Obituaries

Theresa M. Lyons

Theresa M. Lyons

Jan 12, 2002

Theresa M. (Harrington) Lyons, 98, of New Bedford died Saturday January 12, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Dennis J. Lyons,and daughter of the late Maurice and Bridget R. (Manley) Harrington. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Mrs. Lyons...

Elaine J. Mcnulty

Elaine J. Mcnulty

Jan 11, 2002

Elaine J. McNulty, 60, of New Bedford died Friday January 11, 2002 unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Ernest E. McNulty, and daughter of Rachael B. (Coldwell) Ingham of New Bedford and the late Frederick E. Ingham. Mrs. McNulty was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life....

Kathleen M. Benes

Kathleen M. Benes

Jan 10, 2002

Kathleen M. (Mooney) Benes, 79, of New Bedford died Thursday January 10, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Knut H. "Les" Benes, and daughter of the late James B. and Alice M. (Sullivan) Mooney. Mrs. Benes was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for all of her life. She...

Pauline Gaj

Pauline Gaj

Jan 10, 2002

Pauline (Rocha) Gaj, 69, of New Bedford, died January 10, 2002 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Stanley Gaj and daughter of the late Joseph and Evangeline (Martin) Rocha. Mrs. Gaj was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of Holy...

Robert W. Burgess

Robert W. Burgess

Jan 10, 2002

Robert W. Burgess, 42. of New Bedford died January 10, 2002. He was the son of William H. Burgess of New Bedford and Jean (Miller) Burgess of Florida. Mr. Burgess was born in New Bedford and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. His hobby was working...

Francisca Pina

Francisca Pina

Jan 10, 2002

Francisca (Barros) Pina, 104, of Dartmouth died January 10, 2002 at Brandon Woods. She was the wife of the late Manuel Pina,and daughter of the late Joao and Maria C. (DaRosa) Barros. Mrs. Pina was born in Brava, Cape Verde, and had lived in Brava for most of her life before moving to the united States in 1957. She...

Thomas E. Callanan

Thomas E. Callanan

Jan 9, 2002

Thomas E. Callanan, 74, of New Bedford, died January 9, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Dorothy (Whitehead) Freitas Callanan the late Theresa M. (Kruger) Callanan. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Thomas E. and Mildred M. (Newton) Callanan, he lived in New Bedford for all of his life....

Margaret York

Margaret York

Jan 8, 2002

Margaret (Anthony) York, 93, Mattapoisett, died January 8, 2002 at Our Lady's Haven. She was the wife of the late Dr. Albert I. York, Jr., and daughter of the late Waldo and Winifred (Anthony) Anthony. Mrs. York was born and raised in Kempt Shore, Hants County, Nova Scotia, and had lived in Mattapoisett since 1938. She was a member...

Joseph Belli

Joseph Belli

Jan 8, 2002

Joseph Belli, 93, of New Bedford died Tuesday January 8, 2002, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Mary (Joaquin) Belli, and son of the late Angelo and Argentina (Belli) Belli. Mr. Belli was born in Southbridge, Mass., and had lived in New Bedford for most of his life. He was a communicant of...

Lena L. Ferra

Lena L. Ferra

Jan 7, 2002

Lena L. (Linhares) Ferra, 97, of Mattapoisett died January 7, 2002 at Sacred Heart Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph Ferra, and daughter of the late John and Francisca (Costa) Linhares. Mrs. Ferra was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett. She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett. Mrs. Ferra was...

Loretta "Lolly" Silva

Loretta "Lolly" Silva

Jan 7, 2002

Loretta "Lolly" (Pina) Silva, 59, of New Bedford died Monday January 7, 2002 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Leonard Wayne Silva, and daughter of Julia (Pina) Pina of New Bedford and the late Henry "Harry" Pina. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was a communicant of Our Lady of the...

Anthony C. Brazil

Anthony C. Brazil

Jan 5, 2002

Anthony C. Brazil, 80, of New Bedford died on Saturday Jan. 5, 2002 unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Virginia (Viera) Brazil,and son of the late Antone J. and Maria (Correia) Brazil. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, he was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Mr. Brazil was...

Katherine F. Sullivan

Katherine F. Sullivan

Jan 4, 2002

Katherine F. (Saunders) Sullivan of Wilmington, Delaware died at home on Friday January 4th, 2002.She was the wife of the late Daniel Sullivan, and the daughter of the late Captain Herman R. and Matilda M. (O'Reilly) Saunders. Katherine Saunders Sullivan was born on August 12, 1923 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She was raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts; lived in Washington...

Mary Frances Doherty, R.S.M. Sr.

Mary Frances Doherty, R.S.M. Sr.

Jan 3, 2002

Sister Mary Frances Doherty, R.S.M., 93, of Mount St. Rita Health Centre in Cumberland, Rhode Island died Thursday January 3, 2002. Born and raised in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Thomas and Anne (Luby) Doherty, she entered the Sisters of Mercy on July 4, 1926 at the Regional Community of Providence, and was professed on Dec. 27,...

Thérèse G. Gingras

Thérèse G. Gingras

Jan 2, 2002

Thérèse G. (Duval) Gingras, 81, of Mattapoisett, died January 2, 2002 at Blaire House in New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Osmond A. Gingras and daughter of the late David and Amelia (Rioux) Duval. Mrs. Gingras was born in Swanton, VT and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was a...

Louis F. Vaudry, Jr.

Louis F. Vaudry, Jr.

Dec 31, 2001

Louis F. Vaudry, Jr., 76, of Fairhaven, MA died Monday Dec. 31, 2001 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Lucille M. (Mathieu) Vaudry; they had been married for 46 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Louis F. and Annette (Loiselle) Vaudry,...

Louis H. Lange, Sr.

Louis H. Lange, Sr.

Dec 30, 2001

Louis H. Lange, Sr., 88, of New Bedford, died December 30, 2001 at Mediplex Rehabilitation Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Agnes L. (Tatro) Lange,and son of the late Henry and Mary Ann (Posthumus) Lange. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he lived in Los Gatos, California for 38 years, before moving to New Bedford 15 months...

William D. Nooth, Jr.

William D. Nooth, Jr.

Dec 29, 2001

William D. Nooth, Jr., 81, died December 29, 2001 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Annie J. (Hunt) Nooth, and son of the late William D. and Bessie E. (Joseph) Nooth. Mr. Nooth was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of his life. He was formerly employed by...

Helen F. Walsh

Helen F. Walsh

Dec 27, 2001

Helen F. "Yaya" Walsh, 99, of Fairhaven, died December 27, 2001 peacefully at Our Lady's Haven. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Dennis J. and Mary (Byrne) Walsh, she had lived in New Bedford for most of her life and had lived in Fairhaven since 1993. She was a communicant of St. James Church in New...

Yarimel Ayala

Yarimel Ayala

Dec 27, 2001

Yarimel Ayala, age 3, of New Bedford, died December 27, 2001 at home unexpectedly. She was the daughter of Tania Yarim Lopez of New Bedford and William Ayala of Springfield, MA. She was born in New Bedford and lived in New Bedford all of her life. Survivors include her parents; her maternal grandparents, Ana Salgado and Radames Lopez, both...

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