Agnes C. Jarek
May 31, 2002
Agnes C. (Cavanaugh) Jarek, 91 of South Yarmouth died May 31, 2002 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of the late Julius K. "Jerry" Jarek, and daughter of the late John E. and Leona (Morrow) Cavanaugh. Mrs. Jarek was born in Lowell and had lived in Peterborough, N.H., and Tewksbury, Mass. Her retirement years were...
Lawrence E. Purcell
May 29, 2002
Lawrence E. Purcell, 56, of New Bedford died May 29, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Anne M. (Cifizzari) Purcell, and son of the late John F. and Muriel H. (King) Purcell. Mr. Purcell was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a...
Rachel A. Neves
May 27, 2002
Rachel A. (Gregoire) Neves, 70, of North Dartmouth died May 27, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness.She was the wife of Joseph T. Neves, Jr. They had been married for 51 years. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Norbert and Laura (Benoit) Gregoire, she lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to...
Eleanor L. Mcentee
May 27, 2002
Eleanor L. (Harrington) McEntee, 91, of New Bedford died May 27, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Thomas F. McEntee,and daughter of the late Charles W. and Clara B. (Young) Harrington. Mrs. McEntee was born in Boston and had lived in New Bedford for many years. She was a communicant of Holy Name...
Lena S. Arruda
May 26, 2002
Lena S. (Sylvester) Arruda, 91, of New Bedford died May 26, 2002 at home after a brief illness.She was the wife of the late Antone V. Arruda, and daughter of the late Louis S. and Helen (Medeiros) Sylvester. Mrs. Arruda was born in Westport and had lived in Somerset and Dartmouth before moving to New Bedford. Survivors include 2...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Powers
May 24, 2002
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Powers, of Fairhaven, died on May 24, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Leo J. and Mary (Moriarty) Powers. She was born in Nantucket and lived in the Greater Boston area until moving to Fairhaven in 1940. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Miss...
Albert J. Saucier
May 24, 2002
Albert J. Saucier, 48, of New Bedford died Friday May 24, 2002 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a long illness. He was the husband of Joan M. (Spillane) Saucier,and son of Alice (St. Onge) Saucier of Acushnet and the late Normand P. Saucier. Born in New Bedford and raised in Acushnet, he lived in New Bedford...
Josephine A. Wall
May 22, 2002
Josephine A. (Walsh) Wall, 76, of New Bedford died Wednesday May 22, 2002 at Country Gardens Skilled Nursing & Rehabiliation Center in Swansea. She was the daughter of the late Capt. Joseph S. and Angela (McGrath) Walsh. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in New Bedford, she lived in Westport, Conn., for many years before returning to live...
Frank Rose
May 17, 2002
Frank "Fong Fong" Rose, 74, of New Bedford died Friday May 17, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Johnnie Mae (Fox) Rose of New Bedford, and son of the late Alfred and Mary (Francis) Rose. Mr. Rose was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of...
Myrtle E. Spagnoli
May 17, 2002
Myrtle E. (Sisson) Spagnoli, 88, of Mattapoisett died May 17, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred R. Spagnoli, and daughter of the late Rexford L. and Maude (Atwood) Sisson. Mrs. Spagnoli was born in New Bedford and had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. Mrs. Spagnoli and her...
Grace A. Laporte
May 16, 2002
Grace A. (Ajamian) LaPorte, 85, of New Bedford died Thursday May 16, 2002 at home. She was the wife of the late Leonide LaPorte. Born in Bronx New York, the daughter of the late Matthew and Arax Christine (Shirinian) Ajamian, she lived in New Bedford since 1963. Mrs. LaPorte was a life member of the Navy Mothers Club of...
Frederick Eldridge
May 16, 2002
Frederick Eldridge, 79, of Mattapoisett died May 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Myrtle F. (Johnson) Eldridge, and son of the late Enos E. and Esther (Caswell) Eldridge. Mr. Eldridge was born in Mattapoisett and had lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was formerly employed by the Town...
Francisco "Supai" Joia
May 15, 2002
Francisco "Supai" Joia, 94, of New Bedford died May 15, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Marie (Renne) Joia and the late Matilda P. (Gonzales) Joia, and son of the late Francisco and Angelina (Randal) Joia. Mr. Joia was born in Sao Vincente, Cape Verde, and had lived in...
Arnold A. Wilde
May 14, 2002
Arnold A. Wilde, 74, of New Bedford died May 14, 2002 at Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home after a long illness. He was the son of the late James I. and Esther (Lounds) Wilde. Mr. Wilde was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal...
Glen E. Wazlowski
May 14, 2002
Glen E. Wazlowski, 40, of New Bedford died May 14, 2002 at home after a brief illness. He was the son of Sally (Murphy) Silvia of New Bedford and the late Bento Silvia. Mr. Wazlowski was born in Boston and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a cook. Survivors include...
James E. Soares
May 10, 2002
James E. Soares, 52, of New Bedford died unexpectedly on May 10, 2002. He was the son of Manuel and Shirley (Peters) Soares of New Bedford. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a graduate of New Bedford High School and UMass Dartmouth, where he received a degree in accounting.Mr. Soares served in the US Navy during the...
Edward P. Mccawley
May 7, 2002
Edward P. McCawley, 79, of Dartmouth, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Mary L. (Bettencourt) McCawley. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael and Ellen (McCarthy) McCawley, he lived in Wareham and Marion for many years before moving to Dartmouth in 1993. Mr. McCawley was employed by...
Paraskevoula "Patty" Alevizos
May 7, 2002
Paraskevoula "Patty" (Panagiotopoulos) Alevizos, 90, of New Bedford died May 7, 2002 at The Oaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Theodore "Ted" Alevizos, and daughter of the late George and Angeliki (Terzi) Panagiotopoulos. Mrs. Alevizos was born in Lowell, MA and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a member...
Cecilia Braithwaite
May 7, 2002
Cecilia Braithwaite, 91, a resident of New Bedford for most of her life died at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford on May 7, 2002 after a period of failing health. She lived in Falmouth from 1992 to 2000. She was the wife of the late John J. Braithwaite, Sr. and daughter of the late Joseph Gomez and...
Walter Correia
May 5, 2002
Walter Correia, 88, of New Bedford died May 5, 2002 at The Oaks Nursing Home. Mr. Correia was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Mr. Correia was employed at Fiber Leather as a machine operator for 42 years until...
