Leroy Grace
Apr 1, 2002
Leroy Antone "Lance" Grace, 53, of Eastpointe, MI died April 1, 2002 at home. He was the husband of Gwenda Grace of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and the son of Dominga (Pina) Grace of New Bedford, Mass., and the late Antone Gomes Grace. Mr. Grace was born in New Bedford and lived in Michigan most of his life. He was...
Emily L. Kenyon
Mar 31, 2002
Emily L. (Bernardo) Kenyon, 80, of Mattapoisett died March 31, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Harvey H. Kenyon, and daughter of the late Alexander and Rose (Sousa) Bernardo. Mrs. Kenyon was born and raised in Mattapoisett and had lived in the New Bedford area for all her life. She enjoyed...
Ruth W. Mcweeney
Mar 30, 2002
Ruth W. (Hall) McWeeney, 89, of Marion, formerly of Providence and Warwick, RI, died Saturday March 30, 2002 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a long illness. She was the wife of the late James F. McWeeney,and daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Stenmark) Hall. Born in Providence, R.I., she had lived in Providence and Warwick for...
Hazel Costa
Mar 27, 2002
Hazel (Perry) Costa, 82, of New Bedford died March 27, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the former wife of the late Aristen "Harry" Costa, and daughter of the late Justin and Mary (Silva) Perry. Mrs. Costa was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a...
Ward E. Benner
Mar 27, 2002
Ward E. Benner, 90, of Rochester died March 27, 2002 at the Atrium Nursing Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Evelyn F. (Foisy) Benner, former husband of the late Margaret (Kirby) Benner, and son of the late Percy and Christie (Boynton) Benner. Mr. Benner was born in Liberty, Maine, and had lived in Marion and...
Sheila Hunt
Mar 27, 2002
Sheila (Prout) Hunt, 54, of New Bedford died Wednesday March 27, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Raymond J. Hunt, daughter of the late Harold Prout and Alice (Rioux) Andreassen, and stepdaughter of the late David Andreassen. Mrs. Hunt was born in Acushnet and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
Lilian M. Wood
Mar 25, 2002
Lilian M. (Wood) Wood, 98, of Mattapoisett died March 25, 2002 at Bourne Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Edwin E. Pierce and the late Elmer E. Wood. Mrs. Wood was born in Taunton and had lived in Taunton for most of her life before moving to Mattapoisett in 1973. She was a member of...
Philip Correia
Mar 24, 2002
Philip Correia, 67, of West Wareham died March 24, 2002 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lorraine (Bollea) Correia, and son of the late John and Maria (Gama) Correia. Mr. Correia was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for many years before moving to West Wareham in 1980. He...
Malvina M. Metivier
Mar 24, 2002
Malvina M. (Perry) Metivier, 79 of New Bedford died March 24, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Leo M. Metivier and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Ducharme) Perry. Mrs. Metivier was born in Scituate, RI and lived in Acushnet and New Bedford most of her life. She was a communicant of...
Kathleen W. Mitchell
Mar 24, 2002
Kathleen W. (O'Brien) Mitchell, 86 of New Bedfor died March 24, 2002 at Savoy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Sylvester A. Mitchell, and daughter of the late Joseph and Henrietta (Wallace) O'Brien. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a graduate of Holy Family High School. She was a lifelong communicant of...
Amelia E. Bariteau
Mar 23, 2002
Amelia E. (McCann) Bariteau, 91, formerly of Fall River died March 23, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Gordon E. Bariteau, daughter of the late John and Mary (Riding) McCann. Mrs. Bariteau was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life,...
Rev. James F. Kelley
Mar 23, 2002
The Rev. James F. Kelley, 73, a priest for 41 years, died Saturday March 23, 2002 in an airplane accident near Manokotak, Alaska. Rev. Kelley was born Feb. 25, 1929, in New Bedford, Mass., to Frederick E. and Margaret (Norton) Kelley. He attended Mount Pleasant Grammar School and New Bedford High School, graduating in 1947. After graduating from high...
Aurelio Fortes
Mar 22, 2002
Aurelio Fortes, 68, of New Bedford died March 22, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the fiancé of Arminda Santos of New Bedford, and son of the late João M. and Eufrezina (Mendes) Fortes. Mr. Fortes was born in Brava, Cape Verde, and had lived in New Bedford since 1960. He was a communicant...
Joseph L. Morock
Mar 22, 2002
Joseph L. Morock, 74, of New Bedford died March 22, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Irene D. (Medeiros) Morock and the late Barbara (Viegas) Morock, and son of the late Thomas and Mary (Beatriz) Morock. Mr. Morock was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and was raised in New Bedford. Mr....
Albert O. Houtman
Mar 17, 2002
Albert O. Houtman, 93, of New Bedford died March 17, 2002 at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Iola T. (Hobson) Houtman and son of the late John W. and Olive M. (Mason) Houtman. Mr. Houtman was born in New Bedford, lived in New Bedford for many years and...
Mary E. "Peggy" Tondreau
Mar 17, 2002
Mary E. "Peggy" (O'Neill) Tondreau, 61. of Dighton died March 17, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Herbert G. Tondreau,and daughter of the late Edward F. and Emma (LeBlanc) O'Neill. Mrs. Tondreau was born in New Bedford and lived in Dartmouth most of her life before moving to Dighton 4 years ago. She...
Clinton C. Starkie
Mar 17, 2002
Clinton C. Starkie, 92, of New Bedford died March 17, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Ermelinda (Ormonde) Starkie and the late Eva A. (Gauthier) Starkie. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Thomas and Alice (Hambley) Starkie, he lived in New Bedford all of his life. Mr. Starkie was formerly employed...
Francisco Gomes
Mar 17, 2002
Francisco Gomes, 90, of New Bedford died March 17, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Ana L. (Lobo) Gomes,and son of the late Casimiro and Ana (DaLomba) Gomes. Born and raised in Brava, Cape Verde, he lived in Senegal and Ivory Coast before moving to New Bedford in 1965....
Bethany Alexandra Horton
Mar 16, 2002
Bethany Alexandra Horton, 20, of Marion died unexpectedly March 16, 2002. She was the daughter of David B. and Caroline A. (Lavallee) Horton of Marion. Bethany was born in Brockton and had lived in Marion for most of her life. She was a loving mother, and enjoyed art, playing sports and playing the piano. Survivors include her parents; a...
Alice Gray
Mar 13, 2002
Alice (Czaban) Gray, 78, of New Bedford died March 13, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late James Nelson Gray, and daughter of the late Joseph Czaban and Katarzyna (Wach) Czaban Blaszczak. Mrs. Gray was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life....
