Obituaries
Mary C. Faria
Apr 2, 2003
Mary C. (Correia) Faria, 88, of Fairhaven, died Wednesday April 2, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Alfred L. Faria, and daughter of the late Manuel and Zulmira Correia. A lifelong resident of Fairhaven, she was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Fairhaven. Mrs. Faria was...
Anthony F. Sirrico
Apr 1, 2003
Anthony F. Sirrico, 55, of Mattapoisett died April 1, 2003 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carolyn J. (Paulino) Sirrico and son of Florence (Keck) Sirrico of Onset and the late Fred Sirrico. Mr. Sirrico was born in Plymouth and lived in Wareham most of his life before moving to Nantucket where he lived...
Gertrude C. Collins
Mar 31, 2003
Gertrude C. "Tay" (Cadogan) Collins, 95, of Mattapoisett died Monday March 31, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Collins, to whom she was married for 31 years, and daughter of the late Hannah (Carlton) and John David Cadogan. Mrs. Collins was born in Boston and had lived in Boston for many years before moving...
John J. Fernandes
Mar 31, 2003
John J. Fernandes, 82, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of New Bedford died Monday March 31, 2003 at home. He was the husband of Helena (Paulo) Fernandes, and son of the late Jose and Maria (Azevedo) Fernandes. Mr. Fernandes was born in Brava, Cape Verde, and had lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to Orlando 10 years...
Olivia J. Silva
Mar 30, 2003
Olivia J. "Livvy" (Delgado) Silva, 73, of New Bedford died March 30, 2003 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the daughter of the late John D. and Joanna (Almeida) Delgado. Mrs. Silva was born in Fall River and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption...
Ellen M. Beardsworth
Mar 29, 2003
Ellen M. (McGowan) Beardsworth, 84, of Dartmouth died Saturday March 29, 2003 at St. Luke's Hosptial She was the wife of the late Fred Beardsworth. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Arthur R. and Annie A. (Martin) McGowan, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her life. She attended New Bedford High School and...
Salvador Fernandes
Mar 28, 2003
Salvador Fernandes, 77, of New Bedford died March 28, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Fernandes was the husband of Katherine (Viger) Fernandes, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage, and son of the late Antonio and Maria Agusta (Viera) Fernandes. He was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of...
Auberta A. Riley
Mar 27, 2003
Auberta A. (Murphy) Riley, 79, of New Bedford died March 27, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward J. "Butch" Riley and daughter of the late William S. and Eliza (Apsey) Murphy. Mrs. Riley was a lifelong resident of New Bedford and a was a communicant of St. James...
Robert C. Lawrence
Mar 27, 2003
Robert C. Lawrence, 65, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Mattapoisett, MA passed away March 27, 2003 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Carole (Foster) Lawrence and son of Hilda (Jason) Lawrence of South Dartmouth and the late Charles Lawrence. Born in New Bedford, he had lived...
Kathryn E. Mahoney
Mar 25, 2003
Kathryn E. Mahoney, 65, of New Bedford died Tuesday March 25, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Catherine T. (O'Neill) Mahoney. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. James Church. Miss Mahoney was formerly employed as a Registered Nurse in the...
Edward M. Rolnick, Sr.
Mar 25, 2003
Edward M. Rolnick, Sr., 84, of Dartmouth died Tuesday March 25, 2003 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Muriel E. (St. Jacques) Rolnick, and son of the late Paul and Agatha (Skoczulek) Rolnick. Mr. Rolnick was born in New Bedford and had lived in Dartmouth for many years. He was a graduate...
Elsie Bowen Resendes
Mar 24, 2003
Elsie (Lima) Bowen Resendes, 94, of New Bedford, formerly of Dartmouth, died Monday March 24, 2003 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facillity after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Cornelius Bowen and Manuel Resendes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone C. and Mary (Gonzales) Lima, she lived in New Bedford and...
Violet Caissey
Mar 24, 2003
Violet (Williamson) Caissey, 83, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford and Fairhaven, died Monday March 24, 2003 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Caissey. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Blanche (Wilson) Williamson, she had lived in New Bedford for most...
Dorothy C. Wilbur
Mar 23, 2003
Dorothy C. (Moran) Wilbur, 90, of Dartmouth died Sunday March 23, 2003 unexpectedly at Taber Street Nursing Home in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Clarence E. Wilbur and daughter of the late Edward and Amy (Chadwick) Moran. Mrs. Wilbur was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford before moving to Dartmouth in 1951....
Thomas C. Weaver
Mar 22, 2003
Thomas Clark Weaver, 89, of Marion passed away on Saturday March 22, 2003 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. Mr. Weaver died peacefully with his wife at his side. He was the beloved husband of Elinor Terzian Weaver. Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Ralph H. and Margaret (Tinley) Weaver, he lived in the...
Dorothy Gonsalves
Mar 22, 2003
Dorothy (Ormonde) Souza Gonsalves, 67, of New Bedford died Saturday March 22, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Antone G. Gonsalves and the late Manuel P. Souza, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Jose and Mary (Pacheco) Ormonde, she lived in New Bedford for many years...
Jay C. Kruger
Mar 21, 2003
Jay C. Kruger, 26, of Fairhaven died March 21, 2003 unexpectedly. Jay was the son of Louis H. and M. Angela (Callaghan) Kruger of Fairhaven. Born in New Bedford, Jay lived in Fairhaven all of his life and was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Fairhaven. Jay enjoyed working with electronics and installed alarm systems and satellite dish...
Lucy B. Sicilia
Mar 21, 2003
Lucy B. (Botelho) Sicilia, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford died Friday March 21, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alexander F. Sicilia. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Antonio and Escolastica (Augusta) Botelho, she had lived in Fall River for many years before moving to New Bedford in 1984....
Francis X. Mckeone
Mar 19, 2003
Francis X. McKeone, 70, of Mattapoisett died March 19, 2003 at Windsor Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center after a long illness. He was the former husband of Geraldine E. Hoyt of Revere, MA and son of the late Francis X. and Mae (McGrath) McKeone. Mr. McKeone was born in Queens, NY, raised in Brooklyn, NY and lived in upstate...
Thomas J. Ouellette
Mar 18, 2003
Thomas J. Ouellette, 75, of New Bedford died March 18, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Edith (Frazier) Ouellette; they had been married for 49 years. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, Mr. Ouellette was formerly employed as a field maintenance and crash crewman at the New Bedford Municipal Airport until...
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