Russell L. Hiller
Sep 15, 2002
Russell L. Hiller, 69, of Mattapoisett died September 15, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late Lewis and Cecile (Lareau) Hiller. Mr. Hiller was born in New Bedford, raised in Marion and lived in Atlanta, GA before returning to Marion in 1963 to carry on the family business, Hiller Bros. Cranberries. He retired from...
James A. Pina, Jr.
Sep 13, 2002
James A. Pina, Jr., 70, of New Bedford died Friday September 13, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late James A. Pina and Constance (Alves) Pires. Born in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford and Somerville for most of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Ruth Gooden
Sep 12, 2002
Ruth (Branch) Gooden, 77, of New Bedford died September 12, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of the late William Gooden, Jr. and daughter of the late Benjamin and Roxie (Anderson) Branch. Mrs. Gooden was born in Camden, NJ and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a member...
Dale W. Martin
Sep 11, 2002
Dale W. Martin, 80, of New Bedford died Wednesday September 11, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Edna M. (Devlin) Martin,and son of the late Alvin and Helen (Bishop) Martin. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. Mr. Martin was formerly employed as a union...
Richard Lopes
Sep 11, 2002
Richard Lopes, 68, of New Bedford died September 11, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was formerly married to Julie (Tavares) Lopes of New Bedford, and was the son of the late Louis J. and Cora A. (Johnson) Lopes. Mr. Lopes was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Jersey for 7 years...
Domenic J. Gioiosa
Sep 11, 2002
Domenic J. Gioiosa, 78, of New Bedford died September 11, 2002 at home after a long courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of the late Muriel C. (Lamonde) Gioiosa, with whom he celebrated 50 wonderful years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Joseph and Louisa (Coucci) Gioiosa, he lived in New...
Richard A. Ben David
Sep 10, 2002
Richard A. Ben David, 46, of Boston died September 10, 2002. He was the son of the late Hilderberto and Rosella (Burgo) Ben David. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in Rochester, Worcester, and Boston for many years. Mr. Ben David was formerly employed as a carpenter in the construction industry. He was a graduate of Old Rochester...
Lawrence P. Sylvia
Sep 10, 2002
Lawrence P. Sylvia, 72, of New Bedford died September 10, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Anna (Garcia) Sylvia and son of the late Antone G. Souza, Sr. and Mary Anna (Jacques) Souza and step-son of Dorothy Souza of New Bedford. Mr. Sylvia was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford...
John B. Brito
Sep 8, 2002
John B. Brito, 40, of New Bedford died September 8, 2002 at home unexpectedly. He was the son of Bras and Julia (Almeida) Brito of New Bedford. Mr. Brito was born in New Bedford and lived in Onset several years before returning to New Bedford. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Mr. Brito was...
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...
