Paul Bernardo
Feb 26, 2019
Paul Bernardo, of Fall River, husband of Etelvina (Aguiar) Bernardo, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Jose and Conceicao (Lima) Bernardo. He was employed by MON Landscaping in Dartmouth as a supervisor and was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church....
Duarte P. Viveiros
Feb 24, 2019
Duarte P. Viveiros, 92, of Fall River, husband of Gilda C. (Viveiros) Viveiros, passed away peacefully at the Catholic Memorial Nursing Home on Sunday, February 24, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Pilar, Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel P. and Maria DoCarmo (Pedro) DeViveiros. He was passionate about farming, working the...
Natalia C. Pavao
Feb 22, 2019
Natalia C. Pavao, 96, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, wife of the late Augusto Pavao, passed away at home on Friday, February 22, 2019. Born in Ajuda, Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Tavares) Miranda. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the local textile industry. A...
Irene Petrasso
Feb 21, 2019
Irene Petrasso, 81, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 21, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Botelho) Petrasso. Prior to her retirement, she was a designer at Sarama Lighting. Irene loved going on long rides and dining out. Easygoing and very social, she...
Betty L. Desmarais
Feb 20, 2019
Betty L. Desmarais, 65, of Fall River, wife of Robert W. Desmarais, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Seneca, South Carlolina, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Lela Mae (Holbrook) Turner. Prior to her retirement, she worked at Aberdeen Manufacturing for thirty-four years. Betty loved watching movies with her...
Rita Caron Leblanc
Feb 19, 2019
Rita (Daigle) Caron LeBlanc, of Fall River, 97, widow of Edward LeBlanc and Raymond W. Caron, passed away Tuesday in Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Fall River, a daughter of Victor and Marie Anne (Blanchette) Daigle. She worked in the textile industry as a seamstress prior to her retirement. She leaves 7 children, Dianna Fontaine (husband-Ronald) of Swansea Robert...
Paul J. Labao
Feb 14, 2019
Paul J. Labao, 40, of Somerset, passed away unexpectedly due to cardiac complications, while surrounded by his family, on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Maria (Couto) Labao of Somerset and Jose Labao of Fall River. A graduate of Somerset High School, he was a lifelong...
William Pearl Wheeler
Feb 14, 2019
William Pearl Wheeler, 17, of Fall River, passed away on February 14, 2019 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Fall River, son of Rebecca Duarte of Fall River, William P. Wheeler of Fall River and, and stepson of Clarence Mendes, he attended the Resiliency Preparatory Academy.
He enjoyed music and playing video games...
Carlos A. Medeiros
Feb 10, 2019
Carlos A. Medeiros, 63, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria M. (Raposo) Medeiros, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the son of the late Miguel de Medeiros Ponte and the late Irondina de Jesus Medeiros, he emigrated to the Fall River area in 1977....
Mary C. "Connie" Furtado
Feb 9, 2019
Mary C. "Connie" (Pereira) Furtado passed away peacefully at the age of one-hundred on February 9, 2019 at the Fall River Jewish Home after a short illness. Born in Fall River, she was the widow of Manuel "Tacky" Furtado and a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Souza) Pereira. Mrs. Furtado worked for fifty-four years as a machine...
Pedro M. Revoredo
Feb 7, 2019
Pedro M. Revoredo, 51, of Swansea, the husband of Maria Raposo (Aguiar), passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, a son of Manuel Revoredo and the late Maria Medeiros. He was a laborer in construction for most of his working life, however, he was a jack of all trades....
Alfred Almas
Feb 6, 2019
Alfred Almas, 95, of Somerset, husband of Mary (Almeida) Almas, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday February 6, 2019. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Manuel P. and Elvira (Franco) Almas. A Veteran of the United States Army, he proudly served our country during WWII. Besides his wife of 75 years, he leaves: 2 children,...
Raymond R. Cousineau
Feb 1, 2019
Raymond R. Cousineau, 74, of Fall River, husband of Laura (Dispirito) Cousineau, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Rouville and Rita (Barrette) Cousineau. Prior to his retirement, he was a Lab Manager for the Naval Underwater Warfare Center in Newport. He loved...
Eva Duarte Raposo
Jan 28, 2019
Eva Duarte ( Raposo) Raposo, 85, of Fall River, widow of the late Jose Luis Raposo, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ajuda de Bretanha, a daughter of the late Joao and Mariana (Marcelina) Raposo. She worked at Fall River Shirt Company for many years, and was a parishioner of Espirito Santo Church. She...
Paul M. Rego
Jan 28, 2019
Paul M. Rego, 51, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of Maria (Ribeiro) Rego and the late Joao L. Rego. Prior to his illness, he was a Union Laborer (Local 610) in the construction industry...
Christopher David Amaral
Jan 28, 2019
Christopher David Amaral, 52, of Fall River, passed away at Sarah Brayton Nursing and Rehab Center on Monday, January 28, 2019, after a long illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of Ellie (Reis) Collins of Fall River and the late Manuel Amaral.
He is survived by: three children, Amanda Amaral,...
Jeanne Sousa
Jan 27, 2019
Jeanne M. (Tacovelli) Sousa, 76, of Fall River, the wife of Joseph Sousa, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Peter and Vera (Macri) Tacovelli. Jeanne was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1960. She was a librarian for the city of Fall River for...
Maria A. Raposo
Jan 24, 2019
Maria Aguiar Raposo, 95, of Somerset, widow of Joao D. Raposo, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel Carvalho and the late Helena Aguiar, she emigrated to Fall River in 1967, and moved to Somerset in 1976.
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Emily M. Pacheco
Jan 23, 2019
Emily M. Pacheco, 96, widow of Antone Pacheco, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Joao Soares and the late Capitalina (Pereira) Soares, she was a lifelong resident of Fall River.
A Marian Medal Award recipient, Emily was a devout...
Francelina E. Duarte
Jan 22, 2019
Francelina E. (Pires) Duarte, 91, of Fall River, wife of the late Joao F. Duarte, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019. Born in Fenais de Luz, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Rego) Rego-Pires. She was a devout communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church. She leaves: two children, John Duarte...