John M. Peixinho, Sr.
Oct 11, 2007
John M. Peixinho Sr. was called to rest peacefully on Oct. 11, 2007 lovingly amongst family and friends. Born in Fall River, MA, on Oct. 1, 1910, he was the son of the late John M. and Theresa Peixinho. Mr. Peixinho was preceded in death by his beloved wife Evangelina Costa Peixinho to whom he was married for fifty-nine years...
Maria A. Cabral
Oct 10, 2007
Maria A. (Ramos) Cabral, 80, of Manning St., died Wednesday at home after an extended illness. She was the wife of Armando Cabral. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, daughter of the late Miguel Almeida Ramos and Vitalina (Cabral) Almeida Ramos. For 30 years she worked for the former Shelburne Shirt and enjoyed gardening. Besides her husband Armando, Maria is survived by...
Leonard Tracy
Oct 9, 2007
Leonard "Dick" Tracy, 84, of Bristol,RI, died Tuesday at the V. A. Medical Center in Providence. Husband of the late Estelle M. (Desrosiers) Tracy . Born in East Providence, son of the late Jospeh L. and Henrietta (Radikin) Tracy. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and was an avid racing enthusiast. Survivors include sons, Michael Joseph...
Evelyn Rego
Oct 8, 2007
Evelyn (Martin) Rego, age 81, of Westport, widow of Lucien J. Rego, died at home Monday, October 8, 2007, after a long illness. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Manuel "Scottie" Martin and the late Mary (Machado) Martin, she resided in Westport for the past 47 years. Mrs. Rego was employed as a waitress at White's...
Emmanuel R. Barboza
Oct 7, 2007
Lieutenant Emmanuel R. "Manny" Barboza, 76, of William St., died Sunday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Husband of Catherine "Kay" Barboza and son of the late Manuel and Belmira Barboza. A Lieutenant of the Fall River Police Department for twenty years and veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a parishioner of the former St. Louis Church. Besides his wife, Manny...
Frank Correia
Oct 6, 2007
Frank Correia, 89, of Port Orange, Florida, and formerly of Davol Street in Fall River, died Saturday, October 6th in Florida. Born in Fall River, son of the late Manuel and Maria Mercedes (Souza) Correia. Frank moved to Warren in the 70's and resided there until moving to Florida in 2004. He is survived by his sister, Alica Barboza of...
Michael J. Andrade
Oct 4, 2007
Michael J. "Smudgie" Andrade,Sr., 58, of Fall River, died Thursday at Crawford Nursing Home after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Fall River and son of the late Frank and Otilia (Araujo) Andrade. He graduated B.M.C. Durfee High School in 1967, worked for the school at Alumni Field and was one of the first employees of The Big Mamie...
Armando B. Gomes
Oct 3, 2007
Armando B. Gomes, 91, husband of Angela D. (Mateus) Gomes, died Wednesday, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in the Azores, son of the late Cesario & Rita (Bettencourt) Gomes, he was employed in retail sales for many years. Raised on Terceira, he was married on Sao Miguel and moved to Angola. He immigrated to Fall River...
Maria C. Soares
Sep 30, 2007
Maria C. Soares, age 89, formerly of Tecumseh St., died Sunday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Widow of Laurenio L. Soares. Born in Lagoa, Sao Miguel, Azores, daughter of the late Evaristo and Maria Conceicao (Farias) Soares. A retired seamstress, she was a member of ILGWU. She was mother of Norberto L. Soares (his wife-Alda) of Swansea, Connie Souza (her husband-Edward)...
Wilfred O. Dupras, Jr.
Sep 30, 2007
Wilfred O. Dupras, Jr., "Big Wil", 54, of Fall River , died at home Sunday after a brief illness. Husband of Michelle (Boudria) Dupras. Born in Fall River, son of the late Wilfred O. Dupras, Sr. and Dorothy R. (Martin) Dupras. He greatly enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Survivors include sons, Wilfred Dupras, III, Joseph Dupras and...
Herbert G. Saber
Sep 29, 2007
Herbert G. Saber, 79, of Fall River, died Saturday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Husband of Agnes (Kishko) Saber. Born in Fall River, son of the late George F. and Genevieve (Kaliff) Saber. A World War II Veteran of the U.S. Army, he owned and operated various businesses in his lifetime, the first being a cobbler shop...
David Botelho
Sep 28, 2007
David Botelho, 28, of Rodman St.., died Friday accidentally. Born in Fall River, son of Maria D. (Afonso) Botelho of Fall River and the late Silvino T. Botelho. He is survived by brothers, Duarte M. Botelho and Silvino Botelho, Jr., sister-in-laws, Kimberly A. Botelho and Amy L. Pacheco, grandmother, Mary Afonso, nieces, Kaitlin, Kendra and Kylie Botelho; nephew, Christopher Medeiros,...
Mary Fernanda Andrade
Sep 25, 2007
Mary Fernanda (Pacheco Brazil) Andrade, 76, formerly of Orange Street in Fall River, died Tuesday at the Southpointe Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center in Fall River, following an extended illness. Born in the village of Furnas, on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel de Sousa Brazil and the late Mariana...
Doris Medeiros
Sep 24, 2007
Doris (Souza) Medeiros, 88, formerly of Eastern Avenue, died Monday, at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River, following an extended illness. She was the widow of John C. Medeiros. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros and the late Anna (Martin) Souza. Employed in the garment trade for many years as a sewing...
Cidalia M. Rebello
Sep 20, 2007
Cidalia M. (Rebelo Cabral) Rebello, 53, of Fall River, wife of Jose F. Rebello, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at home after a long illness. Born in Achada, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel Rebelo Cabral & the late Dorvalina (Mendonca) Cabral, she emigrated to Fall River in 1973. She was a loving homemaker, wife and mother. Besides...
Aires M. Varao
Sep 20, 2007
Aires M. Varao, 45, of Barlow Street in Fall River, passed away on Thursday, September 20, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, following an illness. He was the husband of Dina M. (Da Cunha) Varao. Born on the island of St. Michael in the Azores, he was a son of Guilherme S. Varao and Julieta (Rego) Varao of Fall...
Joseph S. Rego, Jr.
Sep 18, 2007
Joseph S. Rego, Jr., 67, of Fall River, beloved husband of Beverly (Francis) Rego for 39 years, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 18th at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Olivia (Lopes) Rego. Mr. Rego was the former Administrator of Public Utilities for the City of Fall...
Angelina Moniz
Sep 14, 2007
Angelina (Sousa) Moniz, 79, of Fall River, died Friday, September 14, 2007 after a short illness. Widow of Manuel Moniz, and formerly the widow of Luis Carvalho. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Jose and Angelina (Cabral) Sousa, she emigrated to Fall River in 1970 and was employed in the textile industry at Woodland Mfg Co...
Alice Soares
Sep 9, 2007
Alice (Couto) Soares, 97, of Fall River, and formerly of Birch St., died on Sunday, September 9, 2007. She was the widow of Antonio Soares. Born in the village of Santo Antonio Alem Capelas, on the island of St. Michael in the Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose Couto Cabral and the late Maria do Carmo Soares....
Michael T. Wallace
Sep 5, 2007
Michael T. "Mike" Wallace, age 39, of Swansea, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, following a brief illness. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Joanne (Raposa) Kazen of Swansea and the stepson of the late Gilbert "Gibby" Kazen. In addition to his mother he leaves two sisters, Kim (Wallace) Carreiro of Fall River and Dawn...