Obituaries

Oct 30, 2019

Maria S. Antunes, 89, of Fall River, wife of Jose R. Antunes, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Sao Roque do Faial, Madeira, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Menezes and the late Maria Sousa. Prior to her retirement she was a seamstress in the local garment...

Oct 29, 2019

Manuel C. Bernardo, 74, of Fall River, husband of Maria Fatima (Resendes) Bernardo, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel Bernardo Botelho and the late Catarina (Carreiro) Botelho. Prior to his retirement, he was a machine operator in the...

Oct 28, 2019

Etelvina C. Martins, 86, of Fall River, wife of the late Antonio Martins, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, October 28, 2019. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, she was a daughter of the late Maria Rita Cunha. Prior to her retirement she was a machine operator in the local textile industry for many years. A devout Catholic, she was...

Oct 27, 2019

Rosalina F. Gomes, 94, of Fall River, wife of the late Alberto Gomes, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at St. Anne's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was the fifth and last surviving child of the late Joao and Maria (Silva) Fernandes. She was a homemaker who loved to cook, bake,...

Oct 25, 2019

Ida Medeiros Rioux, 87, of Fall River, MA passed away in her home on Friday, October 25, 2019. Her life was full of family, faith, food, and love.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Donald Rioux, and their four children and their families: Dr. Stephen Rioux and wife Susan of Scarborough, ME, Dr. David...

Oct 24, 2019

Gerald E. Macri, 58, passed away at home on October 24, 2019 in Fall River. He was born in Fall River, and was a son of the late Lorraine (Colby) and Joseph Macri. Gerald was a fan of the Boston Red Sox, and mostly the New England Patriots. He enjoyed going to his cousins on Patriots' gameday. He is...

Oct 24, 2019

Maria do Carmo de Melo Moreira Rodrigues, 88, of Fall River, wife of Jose C. Rodrigues, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren, on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Southpointe Nursing Home. Born in the village of Maia, Sao Miguel, Azores, Maria was the daughter of Alexandre de Melo and Maria Moreira.

In 1968,...

Oct 23, 2019

Cheryl A. Howard, 62, of Woonsocket, formerly of Fall River, wife of Everett N. Howard III, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at home after a long illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late William and Bernice (Medeiros) Perreira, she resided in Fall River most of her life, having moved to Woonsocket just 6 years ago....

Oct 21, 2019

Hermenegilda "Gigi" Leal, of Fall River, the wife of Jose Leal, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 21, 2019 after an illness.  She was born in Sao Caetano, Pico, Azores, and was a daughter of the late Manuel and the late Irene (Brum) Serpa. She loved her family, especially her grandson, Cory, and...

Oct 21, 2019

Maria "Theresa" Miranda, 57, of Fall River, wife of Eduardo "Eddy" Miranda, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Massachusetts General Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Jose Luis and Eva Duarte (Raposo) Raposo. Prior to her illness, she worked in...

Oct 20, 2019

Anthony P. Emard, 61, of Adams, MA, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Cheshire, MA, the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Fall River, son of Stanislaus H. Emard and Lorraine (Correia) Emard, he resided in Adams for the past 20 years.

Employed for many years as a correctional officer at...

Oct 15, 2019

Staff Sergeant Ilidio Manuel "Skid" Pereira, ARNG Retired, 61, of Westport, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, October 15, 2019 following a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Born in Faial, Azores, son of Maria (Furtado) Pereira of Fall River, and the late Alexandre Pereira, he emigrated to Fall River in 1961 at the age of two.

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Oct 15, 2019

Emma Pereira, 96, of Fall River, wife of the late Angelo Pereira, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2019 at Fall River Health Care after a long illness. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Manuel F. and Philomena P. (Reis) Raposo. Prior to her retirement she was a machine operator in the local garment industry...

Oct 14, 2019

Natalie Santos, 84, of Fall River, passed away in Providence on Monday. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Francisco and Eveline (Pacheco Jacob) Santos. She worked at the former Louis Hand and was a parishionerer of St. Anthony of Padua Church. She leaves several cousins and her godchild, Judy Peters. She was the sister of the late ...

Oct 13, 2019

Antonio R. Fernandes, 88, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria (daSilva) Fernandes, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 13, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Santa Clara, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria Santos (Mantel) Fernandes. Prior to his retirement he worked as a machinist at Reed...

Oct 12, 2019

Linda Rodrigues, 76, of North Dighton, wife of the late Edward A. Rodrigues, passed away peacefully at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, October 12, 2019 after an extended illness. Prior to her retirement, she worked in the retail business for many years. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of Mary (Almeida) Almas and the late Alfred...

Oct 12, 2019

Deolinda C. Correia, 84, of Fall River, wife of the late Manuel Lopes Correia, passed away unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Born in Arrifes, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Encarnacao (Rego) Cordeiro. She was a dedicated homemaker for many years for her loving family. A devout Catholic,...

Oct 11, 2019

Rita Marie Carmody, 82, of Fall River, wife of the late Gerald Thomas Carmody, passed away peacefully at Southpointe Nursing Home on Friday, October 11, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Peter O. and Elozia (LaRocque) Desrosiers. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress in the local textile...

Oct 9, 2019

Thomas J. Mello, 69, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Ernest Mello, Jr. and the late Mary (Brenner) Mello. Prior to his retirement, he was a Union Carpenter, Local 1305, for the State of Massachusetts. He loved...

Oct 8, 2019

Eduardo Pereira, 81, of Westport the husband of Maria Inês (Medeiros) Pereira  passed away on Tuesday, October, 8, 2019. Eduardo was born in Agua de Pau and a son of the late Eugenio and Diamantina (Furtado) Pereira. He had been employed for many years at the former Foxboro Company. Eduardo was a handy man. He took great pride in...