Obituaries

Jul 17, 2019

Hilda Silvia, 92, of Fall River, widow of William Silvia, passed away on July 17, 2019 at Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center, of Somerset, after a short illness. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Augusto Luiz and the late Maria (Carvalho) Luiz, she was employed in the local textile industry for 33 years.

Jul 13, 2019

Maria Jose Almeida, 100, of Dartmouth, wife of the late Manuel P. Almeida, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Jose (Costa) Lima.  She worked as a machine operator in the local textile industry for...

Jul 12, 2019

Gerald T. Carmody, 82, of Fall River, husband of Rita (Desrosiers) Carmody, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital on Friday, July 12, 2019. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Botelho) Carmody. A Veteran of the United States Army, he proudly served our Country during the Korean Peacetime era. He...

Jul 9, 2019

Antonio M. Oliveira, 91, of Fall River, husband of Rosa (Santos) Oliveira and the late Euzebia (Massa) Oliveira, passed away peacefully after a long illness at Southpointe Nursing Home on July 9, 2019. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel Medeiros and Leonor (Alves) Oliveira. As a businessman, he owned and operated...

Jul 6, 2019

Bakhos T. Maroun, of Somerset, the husband of Yolla (Saade) Maroun, passed away  in Boston at the age of 57. Bakhos was born in Lebanon, and was a son Tanios Maroun and Salwa (Semaan) Maroun. He was the owner of B.M.Y. Distributors and was a member of St. Anthony of the Desert Church. Besides his wife of 22 years,...

Jul 6, 2019

Paul M.P. LaFrance, 28, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2019. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was a son of Paulette LaFrance. He worked as a laborer in the construction industry. He loved the outdoors, fishing, swimming, and riding his motorcycle. Genuine, fearless, and a bit of a "dare devil", Paul also had a "heart...

Jul 3, 2019

Jose A. Pimentel, 67,  of Fall River, husband of Dina (Resendes) Pimentel, passed away July 3 rd in Providence after a more than year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Acores, oldest son of Jose and Maria Jose Pimentel. In addition to his wife of 47 years, he leaves 2 children; Kim George (husband-Todd George) of...

Jul 3, 2019

Dolores "Dee" (Haines) Reynolds, passed away on July 3, 2019, in Providence, Rhode Island at the age of 77. Dee was born in Morgan City, Louisiana, and was the daughter of the late Paul and Fernie (Koen) Haines. She taught English in the Louisiana public school system, where she worked on behalf of desegregation.  She then moved to Mobile,...

Jul 2, 2019

Mary (Vasconcellos) Moreau of Fall River, MA passed away surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in East Providence, RI.  She was the wife of the late Leonidas L. Moreau and daughter of the late Alfred and Isabel (DaSilva) Vasconcellos.  She lived 96 of her 98 years in Fall River.  She...

Jun 30, 2019

John M. Camara, Jr., 74, of Fall River passed away at his home on June 30 th , 2019. He was born in Fall River , and was the son of the late John Camara, Sr. and the late Theresa (Viveiros) Camara. John was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Camara had been employed by General Dynamics...

Jun 29, 2019

Barbara J.F. Charest, 72, a life-long resident of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at the home of her son.

Born in 1948 to Manuel and Alice (Camara) Fernandes, Barbara was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School.  She then went on to work for the Verizon phone...

Jun 28, 2019

Carlos T. Nogueira, 94, of Somerset, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019, surrounded by his friends and family. He was the husband of the late Maria (Cabral) Nogueira and a son of the late Francisco T. and Angelina (Resendes) Nogueira.

Carlos loved Portuguese food and could always be found at Barcelos Café. He...

Jun 28, 2019

Wilfred "Freddy" Melendez, 54, of Fall River, husband of Jennifer (LePage) Melendez, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 28, 2019 as a result of suffering a head injury which occurred on May 3rd. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of Felicita (Rivera) Melendez and the late Francisco Melendez.  An avid sports fan, particularly of football, Freddy's...

Jun 27, 2019

Rosa M. Pereira, 53, of Fall River, wife of Adriano Pereira, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao DeSousa and Maria Da Conceicao (Albernaz Miguel) Borges. She had a passion for cooking, loved to decorate and go shopping. Rosa also enjoyed hosting parties with...

Jun 25, 2019

Claire J. (Rioux) Mello, 75,  of Swansea, widow of  Edward K. Mello, passed away peacefully on  June, 25 in Sarah Brayton Nursing Home. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Irene (St. Denis) and Amedee Rioux. She had been a telephone operator for many years.  She was a long time resident of Swansea, who enjoyed frequenting Kent's restaurant, and...

Jun 21, 2019

Cyrus R. Borges, 18, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly at home on June 21, 2019. Born in Fall River, he was a son of Nelson Borges and Sonia (Correia) Dias. Currently he was a student at B.M.C. Durfee High School, was dedicated to his studies, and always looked forward to going to school. A true homebody, he loved...

Jun 19, 2019

Maria R. Miranda, age 91, of Westport, widow of Dinis P. Miranda, passed away at home on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, after a lengthy illness. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Jose Rodrigues Raposo and the late Maria (Couto) Raposo, she emigrated to Fall River in February of 1967.

She worked in...

Jun 18, 2019

Kevin Cartin, 59, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 18 th , after a battle with cancer.  He was the 15 th child of the late Bertha (Lovell) Cartin and the late Bernard J. Cartin, Sr. Kevin held various jobs throughout his life, the past 15 years at Teufelbergen, and BFI. Kevin's greatest pleasures...

Jun 16, 2019

Margaret M. McRee, 88, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Calixte and Marie (Henault) Monast. She was a machine operator for Gemco for many years prior to her retirement. She loved cooking, shopping, bingo, and trips with her family to New Hampshire....

Jun 15, 2019

Maria Jose Sousa, 76, of Fall River, wife of Jose Torres Sousa, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Fall River HealthCare. Born in Arrifes, Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros Teves and the late Maria dos Santos (Almeida) Teves, she lived in Fall River most of her life.