Manuel R. Papoula
May 8, 2024
Manuel R. Papoula, 80, of Fall River, passed away peacefully in the comforts of his home on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Manuel R. Papoula, Sr. and the late Virginia F. (Ferreira) Papoula.
Manny was awarded a full scholarship to Boston College where he was coached by...
Margarida Sardinha
May 8, 2024
Margarida Sardinha, 89, of Fall River, widow of Carlos C. Sardinha, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Manuel Soares and the late Maria (Cabral) Soares, she emigrated to Fall River in 1951.
Prior to her retirement in 1999,...
Antone Correia
Apr 30, 2024
Antone Correia, 80, of Fall River, husband of Anita (Pinard) Correia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in the comfort of his home following a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Antone T. Correia and the late Angelina (Oliveira) Correia.
Prior to his retirement he worked as a...
Michael E. Macri
Apr 30, 2024
Michael E. Macri, 65, of Fall River, husband of Christine (Guimond) Macri, passed away on April 30, 2024, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph A. Macri and the late Lorraine (Colby) Macri.
An electronic technician employed with various companies in the telecommunications industry for many years, he...
Gaile Perry
Apr 27, 2024
Gaile Perry, 76, of Somerset, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Moniz Perry and the late Clairita Agnes (Dorr) Perry.
Prior to her retirement she worked as a sewing machine operator for many years. She...
Richard R. Souza
Apr 27, 2024
Richard R. Souza, 64, of Fall River passed away on April 27, 2024, at Sarah Brayton Nursing Home following a brief illness.
He was the beloved husband to Donna (Ledoux) Souza for 40 years.
He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Irene (Souza) Nadeau.
Prior to...
Chorbishop Joseph Francis Kaddo
Apr 26, 2024
Chorbishop Joseph Francis Kaddo entered peacefully into eternal life on April 26, 2024, after a long life of service and dedication to the Church and her people. In the days before his passing, at Catholic Memorial Nursing facility in Fall River, MA, he was surrounded by priests, religious, family, friends, and the love, admiration, and gratitude of those he...
John C. Luz
Apr 26, 2024
John C. Luz, 81, of Fall River, passed away on April 26, 2024, at Mission Care Hospice of Holyoke, MA, after an illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph C. Luz and the late Aldina (Farias) Luz.
He served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps for a short...
Manuel A. Camara
Apr 23, 2024
Manuel A. Camara, 85, of South Dartmouth, loving husband for 60 years of Olivia (Viveiros) Camara, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in the comforts of his home following a long illness. Born in Ajuda da Bretanha, St. Micheal, Azores, he was a son of the late Antonio Oliveira Camara and the late Maria Jose (Fernandes) Camara....
Lucinda C. Meehan
Apr 22, 2024
Retired District of Columbia probation officer Lucinda Camara Meehan, age 76, passed away on April 22, 2024, at the Cottages of Dartmouth Village, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy of love of family and animals. She was born in Fall River on July 14, 1947.
Lucinda was a 1965 graduate of Mount...
Michael W. Tatzel
Apr 21, 2024
Michael W. Tatzel, 77, of Fall River, husband of Lorraine M. (Medeiros) Tatzel, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Berlin, Germany, the only child of the late Erwin Tatzel and the late Gertrude (Wajciechowski) Tatzel, he emigrated to Fall River in 1970 and became a citizen of the United States.
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Edward Pacheco
Apr 15, 2024
Edward Pacheco, 64, of Fall River, husband of Kathleen (Briggs) Pacheco, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2024 in the comforts of his home surrounded by his family following a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Manuel T. Pacheco and the late Mariana C. (Carvalho) Pacheco.
Prior to his...
Carlos Alberto Medeiros
Apr 13, 2024
Carlos Alberto Medeiros, 68, of Fall River, husband of Maria Miquelina (Mendes) Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in the comforts of his home following a long illness. Born in Santa Clara, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Antonio Medeiros and the late Irene (Oliveira) Medeiros.
A very hard-worker, he...
Joseph M. Raposa
Apr 13, 2024
Joseph M. Raposa, 59, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at St. Anne's Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Terceira, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel M. Raposa and the late Nair (Goulart) Raposa.
Prior to his illness, he worked as Spot Welder for the former American Dryer...
Eduarda M. Almeida
Apr 6, 2024
Eduarda M. Almeida, 91, of Fall River, widow of Luis do Rego Almeida, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2024. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros Almeida and the late Guilhermina (Cabral) Almeida, she first emigrated to Canada in 1963 then to Fall River in 1968.
She worked as a seamstress...
Henry V. Rodrigues
Apr 5, 2024
Henry V. Rodrigues, 88, of Fall River, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Fall River Jewish Home. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Antonio Pavao Rodrigues and the late Maria Mauricio Cordeiro, he moved to Brazil in 1947, then emigrated to Fall River in 1963.
A design executive in the...
Roy B. Forcier
Apr 4, 2024
Roy B. Forcier, 81, of North Dartmouth, husband of Susan Mary (Soares) Forcier and the late Linda (LePage) Forcier, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Homer J. Forcier and the late Florence (Roy) Forcier....
Laurenio C. Pavao
Apr 4, 2024
Laurenio C. Pavao, 89, of Fall River, loving husband of Irene (Rezendes) Pavao, passed away peacefully in his home on April 4, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. Son of the late Manuel C. Pavao and the late Gilda (Cabral) Pavao, he was born in St. Michael, Azores, where he lived until 1953, when at age 19 he relocated...
Alix Benson
Mar 31, 2024
Alix (Galpin) Benson, 89, of Fall River, wife of the late Edward O. Benson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at St. Anne's Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Rumford, Maine she was the daughter of the late Eric R. Galpin and the late Mary Ann (Crawford) Galpin. Alix spent her earliest years there and then...
Roger M. Charron
Mar 26, 2024
Roger M. Charron, 77, of Fall River, husband of Grace (Yamin) Charron, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Edward Charron and the late Emma (Lord) Charron.
A Veteran of the United States Army, he bravely and...