Wayne A. Tremblay
Dec 28, 2002
Wayne A. Tremblay, 36, of New Bedford died December 28, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Albert R. and Mary D. (Lawrence) Tremblay of New Bedford. He was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Mr. Tremblay was an auto mechanic. He loved working on cars, loved animals, and loved being around...
Ann V. Reilly
Dec 28, 2002
Ann V. (McCusker) Reilly, 97, of Marion died December 28, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles J. Reilly,and daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Duffy) McCusker. Mrs. Reilly was born in Brooklyn, New York, and had lived in Brooklyn for most of her life before moving to...
Esther L. Christopher
Dec 27, 2002
Esther Lauretta (Offley) Christopher, 88, of New Bedford died December 27, 2002 at Hallmark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Christopher, a descendant from the Wampanoag tribe, was born and raised in New Bedford subsequently making it her permanent residence A homemaker, she often extended a hand to those in need. She was a former member of Union Baptist Church....
Clinton S. Ferguson
Dec 25, 2002
Clinton S. Ferguson, 86, of Richmond, VA died December 25, 2002 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Alice (Nanopoulos) Ferguson and son of the late Walter Clinton and Hazel Anna (Dopp) Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was born in Broadalbin, NY and was a resident of Richmond, VA. Mr. Ferguson retired as an associate professor from Virginia Commonwealth...
Robert W. Bates
Dec 25, 2002
Robert W. Bates, 78, of Mattapoisett died December 25, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of Florence L. (Dubois) Bates, and son of the late Joseph W. and Josephine (Huard) Bates. Mr. Bates was born in Plymouth and had lived in New Bedford for several years before moving to Mattapoisett 46 years...
Richard V. Cuff
Dec 25, 2002
Richard V. Cuff, 47, of West Tisbury died December 25, 2002 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Alison B. (Bryant) Cuff, and son of Laura (Doll) Cuff-Menard of New Bedford and the late Joseph D. Cuff. Mr. Cuff was born in Philadelphia, Penn., and had lived in New Bedford, Maine and Martha's Vineyard. He was a self-employed...
Evelyn L. Meade
Dec 24, 2002
Evelyn L. (Tuten) Meade, 82, of New Bedford died December 24, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John A. Meade, and daughter of the late James L. and Bertha (Davis) Tuten. Mrs. Meade was born in Blackshear, Georgia, and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life....
John F. Flood
Dec 23, 2002
John F. Flood, 70, of New Bedford died Monday December 23, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Joan M. (Griffith) Flood, with whom he celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in November 2002, and son of the late John F. and Mary A. (McQuade) Flood. Mr. Flood was born in New Bedford...
João D. Andrade
Dec 22, 2002
João D. "Balalaca" Andrade, 77, of New Bedford died Sunday December 22, 2002 at Mediplex Rehabilitation Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Elce V. (Lopes) Andrade. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Thomas F. and Arminda (Oliveira) Andrade, he lived in New Bedford since 1962. Mr. Andrade was formerly employed as a...
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...
