Obituaries

John A. Faria

John A. Faria

Nov 1, 2002

John A. Faria, 75, of New Bedford died Friday November 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Helena (Monte) Faria; they had been married for 53 years. Born in Barnstable, the son of the late Emerlinda Faria, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant...

Rosa J. Cosme

Rosa J. Cosme

Nov 1, 2002

Rosa J. (Ramos) Cosme, 77, of New Bedford died November 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital unexpectedly. She was the wife the late Henrique Cosme and daughter of the late Manuel and Josepha (DaCruz) Ramos. Mrs. Cosme was born in Acushnet and lived in New Bedford and Wareham all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady...

Agnes G. Roy

Agnes G. Roy

Oct 30, 2002

Agnes G. (Watt) Roy, 99, of New Bedford died Wednesday October 30, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late William W. Roy, and daughter of the late Peter and Agnes (Gourlay) Watt. Born in Clydebank, Scotland on January 4, 1903, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...

Charles J. Kelley

Charles J. Kelley

Oct 28, 2002

Charles J. Kelley, 84, of New Bedford died Monday October 28, 2002 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary A. (Manning) Kelley,and son of the late Michael and Margaret (Freitas) Kelley. Mr. Kelley was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...

Mark E. Hougasian

Mark E. Hougasian

Oct 27, 2002

Mark E. "Mooney" Hougasian, 41, of New Bedford died October 27, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the longtime companion of Anne M. Fleming of New Bedford, and son of Marion E. (Leavitt) Correia of New Bedford and the late Samie Hougasian. Mr. Hougasian was born in New Bedford and had lived in New...

Joseph Arruda

Joseph Arruda

Oct 26, 2002

Joseph Arruda, 88, of New Bedford died Saturday October 26, 2002 at the Oaks Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Eva (Coutu) Arruda, and son of the late Joseph and Lottie (Correia) Arruda. Mr. Arruda was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He had lived in South Dartmouth...

Paul J. Manning

Paul J. Manning

Oct 25, 2002

Paul J. Manning, 92, of New Bedford died Friday October 25, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Armstrong) Manning,and son of the late Sylvester and Mary (Welsh) Manning. Mr. Manning was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of Holy...

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby

Oct 25, 2002

Dr. Lawrence J. Luby, 88, of Dartmouth died Friday October 25, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary W. (Welsh) Luby,and son of the late Michael J. and Catherine (McCarthy) Luby. Born and raised in New Bedford, he lived in Dartmouth for most of his life. He was a communicant of St....

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina

Oct 22, 2002

Tatiana L. Aurora Pina, 8 months, of New Bedford died October 22, 2002 unexpectedly at Hasbro Children's Hospital . Tatiana was born in Providence and had lived in New Bedford. Survivors include her parents; her maternal grandparents, Carmen Gamboa of New Bedford and Douglas Pina of Providence; her paternal grandparents, Maria Correia of New Bedford and Emanuel Aurora of...

Lillian A. Keighley

Lillian A. Keighley

Oct 22, 2002

Lillian A. (Dauplaise) Keighley, 79, of New Bedford, formerly of Fairhaven, died Tuesday October 22, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Vincent J. Keighley. Born and raised in New Bedford, she moved to Fairhaven in 1952 where she lived for many years before returning to live in New Bedford 2 years...

Domingos Deandrade

Domingos Deandrade

Oct 18, 2002

Domingos "Bim Bim" DeAndrade, 80, of New Bedford died Friday October 18, 2002 at his daughter's home after a brief illness. He was the former husband of Jovina (Andrade) DeAndrade, and son of the late Cristiano DeAndrade and Julia Aires. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, he had lived in New Bedford since 1976. He was a parishoner...

Bertha G. Vaughan

Bertha G. Vaughan

Oct 17, 2002

Bertha G. (Moran) Vaughan, 91, of Haskell, NJ, formerly of New Bedford,Mass., died October 17, 2002 at Lakeland Healthcare Center in Haskell. She was the wife of the late Malcolm H. Vaughan,and daughter of the late Edward and Amy (Chadwick) Moran. Mrs. Vaughan was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life...

Jaeden Rose Gilbert

Jaeden Rose Gilbert

Oct 16, 2002

Jaeden Rose Gilbert, 3 months, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after heart complications. She was the daughter of Kimberly A. Gilbert and Stephen Martin. Jaeden was born in Providence, RI and lived in New Bedford. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Josiah Gilbert Sylvia of North Dartmouth; her grandparents, her great-grandmother, godparents, aunts,...

Elsie Gibbs

Elsie Gibbs

Oct 16, 2002

Elsie (Fortes) Gibbs, 81, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David P. Gibbs and daughter of the late Antone and Ada (DeGraf) Fortes. Mrs. Gibbs was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant...

Rovilla R. Skaliotis

Rovilla R. Skaliotis

Oct 16, 2002

Rovilla R. (Rodriguez) Skaliotis, 63, of New Bedford died October 16, 2002 unexpectedly at Lahey Clinic Medical Center. She was the wife of Dionysios A. Skaliotis. Born in Naga, Philippines, the daughter of the late Engr. Trinidad and Concepcion Rodriguez, she had lived in New Bedford for many years. She graduated from Silliman University, Philippines, with a degree in...

Manuel J. Ramos, Jr.

Manuel J. Ramos, Jr.

Oct 11, 2002

Manuel J. Ramos, Jr., 75, of New Bedford died October 11, 2002 at Mariner Healthcare of Southeastern Massachusetts after a long illness. He was the husband of Pasqulina (Santos) Ramos and son of the late Manuel J. and Carolina (Santos) Ramos. Mr. Ramos was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was...

Rita R. Duarte

Rita R. Duarte

Oct 11, 2002

Rita R. (Borges) Duarte, 79, of New Bedford died October 11, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of John M. Duarte,and daughter of the late August and Rose (Miranda) Borges. Mrs. Duarte was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant, active...

Urbano "Herbie" Pereira

Urbano "Herbie" Pereira

Oct 10, 2002

Urbano "Herbie" Pereira, 74, of New Bedford died October 10, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Winifred (Barboza) Pereira, with whom he shared 39 years of marriageand son of the late Joseph and Clotilde (Roderigues) Pereira. Mr. Pereira was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life....

George A. Jorgensen

George A. Jorgensen

Oct 10, 2002

George A. Jorgensen, 80, of New Bedford died October 10, 2002 at Blaire House of New Bedford unexpectedly. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Terra) Jorgensen and son of the late Victor E. Jorgensen and Margaret (Rodman) Leek. Mr. Jorgensen was born in Camden, NJ and lived there many years before moving to New Bedford in 1970. He was...

Albert E. Frates, Jr.

Albert E. Frates, Jr.

Oct 9, 2002

Albert E. "Butch" "Big Al" Frates, Jr., 57, of Redwood City, formerly of New Bedford died October 9, 2002 unexpectedly at home. He was the son of the late Margaret A. (Gifford) and Albert E. "Hap" Frates and step-son of Alice (Tremblay) Frates of Wareham. Mr. Frates was born in New Bedford, Mass., and had lived in New Bedford...

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