Obituaries

Harvey S. Cunningham

Harvey S. Cunningham

Nov 8, 2002

Harvey S. Cunningham, 72, of New Bedford died November 8, 2002 at home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Pauline (Glover) Cunningham,and son of the late Harold C. and Georgianna (Rawlins) Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a...

Jeannette W. Keith

Jeannette W. Keith

Nov 8, 2002

Jeannette W. (Henderson) Keith, 96, of Mattapoisett died Friday November 8, 2002 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Frederick Keith, and daughter of the late Alexander W. and Anna (DeRadder) Henderson. Mrs. Keith was born in Boston and had lived in Milton for most of her life before moving to...

Mary A. Neves

Mary A. Neves

Nov 5, 2002

Mary A. (Barros) Neves, 81, of New Bedford, died November 5, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Manuel A. Neves, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage, and daughter of the late Caitano and Candida (Gomes) Barros. Mrs. Neves was born in Wareham and lived in New Bedford most of her life....

Clara Andrade

Clara Andrade

Nov 5, 2002

Clara (Gonsalves) Andrade, 75, of New Bedford died Tuesday November 5, 2002 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for New Bedford after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Margaret (Santos) Gonsalves. Born in Freetown, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member of the International Church of the...

Gordon R. Wagner

Gordon R. Wagner

Nov 5, 2002

Gordon R. Wagner, 55, of New Bedford died November 5, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Donna A. (Dean) Wagner, and son of Robert Wagner of Tampa, Florida, and the late Colleen (Maloney) Wagner. Mr. Wagner was born in Detroit, Michigan, and had lived in Ocala, Florida for several years before moving to New...

Lorraine M. Ryan

Lorraine M. Ryan

Nov 4, 2002

Lorraine M. (Girouard) Ryan, 84, of Fairhaven died Monday November 4, 2002 suddenly of a heart attack at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late John J. "Jack" Ryan, to whom she was married for over 40 years, and daughter of the late Augustine and Azelie (Maillet) Girouard. Born in Buctouche, New Brunswick,...

Philomena Anacleto

Philomena Anacleto

Nov 3, 2002

Philomena (Lima) Anacleto, 70, of North Dartmouth died Sunday November 3, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of Edward J. Anacleto, with whom she celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September 2002. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Encananzie) Lima, she had lived in Dartmouth for most...

John A. Faria

John A. Faria

Nov 1, 2002

John A. Faria, 75, of New Bedford died Friday November 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Helena (Monte) Faria; they had been married for 53 years. Born in Barnstable, the son of the late Emerlinda Faria, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant...

Rosa J. Cosme

Rosa J. Cosme

Nov 1, 2002

Rosa J. (Ramos) Cosme, 77, of New Bedford died November 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the wife the late Henrique Cosme and daughter of the late Manuel and Josepha (DaCruz) Ramos. Mrs. Cosme was born in Acushnet and lived in New Bedford and Wareham all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady...

Agnes G. Roy

Agnes G. Roy

Oct 30, 2002

Agnes G. (Watt) Roy, 99, of New Bedford died Wednesday October 30, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late William W. Roy, and daughter of the late Peter and Agnes (Gourlay) Watt. Born in Clydebank, Scotland on January 4, 1903, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...

Charles J. Kelley

Charles J. Kelley

Oct 28, 2002

Charles J. Kelley, 84, of New Bedford died Monday October 28, 2002 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary A. (Manning) Kelley,and son of the late Michael and Margaret (Freitas) Kelley. Mr. Kelley was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...

Mark E. Hougasian

Mark E. Hougasian

Oct 27, 2002

Mark E. "Mooney" Hougasian, 41, of New Bedford died October 27, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the longtime companion of Anne M. Fleming of New Bedford, and son of Marion E. (Leavitt) Correia of New Bedford and the late Samie Hougasian. Mr. Hougasian was born in New Bedford and had lived in New...

Joseph Arruda

Joseph Arruda

Oct 26, 2002

Joseph Arruda, 88, of New Bedford died Saturday October 26, 2002 at the Oaks Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Eva (Coutu) Arruda, and son of the late Joseph and Lottie (Correia) Arruda. Mr. Arruda was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He had lived in South Dartmouth...

Paul J. Manning

Paul J. Manning

Oct 25, 2002

Paul J. Manning, 92, of New Bedford died Friday October 25, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Armstrong) Manning,and son of the late Sylvester and Mary (Welsh) Manning. Mr. Manning was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of Holy...

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby

Oct 25, 2002

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby, 88, of Dartmouth died Friday October 25, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary W. (Welsh) Luby,and son of the late Michael J. and Catherine (McCarthy) Luby. Born and raised in New Bedford, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina

Oct 22, 2002

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina, 8 months, of New Bedford died October 22, 2002 unexpectedly at Hasbro Children's Hospital . Tatiana was born in Providence and had lived in New Bedford. Survivors include her parents; her maternal grandparents, Carmen Gamboa of New Bedford and Douglas Pina of Providence; her paternal grandparents, Maria Correia of New Bedford and Emanuel Aurora of...

Lillian A. Keighley

Lillian A. Keighley

Oct 22, 2002

Lillian A. (Dauplaise) Keighley, 79, of New Bedford, formerly of Fairhaven, died Tuesday October 22, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Vincent J. Keighley. Born and raised in New Bedford, she moved to Fairhaven in 1952 where she lived for many years before returning to live in New Bedford 2 years...

Domingos Deandrade

Domingos Deandrade

Oct 18, 2002

Domingos "Bim Bim" DeAndrade, 80, of New Bedford died Friday October 18, 2002 at his daughter's home after a brief illness. He was the former husband of Jovina (Andrade) DeAndrade, and son of the late Cristiano DeAndrade and Julia Aires. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, he had lived in New Bedford since 1976. He was a parishoner...

Bertha G. Vaughan

Bertha G. Vaughan

Oct 17, 2002

Bertha G. (Moran) Vaughan, 91, of Haskell, NJ, formerly of New Bedford,Mass., died October 17, 2002 at Lakeland Healthcare Center in Haskell. She was the wife of the late Malcolm H. Vaughan,and daughter of the late Edward and Amy (Chadwick) Moran. Mrs. Vaughan was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life...

Jaeden Rose Gilbert

Jaeden Rose Gilbert

Oct 16, 2002

Jaeden Rose Gilbert, 3 months, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after heart complications. She was the daughter of Kimberly A. Gilbert and Stephen Martin. Jaeden was born in Providence, RI and lived in New Bedford. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Josiah Gilbert Sylvia of North Dartmouth; her grandparents, her great-grandmother, godparents, aunts,...

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