John "Jack" Brouillard
Dec 27, 2010
John 'Jack' Brouillard, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 27, 2010. He was the husband of Debra (Souza) Brouillard of Fall River. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean Conflict. John was a self-employed commercial lobsterman for seventy years. He began fishing as a child with his family...
Ines Arruda
Dec 23, 2010
Ines Arruda, 91, formerly of New Boston Rd., passed away Thursday after a long illness. Widow of Joao F. Arruda. One of eight children, she was born in Santa Barbara. Santo Antonio, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jacinto and Ines (Viveiros) Vultao. Beloved mother of John V. Arruda, Maria Ines Carvalho, Mariana Rego, Claudette Tremblay and the late...
Eliza Tavares
Dec 23, 2010
Eliza (Miguel) Tavares, 96, of Fall River, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 after a short illness. Widow of Francisco Branco and later widow of Jose do Rego Pavao. One of four children, she was born in Agua Retorta but grew up in Sao Roque, St. Michael, Azores. Beloved mother of Manuel do Rego, Maria Fatima Frias, Donatilde Pavao, Olga...
Isabel Furna
Dec 21, 2010
Isabel C. Furna, 85, formerly of Healy St., passed away Tuesday after a long illness. Widow of Jaime Furna. Born in Ribeira Seca, Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jacinto and Aldina (Cabral) Soares Pereira, she was the last of their eight children. Isabel is survived by her children, Antonio Furna (wife – Fatima), Maria Pinheiro (husband...
Mary Mosher
Dec 20, 2010
Mary (Pacheco) Mosher, 88, of Westport, died Monday December 20, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Widow of Harold Mosher, Sr. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Manuel and Belmira (Amaral) Pacheco. Mary was a sewing machine operator at Fall River Knitting Mills before retiring. A member of St. George Parish since moving to Westport, she was formerly a...
Marianna Silvia
Dec 19, 2010
Marianna (Aguiar) Silvia, 87, formerly of Jones St, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Silvia) Aguiar. Beloved mother of Russell S. and Sandra A. Silvia and the late Ralph H., Gregory S. and Jeffery A. Silvia; grandmother of William R. (wife Deborah) and Christopher P. (wife Renata)...
Geraldine "Gerry" Raposa
Dec 19, 2010
Geraldine Raposa, 63, of Arizona St., passed away on December 19, 2010 after a long illness. Beloved longtime companion of the late Joseph Dias. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late William Sanchez and Rolanda (Charest) Pianka. An avid bingo player, Gerry enjoyed her trips to Atlantic City, Foxwoods and Twin River casinos and spending time with her family....
Clotilde Martin
Dec 15, 2010
Clotilde (Amaro) Martin, 69, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday after a long illness. Wife of Manuel V. Martin. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late James P. and Deolinda (Mello) Amaro. Beloved mother of Manuel V. Martin, Jr., Eileen, Michael and David Martin and Maryann Oszurek (husband-Matt); grandmother of Katelyn Almeida, Zamire Martin and Nathan...
Antonio R. Raposo
Dec 13, 2010
Antonio R. Raposo,79, of Fall River, passed away on Monday, Husband of Maria (Pimentel) Raposo to whom he had been married for 56 years. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose R. and Maria (Couto) Raposo. A retired laborer, he had worked for Perini Corp. and later E.T. & L. Construction Co. Antonio enjoyed gardening and...
Thomas J. Murphy
Dec 12, 2010
Thomas Joseph Murphy, 77, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital on Sunday. He was the husband of Mary Agnes (Pelton) Murphy, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, son of the late Michael Francis and Nathalie (Pecham) Murphy. A BMC Durfee High School graduate, Class of 1952, he received his Bachelor's...
Pfc. Ethan L. Goncalo
Dec 11, 2010
PFC Ethan L. Goncalo, 21, passed away in Afghanistan on December 11th. Born in Fall River. He attended Bishop Connolly High School for 3 years and transferred to B.M.C. Durfee High from where he graduated in 2008. An accomplished baseball player, he started his career at Columbus Park as a pitcher. He went on to play in competition all over...
Mary P. Medeiros
Dec 10, 2010
Mary (Pimentel) Medeiros, age 95, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2010, at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River. She was the widow of John J. Medeiros. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she was the only daughter of the late Jose Pimentel and the late Maria (Melo) Pimentel. A resident of Fall River for most her life, she moved...
This Is A Test
Dec 8, 2010
Ronald R. Pacheco, 48, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack on Saturday December 8, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was a son of Maria R. (Resendes) Pacheco and the late Albano Pacheco. Â A very funny, loving person, he enjoyed fishing and playing cards. Humble, hard-working, and with a Heart-of-Gold,...
Donald K. Costa, Sr.
Dec 8, 2010
Donald K. Costa, Sr., 64, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday unexpectedly. Husband of Phyllis (Levrault) Costa. Born in Fall River, son of the late Marianno and Cecelia (Borges) Costa. A retired bus driver, he worked for SRTA in Fall River for several years. Active in the political community, Don served on the Fall River Planning Board for 12 years...
Maria Rosa Silva
Dec 7, 2010
Maria Rosa (Medeiros) Silva, 99, of Fall River, passed Tuesday after a short illness. Widow of Jose Barbosa da Silva. Born in Santa Barbara, Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Mariano Inacio Medeiros and Mequelina Reis. She immigrated to this city in 1975. Mother of Maria Amaral, Agueda Fernandes, Eduardo Silva and the late...
Philomena Botelho
Dec 5, 2010
Philomena Botelho, 89, of Somerset, formerly of Fall River, died Sunday 12/5/10 at Somerset Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone & August (Jardin) Guerrido, she lived in Fall River most of her life, residing in Somerset for the past 10 years. She had worked in the local textile...
Joseph Barboza
Dec 5, 2010
Joseph Barboza, 89, of Fall River, husband of the late Beatrice (Cordeiro) Barboza, died Sunday 12/5/10 at Jordan Hospital, Plymouth. Born in Fall River son of the late John & Mary (Cabral) Barboza, he was a union carpenter, Local 1305, for many years, retiring in 1984. An army veteran of World War II, he earned a Silver Star for heroic...
Dolores Almeida
Dec 4, 2010
Dolores Almeida, 79, of Somerset, wife of Joseph Almeida, died Saturday December 4, 2010 at home. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Francisco & Alice (Furtado) Santos, she was a telephone operator with New England Telephone for 26 years, retiring in 1995. She enjoyed sports, knitting & cooking. Besides her husband, she leaves: a son, Robert J. Almeida,...
Maria Santos
Dec 4, 2010
Maria Santos, 87, of Fall River, wife of Manuel Santos, died Saturday 12/4/10 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Serafim & Maria (Melo) Travassos, she resided in Fall River most of her life, and lived in Portugal for about 20 of her younger years. An employee at Louis Hand for 18 years until her...