Janice E. Francoeur
Jul 17, 2002
Janice E. (Denham) Francoeur, 55, of Rochester died July 17, 2002 at Island Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeville after a long illness. She was the wife of Leonard N. Francoeur, Jr., and daughter of Madeline (Tibbets) Denham of Rochester and the late Walter Denham. Mrs. Francoeur was born in Wareham and had lived in Mattapoisett and Rochester for most...
Francis L. Beatriz
Jul 17, 2002
Francis L. Beatriz, 78, of Mattapoisett, formerly of New Bedford died July 17, 2002 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Mello) Beatriz, and son of the late Francis S. and Catherine C. (Weir) Beatriz. Mr. Beatriz was born in New Bedford and...
Anthony J. Estrella
Jul 15, 2002
Anthony J. Estrella, 80, of New Bedford died Monday July 15, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Janice R. (Clark) Estrella, and son of the late Bento and Anna (Alves) Estrella. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School. He was a communicant...
Capt. George J. Edwards
Jul 14, 2002
Captain George J. Edwards, 69, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett, died Sunday July 14, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Lucille R. (Mandeville) Edwards and the late Lorraine (Bruce) Edwards. Born in Philadelphia, Penn., son of the late John and Margaret (Doll) Edwards, he had lived in Mattapoisett for most of his...
David L. Watson
Jul 13, 2002
David L. Watson, 49, of New Bedford died Saturday July 13, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Freetown. He was the husband of June M. (Monteiro) Watson, and son of Leola Watson of Dorchester and the late Roosevelt Dials. Mr. Watson was born in Boston and had lived in Boston for...
Mary R. Oliveira
Jul 12, 2002
Mary R. (Barboza) Oliveira, 87, of Fairhaven died July 12, 2002 at Nichols House Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Antone Oliveira and daughter of the late Manuel and Maria C. (Varissma) Barboza. Mrs. Oliveira was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to...
Nora H. Treadup
Jul 11, 2002
Nora H. Treadup, 90, of New Bedford died Thursday July 11, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the daughter of the late Elmore M. and Mary (Kenny) Treadup. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church, where she was a faithful member of the Guard of Honor Society. Miss Treadup was formerly...
Penny L. Fonseca
Jul 9, 2002
Penny L. (Swain) Fonseca, 41, of Dartmouth died July 9, 2002 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Joe L. Fonseca, daughter of Patricia (Holland) Heaps of Acushnet and Douglas Swain of Rochester, and step-daughter of Claudette (Verville) Swain of Rochester. Mrs. Fonseca was born in New Bedford and had lived in...
Robert R. Monteiro
Jul 9, 2002
Robert R. Monteiro, 69, of New Bedford died July 9, 2002 at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation for New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ann M. (Barros) Monteiro, and son of the late Joseph and Jenny (Rose) Monteiro. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was formerly employed by the City of New Bedford Sanitation...
Earle M. Carter, Jr.
Jul 9, 2002
Earle M. Carter, Jr., 53, of New Bedford died July 9, 2002 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Susan (Bettencourt) Carter, and son of Florentina (Tagle) Carter of Dartmouth and Earle M. Carter, Sr. of Springfield. Mr. Carter was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for...
Mary B. Costa
Jul 8, 2002
Mary B. (Duffy) Costa, 78, of Mattapoisett died Monday July 8, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Costa, and daugther of the late James E. and Annie (Santos) Duffy. Mrs. Costa was born in New Bedford and had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She was...
John J. Shaw
Jul 8, 2002
John Joseph Shaw, 86, of Fairhaven died Monday July 8, 2002 at home. He was the husband of Mary Mullen (White) Shaw. They were totally devoted to each other during their 58 years of marriage. Born in South Boston, son of the late Dominic and Eleanora L. (Kalvelis) Shauchunas, he had lived in Randolph and Middleboro for many years...
Clara Jorge
Jul 5, 2002
Clara (Talavera) Jorge, 58, of New Bedford died Friday July 5, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of Santiago Jorge, and daughter of Perfecto and Catalina (Vargas) Talavera. Mrs. Jorge was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford for the last 45 years. She was a member of...
Delphine B. Lanagan
Jul 4, 2002
Delphine B. "Del" (Brown) Lanagan, 94, formerly of Fairhaven, died July 4, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late James B. Lanagan,and daughter of the late Antone and Sylvena (Sylvia) Brown. Mrs. Lanagan was born in Fairhaven and lived in Fairhaven for most of her life before moving to her...
Judy Soares, R.S.M. Sr.
Jul 3, 2002
Sr. Judy Soares, R.S.M., 47, of Pawtucket, RI died Wednesday July 3, 2002 unexpectedly at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the daughter of Julia (Gomes) Soares of New Bedford and the late James A. Soares. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens, she lived in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island for many years. Sister Judy had...
Michael H. Kasap
Jun 30, 2002
Michael H. Kasap, 51, of New Bedford died June 30, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the son of Celia F. (Gontkiewicz) Kasap of New Bedford and the late Andre P. Kasap. Mr. Kasap was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of his life and had lived in Alaska for...
Carol A. Burke
Jun 30, 2002
Carol A. (Feldon) Burke, 64 of Tucker Rd., died Sunday, June 30, 2002 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the much loved and devoted wife of William Kenneth "Ken" Burke, they were married 45 years. Born in New Bedford the daughter of the late John and Esther (Leigh) Feldon,...
Joseph Dumas
Jun 30, 2002
Joseph Dumas, 75, of New Bedford died Sunday June 30, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late George and Beatrice (Peters) Dumas. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a communicant of Our Lady of Purgatory Church. Mr. Dumas was formerly employed by the Firestone Mill and the Hathaway Laundry Company. He...
Dominga Gomes
Jun 29, 2002
Dominga "Denny" (Soares) Gomes, 76, of New Bedford died Saturday June 29, 2002 at her daughter's home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Olegario Gomes and former wife of the late Edwin L. Martin. Born in Wareham, the daughter of the late Antone and Mary Dominga (Oliveira) Soares, she...
Lawrence J. Almeida
Jun 29, 2002
Lawrence J. Almeida, 57, of New Bedford died June 29, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Louise C. (DaSilva) Almeida and son of Liduina R. (Almeida) Martins of New Bedford and the late Umberto S. Martins. Mr. Almeida was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his...
