Jeannette M. Lavoie
Mar 1, 2003
Jeannette M. (Blais) Lavoie, 75, of New Bedford died March 1, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of George B. Lavoie and daughter of the late Alexis and Mary Louise (Peroux) Blais. Mrs. Lavoie was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant...
Laura M. Pires
Feb 28, 2003
Laura M. (Rocha) Pires, 65, of New Bedford died February 28, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Domingo "Julio" Pires of West Palm Beach, FL and daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Oliver) Rocha. Mrs. Pires was born in New Bedford and lived in Middleboro for many years before returning...
Margaret E. Crowley
Feb 26, 2003
Margaret E. "Peg" (Myette) Crowley, 83, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 26, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Crowley,and daughter of the late Thomas H. and Mary Louise (O'Keefe) Myette. Mrs. Crowley was born in Little Dove, Nova Scotia and had lived in New Bedford since...
Anna M. Bradley
Feb 25, 2003
Anna M. (Lewis) Bradley, 84, of Mattapoisett died February 25, 2003 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Paul J. Bradley, former Fire Chief of Mattapoisett and daughter of the late Franklin and Annette (O'Herin) Lewis. Mrs. Bradley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, she lived in Oneida, NY before moving to...
Georgina Pina
Feb 22, 2003
Georgina (Oliver) Pina, 76, of New Bedford died Saturday February 22, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Belfred E. Pina. Born in Freetown, the daughter of the late Frank and Laura (Canto) Oliver, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of...
Juliette Gordon
Feb 22, 2003
Juliette (Morris) Gordon, 66, of New Bedford died Saturday February 22, 2003 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of John Gordon, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Boyer) Morris, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of Holy Name...
Earle M. Carter, Sr.
Feb 21, 2003
Earle M. Carter, Sr., 85, of Springfield, formerly of New Bedford, died February 21, 2003, at Park View Specialty Hospital in Springfield after a brief illness. He was the husband of Florentina (Tagle) Carter of Dartmouth, whom he married in Manila, Philippines in 1945 while serving in the U.S. Army. He brought his wife and two young sons to...
Carlos Pacheco
Feb 21, 2003
Carlos Pacheco, 76, of New Bedford, a well-known community leader and retired New Bedford Fire Marshal died Friday February 21, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Hazel (Souza) Pacheco. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joao and Maria C. (Medeiros) Pacheco, he lived in New Bedford all of...
Regina Lyons
Feb 20, 2003
Regina (Ring) Lyons, 81, of Mattapoisett, formerly of Waltham, Massachusetts and Bradenton, Florida, passed peacefully at home on Thursday February 20, 2003. She was the wife of William M. Lyons, Sr.; they had been married for 57 years. Born in Waltham, the daughter of the late Rachel Elizabeth (Manion) and Frank A. Ring, Sr., she had lived in Waltham...
Franklin H. Cosmos
Feb 19, 2003
Franklin H. "Frank" Cosmos, 76, of Dartmouth died February 19, 2003 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Elsie (Leonard) Cosmos,and son of the late Joseph and Adelaide (Lemos) Cosmos. Mr. Cosmos was born in New Bedford and had lived in Dartmouth for 49 years. Mr. Cosmos was formerly employed with Steamfitter's Union Local 51 in...
Katherine T. Block
Feb 17, 2003
Katherine T. (Tehan) Block, 79, of New Bedford, MA died February 17, 2003 at the Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late George E. Block, Sr. and daughter of the late Martin J. and Mary (Coughlan) Tehan. Mrs. Block was born in Waterbury, CT and lived in lived in Waterbury most of her life before retiring...
Karen M. Edwards
Feb 16, 2003
Karen M. (Tenreiro) Edwards, 39, of New Bedford died February 16, 2003 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Daniel B. Edwards and daughter of Evelyn (Silveira) Tenreiro of New Bedford and the late Walter Tenreiro. Mrs. Edwards was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was...
Deolinda Santos
Feb 15, 2003
Deolinda (Rodrigues) "Duduca" Santos, 46, of Pawtucket died February 15, 2003 at home after a long illness. She was the daughter of Maria (Baptista) Mendes of New Bedford. Deolinda was born in Brava, Cape Verde and lived in Boston, New Bedford and Pawtucket most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Deolinda...
J.U. Bernard Landreville
Feb 14, 2003
J.U. Bernard "Bernie" Landreville, 82, of New Bedford died February 14, 2003 at Alden Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Rita A. (Blais) Landreville, to whom he was married for 56 years, and son of the late Ulric and Olive (Trahan) Landreville. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was...
Mary D. Quinn
Feb 14, 2003
Mary D. (Hughes) Quinn, 83, of Fairhaven died February 14, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Edward H. Quinn,and daughter of the late John E. and Mary (Owens) Hughes. Mrs. Quinn was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and had lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. She was formerly...
Effie Sprott
Feb 13, 2003
Effie Sprott, 93, of New York City died February 13, 2003 at the home of her cousin, Ruby Sprott after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late George and Nellie (Miller) Sprott. Miss Sprott was born in New Bedford and lived in New York City most of her life. She was a member of the former...
Francisco S. "Frank" Rocha
Feb 12, 2003
Francisco S. "Frank" Rocha, 77, of Wareham died February 12, 2003 unexpectedly at home. He was the former husband of Anna (Rogers) Rocha of New Bedford,and son of the late Severiano and Carolina (Almeida) Rocha. Mr. Rocha was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Wareham 8 years...
Ruth E. Marshall
Feb 12, 2003
Ruth E. (Wilcox) Marshall, 68, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 12, 2003 at home. She was the wife of Paul Marshall. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late David and Elizabeth (Mayes) Wilcox, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Survivors include her husband; 3 daughters, Frances Fortes and Roxanne Goncalves, both of New...
Anilton Neves Lopes
Feb 10, 2003
Anilton Neves Lopes. 2 months old, of New Bedford, died Monday February 10, 2003 at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved infant son of Esmenia Neves and Nelson Lopes. He was born on December 9, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Nelson Lopes of New Bedford; his grandparents,...
Dorothy D. Farwell
Feb 9, 2003
Dorothy (Denham) Farwell, 82, of Adams House, 1168 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA died February 9, 2003 at home. Married to Joseph W. Farwell, Jr., at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on September 30, 1939, they had been married for 40 years at the time of his death in 1980. Born in Charles River, MA, on January 30, 1921, the...
