Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts
Teresa Elaine Primo
Mar 8, 2025
Teresa E. Primo, 70 years old, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025 at St. Anne's Hospital surrounded by her loving family and members of her house. She was a daughter of the late James A Primo and the late Eliana Primo.
Teresa was born and raised in Fall River and educated at the Osbourne School for...
Claudette C. Nogueira
Mar 6, 2025
Claudette C. Nogueira, 90, of Somerset, widow of John T. Nogueira, Jr., passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Albert Ouellette and the late Loretta (Belanger) Ouellette.
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, after raising her family, Claudette was employed as...
Felisberto M. Medeiros
Feb 27, 2025
Felisberto M. Medeiros, 81, of Fall River, husband of Margarida A. (Moniz) Medeiros, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Serafim Cabral Medeiros and the late Rosa Clemente Freitas, he emigrated to Fall River in 1969.
Prior to his retirement, Felisberto...
Reginald H. Ward
Feb 17, 2025
Reginald Horatio "Bud" Ward, Jr., 101, of Tiverton, RI, husband of Gail J. (Moniz) Ward, passed away at home on Monday, February 17, 2025. Born and raised in Norwich, CT, he was the son of the late Reginald H. Ward and the late Gladys L. (Miner) Ward.
A U. S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II,...
Maria L Almeida
Feb 16, 2025
Maria L. Almeida, 69, of Fall River, wife of Jose Almeida, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Country Gardens Nursing Home in Swansea, following a long illness. Born in Sao Pedro, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose V. Pereira and the late Maria da Conceicao (Leonardo) Pereira.
Prior to...
David Ernest Mello
Feb 14, 2025
David Ernest Mello, 76, of Fall River, long-time companion of Anne Wicks, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 14, 2025. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Ernest Mello, Jr., and the late Mary (Brenner) Mello.
Prior to his retirement he worked for Matrix Incorporated in East Providence as a Shipping...
Esaura M. Pavao
Feb 13, 2025
Esaura M. Pavao, 79, of Fall River, widow of Antonio V. Pavao, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the Late Joao A. Raposo and the late Maria (Carlos) Raposo.
Prior to her retirement she worked for many years with Quaker Fabric....
Scott P. Schmidt
Feb 13, 2025
Scott P. Schmidt, 49, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Born and raised in Fall River, he was the son of George R. Schmidt and Laurie (Rodrigues) Schmidt.
Scott worked as a baker for White Rose Bakery for many years and was passionate about his job. A very hard-worker, he...
Verna A. Medeiros
Feb 11, 2025
Verna A. Medeiros, 88, of Westport, wife of Antone Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Julius T. Perry and the late Aldina (Perry) Perry.
Prior to her retirement she worked for Anderson Little as a...
Maria Lurdes Correia
Feb 9, 2025
Maria Lurdes Correia, 81, widow of Jose Sousa Correia, passed away on Sunday February 9, 2025, at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Rabo de Peixe, Sao Miguel Açores, a daughter of the late Jose Ferreira Tavares and the late Teresa (Vieira) Tavares, she emigrated to Fall River in 1987.
As passionate as she was...
Delfina Borges
Feb 7, 2025
Delfina Borges, 94, widow of Joao Borges, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Born in Remedios da Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Azores, she resided in Fall River for most of her life.
Prior to her retirement, Delfina was employed for many years in the local textile industry, at Shelburne Shirt for 24...
Irene Grace Dillon
Feb 6, 2025
Irene Grace Dillon, 98, of Westport, passed away at home on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Joseph Lemar and the late Delphine (Andrews) Lemar, she resided in Westport most of her life.
Prior to her retirement, she had worked for a number of years in the local garment industry,...
Daniel S. Lima
Feb 6, 2025
Loving Father, Grandfather and cherished member of the community, Daniel S. Lima, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 06, 2025, at St Anne's Hospital in Fall River at the age of 78. Born in Lomba da Fazenda, Nordeste, Sao Miguel, Azores, a son of the late Humberto da Costa Lima and the late Armenia Raposo Sousa Lima, he emigrated...
Annette M. Mello
Feb 3, 2025
Annette M. Mello, 87, wife of the late Jose F. Mello, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Alphonse Laliberte and the late Rose (Noiseux) Laliberte.
Prior to her retirement she worked as a sewing machine operator...
Jose R. Antunes
Feb 1, 2025
Jose R. Antunes, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria (Sousa) Antunes, passed away peacefully in his 100th year on Saturday, February 1, 2025 following a long illness. Born on the island of Madeira, he was a son of the late Joaquim Antunes and the late Joaquina Freitas.
Prior to his retirement he worked as maintenance...
Cecilia M. Coroa
Jan 29, 2025
Cecilia M. Coroa, 97, of Somerset, wife of the late Atty. Gilbert M. Coroa, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late John "Canadinha" Medeiros and the late Maria (Souza) Medeiros, she was a 1945 BMC Durfee High School graduate.
In her younger years Cecilia worked...
Angela C. Medeiros
Jan 27, 2025
Angela C. Medeiros, 90, of Fall River, beloved wife of the late Manuel C. Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2025 in the comforts of her home following a brief illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Manuel C. Medeiros, Sr. and the late Mary Constance (Sardinha) Medeiros.
Prior to...
Edward Araujo
Jan 25, 2025
Edward Araujo, 90, of Fall River, husband of the late Mary (Martin) Araujo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the Catholic Memorial Home following a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Manuel de Araujo and the late Antonia da Conceicao (Medeiros) Araujo.
A United States Army Veteran,...
Aidan Michael Ennis
Jan 24, 2025
Aidan Michael Ennis, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Tiverton, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 24, 2025, due to complications of epilepsy.
Aidan's sense of humor and loyalty made an impact on all who knew him. He was a cherished son, brother, nephew and friend. Aidan is predeceased by both his grandmothers, Maryalice Ennis of...
Antonio Melo
Jan 24, 2025
Antonio Melo, 83, of Fall River, life partner (for 48 years) of Marianna Da Cunha, passed away at home on Friday, January 24, 2025. Born in Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores, he emigrated to East Providence in July of 1969 where he lived for several years then moved to Fall River where he resided most of his life.
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