Obituaries

Claire J. Tremblay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Cesario Debarros

Cesario Debarros

Sep 25, 2002

Cesario DeBarros, 77, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 25, 2002 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for New Bedford after a long illness. He was the husband of Amelia (Pina) DeBarros, and son of the late Joao and Notchinha DeBarros. Mr. DeBarros was born in Fogo, Cape Verde and had lived in Fogo before moving to New Bedford in...

Luis Ramos Morais

Luis Ramos Morais

Sep 25, 2002

Luis "Ti Luis" Ramos Morais, 67, of Mindelo, Saõ Vincente, Cape Verde, died Wednesday September 25, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the husband of Isabel V. Morais. Born in Saõ Vincente, he was the son of the late Guilhermina Ramos and Raimundo Morais. Mr. Morais was employed by the Saõ Vincente Public Schools as...

Atty. Daniel P. David

Atty. Daniel P. David

Sep 25, 2002

Atty. Daniel P. David, 87, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 25, 2002 at the Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Jabour) David. Atty. David was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford...

Angelica H. Alexion

Angelica H. Alexion

Sep 24, 2002

Angelica H. (Yankopolus) Alexion, 79, of Fort Myers, Florida died Tuesday September 24, 2002. She was the wife of Lazarus Alexion, whom she married in 1946. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late George and Polixeny Yankopolus. A graduate of New Bedford High School in 1941, she studied voice and piano with L.J. Oscar Fontaine....

Rosamond Oliver

Rosamond Oliver

Sep 22, 2002

Rosamond Oliver, 91, of New Bedford died September 22, 2002 at Taber Street Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Garrison L. and Ethel F. (Saxon) Oliver. Miss Oliver was born in New Bedford, and had lived in Boston and New York for several years before returning to live in New Bedford in...

Paul T. Francis

Paul T. Francis

Sep 21, 2002

Paul T. Francis, 74, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late Frank T. and Emma (Lorsbach) Francis. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Onset and Freetown for many years before returning to New Bedford. He was a graduate of Holy Family High School and Providence...

Rev. Linda Ann Alfonso

Rev. Linda Ann Alfonso

Sep 20, 2002

Rev. Linda Ann (Silva) Alfonso, 50, of Boston, formerly of New Bedford, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Rev. James A. Alfonso. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Beatrice (Lomba) Silva of Acushnet and the late Boaventura Silva, she lived in New Bedford most of...

Evelyn M. Linhares

Evelyn M. Linhares

Sep 20, 2002

Evelyn M. (Borges) Linhares, 69, of Mattapoisett died September 20, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Frank C. Linhares and daughter of the late Manuel and Ermelinda (Lewis) Borges. Mrs. Linhares was born in New Bedford, raised in Fairhaven and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was a communicant...

Thomas Patrick Affonce

Thomas Patrick Affonce

Sep 19, 2002

Thomas Patrick "Pat" Affonce, 68, of New Bedford died Thursday September 19, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Downey) Affonce, and son of the late Merle (Heacock) and Anthony Edward Affonce. Mr. Affonce was born in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for most of his life. Mr....

Gregory A. Peryer

Gregory A. Peryer

Sep 17, 2002

Gregory A. Peryer, 53, of New Bedford died September 17, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary J. (Hurley) Peryer and son of Donald Peryer of Springfield, MO and the late Norma (Anderson) Peryer. Mr. Peryer was born in Barre, VT and lived in the New Bedford area most of his...

Elvira Belli

Elvira Belli

Sep 15, 2002

Elvira (Caldeira) Belli, 85, of New Bedford died September 15, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Emilio A. Belli. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antone and Maria (Vieira) Caldeira, she had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of...

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