Obituaries
Lucy M. Fernandes
Apr 8, 2002
Lucy M. (Dias) Fernandes, 84 of Mattapoisett died April 8, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edwin A. Fernandes and daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (DeCosta) Dias. Mrs. Fernandes was born in New Bedford, raised in Dartmouth and lived in New Bedford many years before moving to...
Margaret R. Gibeau
Apr 7, 2002
Margaret R. (Rosa) Gibeau, 90, of New Bedford died Sunday April 7, 2002 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Louis Gibeau, and daughter of the late Louis and Mary Angelina (Avila) Rosa. Mrs. Gibeau was born in Fall River and had lived in New Bedford for most of her life. She was...
Adalberth S. Rozario
Apr 4, 2002
Adalberth S. "Al" Rozario, 79, died April 4, 2002 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Anna M. (Freitas) Rozario,and son of the late Sebastian and Maria (Reis) Rozario. Mr. Rozario was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life before moving to Fairhaven 30 years ago. He was a communicant...
Theodore T. Ambadgis, M.D.
Apr 3, 2002
Theodore T. Ambadgis, M.D., 84, of New Bedford died April 3, 2002 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center of New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Rita (Tremblay) Ambadgis and the late Bernadette (Belliveau) Ambadgis, and son of the late Thomas and Helen (Kiniklis) Ambadgis. Dr. Ambadgis was born in Brockton and had lived in New Bedford...
William Barros
Apr 3, 2002
William Barros, 72, of New Bedford died April 3, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Anna (Morse) Barros and Arthur A. Lopes. Mr. Barros was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was formerly employed as a custodian with the...
Norman Livsey
Apr 3, 2002
Norman Livsey, 76, of New Bedford died April 3, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Jane M. (Langis) Livsey, and son of the late John and Hannah (Cobbe) Livsey. Mr. Livsey was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of his life. He was a communicant...
Irene F. Halloran
Apr 2, 2002
Irene F. Halloran, 93, of New Bedford died April 2, 2002 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven. She was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mary A. (Connelly) Halloran. Born and raised in Fall River, she lived in Norwood for many years before moving to New Bedford 48 years ago. She was a communicant...
Dr. Harry W. Harding
Apr 1, 2002
Dr. Harry W. Harding of Marion, Massachusetts, formerly of Mattapoisett and Walpole,Massachusetts, died on April 1, 2002 at the Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion,MA. He was 97 and a retired dental surgeon. He was the husband of the late Eleanor M. (Soosie) Harding whom he married on August 3, 1937. Dr. Harding was born on October 30, 1904, in...
Octavia Viera
Apr 1, 2002
Octavia "Tavy" (Perry) Viera, 90, of Acushnet died April 1, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel G. Viera,and daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Medeiros) Perry. She was born in Acushnet, and lived in Acushnet for most of her life. Mrs. Viera was a communicant of St....
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,...
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