Obituaries

Gusta Weinreb

Gusta Weinreb

Aug 31, 2002

Gusta (Waters) Weinreb, 95, of New Bedford died August 31, 2002 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Leopold Raber and the late Falk Weinreb. Born in Krakow, Poland, the daughter of the late Emil and Adele (Goldberg) Waters, she lived in Vienna, Austria before escaping the Nazis in 1939 moving to...

Michael S. Roett

Michael S. Roett

Aug 31, 2002

Michael S. Roett, 52, of Alexandria, Virginia died August 31, 2002 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Carol J. (Dias) Roett,and son of the late Sheila Roett. Mr. Roett was born in Barbados and had lived in New Bedford, Mass., for 3 years before moving to Alexandria in 1974. Mr. Roett was employed as...

Henry J. Daigle

Henry J. Daigle

Aug 29, 2002

Henry J. Daigle, 76, of New Bedford died August 29, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice M. (Babineau) Daigle; they would have celebrated 53 years of marriage on September 5th, 2002. Mr. Daigle was affectionately known as "Pepere" and "Santa". Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Andrew...

Helder D. Carvalho

Helder D. Carvalho

Aug 29, 2002

Helder Danilo Carvalho, 7, of New Bedford died Thursday August 29, 2002 at home after a brief illness. He was the son of Helena Carvalho of New Bedford and Antonio Almeida of Praia, Cape Verde. Helder was born in Praia, and lived in New Bedford for the past 2 years. He was a student at the Alfred J. Gomes...

William Furtado

William Furtado

Aug 27, 2002

William Furtado, 76, of New Bedford died August 27, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a long illness. He was the husband of Dolores T. (Teixeira) Furtado, and son of the late Manuel and Philomena (Correira) Furtado. Mr. Furtado was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a...

Leonard Burgo

Leonard Burgo

Aug 27, 2002

Leonard Burgo, 59, of San Francisco, CA died August 27, 2002 at San Francisco General Hospital. He was the son of Eva (Pinto) Burgo of New Bedford and the late Waldemar Burgo. Born and raised in New Bedford, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life until moving to San Francisco in 1984. Mr. Burgo was formerly...

Iantha P. Haskell

Iantha P. Haskell

Aug 23, 2002

Iantha P. (Miller) Haskell, 84, of New Bedford died Friday August 23, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Allen W. Haskell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Byron and Florence (Weeks) Miller, she lived in New Bedford all of her life Survivors include a son, Allen...

Clarinda C. Andrade

Clarinda C. Andrade

Aug 23, 2002

Clarinda C. (daCosta) Andrade, 96, of New Bedford died August 23, 2002 at Blaire House of New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joaquim F. Andrade and daughter of the late Benjamin and Matilde (Faria) daCosta. Mrs. Andrade was born in Brava, Cape Verde and lived there before moving to New Bedford in...

Katherine A. Whitehead

Katherine A. Whitehead

Aug 21, 2002

Katherine Anne (O'Connor) Whitehead, 78, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 21, 2002 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Franklin G. Whitehead, and daughter of the late Jeremiah and Anne (Murray) O'Connor. Mrs. Whitehead was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She was a graduate of Holy Family...

Shirley F. Conley

Shirley F. Conley

Aug 19, 2002

Shirley F. (Giza) Conley, 77, of New Bedford died Monday August 19, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late John J. and May (Draper) Giza. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a graduate of Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing. She was a communicant of St. James Church....

Mary C. Fournier

Mary C. Fournier

Aug 19, 2002

Mary C. (Martin) Fournier, 100 of Hanover, formerly of New Bedford died August 19, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Henry Fournier,and daughter of the late Patrick A. and Mary (Downey) Martin. Mrs. Fournier was born in Droughda, County Louth, Ireland and came to the United State in 1909. She...

Mary Eleanor Crawford

Mary Eleanor Crawford

Aug 19, 2002

Mary E. "Eleanor" (Hampton) Crawford, 86, of Fairhaven died August 19, 2002 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven after a long illness. She was the wife of Russell R. Crawford, and daughter of the late Thomas H. and Agnes (Walsh) Hampton. Mrs. Crawford was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most...

Monserrate Rodriguez

Monserrate Rodriguez

Aug 18, 2002

Monserrate (Jorge) Rodriguez, 84, of New Bedford died Sunday August 18, 2002 after a breif illness at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Pedro Rodriguez,and the daughter of the late Bernardo and Adelina (Garcia) Jorge. Mrs. Rodriguez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and had lived in New Bedford since 1962. Survivors...

Laurianne R. Vigeant

Laurianne R. Vigeant

Aug 17, 2002

Laurianne R. "Memêre" (Gauthier) Vigeant, 87, of Dartmouth died August 17, 2002, peacefully in her sleep at home, surrounded by her family, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Vigeant, and daughter of the late Henri and Sarah (Saulnier) Gauthier. Mrs. Vigeant was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford before...

Mae A. Gauthier

Mae A. Gauthier

Aug 14, 2002

Mae A. (Demoranville) Gauthier, 92, of New Bedford died Wednesday August 14, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Gauthier, and daughter of the late Mary E. (Pittsley) and Valmer Ansel Demoranville. Mrs. Gauthier was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth for most of her life....

Maria Escobar

Maria Escobar

Aug 11, 2002

Maria (Garcia) Escobar, 86, of Rochester died August 11, 2002 at Nichols House Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the wife of Manuel R. Escobar and the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Souza) Garcia. Mrs. Escobar was born in Fayal, Azores, and had resided in Rochester with her husband since 1959. She was a communicant...

Miguel Angel Ferrer

Miguel Angel Ferrer

Aug 10, 2002

Miguel Angel Ferrer, 58, of New Bedford died Saturday August 10, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Carmen (Rosa) Ferrer,and son of the late Genara Ortiz and Pedro Ferrer. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he lived in Lancaster, PA for many years before moving to New Bedford in 1983. He was a member of...

Stephen W. Demello

Stephen W. Demello

Aug 10, 2002

Stephen W. DeMello, 37, of New Bedford died August 10, 2002 at home unexpectedly. He was the son of Roy S. DeMello of Dartmouth and the late RoseMarie (Goulart) DeMello and step-son of Eric Schlosser of New Bedford. Mr. DeMello was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford most of his life. He was employed as an...

Margaret L. Reardon

Margaret L. Reardon

Aug 8, 2002

Margaret Louise (Logue) Reardon, 61, of South Dartmouth died Thursday August 8, 2002 at New England Medical Center in Boston after a long illness. She was the wife of Rev. Deacon Jeremiah J. Reardon; they had been married for 39 years. Born in Boston, the daughter of Edward "Pop" Logue of Mansfield and the late Catherine (Coyne) Logue, she...

Edith F. Wohlen

Edith F. Wohlen

Aug 7, 2002

Edith F. (Murphy) Wohlen, 82, of Marion died at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Henry H. Wohlen,and daughter of the late John H. and Blanche L. (Hanlon) Murphy. Mrs. Wohlen was born in Brockton and had lived in Brockton for most of her life before moving to Marion in 1985. She...

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