Obituaries

Mar 3, 2018

Mariano "Varao"  P. Cabral, 85, of Fall River, husband of Olga (Gaspar) Cabral, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in the village of Agua Retorta, St.Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel "Varao" Pimentel and Candida (Tomas) Cabral. From the time of his arrival here in the United...

Feb 24, 2018

Ruth Teixeira, 90, formerly of Fall River, widow of Edward P. Teixeira, passed away Saturday 2/24/18 at Whaler's Cove Assisted Living. Born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, and raised in England, daughter of the late George & Edith (Duckers) Bellis, she was a World War II bride, emigrating to Fall River in 1946.

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Feb 21, 2018

Leonilde Braga, the wife of João Braga, passed away on February 21, 2018 at the age of 79. Leonilde was born in Capelas, São Miguel, Açores and was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mariana Miranda Botelho. Leonilde enjoyed fishing, cooking, gardening, and most of all, her family. She was caring, loving, and patient; she instilled her morals...

Feb 21, 2018

David M Botelho, 73, of Westport Ma, husband to Isabel M. Botelho, passed away on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018. Born in Capelas, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel and Mariana (Miranda) Botelho. David immigrated to the United States of America in 1968. He came with the dream and drive to build a better life,...

Feb 20, 2018

Joseph F. Dupras, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in St. Anne's Hospital at the age of forty-five.   He was the husband of the late Holly (Fusaro) Dupras.  Joseph was the son of Wilfred Dupras and Diane (Mack) Nikulski. Joseph was an off shore oil rigger for McDermott Industries where he had become the Deck Foreman.  Mr. Dupras leaves:...

Feb 19, 2018

Alice (Gabbour) Coury, 91, of Fall River, wife of the late Tufie P. Coury, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Swansea, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Martha (Attar) Gabbour. She was a seamstress in the local textile industry for many years prior to her retirement. Alice loved...

Feb 18, 2018

Manuel F. Raposo, 88, of Fall River, husband of the late Deolinda (Luciano) Raposo, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Care One Nursing Home. Born in Bretanha, St.Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Florinda (Cabral) Raposo. He worked in the construction industry for many years prior to his...

Feb 17, 2018

Kevin " Ke" O'Brien, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in Charlton Memorial Hospital at the age of fifty-eight.   He was the husband of Sheila (Corcoran) O' Brien. Kevin was born in Fall River, and was a son of the Joseph and Muriel O'Brien. Kevin "Ke" was a cabinet maker and a boat builder all of his life.  ...

Feb 13, 2018

Carlos F. Silvia, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at home at the age of eighty-five surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Genevieve (Lima) with whom they shared fifty-seven years of marriage. Carlos was born in Villa Povoacao, St Michael, Azores, and was a son of the late Carlos and Maria (Raposa Figueira) Silvia. In...

Feb 11, 2018

Mary T. Carvalho of Somerset, Massachusetts, formerly of Fall River, an educator, died February 11, 2018.  Born in Fall River, she remained a lifelong resident of Fall River until 2013.  She was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph and Adeline (Cavaco) Carvalho.

She graduated from the former Academy of the Sacred Hearts in 1938 and from...

Feb 11, 2018

Madaline Ann (Galib) Joseph, 93, passed away at her home in Fall River on Sunday, February 11, 2018.  She was the wife of the late Tofe Joseph, with whom she had shared 63 years of marriage.

Born on Quequechan Street in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Assad Galib and Haboba (Sahady) Galib.  Except...

Feb 9, 2018

Carol Ann Simons, 71, of Somerset, wife of Erwin J. Simons, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 9, at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Eileen (Bettencourt) Freeman. Carol loved knitting, crocheting, cooking, baking, and bowling. She also enjoyed camping and traveling to such places as...

Feb 9, 2018

After a long journey with Alzheimer's disease, Veronica Ferreira, wife of the late Lawrence Ferreira, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at Catholic Memorial Home, on Friday, February 9, 2018.

Born and raised in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late John and Veronica (Panocz).

Veronica or 'Ronnie', as she...

Feb 7, 2018

Aristeves "Steve" Viveiros , 88, of Westport, husband of Lorraine (Araujo) Viveiros,  passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February  7, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Born on Bretanha, St.Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Daniel and Maria Silvina (Pavao) Viveiros. He and his family emmigrated when he was just seventeen and not long...

Feb 6, 2018

Manuel F. de Sousa, 68, of Westport, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in Fall River. Manuel was the husband of Helena (Torres) de Sousa with whom they shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Pedreira Nordeste, he was the son of the late Dionisio and Ines (Furtado) de Sousa.  He was a parishioner of Good Shepherd Church....

Feb 4, 2018

Gilda Torres, 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2018 from injuries sustained in a fall. Gilda was born on October 28, 1951 in Sao Vicente, Sao Miguel, Acores to the late Manuel Rego Torres and the late Maria Conceicao (Viveiros) Torres. She emigrated to Fall River in 1959, and worked at Fall River Knitting Mills...

Feb 4, 2018

Robert D. Schoonover, 57, of Fall River, former husband of Sharon Brown and Beth Schoonover, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Verne E. and Elizabeth Ellen (Carpenter) Schoonover. He proudly served the City of Fall River for many years as...

Jan 31, 2018

J. Barry McDonald, age 78, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, with family by his side. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Bernard J. McDonald, Esq. and Loretta G. (Lupien) McDonald. He was the husband of the late Gabrielle M. (Pires) McDonald, the love of his life. ...

Jan 27, 2018

Ilda (Rego) Pereira , 90, widow of Antonio Pereira, passed away Sat in Fall River. Born in Bretanha, daughter of the late Francisco and Sara (Pereira) Rego, she had worked in the local textile industry for many years. She leaves: 3 children, Natalia Pereira of Westport, Noah Pereira (wife-MaryJo)  and Mary Bardsley (husband-Alan) both of Fall River;...

Jan 26, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" (Oliver) Margarida, 84, widow of Francis Margarida, passed away peacefully on Fri. Jan 26, 2018. Born in Dighton, daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Butler) Oliveira, she had worked in the local textile industry for many years. "Betty" was a life-long resident of Somerset. She leaves: 2 children, Thomas Margarida (wife-Carol) of Lee, and Cheryl...