Obituaries
Emily S. Galary
Jun 25, 2002
Emily S. (Chase) Galary, 80, of New Bedford died June 25, 2002 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Galary,and daughter of the late Elisha F. and Elizabeth B. (Smith) Chase. Mrs. Galary was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her...
Mary E. Edison
Jun 24, 2002
Mary E. (Cosman) Edison, 87, of Rochester died June 24, 2002 at the Atrium Nursing Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Edison and daughter of the late George W. and Ellen (Tilly) Cosman. Mrs. Edison was born in Cambridge, MA and lived in Wellesley, MA before moving to Rochester in 1976....
Cecelia C. Barry
Jun 24, 2002
Cecelia C. (Casby) Barry, 87, of Marion died June 24, 2002 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Francis G. Barry, and daughter of the late James and Cecelia (Logan) Casby. Mrs. Barry was born in Dorchester and had lived in Brighton for many years before retiring to Marion in 1971. She...
Lena Araujo
Jun 24, 2002
Lena (Oliver) Araujo, 92, of Wareham died June 24, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the wife of the late John Araujo. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late Antone and Libana (Correia) Oliver, she lived in Wareham for most of her life. Mrs. Araujo was formerly employed as a housekeeper in private homes and...
Statia T. Dobyna
Jun 23, 2002
Statia T. (Ruscik) Dobyna, 82, of New Bedford died Sunday June 23, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Matthew R. Dobyna,and daughter of the late Stanley and Helena ( Kersznowska) Ruszczyk. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of St. Hedwig Church. Mrs. Dobyna was formerly...
Aurea Rivera
Jun 22, 2002
Aurea (Martinez) Rivera, 56, of New Bedford died June 22, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Eduardo M. Rivera and daughter of Cecilio and Maria (Ortez) Martinez. Mrs. Rivera was born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico before moving to New Bedford in 1974. She was a member of the Worship Center in...
Vicki A. Mcintire
Jun 22, 2002
Vicki A. (Blanchard) McIntire, 58, of Mattapoisett died Saturday June 22, 2002 at the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home in Fall River after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Roderick C. "Rod" McIntire, and daughter of Violet (White ) Blanchard of Dunstable, Mass., and the late Victor Blanchard. Mrs. McIntire was born in Boston and had...
Henry M. Shea
Jun 21, 2002
Henry Michael Shea, 92, of New Bedford died Friday June 21, 2002 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Marion E. (Estes) Shea. Born in Fairhaven, son of the late Henry J. and Leah Ellis (Manning) Shea, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life. Mr. Shea was formerly employed as truck driver...
Elsie M. Gething
Jun 21, 2002
Elsie M. (Medeiros) Gething , 89, of Fairhaven died Friday June 21, 2002 at Nichols House Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Alfred Gething, and daughter of the late Joseph and Flora (Rose) Medeiros. Mrs. Gething was born in New Bedford and had lived in Fairhaven for many years. She was a member of the Seventh...
Linette M. Monty
Jun 19, 2002
Linette Marguerite Monty, 49, of New Bedford died Wednesday June 19, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the longtime companion of Kenneth W. Margeson, and daughter of Jeannette V. (Paquette) Lockwood of Stoneham and the late Maurice A.Monty. She was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford for most of her life....
Helen Heaps
Jun 18, 2002
Helen (Mattos) Heaps, 80, of New Bedford died June 18, 2002 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Heaps and daughter of the late Antone and Helen (Pacheco) Mattos. Mrs. Heaps was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
Beatrice Silva
Jun 18, 2002
Beatrice (Perreira) Silva, 84, of North Dartmouth died Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at Millbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wareham after a brief illness. She was the wife of Edmundo Silva, to whom she was married for 59 years, and daughter of the late Felisberto N. and Beatriz (Ramos) Perreira. Mrs. Silva was born in New Bedford and had...
Elizabeth M. O'Connor
Jun 16, 2002
Elizabeth M. O'Connor, 87, of Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, formerly of Park St., New Bedford, died Sunday June 16, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John J. and Ellen G. (Barry) O'Connor. Miss O'Connor was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and had lived in New Bedford from 1922 to 1997 when she moved...
Helen M. Williams
Jun 15, 2002
Helen M. Williams, 79, of New Bedford died Saturday June 15, 2002 peacefully in her sleep at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late George and Eva Williams. Born in Port Murray, NJ, she had lived in Allentown, PA before moving to New Bedford 35 years ago. Ms. Williams was formerly employed...
Anthony Murray, Jr.
Jun 14, 2002
Anthony Murray, Jr., 45, of New Bedford died Friday, June 14, 2002, unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of Anthony Murray of Dartmouth and MaryEllen Pennington of New Bedford. Mr. Murray was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was formerly employed as a commercial fisherman on...
Mary T. Hardin
Jun 14, 2002
Mary T. (Thomas) Hardin, 77, of New Bedford died Friday June 14, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Diab G. Hardin, and daughter of the late Michael and Rachael (Jacob) Thomas. Mrs. Hardin was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a lifelong...
Martin Bauer
Jun 13, 2002
Martin J. "Mickey" Bauer, 86, Of Mattapoisett died June 13, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Elsie G. (Washburn) Bauer, and son of the late Joseph and Margaret (McGrath) Bauer. Mickey was born in New Bedford and had lived in Mattapoisett for 83 years. He was a communicant of...
Sophie Viveiros
Jun 12, 2002
Sophie (Seconda) Viveiros, 84, of Dartmouth and Mattapoisett died June 12, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Carlos J. Viveiros, with whom she recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary, and daughter of the late Jan and Mary (Szelag) Seconda. Mrs. Viveiros was born in New Bedford and had lived in Dartmouth...
Norman W. Roylance, Sr.
Jun 12, 2002
Norman W. "127" Roylance, Sr., 77, of Mattapoisett died June 12, 2002 at Our Lady's Haven after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Beryl (Heuberger) Roylance, and son of the late Doris E. (Wilcox) and Samuel Roylance, Jr. Mr. Roylance was born in New Bedford and had lived in Westport before moving...
James C. Rohan
Jun 11, 2002
James C. Rohan, 68, of New Bedford died June 11, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late James and Marion (Smith) Rohan. Mr. Rohan was born in South Boston and had lived in the New Bedford area for several years. He was an avid sports fan who loved the Boston RedSox and the...
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