Obituaries

Jul 29, 2019

Joao C. Arruda, 59, of Fall River, husband of Theresa (Amaral) Arruda, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of Jose and Maria Natalia (Medeiros) Arruda. A very talented mason, he worked in the local construction industry...

Jul 28, 2019

Michael "FLA" Larrivee, 60, of Fall River passed away on July 27, 2019 at home. Born in Fall River, a son of Joan (Arruda) and the late Albert Larrivee, Jr.  He had worked at Stop and Shop all of his life. Michael was a sports fan and was a fan of the New York Mets, New England Patriots and...

Jul 24, 2019

Pauline G. Oliveira, 85, of Somerset, wife of Lafayette Oliveira, Jr., passed away at home on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Arthur Bernier and the late Gertrude (Bedard) Bernier, she lived in Somerset for the past 47 years.

Employed for many years...

Jul 23, 2019

Anibal DeSousa, 92, of North Dartmouth, husband of the late Maria C. (Reis) DeSousa, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose DeSousa and the late Evangelina (Patricio) DeSousa, he emigrated to Fall River in 1966, and lived in North Dartmouth for the past ten years.

Jul 21, 2019

Maria A. Dias, 87, of Fall River, wife of Joao P. Dias, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Porto, Portugal, daughter of the late Antonio Sampaio and the late Maria Adelaide (Cunha) Sampaio, she moved to Brazil in 1955 and emigrated to Fall River in 1980....

Jul 19, 2019

Gil S. DeMelo, age 86, of Fall River, husband of Maria E. (Tavares) DeMelo, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Manuel Soares DeMelo and the late Mariana (Raposo) DeMelo, he emigrated to Fall River in 1980 and was employed in the local textile...

Jul 18, 2019

Pedro M. Correia, 75, of Fall River, husband of Connie (Farias) Correia, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at home after a long illness. Born in St. Michael Azores, a son of the late Tomaz de Oliveira and the late Paula (Sousa) de Oliveira, he emigrated to Fall River in 1972, and was...

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...