Obituaries

Elsie Bowen Resendes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ramie David

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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