Obituaries
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...
Charles C. Johnson
Feb 6, 2003
Charles C. Johnson, 84, of New Bedford died Thursday February 6, 2003 at St. Luke's Hosptial. He was the husband of Althea M. (Powell) Johnson, and son of the late Harry B. and Jennie B. (Caron) Johnson. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Mr. Johnson...
Alice Z. Johnson
Feb 5, 2003
Alice Z. (Zahariades) Johnson, 89, of Framingham, formerly of Wellesley and New Bedford, died Wednesday February 5, 2003 at St. Patrick's Manor. She was the wife of the late Henry C. Johnson. Born in Bor, Turkey, Asia Minor, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (Lazarides) Zahariades, she immigrated to this country at the age of 13, settling...
Alma C. Finley
Feb 4, 2003
Alma C. (Nessle) Finley, 82, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday February 4, 2003 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Rev. Donald H. Finley, to whom she was married for 61 years. Born in Glens Falls, New York, the daughter of the late Irma and Thomas Nessle, she was raised in Kingston, New York, and had...
Ann E. Mcnulty
Feb 2, 2003
Ann E. (Green) McNulty, 93, of Fairhaven, formerly of Tobey St., New Bedford, died Sunday February 2, 2003 at Alden Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ernest J. McNulty. Born in Darwen, Lancashire, England, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Ann (Campbell) Green, she...
Nina B. Twiraga
Feb 2, 2003
Nina B. (Stewart) Twiraga, 83, of Mattapoisett died February 2, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Victor Twiraga with whom she would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on May 25, 2003. Mrs. Twiraga was born in Charlestown, West Virginia and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life wintering in Indialantic,...
Harold W. Woodcock, M.D.
Jan 31, 2003
Harold W. Woodcock, M.D., 83, of Fairhaven died January 31, 2003 at Brandon Woods Nursing Home after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Joan M. (Waite) Woodcock and son of the late Captain Alfred Woodcock and Elizabeth (Harding) Woodcock. Dr. Woodcock was born and raised in Fairhaven, and graduated from Fairhaven High School Class of...
Octavia A. Houtman
Jan 29, 2003
Octavia A. (Ormsby) Houtman, 83, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 29, 2003 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Charles C. Houtman, Sr. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, the daughter of the Orton and Ella (Treadway) Ormsby, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a former member of the Douglass Memorial...
Agnes Seamans
Jan 29, 2003
Agnes (Vincent) Seamans, 78, of New Bedford died January 29, 2003 unexpectedly at home. She was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Laura (Costa) Vincent. Mrs. Seamans was born in Falmouth and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She enjoyed bingo and charcoal painting. Survivors include 3 daughters, Linda Ferreira, and her husband Richard, of...
Roland B. Young, Sr.
Jan 29, 2003
Roland B. Young, Sr., 70, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 29, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Geraldine Davis. Born in New York City, the son of the late Lavan and Marie Young, he lived in Bronx, New York for most of his life before moving to New Bedford in...
Joyce V. Lewis
Jan 28, 2003
Joyce V. (Henderson) Lewis, 78, of Wareham, formerly of New York City died January 28, 2003 at Forestview Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel (Sparks) Henderson. Mrs. Lewis was born in Jamaica, and had lived in New York City for close to 50 years, before moving to Wareham in 2003. She was a...
Joan Thuestad
Jan 28, 2003
Joan (Garlington) Thuestad, 71, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday January 28, 2003 at home. She was the wife of Harald Thuestad. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late James and Ida (Stuart) Garlington, she lived in Mattapoisett for the past 40 years. She was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairhaven. She was...
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