Obituaries

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

Mar 25, 2018

Rene E. Pelletier, 94, of Swansea, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Estelle M. (Gagnon) Pelletier. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Martial P. & Rebecca E. (Donais) Pelletier, he lived in Swansea most of his life. Mr....

Mar 25, 2018

Manuel T. Costa, 77, of Fall River, husband of Maria F. (Moniz) Costa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Ribeira Seca, St.Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel Costa Aguiar and Amozinha (Teixeira) Aguiar. Manuel worked in the local textile industry for many years prior to his retirement....

Mar 25, 2018

Margarida Cabral Agostinho, 63, of Fall River, wife of Luis Cabral Agostinho, passed away peacefully at Charlton Memorial Hospital on March 25, 2018. Born in Agua Retorta, St.Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Luis Carreiro Cabral and Maria dos Anjos (Resendes) Cabral. She owned and managed a supermarket along with her husband in Portugal for many years. Margarida...

Mar 24, 2018

Frank Carreiro, Jr., 80, passed away unexpectedly on March 24th in Naples, Florida. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Frank Carreiro, Sr. and Mary (Andrade) Carreiro. He is survived by: his wife of sixty years, Leonora (Mello) Carreiro of Naples; his  daughter, Tammy L. LaMothe and her husband Richard of Naples; a son, Michael...

Mar 24, 2018

Rosaline A. (Kalil) Roberts, 87, of Fall River, passed away peacefully in St. Anne's Hospital on Saturday, March 24, 2018.  Rosaline was the wife of the late James Roberts.  Born in Quincy, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Hind Ann (Ashook) Kalil. Rosaline worked as a sewing machine operator for a time, but spent the majority of...

Mar 23, 2018

Lucy M. Souza, 87, of Fall River, wife of the late James Souza, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 23, 2018 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Ferreira) Medeiros. Lucy worked as a seamstress in the local garment industry for many years prior to her...

Mar 21, 2018

Joseph Ribeiro, 89, of Fall River, husband of Leona (Guidotti) Ribeiro, died at home on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, after an illness. Born in, and a lifelong resident of, Fall River, he was one of five children born to the late Mary (Vieira) Ribeiro and the late Joaquin Ribeiro. He attended public school in Fall River but...