Barbara Teixeira
May 6, 2018
Barbara Teixeira, 83, of Westport, widow of Albert B. Teixeira, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Manuel Veader and the late Mary (Gomes) Veader; and the sister of the late Maria Davis, and Emanuel James "Sonny" Teixeira. Barbara was also survived by a niece, Linda Davis...
Alice T. Pereira
May 6, 2018
Alice T. Pereira, 87, of Wareham, formerly of Fall River and Westport, wife of the late Norbert L. Pereira, passed away peacefully on Sunday. Born in Westport, MA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest T. and Lucy (Medeiros) Cabral. She worked in the local textile industry for many years prior to her retirement. She loved music, art,...
Joao F. Aguiar
May 5, 2018
Joao F. Aguiar, 70, of Fall River, husband of Palmira (Ricardo) Aguiar, passed away peacefully on Saturday after a long illness. Born in Santa Barbara, St.Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Antone Mateus and Isabel (Fonceca) Aguiar. John was the former owner of the Esquire Cafe. He loved to golf, travel, socialize, and dance to the...
Maria Luisa Cabral
May 4, 2018
Maria Luisa (Sousa) Cabral, 88, of Fall River, wife of the late Manuel Sousa Cabral, passed away peacefully on Friday at the Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Furnas, St.Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Tomaz and Adelina (daLuz) Sousa. Maria was a homemaker who loved crocheting, cooking, baking, and attending daily masses. She was a...
Tin K. "Peter" Wong
May 4, 2018
Tin K. "Peter" Wong, 62, of Fall River, passed away on May 4, 2018. Mr. Wong was born in Hong Kong, China and was the son of the late Kau Wong and Kiu Chan. Peter had owned various restaurants in the greater Fall River area. He was the father of Ricky Wong and his wife Christine of Warwick, Rhode Island,...
Jose M. Daponte
May 3, 2018
Jose M. DaPonte, 83, of Fall River, husband of Maria (Raposo) Daponte, passed away peacefully on Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Rabo de Peixe, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Augusto and Maria Jose (Meireles) DaPonte. He worked as a mason for many years prior to his retirement. Jose had a passion for...
Celeste Oliveira
Apr 29, 2018
Celeste Oliveira, 84, of Fall River, widow of Manuel H. "Cobby" Oliveira, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Southpointe Rehabilitaion Center. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Antonio Joaquin and the late Amelia (Farinha) Joaquin, she was a Class of 1951 graduate of BMC Durfee High School.
Employed...
Joao Raposa
Apr 26, 2018
Joao Raposa, 87, husband of the late Mary Isabel (Pavao) Raposa, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Ajuda Bretanha, on the isle of Sao Miguel, in the Azores, son of the late Jose Raposa Albernaz and the late Maria Z. Raposa, he emigrated to Fall River in 1956 and worked...
Gilda Faria
Apr 23, 2018
Gilda Faria, 83, of Fall River, wife of the late Antonio Faria, passed away peacefully on Monday at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Bretanha, St.Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Silvino and Maria (DoCarmo) Amaral. She worked as an assembler in the local textile industry for many years prior to her retirement....
Jose Matias Sousa
Apr 16, 2018
Jose M. Sousa, 90, of Fall River, husband of Maria de Lourdes (Rodrigues) Sousa, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at Massachusetts General Hospital unexpectedly. Born in Ajuda Bretanha, Sao Michael, Azores, a son of the late Antonio M. Sousa and the late & Helena (Simao) Sousa, he emigrated to Fall River in 1962, and worked for...
Joseph C. Pereira
Apr 16, 2018
Joseph C. Pereira, 70, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly in Lisbon, Portugal on April 16, 2018. Born in Agua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores he was a son of the late Manuel and Maria C. "Mariquinhas" (Pereira) Pereira. Joseph graduated from U-Mass Dartmouth (formerly SMU) and also attended the University of Tennessee and Brigham Young University. He was one...
Manuel C. "Whoop" Medeiros, Jr.
Apr 15, 2018
Manuel C. "Whoop" Medeiros, Jr.,100, of Swansea and Fall River, husband of the late Gilda (Resendes) Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 15, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Manuel C. Medeiros, Sr. and the late Maria Constance (Sardinha) Medeiros. He worked in the maintenance department of Fall River...
Theresa M. Souza
Apr 14, 2018
Theresa M. Souza, 71, of Fall River, wife of Antone Souza,Jr., passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 14, after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Cecilia (Carvalho) Arriail. She was a clerk for the Salvation Army for many years and also worked as a crossing guard....
Leonard P. Silvia
Apr 12, 2018
Leonard Paul Silvia of Westport entered into eternal rest on April 12 th after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was the husband of June (Furman) Silvia and they would have been married 44 years on April 15 th.
In addition to his wife, he is survived...
Gilda F. Salvador
Apr 11, 2018
Gilda F. Salvador, 85, of Fall River, widow of Jose Salvador, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at the Catholic Memorial Home. She was born in Ajuda, Bretanha, on the Island of Sao Miguel, in the Azores. She was the daughter of the late Manuel Remigio Fernandes and the late Guilhermina Viveiros...
Beatrice Mosa
Apr 10, 2018
Beatrice Mosa, 89, of Fall River, wife of the late William A. Mosa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late John and Linda (Abdelnour) George. A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee, she worked in the local garment industry and as a hairdresser. She was also proprietor of...
Nellie M. Costa
Apr 6, 2018
Nellie M. Costa, 51, of Dartmouth, fiancé of Bob Tavares, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, April 6, 2018, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. Born in Remedios on the isle of Sao Miguel Azores, a daughter of Natalia (Moreira) Costa of Fall River, and the late Manuel Costa, she emigrated to Fall River in June of...
Robert A. Marshall
Mar 30, 2018
Robert A. Marshall, seventy-three, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria (Novo) Marshall, passed away on Friday, March 30. Robert was born in Boston and was a a son of the late Arthur Marshall and Dorothy Duarte. He leaves: his children, Michael Thompson Sr., John R. Marshall and Robert Marshall (fiancé- Karen Sebastiao)all of Fall River; two grandchildren,...
Manuel Amaral
Mar 28, 2018
Manuel Amaral, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria Natalia Amaral, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Born in Santo Antonio, Ponta Delgada, Azores. He was a mason all of his life. He leaves: his children, Natalia DaSilva and her husband Arnold, Paula Salvador both of Canada, Lucy Amaral and her husband Ronald Buhour of Dighton, Carlos Amaral,...
Armindo Correia
Mar 27, 2018
Armindo C. Correia, 86, of Fall River, husband of Maria O. (Linhares) Correia, passed away on Tuesday. Born in Sao Pedro Nordestinho, Sao Miguel he was the son of the late Maria Trindade (Rego) Correia. He was employed by KlearVu Manufacturing for many years. In addition to his wife of sixty-two years, he leaves: his children, Maria Desa and her...