Ramie David
Mar 17, 2003
Ramie David, 83, of New Bedford died March 17, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Jabour) David. Miss David was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church. Miss David attended...
Fred N. Geyer
Mar 17, 2003
Fred N. Geyer, 91, of Lakeville, formerly of New Bedford died Monday March 17, 2003 at Island Terrace Nursing Homeafter a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Alice M. (Robbins) Geyer, to whom he was married for 68 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Henry and Josephine (Panchely) Geyer, he...
William J. Ellis
Mar 16, 2003
William James Ellis, 89, of Mattapoisett died Sunday March 16, 2003 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. He was the husband of Gladys H. (Heuberger) Sherman Ellis and the late Mary Jane (O'Neill) Ellis. Born in Dorchester, the son of the late Samuel E. and Mary (Mahoney) Ellis, he was raised in Mattapoisett and attended Mattapoisett...
Kristin Z. Boyea
Mar 15, 2003
Kristin Z. (Zmijewski) Boyea, 32, of Dartmouth died March 15, 2003 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of Keith L. Boyea, and daughter of Michael A. and Kathryn A. (McCarthy) Zmijewski of Beverly, Mass. Born and raised in Beverly, she had lived in Westport, Mass., before moving to Dartmouth 2 years ago. She...
John J. Connor
Mar 14, 2003
John J. Connor, 83, of Mattapoisett died March 14, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Thelma A. (Austin) Connor, and son of the late Richard and Margaret (Egan) Connor. Mr. Connor was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1971. He was a...
Justine C. Holland
Mar 14, 2003
Justine C. Holland, 39, of New Bedford died March 14, 2003 at Women & Infant's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the fiancée of Peter Cabral of New Bedford and daughter of Patricia Holland of Belfast, Maine and Joel Ormonde of New Bedford. Justine was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of...
Helen T. John
Mar 11, 2003
Helen T. (Kennedy) John, 68, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday March 11, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Dr. George R. John, and daughter of the late John and Nora (Knightly) Kennedy. Born and raised in Jamaica Plain, she moved to New Bedford in 1961 and had lived in Mattapoisett since 1974. She was a graduate...
Marlene Eleanor Crapo
Mar 8, 2003
Marlene Eleanor Crapo, 67, of Fairhaven died March 8, 2003 Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Edith (Astin) Crapo. Miss Crapo was born in Fairhaven and lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life before moving to Middleboro in 1992. She returned in Fairhaven in 1999....
Andon D. Konstandin
Mar 8, 2003
Andon Doshi Konstandin, 90, of Wareham died Saturday March 8, 2003 at Tremont Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Konstandin was born and raised in Treska, Albania. He had been interned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, until he was liberated by the Allied Forces at the end of the war. After the war he immigrated to the United...
Joseph P. "George" Britto
Mar 8, 2003
Joseph P. "George" Britto, 85 of New Bedford died March 8, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Pedro M. and Gertrude S. (Almeida) Britto. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a parishoner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Britto was a self-employed mason until his...
Marjorie J. Singleton
Mar 8, 2003
Marjorie J. (Camara) Singleton, 77, of New Bedford died Saturday March 8, 2003 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Dr. Fred Singleton, and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Gracia) Camara. Mrs. Singleton was born in New Bedford. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School and Kinyon-Campbell Business School, and...
Louis T. Pina
Mar 7, 2003
Louis T. Pina, 77, of New Bedford, formerly of East Providence, Rhode Island, died Friday March 7, 2003 unexpectedly at Sacred Heart Home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Rodericks) Pina. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph T. and Mary T. (Pina) Pina, he had lived in East Providence, Rhode Island for many...
Joseph P. Cruz
Mar 7, 2003
Joseph P. "Murphy" Cruz, 79, of New Bedford died Friday March 7, 2003 at Hallmark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Virginia M. Baptiste-Cruz. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Peter N. and Julianna (Eleanor) Cruz, he had lived in New Bedford for many years. He was a parishioner...
Mary L. Silva
Mar 6, 2003
Mary L. Silva, 79, of New Bedford died March 6, 2003 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was the companion of Rick Ferreira of New Bedford, and daughter of the late Joaquin and Leopoldina (Lomba) Silva. Miss Silva was born in Fairhaven and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a parishioner of...
John W. Hoffman
Mar 6, 2003
John W. Hoffman, 54, of New Bedford died Thursday March 6, 2003 at home. He was the son of the late Ernest and Thelma (Seger) Hoffman, and stepson of the late Jessie Hoffman. Born in Kellogg, Idaho, he was raised in Pinehurst, Idaho, and had lived in the New Bedford area for the past 15 years. A Vietnam veteran,...
Robert L. Mccarthy
Mar 5, 2003
Robert L. McCarthy, 69, of East Freetown died March 5, 2003 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Mary C. (Maloney) McCarthy,and son of the late Joseph L. and Mary A. (Murphy) McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was born in New Bedford and raised in Fairhaven before moving to East Freetown in 1971. He summered...
Marilyn L. Barry
Mar 3, 2003
Marilyn L. (Mulcairns) Barry, 55, of Brockton died March 3, 2003 at Regent Park Manor after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Frederick Mulcairns of Dartmouth, and the late Mary Louise (Collins) Mulcairns. Mrs. Barry was born in New Bedford and had lived in Brockton for many years. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School...
Phyllis E. Ryan
Mar 3, 2003
Phyllis E. (Howard) Ryan, 89 of Mattapoisett died March 3, 2003 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John F. Ryan and daughter of the late Harry L. and Nellie (Mahoney) Howard. Mrs. Ryan was born in Wapole and lived in Walpole most of her life before moving to Mattapoisett in 1985. She...
Norman M. Bryden
Mar 3, 2003
Norman Monteith Bryden, 77, of New Bedford, formerly of Wellesley and Needham, died Monday March 3, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Janina S. (Smietana) Bryden. Born in Springfield, the son of the late Norman M. and Marjorie P. (Wood) Bryden, he was a longtime resident of Needham, where he served several...
Felix Mercado
Mar 2, 2003
Felix Mercado, 76, of New Bedford died Sunday March 2, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Mercedes (Rodriguez) Mercado. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, he lived in New York before moving to New Bedford 30 years ago. Mr. Mercado was formerly employed as a maintenance worker at Calvin Clothing and the Claremont Company. Survivors include...
