Christine Pires
Nov 6, 2007
Christine (Costa) Pires, 90, of Fall River, formerly of Hyde St, widow of Joseph Pires, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 at Crawford Skilled Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Joseph & Carolina (Teves) Costa, she resided in Fall River most of her life. Employed in the local textile industry at Shelburne Shirt...
George P. Pacheco
Nov 2, 2007
George P. Pacheco, 93, of Westport, died November 2, after an extended illness. He was a son of the late Jose P. and Maria (Magdalena) Pacheco. He owned and operated the former Strand Cafe in Fall River. An Army veteran, he was Fall River's first draftee for WW II. George enjoyed playing cards. He is survived by several nieces and...
Sarah Viveiros Medeiros
Nov 1, 2007
Sarah Viveiros (Diogo) Medeiros, 76, of Fall River, died Thursday at the Catholic Memorial Home after an extended illness. Widow of Leonardo T. Medeiros, and daughter of the late Adelino and Maria (Viveiros) Diogo. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, she emigrated to Fall River in 1967 and was naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1979. She worked for Shelburne...
Mary Miranda
Oct 31, 2007
Mary (Moniz) Miranda, 99, of Highland Ave. and formerly of Pitman St., died on Wednesday at Highland Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of Joseph Miranda. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Mariana (Faria Souza) Moniz. Mary grew up in the Flint, married Joseph in 1957, and spent almost twenty years living...
Carlos A. Raposo
Oct 27, 2007
Carlos A. Raposo, age 82, of Belmont St., died Saturday at Rhode Island Hospital. Husband of the late Mariana (Medeiros) Raposo. Born in Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Azores, son of the late Augusto and Maria do Carmo (Arruda) Raposo Furtado. He immigrated to this country in 1987. He was the father of Fernando M., Carlos M. and Paulo V. Raposo all...
Frank E. Baker
Oct 26, 2007
Frank E. Baker, 78, of Fall River, husband of Dolores (Galhardo) Baker, died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, son of the late Rodman & Loretta (Smith) Baker, he was a lifelong resident of Fall River. A retired antique dealer, he was first employed at Harvey Prober, and then was co-owner of Colonial...
Beatrice M. Leite
Oct 24, 2007
Beatrice (Medeiros) Leite, 86, of Eddy St. (Home St) and Crawford Nursing Home, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Wife of Jose F. Leite and daughter of the late Pedro Araujo Medeiros and the late Ana Sousa Medeiros. Employed as a sewing machine operator in the local textile industry prior to her retirement, she was also a...
David Bourgeois
Oct 23, 2007
David A. Bourgeois, 52, of Fall River, husband of Rose M. (Viveiros) Bourgeois, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007 at St. Anne's Hospital after a short illness. Born in Fall River, son of the late William & Julienne (Metivier) Bourgeois, he was a lifelong resident of Fall River. A carpenter for many years, he enjoyed fishing, scuba diving & boating. Besides...
Louis P. Goncalo
Oct 22, 2007
Louis P. Goncalo, age 88, formerly of 170 Oak Grove Ave., Fall River, died Monday (10/22) at Highlander Nursing Center. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Pacheco) Goncalo. A retired textile worker, Louis had worked for the former Louis Hand Co. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He is...
Robin Barboza Francis
Oct 21, 2007
Robin Ann (Barboza) Francis, 51 ,of Fall River, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. She was the widow of Joseph Francis. Born in New Bedford, she was a daughter of Margaret Barboza of Fall River and the late Gary DeCosta. In addition to her mother, family members include two daughters, Francine...
Lorraine Macri
Oct 16, 2007
Lorraine (Colby) Macri, 76, of Fall River, widow of Joseph A. Macri, died Tuesday, October 16th, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Born in Taunton, she was a daughter of the late Albion and Verna (Barker) Colby, she resided in Fall River most of her life. She had been employed at Fall River Herald News for many years. Lorraine is...
Ana Rivera
Oct 16, 2007
Ana Rivera, 87, of Fall River, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. She was the widow of Benito Rivera. Born in Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Ignacio Valentin and the late Eulogia (Ferrer) Valentin. A resident of Fall River since 1973, she was a communicant of St. Anthony of...
Pauline Sahady
Oct 14, 2007
Pauline Sahady, 85, of Fall River, wife of Abraham Sahady, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Central Falls, RI, daughter of the late Tony and Mary (Souwaney) Nassaney, she lived in Fall River most of her life. Besides her husband, survivors include: sons, Stephen A. Sahady and Carl J. (& his wife Mary) Sahady all...
Jacinto M. Pereira
Oct 11, 2007
Jacinto M. Pereira, 91, of Davis Street in Fall River, died at home peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2007. He was the husband of the late Luiza F. (Raposo) Pereira. Born in the village of Feteiras do Sul, on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel M. Pereira and the late...
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...