Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts

Alzira Medeiros

Alzira Medeiros

Jul 19, 2007

Alzira (Dias) Medeiros, 92, of Stonehaven Rd., died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Widow of Manuel Daniel Medeiros. Born in Santa Clara, Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, daughter of the late Mariano & Boanova Dias. Fall River resident since 1966, she was a parishioner of Espirito Santo. Survivors include a son, Alcindo Medeiros & wife Olga, and...

Dorothy Antaya

Dorothy Antaya

Jul 17, 2007

Dorothy Antaya, 75, of Fall River died Tuesday unexpectedly. Wife of Edmond Antaya. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Herman and Florence (Vieira) Borges. She supervised Espirito Santo School lunch program for 29 years. An active member of Espirito Santo Parish, she was past president of the Women's Guild, member of Holy Rosary Society, Council of Catholic Women...

Sarina Da Mota

Sarina Da Mota

Jul 16, 2007

Sarina (Medeiros) da Mota, 87, of Fall River, wife of Joao da Mota, died on Monday, July 16, 2007 at Boston Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Diogo Rodrigues) Medeiros Grota, she emigrated to Fall River in 1968. She worked at the former Nancy Dress then at...

Judite M. Sardinha

Judite M. Sardinha

Jul 15, 2007

Judite M. Sardinha, 75, of Highland Ave. and formerly of Plain St., died Sunday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, and raised in Ponta Delgada, daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Medeiros Sardinha. Judite was a teacher in Ponta Delgada until moving to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1961, where she...

Amelia Soares

Amelia Soares

Jul 10, 2007

Amelia (Concaison) Ettress Soares, 84, of Fall River, died unexpectedly Tuesday at St. Luke's Hospital. Widow of James A. Soares, with whom she shared 10 years of marriage after the passing of her husband of 33 years, Taylor Ettress, Sr. A lifelong resident Fall River, daughter of the late Joao and Julia (Soares) Concaison Rosario. She loved Cape Verdean dancing,...

William M. Dupras

William M. Dupras

Apr 11, 2007

William Martin Dupras, 32, of 179 London St., Fall River, died Wednesday, April 11 in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Fall River and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late Nireen Martin Dupras. He was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School where he played basketball. Over the years he continued his zeal for basketball by...

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