Agnes Frances Lyons
Sep 8, 2002
Agnes Frances Lyons, 82, of New Bedford died September 8, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Agnes E. (Gilmore) Lyons. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. Survivors include a niece, Louise O'Rourke of New Bedford; and 3...
Edwin Pina
Sep 6, 2002
Edwin "Baby" Pina, 64, of Phoenix, formerly of New Bedford died September 6, 2002 at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia (McMahon) Pina. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Maria (Barros) and Alfred "Nene" Pina. He was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in New Bedford. Mr....
Viola E. Menard
Sep 6, 2002
Viola E. (Lafleur) Menard, 84, of New Bedford died September 6, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Julien J. Menard, with whom she celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on September, 5th 2002 and daughter of the late Henri and Edna (Comeau) Lafleur. Mrs. Menard was born in New Bedford and...
Mary Debrosse
Sep 6, 2002
Mary (Walsh) Debrosse, 94, of New Bedford died September 6, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Gaston M. Debrosse and daughter of the late Thomas and Esther (Murphy) Walsh. Mrs. Debrosse was born in Bolton, England and lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford most of her life. Survivors include 2 sons,...
Mildred Towers
Sep 6, 2002
Mildred (Wilkinson) Towers, 83, of New Bedford died Friday September 6, 2002 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Towers,and daughter of the late John and Mary Jane (Lythgoe) Wilkinson. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in New Bedford. Mrs....
Evelyn M. Medeiros
Sep 5, 2002
Evelyn M. (Vero) Medeiros, 84, of Heritage of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Thursday September 5, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital following a short illness. She was the wife of the late John C. Medeiros, to whom she had been married for 53 years. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 11, 1991. Born in...
Americo A. Penha
Sep 1, 2002
Americo A. Penha, 84, of North Dartmouth died Sunday September 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Olive R. (Robin) Penha, and son of the late Francisco A. and Rosa (Dantas) Penha. Born in New Bedford, he was educated at Roosevelt Junior High School. In 1932, he moved with his family to Viano Castelo, Portugal....
Gusta Weinreb
Aug 31, 2002
Gusta (Waters) Weinreb, 95, of New Bedford died August 31, 2002 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Leopold Raber and the late Falk Weinreb. Born in Krakow, Poland, the daughter of the late Emil and Adele (Goldberg) Waters, she lived in Vienna, Austria before escaping the Nazis in 1939 moving to...
Michael S. Roett
Aug 31, 2002
Michael S. Roett, 52, of Alexandria, Virginia died August 31, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Carol J. (Dias) Roett,and son of the late Sheila Roett. Mr. Roett was born in Barbados and had lived in New Bedford, Mass., for 3 years before moving to Alexandria in 1974. Mr. Roett was employed as...
Henry J. Daigle
Aug 29, 2002
Henry J. Daigle, 76, of New Bedford died August 29, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice M. (Babineau) Daigle; they would have celebrated 53 years of marriage on September 5th, 2002. Mr. Daigle was affectionately known as "Pepere" and "Santa". Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Andrew...
Helder D. Carvalho
Aug 29, 2002
Helder Danilo Carvalho, 7, of New Bedford died Thursday August 29, 2002 at home after a brief illness. He was the son of Helena Carvalho of New Bedford and Antonio Almeida of Praia, Cape Verde. Helder was born in Praia, and lived in New Bedford for the past 2 years. He was a student at the Alfred J. Gomes...
William Furtado
Aug 27, 2002
William Furtado, 76, of New Bedford died August 27, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the husband of Dolores T. (Teixeira) Furtado, and son of the late Manuel and Philomena (Correira) Furtado. Mr. Furtado was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a...
Leonard Burgo
Aug 27, 2002
Leonard Burgo, 59, of San Francisco, CA died August 27, 2002 at San Francisco General Hospital. He was the son of Eva (Pinto) Burgo of New Bedford and the late Waldemar Burgo. Born and raised in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life until moving to San Francisco in 1984. Mr. Burgo was formerly...
Iantha P. Haskell
Aug 23, 2002
Iantha P. (Miller) Haskell, 84, of New Bedford died Friday August 23, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Allen W. Haskell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Byron and Florence (Weeks) Miller, she lived in New Bedford all of her life Survivors include a son, Allen...
Clarinda C. Andrade
Aug 23, 2002
Clarinda C. (daCosta) Andrade, 96, of New Bedford died August 23, 2002 at Blaire House of New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joaquim F. Andrade and daughter of the late Benjamin and Matilde (Faria) daCosta. Mrs. Andrade was born in Brava, Cape Verde and lived there before moving to New Bedford in...
Katherine A. Whitehead
Aug 21, 2002
Katherine Anne (O'Connor) Whitehead, 78, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 21, 2002 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Franklin G. Whitehead, and daughter of the late Jeremiah and Anne (Murray) O'Connor. Mrs. Whitehead was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family...
Shirley F. Conley
Aug 19, 2002
Shirley F. (Giza) Conley, 77, of New Bedford died Monday August 19, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late John J. and May (Draper) Giza. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a graduate of Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing. She was a communicant of St. James Church....
Mary C. Fournier
Aug 19, 2002
Mary C. (Martin) Fournier, 100 of Hanover, formerly of New Bedford died August 19, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Henry Fournier,and daughter of the late Patrick A. and Mary (Downey) Martin. Mrs. Fournier was born in Droughda, County Louth, Ireland and came to the United State in 1909. She...
Mary Eleanor Crawford
Aug 19, 2002
Mary E. "Eleanor" (Hampton) Crawford, 86, of Fairhaven died August 19, 2002 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven after a long illness. She was the wife of Russell R. Crawford, and daughter of the late Thomas H. and Agnes (Walsh) Hampton. Mrs. Crawford was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most...
Monserrate Rodriguez
Aug 18, 2002
Monserrate (Jorge) Rodriguez, 84, of New Bedford died Sunday August 18, 2002 after a breif illness at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Pedro Rodriguez,and the daughter of the late Bernardo and Adelina (Garcia) Jorge. Mrs. Rodriguez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford since 1962. Survivors...
