Obituaries
Elsie Gibbs
Oct 16, 2002
Elsie (Fortes) Gibbs, 81, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David P. Gibbs and daughter of the late Antone and Ada (DeGraf) Fortes. Mrs. Gibbs was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant...
Rovilla R. Skaliotis
Oct 16, 2002
Rovilla R. (Rodriguez) Skaliotis, 63, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 unexpectedly at Lahey Clinic Medical Center. She was the wife of Dionysios A. Skaliotis. Born in Naga, Philippines, the daughter of the late Engr. Trinidad and Concepcion Rodriguez, she had lived in New Bedford for many years. She graduated from Silliman University, Philippines, with a degree in...
Manuel J. Ramos, Jr.
Oct 11, 2002
Manuel J. Ramos, Jr., 75, of New Bedford died October 11, 2002 at Mariner Healthcare of Southeastern Massachusetts after a long illness. He was the husband of Pasqulina (Santos) Ramos and son of the late Manuel J. and Carolina (Santos) Ramos. Mr. Ramos was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...
Rita R. Duarte
Oct 11, 2002
Rita R. (Borges) Duarte, 79, of New Bedford died October 11, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of John M. Duarte,and daughter of the late August and Rose (Miranda) Borges. Mrs. Duarte was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant, active...
Urbano "Herbie" Pereira
Oct 10, 2002
Urbano "Herbie" Pereira, 74, of New Bedford died October 10, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Winifred (Barboza) Pereira, with whom he shared 39 years of marriageand son of the late Joseph and Clotilde (Roderigues) Pereira. Mr. Pereira was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life....
George A. Jorgensen
Oct 10, 2002
George A. Jorgensen, 80, of New Bedford died October 10, 2002 at Blaire House of New Bedford unexpectedly. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Terra) Jorgensen and son of the late Victor E. Jorgensen and Margaret (Rodman) Leek. Mr. Jorgensen was born in Camden, NJ and lived there many years before moving to New Bedford in 1970. He was...
Albert E. Frates, Jr.
Oct 9, 2002
Albert E. "Butch" "Big Al" Frates, Jr., 57, of Redwood City, formerly of New Bedford died October 9, 2002 unexpectedly at home. He was the son of the late Margaret A. (Gifford) and Albert E. "Hap" Frates and step-son of Alice (Tremblay) Frates of Wareham. Mr. Frates was born in New Bedford, Mass., and had lived in New Bedford...
Gregory H. Parker
Oct 9, 2002
Gregory H. Parker, 69, of Mattapoisett died October 9, 2002 at home after complications of multiple myeloma. He was the husband of Betty (Alden) Parker, and son of the late Burton C. and Doris M. (Prue) Parker. Mr. Parker was born and raised in Worcester and had lived in the Chicago area for 19 years before retiring to Mattapoisett...
Helen M. Walsh
Oct 4, 2002
Helen M. Walsh, 89, of New Bedford died Friday October 4, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Francis H. and Mary Elizabeth (Shea) Walsh. Miss Walsh was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Regis College in Weston. She was...
Mary C. Santos
Oct 3, 2002
Mary C. (Caldeira) Santos, 87, of New Bedford died Thursday October 3, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Antone and Maria (Vieira) Caldeira. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Mrs. Santos was formerly employed as a stitcher until her retirement. She...
Jeffrey J. Lopes
Oct 2, 2002
Jeffrey J. Lopes, 57, of New Bedford died October 2, 2002. Born in Acushnet, son of Beverly (Jennings) Lopes and the late John Lopes, he had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Lopes was the co-owner of the Stadium Cafe for many years and more recently was the co-owner of the New Bedford Municipal Golf...
Claire J. Tremblay
Oct 1, 2002
Claire J. (Gregoire) Tremblay, 69, of West Wareham died Tuesday October 1, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of Leo R. Tremblay, with whom she recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in April 2002. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Norbert and Laura (Benoit) Gregoire, she had lived in Wareham...
Paul A. Miller
Oct 1, 2002
Paul A. Miller, 67, of Dartmouth died Tuesday October 1, 2002 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Geraldine A. (Sherman) Miller, and son of Irene (Roberts) Miller of New Bedford and the late Joseph T. Miller. Mr. Miller was born and raised in New Bedford and had moved to Dartmouth 30 years ago. He was a graduate...
Donna M. Sanders
Oct 1, 2002
Donna M. (Dias) Sanders, 53, of Dale City, Virginia, formerly of New Bedford, died Tuesday October 1, 2002 unexpectedly at Fairfax Medical Center in Fairfax, Virginia. She was the wife of the late Curtis Sanders. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of Mary (Gonsalves) Dias of New Bedford and the late Alfred J. Dias, she lived in...
Robert W. Pierce
Oct 1, 2002
Robert W. Pierce, 69, of Mattapoisett died Tuesday October 1, 2002 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the son of the late Edwin E. Pierce and Lilian M. (Wood) Pierce Wood. Mr. Pierce was born in Taunton and had lived in Mattapoisett for many years. He was a graduate of Taunton High School and Northeastern University. He...
Rose B. Sadeck
Oct 1, 2002
Rose B. Sadeck, 89, of New Bedford died Tuesday October 1, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late George and Sultana (Paul) Sadeck. Miss Sadeck was born in Taunton and had lived in New Bedford since the early 1950's. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church. Miss...
Cecelia F. Weaver
Sep 28, 2002
Cecelia F. (Fairclough) Weaver, 88, of New Bedford died Saturday September 28, 2002 at home. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Weaver,and daughter of the late John T. and Margaret A. (Farran) Fairclough. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. She was the...
Almira D. Lauterbach
Sep 28, 2002
Almira D. (Gifford) Lauterbach, 91, of Harwich died Saturday September 28, 2002 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the wife of the late Louis J. Lauterbach and Albert A. Belli. Born in Westport, the daughter of the late Edgar F. and Clara E.L. (Allen) Gifford, she had lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to...
Helen P. Belli
Sep 26, 2002
Helen P. (Swanson) Belli, 85, of New Bedford died Thursday September 26, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Italo J. "Si" Belli, and daughter of the late Frederick C. and Hazel (Magorty) Swanson. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Survivors include 3...
Mary P. Nanos
Sep 25, 2002
Mary P. (Pateakos) Nanos, 76, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 25, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late James Nanos, and daughter of the late Peter and Areto (Behrakis) Pateakos. Mrs. Nanos was born in New Bedford and had lived here for all of her life. She was a...
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