Eduarda Soares
Oct 6, 2012
Eduarda Soares, 78, of Swansea, widow of Jose P. Soares, died Saturday 10/6/12 after a long illness. Born in Candelaria, St Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jacinto & Maria Isabel da Ponte, she emigrated to Fall River in 1970. Working in the local textile industry for many years, she retired in 1999 from the former Shelburne Shirt Co, and...
Elvira Daluz Correia
Oct 3, 2012
Elvira DaLuz Correia, age 96, passed away peacefully at her home in Somerset, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, October 03, 2012. She was the widow of Manuel Correia. Born in the village of Candelaria, on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, she was the youngest of eleven children of the late Mariano and Filomena Pavao. After residing in the Azores...
Teresa Marie Tansey
Oct 2, 2012
Teresa Marie Tansey, 29, formerly of Fall River, passed away Oct. 2 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Fall River, daughter of Timothy and Rosemary (Barboza) Tansey. Beloved mother of Logan Tansey Phipps and Keith Cavanaugh; fiancée of Douglas Cavanaugh; sister of Michael, James and Sid Tansey; granddaughter of Thomas and Dolores Tansey. She also leaves several aunts, uncles and...
Herminio P. Duarte
Oct 1, 2012
Herminio P. Duarte, 78, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Sunday. He was the husband of Maria (Conceicao) Branco. Born in St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Joao & Mariana C. (Silva) Duarte. For many years he worked at River Falls Mfg., formerly Rothschild. Herminio loved gardening and raising his birds. Besides his wife, he is also survived...
Joao L.M. Rodrigues
Sep 30, 2012
Joao L.M. Rodrigues, 62, of Fall River, husband of the late Mary G. (Furnas) Rodrigues, died at home Sunday 9/30/12 unexpectedly. Born in St Michael, Azores, son of the late Joao & Maria (Marques) Rodrigues, he emigrated to Fall River in 1965. A union laborer, Local # 271, he worked as a pipe layer for many years. He was a...
John S. Gaspar
Sep 28, 2012
John S. Gaspar, 82, formerly of Fawn Rd., Somerset, passed away Friday at Clifton Nursing Center. Husband of the late Helen (McCann) Gaspar. Born in Fall River, son of the late Henry and Maria (Rocha) Gaspar. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he went on to work for the former Fall River Gas Co. for over 40 years, retiring as supervisor...
Cesar S. Soares
Sep 24, 2012
Cesar S. Soares, 41, of Fall River, passed away on Monday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Husband of Lisa (Gaudencio) Soares. Born in Sao Vicente Ferreira, St. Michael, Azores, he came to this city in 1996. He worked for D. Schumacher Landscaping Co. and was a member of Mass Laborers Local #151 and the St. Anthony Band...
Theresa Lorraine Tavares
Sep 21, 2012
Theresa Lorraine Tavares, 70, of Leesburg, FL and formerly of Westport, MA passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday in Florida. She was the wife of Wilson Tavares, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Adelia Cote. Catholic by faith, she was a devoted wife...
Gloria Camara
Sep 21, 2012
Gloria Camara, 91 of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home on Friday. She was the widow of John Camara. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Frank A. & Maria (Simoes) Machado. Gloria was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality, Women's Guild and the Our Lady of Grace Senior Club. A faithful Red Sox fan, she also...
Bethany L. Ponte
Sep 20, 2012
Bethany L. Ponte, 24, of Fall River, passed away on Thursday. Born in Fall River, daughter of Jesse J. Ponte of Port Charlotte, FL and Doreen Manchester of Westport. Bethany loved flowers and had a talent for arranging them. She was a naturally creative person in all areas of art. Known for being spunky, independent and loving, she will be...
William Henry Mclean
Sep 15, 2012
William Henry McLean, Jr., age 60, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012, at the Roger Williams Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, following an extended illness. He was the beloved husband of Amy B. (Bishins) McLean of Bristol, Rhode Island. Born in New York City, he was a son of Vesta T. (Tittmann) McLean of Basking Ridge, NJ, and the...
Mary Cabral
Sep 13, 2012
Mary Cabral, age 98, formerly of Bright St, Fall River, died Thursday, September 13, at Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Tiverton, RI, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Araujo) Cabral. A retired textile worker, she worked at the former Fall River Knitting Mills. Sister of the late Genevieve Cabral and Antone Cabral, she is survived by several nieces and...
Raymond G. Emond Sr.
Sep 11, 2012
Raymond G. Emond Sr., 89, formerly of North Farms in Somerset, MA, died Tuesday September 11th in Phillipsburg, NJ. He was the husband of the late Elsa (Foster) Emond. He leaves two sons, Francis T. DiNucci of Banning, CA and Raymond G. Emond Jr. of Washington, NJ; and two daughters, Janice (DiNucci) Correllas of Somerset, MA and Carole (DiNucci) Finn...
Joao Miguel Cabral
Sep 10, 2012
Joao Miguel Cabral, better known as 'Joao Chinela', age 91, passed away at home, with his loving family at his bedside, on Monday, September 10, 2012. He was the husband of the late Angelina Guiomar Arruda. A resident of Fall River since 2008, he was born in Freguesia de Bretanha, Ponta Delgada, on the island of Sao Miguel in the...
Michael Purcell
Sep 9, 2012
Michael Purcell, 73, of Lecanto, FL, husband of Patricia (Mendonca) Purcell, passed away surrounded by his loving family Sunday 9/9/12 at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston. Born and raised in Fall River, son of the late Martin & Helena (Valton) Purcell, he lived in Westport most of his life, moving to Florida in 1996. A US Army Nat'l Guard reservist...
Robert C. Dispirito
Sep 8, 2012
Robert C. DiSpirito, 96, of Fall River, son of the late Aquilino & Laura (DeFelice) DiSpirito, died Saturday 9/8/12 at Kimwell Nursing Center. A US Army veteran of World War II, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a barber for over 50 years at his family's business, DiSpirito Barber Shop, formerly of 829 Bedford St, until...
Fernando B. Ferreira
Sep 7, 2012
Fernando B. Ferreira, 84, of Tiverton, husband of Maria Catarina (Correiro) Ferreira, died Friday 9/7/12 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI, after a long illness. Born in Lomba do Carro, Povoacao, St. Michael, Azores, he emigrated to Fall River in 1960, and resided in Tiverton for the past 23 years. He worked as a weaver for many years at various...
Donald J. Bernier
Sep 5, 2012
Donald J. Bernier, 76, of Raynham, passed away on Wednesday at Longmeadow of Taunton, surrounded by his family after a lengthy period of failing health. Born in Westport, he was a son of the late Adelard & Lillian (Sexton) Bernier. Prior to his retirement, Donald worked as a TV repairman, construction worker and machinist at Brookfield Engineering. He enjoyed being...
Joseph Jerome Pacheco
Sep 4, 2012
Joseph Jerome Pacheco, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was the husband of Mary Jane (Nilsen) Pacheco. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph F. Pacheco and the late Alcilia (de Medeiros) Pacheco. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was employed...
Aurora Desousa
Sep 3, 2012
Aurora DeSousa, 96, of Tiverton, died Monday 9/3/12 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ponte da Barca, Portugal, daughter of the late Alfred & Amalia C. (Cerqueira) Sousa, she emigrated to Fall River in 1965 and lived in Tiverton for the past 20 years. Loving companion of the late Alberto P. Corga, she leaves: 5 children, Aurora C. Corga...