

May 12, 2003

Carmino Arena of New Bedford died Monday May 12, 2003 at Nichols House Nursing Home in Fairhaven after a long illness. He was the husband of Bernice (deSilva) Arena; they had celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last year. Born and raised in North Dartmouth, the son of the late Pasquale and Emanuela (Mostario) Arena, he lived in New Bedford...

Edward Hurley

Edward Hurley

May 9, 2003

Edward M. Hurley, 93, of New Bedford died May 9, 2003 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Rosamond L. (Webber) Hurley. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Cornelius F. and Bridget A. (Duggan) Hurley, he had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was...

Raymond J. Camara

Raymond J. Camara

May 6, 2003

Raymond Joseph Camara, 75, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday May 6, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Beverly (Mello) Camara. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Gracia) Camara, he had lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1966. He was a...

Dorothy E. Cosman

Dorothy E. Cosman

May 5, 2003

Dorothy E. (Lilley) Cosman, 84, of Marion died May 5, 2003 at Hannah Dustin Nursing Home in Haverhill after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late William and Caroline (Barrows) Lilley. Mrs. Cosman was born in New Bedford and had lived in Marion for most of her life. She was a volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital...

Robert James Watkins

Robert James Watkins

May 5, 2003

Robert James Watkins, 45, of New Bedford died May 5, 2003 unexpectedly at home. He was the son of Robert A. and Rillis M. (Johnson) Watkins. Mr. Watkins was born in Urbana, Ohio and lived in New York and Stamford, CT for many years before moving to New Bedford 3 years ago. He enjoyed watching sports. Survivors include his...

Evelyn Byron

Evelyn Byron

May 4, 2003

Evelyn Byron, 94, of Wareham, died Sunday May 4, 2003 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was the widow of James Byron. Born in New Bedford to a family of Greek Orthodox priests, she was the daughter of the late Christos and Panagiota Sempos. She spent her early years in Greece with her mother, her sisters Maria...

Walter J. Lawless

Walter J. Lawless

May 3, 2003

Walter J. Lawless, 83, of New Bedford, died Saturday May 3, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Laura A. (Dumont) Lawless. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Walter J. and Clara F. (Gammons) Lawless, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He had resided in Florida from 1994...

Ruth B. Loughlin

Ruth B. Loughlin

May 3, 2003

Ruth B. (Bishop) Loughlin, 79, of Fairhaven died May 3, 2003 at home after a brief illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Edward B. Loughlin and daughter of the late William Bishop and Mary Ellen (Moriarty) Powers. She was the step-daughter of the late Carleton Coleman and the late Leo Powers. Mrs. Loughlin was born...

Mary C. Young

Mary C. Young

Apr 30, 2003

Mary C. (Sheehan) Young, 83, of South Dartmouth died Wednesday April 30, 2003 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabiliation Center in Fairhaven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late R. Charles Young. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Catherine (McCauley) Sheehan, she had lived in New Bedford for most of...

Raymond Sylvia

Raymond Sylvia

Apr 28, 2003

Raymond Sylvia, 83, of New Bedford died April 28, 2003 at Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven after a long illness. He was the husband of Florabell (Francis) Sylvia and son of the late Manuel X. and Maria (Coulombe) Sylvia. Mr. Sylvia was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant...

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