Obituaries
Gerald S. Ribeiro
Dec 22, 2002
Gerald S. Ribeiro, 50, of New Bedford died December 22, 2002 at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and friends after an 18 year struggle with AIDS. He was the husband of Shelly A. Perry and son of the late John R. and Mary S. (Silva) Ribeiro. Gerald was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford...
Mary L. Riley Dias
Dec 22, 2002
Mary L. (Norton) Riley Dias, 94, of South Dartmouth died Sunday December 22, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Dr. Frederic A. Riley and the late Joseph Dias. Born in Fall River , the daughter of the late Michael and Charlotte (Hanrahan) Norton, she had lived...
Isabella S. Butler
Dec 21, 2002
Isabella S. (Silva) Butler, 82, of New Bedford died Saturday December 21, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Philip D. Butler, Sr. Born in Falmouth, the daughter of the late Miguel and Eugenia (Correia) Silva, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a...
Ines Lopes Vieira
Dec 21, 2002
Ines (Lopes) Vieira, 102, of New Bedford died December 21, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Pedro Santos Vieira and the daughter of the late Isidore and Darina (Dias) Lopes. Mrs. Vieira was born in Brava, Cape Verde and lived in New Bedford since 1969. She was a communicant of Our...
Alexandra A. Crampton
Dec 20, 2002
Alexandra Allaire (Pardey) Crampton, age 68, of Brandt Beach Ave. Mattapoisett and Bonita Springs, Florida, died December 20, 2002 at home in Mattapoisett after a long illness, surrounded by her family. A life-long resident of Mattapoisett, she was the former owner of Mattapoisett Management, Inc., Grandma's Rocking Chair, and the former owner and designer of Creations by Sandy. She...
John A. Gonsalves
Dec 19, 2002
John A. "Nunui" Gonsalves, 49, of Mitchellville, Maryland died Thursday December 19, 2002 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Sandra (Silva) Gonsalves, who died on February 6, 2002. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of John M. Gonsalves of New Bedford and the late Mary...
Stephen S. Day
Dec 18, 2002
Stephen S. Day, 87, died at his home in Marion, Massachusetts on Wednesday December 18, 2002. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 4, 1915, the son of Edna (Schwartz) and Clarence Mulford Day. He grew up in Jackson, Michigan, but lived for many years in Broad Brook, Connecticut and North Granby, Connecticut. He worked in the...
Edmundo Silva
Dec 18, 2002
Edmundo Silva, 84, of North Dartmouth died Wednesday December 18, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Beatrice (Perreira) Silva, who died on June 18, 2002; they had been married for 59 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Manuel and Claudia (Mendonca) Silva, he lived in Dartmouth for...
Roland J. Bonneau
Dec 14, 2002
Roland J. Bonneau, 79, of Dartmouth died December 14, 2002 at Brandon Woods after a long illness. He was the husband of Blanche (Talbot) Bonneau; they had been married for 56 years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Elsie (Breault) Bonneau, he lived in New Bedford for many years. He had resided in Belleair,...
Virginia Santos
Dec 10, 2002
Virginia (Silva) Santos, 73, of New Bedford died December 10, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the wife of the late Manuel A. Santos, Sr. Born in East Freetown, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Adeline (Canto) Silva, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. Mrs. Santos was a parishioner of Our Lady...
John A. Oliveira
Dec 8, 2002
John A. Oliveira, 74, of New Bedford died December 8, 2002 at Blaire House of New Bedford after a long illness. He was the son of the late Amario and Joanna (Lopes Santos) Oliveira. Mr. Oliveira was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Michael K. Kearney
Dec 7, 2002
Michael Kevin Kearney of New Bedford died unexpectedly on Saturday December 7, 2002. He was the son of Dorothy Eve (Poulin) Kearney of New Bedford and the late Bernard J. Kearney. Michael was raised in Florida and attended Jesuit Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida. He was a graduate of Boston College. He was a Certified Appraiser and Real Estate...
Dorothy D. Gardner
Dec 7, 2002
Dorothy D. (Devoll) Gardner, 91, of Mattapoisett died Saturday December 7, 2002 suddenly at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Pickens, South Carolina while visiting relatives. She was the wife of the late George O. Gardner, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Charlotte (Higham) Devoll, she lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett for most of...
Michael S. Brennan
Dec 6, 2002
Michael S. Brennan, 62, of New Bedford died Friday December 6, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the companion of Muriel Barksdale of New Bedford. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late Charles M. and Helena A. (Osenkowski) Brennan, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Brennan was formerly...
Stanley Pokornicki
Dec 6, 2002
Stanley Pokornicki, 79, of New Bedford died December 6, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Genowefa (Ankiewicz) Pokornicki,and the son of the late Antone and Frances (Rusczyk) Pokornicki. Mr. Pokornicki was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was a communicant of St....
Dominga Evelyn Santos
Dec 6, 2002
Dominga Evelyn (Rebeiro) Santos, 88, of New Bedford died December 6, 2002 at Mediplex Rehabilitation Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in 1999. She was the wife of the late Christiano Santos, and daughter of the late Joaquin and Matilda (Correia) Rebeiro. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a parishioner of Our Lady of the...
Ilidia Andrade
Dec 5, 2002
Ilidia (Brito) Andrade, 92, of New Bedford died December 5, 2002 at Brandon Woods after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jose Andrade, and daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Silva) Brito. Mrs. Andrade was born in Brava, Cape Verde and had lived in Brava for most of her life before moving to New...
Ellen L. Calnan
Dec 4, 2002
Ellen Louise (Curry) Calnan, 70, of New Bedford died Wednesday December 4, 2002 at Alden Court Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven after a long illness. She was the wife of Theodore J. Calnan. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Hetty M. (Harrington) and John T. Curry, Jr., she had lived in New Bedford for all...
Manuel M. Adriano, Jr.
Dec 3, 2002
Manuel M. Adriano, Jr., 35, of New Bedford died December 3, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, December 24, 1966, Manuel was the son of Linda (Cory) Medeiros and the late Manuel M. Adriano. He was the step-son of Norman Medeiros. He lived in this area all his life. Mr. Adriano attended public schools in...
Olivia Costa
Nov 30, 2002
Olivia (Silva) Costa, 83, of New Bedford died Saturday November 30, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Antonio F. Costa. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Joaquin and Leopoldina (Lomba) Silva, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a parishioner of Our...
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