Obituaries
Antonio A. Pereira
Feb 23, 2002
Antonio A. Pereira, 78, of New Bedford died Saturday February 23, 2002 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Audrey Rose (Faye) Pereira, and son of the late Joseph A. and Marie J. (Mendes) Pereira. Mr. Pereira was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford...
Alexandra A. Lavallee
Feb 22, 2002
Alexandra A. "Sandra" Lavallee, 80, of Marion, died Friday February 22, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Adolphe A. Lavallee, and daughter of the late Casimir and Anna (Sczygelska) Sztuba. Mrs. Lavallee was born in Worcester and had lived there for many years until moving to...
James F. Deterra
Feb 20, 2002
James F. DeTerra, 81, of Fairhaven, died Wednesday February 20, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Vivian (Macomber) DeTerra, and son of the late Victor and Agnes (Sullivan) DeTerra. Mr. DeTerra was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his...
Mabel G. Mccra
Feb 19, 2002
Mabel G. (Bence) McCra, 78, of Prince George, VA, formerly of New Bedford died February 19th 2002 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Henry McCra, and daughter of the late Frederick and Inez (Provencher) Bence. Mrs. McCra was born in Dartmouth, Mass., and had lived in New Bedford, for most of her life....
Mary W. Short
Feb 18, 2002
Mary W. (Bernard) Short, 93, of Mattapoisett, formerly of Stoneham died February 18, 2002 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Short, and daughter of the late Jerome and Annie (Peters) Bernard. Mrs. Short was born in St. Louis, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and had lived in Stoneham for...
Joaquim C. " Jack" Pacheco
Feb 17, 2002
Joaquim C. " Jack" Pacheco, 74, of New Bedford died February 17, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Silvana (Freitas) Pacheco, with whom he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 26, 2001. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Fernando C. and Lourdes (Reis) Pacheco, he had lived in New Bedford...
Fred G. Mahoney
Feb 16, 2002
Fred G. Mahoney, 75, of New Bedford died February 16, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home of colon cancer. He was the husband of the late Grace M. (Penton) Mahoney and son of the late Fred G. and Laura E. (St. Jean) Mahoney. Mr. Mahoney was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life....
Mary J. Reed
Feb 15, 2002
Mary J. (Robinson) Reed, 64, of Huber Heights, OH, formerly of New Bedford died February 15, 2002 at Grandview Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Floyd E. Reed, and daughter of the late William and Gertrude (Harrison) Robinson. Mrs. Reed was born in New Bedford and had lived in Huber Heights since 1984. She was...
Arthur A. Smith
Feb 14, 2002
Arthur A. Smith, 82, of Mattapoisett died February 14, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice (McBurney) Smith, and son of the late Arthur A. and Anna C. (Kieran) Smith. Mr. Smith was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and had lived in Mattapoisett since 1953. He was a graduate of Providence...
Anthony G. Dacruz
Feb 13, 2002
Anthony G. Dacruz, 37, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 13, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence after a brief illness. He was the son of Mariana (Goncalves) Pina, and the late Joao Cancio Dacruz. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he immigrated to the United States in 1982, where he lived mostly in New Bedford. He was a communicant...
Oswald E. Senesac
Feb 13, 2002
Oswald E. "Ozzie" Senesac, 93, of Dartmouth died February 13, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Anna F. (Smith) Senesac,and son of the late Hugh and Anna (Aurelia) Senesac. Mr. Senesac was born in New Bedford and had lived in this area all of his life. He was formerly...
Freda Thomas
Feb 12, 2002
Freda (Peters) Thomas, 81, of New Bedford died Tuesday February 12, 2002 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Isaac J. Thomas, and daughter of the late George and Kaffa (Dumas) Peters. Mrs. Thomas was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a communicant of Our...
James H. Hinman
Feb 11, 2002
James H. Hinman, 82, of Mattapoisett, Mass., died on Monday, February 11, 2002, at Waterview Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Providence after an illness.He was the husband of the late Gladys (Poenack) Hinman, and son of the late Alfred T. and Hazel (Allen) Hinman. Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in Skaneateles, New York, Mr. Hinman...
Jeremiah M. Daly
Feb 9, 2002
Jeremiah Michael "Jerry" Daly, 48, of Marion died Saturday February 9, 2002 at home after a long battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Anne Logan Daley, and son of Emilie (Fitzpatrick) Daly of Middlebury, CT and the late Edmund J. Daly III. Born in Waterbury, CT, he was raised in Middlebury and lived in Marion for...
Eileen A. Mccann
Feb 9, 2002
Eileen A. (Senecal) McCann, 92, of New Bedford died Saturday February 9, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late William J. McCann,and daughter of the late Lorenzo and Mary (Almond) Senecal. Mrs. McCann was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a communicant of...
Eva S. Goldfarb
Feb 8, 2002
Eva S. (Sondick) Goldfarb, 88, of New Bedford, MA, formerly of Waterbury, CT, died Friday February 8, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Fred Goldfarb. Born and educated in Hartford, Conn., Mrs. Goldfarb moved to Waterbury, Conn., after her marriage, where she resided for over 60 years. A member of...
Catherine L. Macomber
Feb 6, 2002
Catherine L. (Morey) Macomber, 82, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday February 6, 2002 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Clifton E. Macomber, and daughter of the late Francis K. and Ethel M. (Dexter) Morey. Mrs. Macomber was born in Mattapoisett and had lived in Mattapoisett for most of her life....
Sandra S. Gonsalves
Feb 6, 2002
Sandra (Silva) Gonsalves, 47, of Mitchellville, Maryland, formerly of New Bedford died Wednesday February 6, 2002 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John A. "Nunui" Gonsalves. She was the firstborn of the eleven children of Maria (Livramento) Silva and Alfredo B. "Freddie" Silva , both of New Bedford....
Katherine Andrade
Feb 6, 2002
Katherine (Fonseca) Andrade, 77, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 6, 2002 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Manuel Andrade, and was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Monteiro) Fonseca. Mrs. Andrade was born in Mattapoisett and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She...
Eileen M. Earley
Feb 6, 2002
Eileen M. Earley, 90, of New Bedford died Wednesday February 6, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the daughter of the late James J. and Annie (Smyth) Earley. Miss Earley was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School. She was a...
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