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...
George J. Nunes
May 5, 2002
George J. Nunes, 65, of New Bedford died May 5, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the longtime companion of Dureel "Del" Poulin of New Bedford,and son of the late John S. Nunes, Jr. and Maria E. (Almeida) Nunes. Mr. Nunes was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford all of...
Pedro J. Graça
May 3, 2002
Pedro J. "Pepe" Graça, 69, of Dartmouth died Friday May 3, 2002 at New England Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Maria "Zinha" (Gomes) Graça,and son of the late Joaquim J. and Maria (Pina) Graça. Born in Risco Vermelio, Brava, Cape Verde, he moved to New Bedford in 1948 and had resided...
Carolina B. Trocchi
Apr 30, 2002
Carolina B. (Bertelli) Trocchi, 85, of Mattapoisett died April 30, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Joseph Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Fred Trocchi, and daughter of the late Petronio and Linda (Bretta) Bertelli. Mrs. Trocchi was born in Bridgewater and had lived in Sandwich before moving to Mattapoisett in 1948. She was a communicant of...
Clara M. Haskins
Apr 30, 2002
Clara M. (Williams) Haskins, 95, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 30, 2002 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Ernest T. Haskins, daughter of the late George and Eva Williams. Born in Port Murray, New Jersey, she had lived in Allentown, Penn. before moving to New Bedford 55 years ago. She was a member of...
Virginia T. "Ginna" Mello
Apr 25, 2002
Virginia T. "Ginna" (Todd) Mello, 50, of Mattapoisett died April 25, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Phillip Mello,and daughter of the late David and Geraldine (Field) Todd. Mrs. Mello was born in Lincoln and had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening and...
Marie L. Robdau
Apr 23, 2002
Marie L. (Lespasio) Robdau, 80, of New Bedford died Tuesday April 23, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward C. Robdau, and daughter of the late Raphael and Rose (Musi) Lespasio. Mrs. Robdau was born and raised in East Boston, and had lived in New York City, Roxbury, South Boston, Somerville, Malden ,...
Beatrice P. Hemsley
Apr 21, 2002
Beatrice P. (Pina) Hemsley, 62, of Dartmouth died Sunday April 21, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Gomes) Pina. Mrs. Hemsley was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Dartmouth 3 years ago. She was formerly employed as...
Barbara J. Hurt
Apr 18, 2002
Barbara J. (Kemp) Hurt, 54, of New Bedford died April 18, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Graves)Kemp. Mrs. Hurt was born in Nashua, NH and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was formerly employed at Teddies Fish Company as a trimmer during...
Lydia F. Gomes
Apr 16, 2002
Lydia F. (Freitas) Gomes, 86, of New Bedford died April 16, 2002 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Antonio S. "Geech" Gomes,and daughter of the late Theopholis Freitas and Theodolinda (Firmino) Freitas-Spencer. Mrs. Gomes was born in Fairhaven and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
Dominga Lobo
Apr 11, 2002
Dominga (Neves) Lobo, 83, of New Bedford died April 11, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Laurencio J. Lobo, and daughter of the late Theophilis and Rose (Balla) Neves. She was raised by the late Agnes N. "Chach" Silveira. Mrs. Lobo was born in Taunton and was raised in East Wareham,...
Michel R. Ramia
Apr 8, 2002
Michel R. Ramia, 66, of New Bedford died Monday April 8, 2002 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. He was the husband of Hanan Ramia of Las Vegas, Nev., and son of the late Roumenas B. and Matilda (Belan) Ramia. Mr. Ramia was born in Lebanon and had lived in New Bedford for the past 25 years. He...
