Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts
Silvestre F. Pavao
Feb 12, 2008
Silvestre F. Pavao, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Maria Isabel (Fernandes) Pavao of Fall River. Born in the village of Povoacao, on the island of St. Michael the Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel Pavao and...
Manuel Antonio Simoes
Feb 12, 2008
Manuel Antonio Simoes, 61, of Fall River, died peacefully at home on Tuesday. He was the husband of Maria Helena (Miranda) Simoes with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Ajuda Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Francisco Ferreira and Maria Rosa (Oliveira) Simoes. A resident of Fall River since 1969, he worked in construction and...
Corey Michael Leite
Feb 9, 2008
Corey Michael Leite, 18, of Fall River, died Saturday unexpectedly. He was the son of Christopher Furtado of Tiverton, RI and Connie (Leite) Furtado of Fall River. He worked for Silver-Line Mfg., and enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle,listening to music, playing the drums and spending time with his friends and family. His survivors include brothers, Richard Perreira and Casey Furtado,...
Eileen F. Joinson
Feb 7, 2008
Eileen F. (Cabral) Joinson, 59, of Fall River, died February 7, 2008 at Saint Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of Brian W. Joinson. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Bento T. and Lorraine (Ferreira) Cabral. For 32 years, she was the office manager at Stuffco International in Fall River and also served as the...
Adeline Colaneri
Feb 3, 2008
Adeline J. "Lena" (Ciarlone) Colaneri, 94, of 986 Cherry St. died February 3, 2008 at Sakonnet Bay Manor. Widow of Frank J. Colaneri. Born in Fall River and a lifelong resident, she was daughter of the late Antonio and Lucia Ciarlone. In 1953, after the hurricane, she and her husband established Frank's Overhead Door. In 1976, along with her husband...
Antonio J. Tavares
Feb 3, 2008
Antonio Jose Tavares, 45, of 224 Alden Street, died Sunday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Husband of Eulalia Tavares. Born in Capelas, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Tavares. He immigrated to Fall River in 1982. He worked at Quality Craft for 20 years as a welder. He was an...
Mary G. Furtado
Feb 3, 2008
Mary G. (Mello) Furtado, 61, of Swansea, formerly of Fall River, died Sunday after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Edmund Mello and Julia (Rodrigues) Deltoro. After working for several years at the former Ann & Dale Mfg. Co. and former Elbe File Co., she went on to earn her GED in 1984...
Steven Cummings
Feb 2, 2008
Steven Cummings, 49, of Fall River died February 2, 2008 unexpectedly. He was the husband of Cheryl (Manuels) Cummings. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Robert S. Cummings of WA and the late Delores (DeCosta) Campion. He had a passion for automobiles and enjoyed casino gambling. He was brother of Joseph, Keith, Linda and Brenda Cummings and...
Antonio C. Cabral
Feb 2, 2008
Antonio C. Cabral, 84, a resident of Kimwell Nursing Center, Fall River, formerly of Westport, died on February 2, 2008 after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Alzira D. Cabral. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he was the son of the late Cristovao and Margarida Cabral. He immigrated to this city in 1966. A construction laborer, he also worked...
Angelina Vieira
Jan 28, 2008
Angelina Vieira, 96, formerly of Stonehaven Road, died Monday at Catholic Memorial Home. Angelina was the widow of Jacinto Cabral. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Augusto and Georgina (Sousa) Vieira. She was a devoted member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society. Her survivors include her daughter Maria Angelina Costa (husband Octavio) of...
Betty Ann Ferreira
Jan 27, 2008
Betty Ann (Gardner) Ferreira, 72, of 100 Amity Street, died on January 27, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Richard J. Ferreira. Born in Cranston, RI, she was a daughter of the late Anna Elizabeth Gardner. Betty Ann was one of the first graduates of the nursing program at Diman Vocational High School and worked as...
Cecelia Cornellier
Jan 26, 2008
Cecelia Cornellier, 88, of Center St, Fall River, died Saturday after a brief illness. Widow of Normand Cornellier. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Frank & Antonina (Kaminski) Gurgon. A lifelong resident, she graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School, Class of 1937. Mother of Paula Latessa, Joanne Cornellier & Robert Cornellier. Grandmother of Andrew & Christopher Latessa and...
Stephen A. Rodrigues
Jan 26, 2008
Stephen A. Rodrigues, 38, of Fall River, died at home on January 26. Born in Cambridge, MA, son of Carlos A. Rodrigues, Sr. & Maria I. (Camelo) Rodrigues of Westport. He was a self employed plumber. Father of Cole S. Rodrigues, Stephen C. Rodrigues & Lauren S. Rodrigues, brother of Carlos A. Rodrigues, Jr., Elizabeth "Lisa" DaSilva & Lynsey S....
William P. Carvalho
Jan 25, 2008
William P. Carvalho, 84, formerly of Laurel Street in Fall River, passed away on January 25, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, following a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Angelina (Medeiros) Carvalho. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Manuel Carvalho and the late Maria (Pontes) Carvalho. A lifelong resident...
Laurinda Rezendes
Jan 23, 2008
Laurinda (Morgado) Rezendes, 85, of 972 Pine St, widow of David M. Rezendes, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 after a long illness. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, daughter of the late Luis N. & Apolonia (da Silva) Morgado, she emigrated to Fall River in 1961. Employed in the local textile industry for many years until her retirement in 1985, she was...
Carlos M. Carreiro
Jan 20, 2008
Carlos M. Carreiro, 57, of Fall River, husband of Rebecca S. (Bonham) Carreiro, died unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in St Michael, Azores, son of the late Marcelino and Martina (Resendes) Carreiro, he lived in Fall River most of his life. Mr. Carreiro was Deputy Superintendent of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office. Also as Director...
Alfred P. Ciullo
Jan 20, 2008
Alfred P. Ciullo, 82, of Fall River, husband of Catherine (De Costa) Ciullo, died Jan. 20, 2008, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fall River, son of the late Vito & Elenora (Martucci) Ciullo, he was a lifelong resident of Fall River. He was employed over 20 years as a machinist at Crafford Tool & Die...
Maurice J. Poirier
Jan 19, 2008
Maurice J. Poirier, 80, of Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, died peacefully on January 19, 2008 after an illness. He was the husband of the late Lucille (Proulx) Poirier for 45 years. Born and raised in Fall River, son of the late Frederic J. & Laurence (Levesque) Poirier, he lived in Tiverton for the past 40 years. A graduate of BMC Durfee...
Maria Segunda De Gouveia
Jan 17, 2008
Maria Segunda De Gouveia, 93, of 78 Hancock Street, formerly of Williams Street in Fall River, passed away on January 17, 2008, at St. Anne's Hospital, following an extended illness. She was the widow of Manuel Nunes Pereira. Born on the island of Madeira, she was the daughter of the late Antonio De Gouveia and the late Antonia (Candida) De...
Maria I. Fernandes
Jan 14, 2008
Maria I. (da Silva) Fernandes, 76, of 74 Jencks St, Fall River, wife of Antonio R. Fernandes, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 at home after a short illness. Born in St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jose & Maria Regina (Caraco) da Silva, she emigrated to Fall River in 1975. She worked for many years in the local textile...
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