Candida Rodrigues
Mar 3, 2008
Candida "Connie" Rodrigues, age 89, of 977 Locust Street in Fall River, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. She was the widow of Joaquim Bento Rodrigues. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Antone de Abreu and the late Candida (Rafeira) de Abreu. At the age of two she...
Marie A. Mello
Feb 27, 2008
Marie A. (Colaneri) Mello, 95, formerly of 29 Robert St., Tiverton, RI, died February 27, 2008 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness. Widow of the late Manuel Mello. Born in Italy, she came to the United States at the age of 7. She was the daughter of the late Felix and Govina (DiNucci) Colaneri. She was a member of...
Robert A. Merkt
Feb 25, 2008
Robert A. Merkt, 86, formerly of Mitchell Drive, Fall River, died February 25th. Husband of the late Antoinette (Barboza) Merkt. Born in Berkley, CA, son of the late Henry and Matilda Merkt. Father of Doris Jones, Debra Soares, Jacqueline Mendonca, Antoinette Lepage, Gary Peter Merkt, Henry Merkt and the late Steven and Richard Merkt. Brother of Mildred Schwade and the...
Adele Kawkabani
Feb 23, 2008
Adele (Karam) Kawkabani, 95, of Fall River, died comfortably at home on Feb. 23, 2008 after a brief illness. Widow of Massoud Kawkabani, daughter of the late Assad and Alia (Webbe) Karam. Aloving mother, she is survived by a son, Adib Kawkabani of Boston, daughter, Madeline Michael of Fall River, 10 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren (4 local and 6 overseas),...
Beatrice Fasse
Feb 22, 2008
Beatrice "B" (Morrissette) Fasse, 83, of Dighton and formerly of County St. in Somerset, died on February 22, 2008 at the Dighton Nursing Center. She was the widow of Commellious "Jack" Fasse. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Mary Louise (Aubuchon) Morrissette. A Somerset resident since 1958, she was the head bookkeeper at...
Manuel Souza
Feb 21, 2008
Manuel "Meno" Souza, 90, of Fall River, husband of the late Lillian (Dupont) Souza, died on Feb. 21, 2008, after a short illness. Born in, and a lifelong resident of, Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph & Mary Catherine (Correia) Souza. He had been an employee of Newport Roofing for many years. An Army veteran, he...
William Sylvia, Jr.
Feb 21, 2008
William Sylvia, Jr., 79, of Fall River, formerly of Dartmouth, went peacefully to be with his parents, William & Maria Isabel (Medeiros) Sylvia, his sister, Lucy Costa, and his brother, Manuel Sylvia on Feb. 21, 2008. He leaves behind his loving wife Blossom (Samson) Nery Sylvia of Fall River, his sister Hilda Macedo of Sarasota, FL, his son Michael William...
Evelyn Correia
Feb 19, 2008
Evelyn Correia, 87, formerly of Healy St., died on February 19, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Joseph & Mary Correia. She was employed for many years at the former Sarama Lighting. A singer and musician, she especially enjoyed playing the harmonica. Sister of Raymond Correia and Mary Roderick,...
Loretta Daley
Feb 18, 2008
Loretta "Lollie" (Cacciabeve) Daley, 83, of Fall River, died on Feb. 18, 2008 at New England Medical Center. Widow of Herbert Daley, Jr. and former widow of Robert B. Morrissette. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Salvatore & Mary (Pirozzi) Cacciabeve. Lollie enjoyed being with her family, babysitting and watching the Red Sox. Survivors include sons, Joseph Morrissette...
Maria Arruda
Feb 17, 2008
Maria (Sousa) Arruda, 90, of Assonet, formerly of Concord St, Fall River, widow of Francisco J. Arruda, died on Feb. 17, 2008, after a short illness at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Remedios Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jose M. & Helena (Sousa) Diogo, she emigrated to Fall River in 1969. Survivors include: children, Maria Helena Silva...
Gerald Tolley
Feb 15, 2008
Gerald "Jerry" Tolley, 63, of Fall River, died Friday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, son of the late Willard F. and Julliett (Ballard) Tolley. A Vietnam veteran of the US Army, he also served in the National Guard and was a lifetime member of the AMVETS #MA 79 and the American Legion Local...
Marcia Lou Keneshea
Feb 14, 2008
Marcia Lou (Annan) Keneshea, age 74, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, passed away at Kent County Memorial Hospital on February 14, 2008, reuniting with her late husband Donald W. Keneshea, Sr., on Valentine's Day. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was a daughter of the Late Richard H. Annan and the late Dorothy (Knight) Annan. After her marriage she moved...
Carlos M. Sousa
Feb 13, 2008
Carlos M. Sousa, 58, of Pleasant St, husband of Dorna (Simmons) Sousa, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Fernando and Wanda (Sousa) Morais, son-in-law of Gladys Machado of Swansea, he emigrated to Fall River in 1969 and proudly became a US citizen some years later. Employed for...
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...