Hortense Tess Demotta

Mar 29, 2000

Hortense ''Tess'' (Costa) DeMotta, 79, formerly of 55 South Main Street, Manchester, died March 29, 2000 at the Laurel Genesis Center in Bedford with her loving family by her side. She was born on April 2, 1920 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of Fidelio and Maria (Pereira) Costa and lived most of life in Fall River before moving to...

Yvonne Houle

Mar 29, 2000

Yvonne M. Houle, 99, of Manchester died suddenly March 29, 2000, at Elliot Hospital. She was born in Winsocket, Rhode Island on February 21, 1901, the daughter of Francis and Elzire (Heroux) Houle and had been a resident of manchester for most of her life. She was the widow of Albert J. Houle. Mrs. Houle was a member of the...

Leo J. Pronovost

Mar 29, 2000

Leo J. Pronovost, 95, of 754 Rimmon St., died March 29, 2000 at Ridgewood Health Care Center, Bedford, following a brief illness. He was born in Lowell, MA on October 19, 1904 and had been a Manchester resident since 1944. He had worked as a foreman at Anchor Electric for over twenty years. He was a parishioner of Ste. Marie...

John R. Nilson

Mar 26, 2000

John R. ''Bob'' Nilson, 76, of 20 Wendover Way, Bedford, died March 26, 2000, at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Rochester, New York on May 14, 1923, the son of Frederick C. And Hazel L. (Weaver) Nilson. He was raised in Rochester and entered Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana in 1941. His studies were interrupted...

Ernest W. Viens

Mar 25, 2000

Ernest W. Viens, Sr., 86, of 753 Rimmon Street died March 25, 2000 at Ridgewood Center in Bedford. He was born in Pittsfield on October 21, 1913, the son of Lewis and Clara (Forcier) Viens had had been a Manchester resident for over 60 years. He was a World War II Army Veteran and was a member of the VFW....

Romeo J. Champagne

Mar 22, 2000

Romeo J. Champagne, 93, of Manchester died March 21, 2000 at a local health care facility. He was born on December 18, 1906 in Augusta, ME, the son of the late Mathias and Marie Lousie (Martineau) Champagne. He had been a Manchester resident for most of his life. He resided in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for 32 years, moving back to...

Andrew James Gordon

Mar 21, 2000

Andrew James Gordon, Jr., 68, of 401 Boynton Street, Bedford, died March 21, 2000, at Catholic Medical Center after a long illness. He was born in Manchester on May 6, 1931, the son of Ruth Gordon and the late Andrew James Gordon, Sr., and had been a resident of Raymond for many years before moving to Bedford 33 years ago....

Albert R. Caron

Mar 20, 2000

Albert R. Caron, 66, of 405 Manchester Street, died March 20, 2000, after a long illness. He was born in Manchester on August 19, 1933, the son of George and Yvonne (Martineau) Caron and had been a resident of Manchester for most of his life. He was a W.W. II Army Veteran and worked many years years as a home...

William E. Butterworth

Mar 13, 2000

William E. Butterworth, Sr., 78, of 1850 Front St., Manchester, died March 13, 2000 at his residence. He was born in Nova Scotia on October 24, 1921, the son of Walter and Ida (Dunn) Butterworth and had resided in the Manchester area for most of his life. He was a World War II Marine Corps Veteran. He had been employed...

Alice E. Duval

Mar 12, 2000

Alice E. Duval, 90, of 80 Omega Streeet, Manchester, died March 12, 2000, at Harborside Northwood Health Care after a short illness. She was born in Chelsea, Ma., on January 25, 1910, the daughter of George and Ida (Sanford) Avery and had been a resident of Manchester for most of her life. She was a parishioner of St. Patrick Church...