Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts
Luis Alberto Carvalho
May 16, 2019
Luis Alberto Carvalho, 61, of Fall River, husband of Celia (Amaral) Carvalho, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Luis Alberto Carvalho and the late Angelina (Sousa) Moniz. Prior to his illness, he worked in the local textile industry for many years. An...
Dennis Raposo
May 15, 2019
Dennis Raposo, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2019 at the age of forty-two. Dennis was born in Fall River and was the son of Maria Delourdes (Martins) Raposo and the late Jose Luis Raposo. He had worked various jobs including laborer in the construction field, machinist, draftsman, car sales man and photographer . Dennis was...
Jose T. Aguiar
May 15, 2019
Jose T. Aguiar, 82, of Fall River, husband of Luzia (Aguiar) Aguiar, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Jose Aguiar and the late Maria (Teixeira) Aguiar, he emigrated to Fall River in 1968.
He was employed...
Paula E. Souza
May 15, 2019
Paula E. "Dee" Souza, 74 of Fall River, formerly of Tiverton RI, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 15, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Ayres B. "Ike" Souza and the late Delphina (Duarte) Souza.
She graduated from the Sacred Hearts Academy class...
Michelle Santos
May 14, 2019
Michelle Santos, 36, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Luis and Zulmira (Moniz) Santos. Considered to be "the life of the party", she loved dancing, music, and camping. Michelle had a "heart of Gold" and...
John M. Nunes, Sr.
May 12, 2019
John M. Nunes, Sr., 91, of Rehoboth, husband of the late Mary Lucy (Miranda) Nunes, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, at home. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Antonio Maurice Nunes and the late Mariana (Simao) Nunes, he resided in Rehoboth for the past three years, living in Fall River most of his...
Joseph Medeiros
May 11, 2019
Joseph Medeiros, 91, of Fall River, husband of Dolores (Correia) Medeiros, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Fall River HealthCare after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Jose A. and Maria E. Medeiros. He served in the Navy on the USS Helena and USS...
Rene Laplante
May 11, 2019
Rene LaPlante, 90, of Fall River, husband of the late Genevieve (Oliveira) LaPlante, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Catholic Memorial Home after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph LaPlante and the late Claire (Caron) Gauthier. He was a foreman for Rex Cut Products for many...
Silvano Demelo Camara
May 11, 2019
Silvano DeMelo Camara, 97, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria Jose (Modesto) Camara, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 11, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel Isabel and Adelina (DeMelo) Camara. Prior to his retirement, he was a maintenance man at...
Luis "Debadoura" R. Costa
May 8, 2019
Luis R. "Debadoura" Costa, 88, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria Luisa (Pimentel) Costa, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Manuel Remigio Costa and the late Alexandrina (Martins Pimentel) Costa, he emigrated to Fall River in 1968.
Carlos Cordeiro Medeiros
May 8, 2019
Carlos Cordeiro Medeiros, 69, of North Dighton, husband of Maria Natalia (Aguiar) Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Born in Sete Cidades, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Luis and Irondina (Cordeiro) Medeiros. Prior to his retirement he worked as a maintenance mechanic for many years....
Eugenia Dacunha
May 7, 2019
Eugenia DaCunha, 84, of New Bedford, widow of Jose L. DaCunha, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 after a brief illness. Back in the day, she loved to sing, dance, and perform on stage...but her best role was that of devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Most important to Eugenia was spending...
Carl Hyson
May 7, 2019
Carl W. Hyson, 69, of Fall River, passed away on May 7th, 2019 at home. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Arthur and Pearl (Lamarr) Hyson. He was an electrician. Carl served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He leaves: three children, Carolyn Hyson of New Bedford, Linda Miranda and her husband Michael of...
Luis M. Costa
May 6, 2019
Luis Costa, 64, of Fall River , beloved husband of Karen (Levesque) Costa, passed away at home on Monday, May 6, 2019 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of Maria (Medeiros) Costa and the late Luis Costa. He made a lifelong career of...
Herminia "Minnie" Chambers
May 5, 2019
Herminia "Minnie" Chambers (Andrade), 97, wife of the late Raymond Chambers, passed away May 5, 2019 in Charlton Memorial Hospital. Minnie was born in Fall River, and was a daughter of the late Manuel Cordeiro Andrade and the late Francisca Andrade (Rego Costa). She had lived in Tiverton for the past 61 years. She was a homemaker for most...
Veronica Bouchard
May 5, 2019
Veronica M. Bouchard, 80, of Fall River, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019 after a brief illness. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Medeiros of Fall River, her devoted PCA, Andrea Rachel and her cherished cat, Coconut. She was predeceased by her parents, godparents, all of her maternal and paternal aunts and uncles, and several cousins.
...Hilda Cabral
May 3, 2019
Hilda Cabral, 85, of Fall River, formerly of Langley St, widow of Alvaro Cabral, passed away on Friday May 3, 2019, at Catholic Memorial Home. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros and the late Luisa (Santos) Medeiros, she emigrated to Fall River in 1968.
She was employed...
Robert Silva
Apr 29, 2019
Robert "Bob" Silva, 58, of Fall River, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home on Monday, April 29, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late William M. and Alice (Nery) Silva. Prior to his illness, many years ago, he worked as a computer...
Maria Fatima Da Camara
Apr 26, 2019
Maria Fatima Da Camara, 55, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 26, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Faial, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Inez (Diogo) Camara. She loved to laugh, dance, sing, and simply be with her loving family, especially her nieces and nephews. Always happy...
Shaun Payton
Apr 25, 2019
Shaun D. "Biscuits" Payton passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at his home in Westport, MA. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 8, 1978, he was the son of the late Evelyn (Goodwin) Payton and the late Morris Walker. After spending his first few years in Newport, Shaun and his family moved to Fall...
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