Marguerite T. Vickers
Mar 30, 2011
Marguerite T. Vickers, age 92, formerly of Bedford Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 20011, following a brief illness. She was the widow of James W. Vickers. A daughter of the late Joseph Trombino and the late Margaret (Mc Ginnis) Trombino, she was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School Class of 1936, and was...
Deolinda R. Silva
Mar 30, 2011
Deolinda R. Silva, age 89, of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. She was the widow of Antonio L. Silva. Born in the village of Agua Retorta, on the island of St. Michael in the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria C. Raposo Branco. She worked at the former Anderson...
Raymond T. Pershake
Mar 29, 2011
Raymond T. Pershake, age 81, of Fall River, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Crawford Nursing Home in Fall River. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late John Pershake and the late Mary (Hughes) Pershake. A resident of Fall River for many years, Raymond was a Korean War Veteran of the United States...
Manuel Teves Luciano
Mar 28, 2011
Manuel Teves Luciano, age 59, of Somerset, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 28, 2011, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. He was the husband of Maria Luiza (Pavao) Luciano. Born in the village of Arrifes on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, he was a son of the late Alvaro Luciano and the late...
Manuel Cabral Damaso
Mar 28, 2011
Manuel Cabral Damaso, 70, of Fall River passed away Monday at his home. Husband of Natalia (Cordeiro) Damaso. Born in Agua Retorta, St Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose Pereira Damaso and Maria do Rosario Cabral. He immigrated to this city in 1971 and was a retired textile worker. Beloved father of Etelvina (Damaso) Marsden and Joseph Cordeiro Damaso,...
David A Rebello
Mar 26, 2011
David A. Rebello, 70, of Fall River, passed away Saturday after a short illness. Husband of Mariana (Oliveira) Rebello. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Domingos and Margarida Rebelo. Loving father of David Rebello and Suzanna Asselin (husband-Michael) and grandfather of Samantha and Gabrielle. He also leaves several brothers, nieces and nephews. His Funeral Mass was...
Harold Ferreira
Mar 26, 2011
Harold Ferreira, age 71, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late John Ferreira and the late Maximina (Cabral) Ferreira. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was employed for many years with his father at the former Ferreira & Son Fruit Market on...
Richard G. Medeiros
Mar 23, 2011
Richard G. Medeiros, 61, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday after a brief battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Fall River, son of the late Virginio T. Medeiros and Aldea (Dupont) Perry (husband-Arthur) formerly Medeiros. He was a custodian with the Fall River School System for many years. Richie was an avid New England Sports Fan, enjoyed riding his motorcycle...
Nasib "Ney" Shaker
Mar 20, 2011
Nasib Shaker, 93, of Swansea, passed away Sunday at home. Husband of Ann (Sarantakis) Shaker to whom he was married for 58 years. Born in Fall River, son of the late Bshara and Salimy (Borkhoche) Shaker. After graduating from BMC Durfee High School, he became a pattern maker and attended RI School of Design. An Army veteran of WWII, he...
Jose Quental
Mar 19, 2011
Jose Quental, 101, of Fall River, husband of the late Cisaltina (Cordeiro) Quental, died peacefully surrounded by family Saturday 3/19/11 at Highlander Nursing Home. Born in Camacha, Madeira, son of the late Alexander & Isabel (Nunes) Quental, he emigrated to Fall River in 1969 and worked at the former Aluminum Processing (now Lightolier) for several years, retiring in 1976. A...
Antoinette "Sally" Lepage
Mar 19, 2011
Antoinette "Sally" LePage, 68, of Westport passed away on Saturday. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Robert and Antoinette (Barboza) Merkt. Long-time companion of the late Maurice Desmarais. Mother of Jacqueline Mendonca, Wendy Brisson, Paula Tripp, Margaret and Susan LePage and the late Stephen Brisson, Carl LePage and Richard Andrade. She also leaves several siblings, many grandchildren and...
Hilda E. Mosher
Mar 17, 2011
Hilda E. Mosher, formerly of Swansea and Vero Beach, FL, passed away March 17th at Country Gardens Nursing Home. Widow of Charles G. Mosher, Jr. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Hugh and Mary Burrows. She was the owner (and also taught) of the former Humpty Dumpty Pre School in Swansea. A past president of the Women's Clubs...
Victoria R Oliveira
Mar 16, 2011
Victoria R. Oliveira, 52, of Fall River, passed away March 16th unexpectedly. Loving wife of John C. Oliveira. Born in St. Michael, Azores, daughter of Sebastiao and Maria Medeiros of Fall River. Beloved mother of Stephanie Pacheco (husband-Steven), Chrissy Arroja (husband-Kevin) and Diane Bernardo (husband-Peter); grandmother of Alexis and Nicholas; sister of Ilda Barbosa, Gilbert, Dimas and Messias Medeiros. She...
Maria Isabel Fagundo
Mar 14, 2011
Maria Isabel Fagundo, 59, of Fall River passed away unexpectedly on Monday. Wife of Victor C. Fagundo of O'Gil's Restaurant. Born in Relva, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of Conceicao (Araujo) Cabral and the late Francisco Cabral. She loved to fish, travel and tend to her garden. She is survived by her daughter, Alice Fagundo (companion-Michael Lavoie); two brothers, Jose Cabral...
Alda M. Ferreira
Mar 14, 2011
Alda (Martins) Ferreira, 54, of Fall River, wife of Antonio J. Ferreira, died Monday 3/14/11 at home after an illness. Born in Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores, daughter of Leonel & Lurdes (Gouveia) Martins of Canada, Alda emigrated to Fall River in 1998. Besides her husband, she is survived by: 8 children, Marco, Tony, Sonia, Sandra, Ana, Emanuel & Tiago...
Idalina C. Da Costa
Mar 13, 2011
Idalina C. (Garcia) Da Costa, of Fall River, died Sunday, March 13, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife, for 57 years, of Aires V. Da Costa. Born in Achadinha, Sao Miguel, Azores, daughter of the late Virgnio & Eva (Sousa) Garcia, she resided in Fall River since emigrating in March 1960. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and...
Marianita C. Murphy
Mar 8, 2011
Marianita C. "Nita" Murphy, age 46, of Warwick, Rhode Island, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Leo C. "Chip" Murphy, III. Born in Tondo, Manila, on the Philippine island Luzon, she was a daughter of Carmen B. (Canlas) Maynard and E. Joseph Maynard, Jr. of Belize....
Ivo M. Vieira
Mar 7, 2011
Ivo M. Vieira, 32, of Somerset, husband of E. Paula (Santos) Vieira, died Monday, March 7th, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Manuel & Maria D. (Reis) Vieira. Employed as a computer numerical control machinist / programmer at A & A Precision Machine of Fall River, he also...
Daniel E. Leite
Mar 5, 2011
Daniel E. Leite, 81, of Somerset passed away Saturday, March 5th, 2011, after a long illness. Husband of Rita (Souza) Leite to whom he was married for 56 years. Born in Fall River, son of the late Antone and Anna Leite. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he also served in the Naval Reserves for 4 years. Beloved...
Irene Elizabeth Fortuna
Mar 4, 2011
Irene Elizabeth Fortuna, age 85, of North Augusta, South Carolina, formerly of Somerset, passed away at home on Friday, March 4th, 2011. She was the widow of John M. Fortuna. Born in Assonet, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Antone P. Medeiros and the late Melinda M. (Ferry) Medeiros. A resident of Somerset, Massachusetts, for over fifty years,...