Virginia Papoula
Dec 20, 2015
Virginia Papoula, 97, of Fall River, passed away on Sunday. Widow of Manuel R. Papoula. Born in New Bedford, MA, daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Da Ponte) Ferreira. Survived by her children, Manny Papoula and Linda Owens both of Fall River; and several nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, December 28th, in St. Anthony...
Claudette (Costa) Dubreuil
Dec 15, 2015
Claudette (Costa) Dubreuil, 81, of Fall River, passed away Tuesday unexpectedly. Widow of Albert A. Dubreuil. Born in Westport, daughter of the late Manuel R. and Mary (Cabral) Costa. A retired sewing machine operator, Claudette also enjoyed her time as a lunch lady at the William S. Greene School and was a proud member of the Board of Directors at...
Jeanne Louise Aguiar
Dec 11, 2015
Jeanne L. Aguiar, 87, formerly of Middlesex St., Fall River, passed away on Friday after a long illness. Widow of Dimas P. Aguiar. Born in Pawtucket, RI, daughter of the late Albert Delphis and Blanche Ruth Auclair. A graduate of West High School in Pawtucket, Jeanne worked for the former Standard Ramper then Healthtex for 15 years. Parishioner of the...
Arthur Nobrega
Dec 9, 2015
Arthur Nobrega, 96, of Somerset, passed away Wednesday after a short illness. Husband of the late Olivia (Leite) Nobrega. An Army veteran of WWII, he served under General Patton. Arthur worked at the former Fall River Knitting Mills for many years before becoming a maintenance worker with the Bristol County Court System. He also enjoyed his part time job working...
Maria "Isaura" D. Sardinha
Dec 9, 2015
Maria "Isaura" D. Sardinha, 96, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Wednesday. She was the widow of Manuel Sardinha. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Joao Manuel and Adelaide (Resendes) Aguiar. A Fall River resident since 1973, Isaura worked for Whaling Mfg. and was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality. Survivors include her...
Stephanie Papoula
Dec 8, 2015
Stephanie Papoula, 36, formerly of Fall River, passed away Tuesday after a short illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of Manuel and Theresa Papoula. She lived in Florida for the past 15 years. Besides her parents, she is survived by her brother, Gary Papoula (wife-Jen) of Florida and several aunts, uncles and many cousins. Her Funeral Mass was celebrated on...
Nora (Rua) Gonsalves
Dec 7, 2015
Nora Gonsalves, 93, of Somerset, passed away Monday unexpectedly. Widow of Manuel "Pat" Gonsalves. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Manuel Soares Rua and Maria Theresa Rua. She worked at the former Anderson Little Co. for 34 years. Beloved sister of Evelyn Moniz, John S. Rua (wife-Barbara) and the late Daniel Rua and Rita Santos. She also leaves...
Patricia M. Silvia
Dec 5, 2015
Patricia M. Silvia, 78, of Somerset, widow of Joseph W. Silvia, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Mattapoisett, daughter of the late Francis & Amelia Pacheco, she resided in Somerset most of her life. She worked in the local textile industry for many years, and was a member of the...
Jorge M. Pavao
Dec 2, 2015
Jorge M. Pavao, 62, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015. He was the husband of Alda M. (Andrade) Pavao, with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Ajuda Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, son of Natalia (Miranda) Pavao of Fall River and the late Augusto Pavao. To Jorge,...
Daniel P. Medeiros
Dec 2, 2015
Daniel P. Medeiros, 89, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday. He was the husband of Dolores (Medeiros) Medeiros, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, son of the late Francisco and Iria (Souza) Medeiros. A WWII Veteran of the US Navy, he was a repair service manager...
Maria Valerio
Dec 1, 2015
Maria Valerio, 52, of Fall River, passed away on Tuesday after a long illness. She was the longtime companion of Joe Santos. Born in St. Michael, Azores, daughter of Maria (DeMelo) Carreiro of Fall River and the late Manuel Carreiro. Beloved mother of Stacey Gaspar (companion-Daniel Sineiro) and Kathleen Valerio (companion-Mark Nunes), both of Fall River; stepmother of Jeremy and...
Robert H. Diamond, Iii
Nov 29, 2015
Robert H. Diamond III, 58, of Johnston, RI, son of the late Robert H. & Ellen (Lynch) Diamond, unexpectedly passed away at home on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Born and raised in Providence, a Class of 1975 graduate of Moses Brown High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Rhode Island in 1980....
Aldina Rapoza
Nov 27, 2015
Aldina (Nicolau) Rapoza, 93, of Fall River, widow of Louis Rapoza, died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Nov. 27, 2015. Born and raised in Westport, daughter of the late Frank & Gloria (Vital) Nicolau, she resided in Fall River most of her life until the last year and a half she returned to Westport. She was employed as...
Jose M. Cabral
Nov 26, 2015
Jose M. Cabral, 73, of Fall River, passed away Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer. Husband of Maria B. Cabral. They were married for 49 years after a courtship of 8 years. Born in Relva, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Francisco and Maria Cabral. A retired textile worker, over the years, Joe worked for the former Swan...
John R. Ponte
Nov 26, 2015
John R. Ponte, 79, formerly of Blossom Rd, Westport, husband of the late Gertrude C. (Dion) Ponte, died Thursday 11/26/15 at Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Fall River, son of the late John & Alice (Forneiro) Ponte, he was a graduate of Bryant College, and lived in California for 25 years employed as a Trust Officer & VP at Crocker...
Mariana F. Velho
Nov 25, 2015
Mariana (Albernaz) Velho, 70, of Fall River, wife of Jose Velho, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at home. Born in the Azores, daughter of the late Jose & Sarah (Sousa) Albernaz. Besides her husband, of 51 years, she leaves: 7 children, Joe Velho (wife Irene), John Velho (wife Madeline), Lee Pereira (husband Gil), Connie Cabral (husband Eduardo), Tony Velho...
Maria Conceicao Da Silva
Nov 24, 2015
Maria Conceicao Da Silva, 92, of Somerset, passed away Tuesday after a long illness. Widow of Goncalo Da Silva. Born in Calheitas, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel Dias Pereira and Virginia do Rego Calisto. Beloved mother of Joseph Silva (wife-Laurinda) of Dartmouth, Bruno (wife-Gorette) and Carlos (companion-Genoveva Carreiro) Silva, both of Swansea, Donatilde Faria (husband-Jose Luis) and...
Francis "Rocky" Knights
Nov 23, 2015
Francis "Rocky" W. Knights, 67, of Somerset, died peacefully at home on Monday, November 23, 2015. Francis was the son of the late Ethel Creighton from Randolph, MA; widow of Carlene Knights from Somerset and brother of the late Cathleen and Kenneth Knights. Raised in Randolph, he later served in the US Army Airborne and was a veteran of the...
Jefferey "Jeff" J. Oliveira
Nov 22, 2015
Jefferey J. "Jeff" Oliveira, 68, of Fall River, son of the late John S. and Olive (Margarida) Oliveira passed away Sunday. He is survived by his sister, Maureen Beaudoin (husband-Maurice) of Berkley and East Sandwich; nephew, Philip Beaudoin of Weymouth; niece, Nicole Beaudoin of Newton; several cousins and his cat, Maggie. He was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School...
Luis F Linhares
Nov 20, 2015
Luis F. Linhares, 82, of Warren St., Fall River, passed away Friday at home. Husband of Maria Jesus (Aguiar) Linhares. Born in Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Antonio and Leopoldina (Carreiro) Linhares. A retired construction worker, Luis was a former member of the Academica Club and an avid Benfica fan. Besides his wife, he is survived by...