Margarida I. Estrela
Jan 4, 2018
Margarida I. Estrela, 74, of Fall River, wife of the late Fernando B. DaEstrela, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday after a brief illness. Born in Ribeira Grande, St.Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Evaristo Batista and Evarista Miranda Medeiros (Soares) Pimentel. She worked as a machine operator for many years in the textile industry...
Irondina C. Medeiros
Jan 4, 2018
Irondina C. Medeiros, 88, formerly of Plain St, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Kimwell Nursing Home in Fall River. Born in Sete Cidades, on the isle of St. Michael, the Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Cordeiro and the late Maria Francisca Cordeiro. She emigrated to Fall River in 1983, and worked for...
Keri A. Ferreira
Jan 4, 2018
Keri A. Ferreira, of Fall River, passed away on January 4, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Keri was born in Fall River, and was the daughter of the late Edward Ferreira and the late Barbara (Fernandes) Ferreira. In addition to her fiancé, John Barbosa, she is survived by: her two daughters Johnna Bedard and her husband Eric of East...
Albert R. Senechal
Jan 1, 2018
Albert R. Senechal, passed away January 1, 2018 in the Fall River Jewish Home at the age of 79. He was the husband of the late Priscilla M. (Machado) Senechal. Albert was born in Fall River and was a son of the late Ferdinand and Rhea (Lebel) Senechal. Mr. Senechal retired from Middlebrook Country Club in 2007 after many...
Alice Cieto
Jan 1, 2018
Alice (Azevedo) Cieto, 96, of Swansea, wife of the late Joseph Cieto, Jr. who predeceased her in 1963, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2018. Alice graduated from Durfee High School class of 1939 and worked at various sewing shops in the city, retiring from Stella Anne Frocks, and also worked part time for Edgar's Department Store at the Swansea...
Francisco R. Marques
Dec 31, 2017
Francisco Marques, passed away on December 31, 2017 in Fall River at the age of ninety-five. Husband of the late Maria (Sousa) Marques, he was born in Aqua Retorta, St. Michael, Azores and was a son of the late Victorinho and the late Francisca Marques. He was a landscaper for most of his life. He is survived by...
Mariano A. Cabral
Dec 24, 2017
Mariano A. Cabral, 79, husband of Lubelia (Patricio) Cabral, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose Vicente Cabral and the late Julia (Da Costa) Cabral, he emigrated to Fall River in 1955.
A master mason in the local construction...
Irene Medeiros
Dec 22, 2017
Irene (Garcia) Medeiros, 90, of Fall River, formerly of Swansea, widow of John Phillip Medeiros, passed away on December 22, 2017, at Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Joao Garcia and the late Alexandrina (Vicente) Garcia.
She enjoyed going with friends to Foxwoods Casino, crocheting many blankets for the...
Kevin M. Giesta
Dec 21, 2017
Kevin M. Giesta, 36, of Fall River, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 21, 2017. Born in Cambridge, beloved son of Duarte Giesta of Somerville and Niveria Raposo of Fall River. Also step son of John Raposo.
In addition to his parents, he leaves: a brother, Paul Giesta and his wife Meredith of Medford; a...
Irene Habib
Dec 20, 2017
Irene Habib, 89, of Westport, wife of Nassip "Joe" Habib, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Hathaway Manor, New Bedford, after an illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Manuel S. & Belmira (Amaral) Pacheco. She had worked at the former Fall River Knitting Mills for over 45 years, prior to her retirement...
Donald E. Mays
Dec 19, 2017
Donald E. Mays, 90, of Fall River, husband of Theresa (DiCorpo) Mays and the late Marion (Perry) Mays, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Grampion, PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Farley) Mays. He worked as an electrician for Brown University for many years prior to his...
Maria G. Dasilva
Dec 17, 2017
Maria G. DaSilva, 91, of Fall River, wife of the late Jose C. DaSilva, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Kimwell Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Ribeira Seca Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Estrela) Anselmo. She worked as a presser in the local textile industry...
Jose Demedeiros
Dec 15, 2017
Jose DeMedeiros, of Fall River, passed away in Charlton Memorial Hospital on Friday, December 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. Jose was the husband of Hirondina (Sousa) DeMedeiros. Jose was born in Pilar de Bretanha and was a son of the late Jose and Helena (Araujo) Medeiros. He had been employed by Lightolier in Fall River. Besides his wife...
Stephen Matthew Nichols
Dec 15, 2017
Stephen M. Nichols, 63, of Fall River, was called home on Friday, December 15th, 2017, after a long and valiant battle with heart disease. He passed into eternal peace with his sister Sue by his side. Steve was an extremely talented artist, excelling in sketch, illustration, and oil painting. He also was a very talented writer; penning both poetry, and...
Maria Damaso
Dec 15, 2017
Maria B. Damaso, 81, of Fall River, wife of the late Manuel Damaso passed away December 15, 2017 in St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel she was a daughter of the late Manuel Bernado Teixeira and the late Maria (Botelho) Justina. She leaves behind her beloved son Steven Damaso and his wife Kathy of Fall River. She...
Antonio "Tony" F. Rodrigues
Dec 11, 2017
Antonio F. Rodrigues, 70, of Fall River, former husband of Linda (Courville) Rodrigues, passed away at home on Monday, December 11, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Lomba Da Maia, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joaquim B. and Candida (Abreu) Rodrigues. Antonio worked as a laborer in the local construction industry before...
Donald Robert Bisson
Dec 10, 2017
Donald Robert Bisson, 53, passed away on December 10, 2017 in Monroe, NC. He was the husband of Sandra Bisson, with whom he shared eleven years of marriage. Born in Fall River, son of Paul R. Bisson and Jean (Alexander) Bisson of Tiverton, RI. He attended St. Anne's School and Diman Regional High School. Donald worked for many years...
Tiberio C. Lopes
Dec 9, 2017
Tiberio C. Lopes, 79, of Swansea, husband of Leonor (Caetano) Lopes, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Povoacao, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Renato and Maria Rosa (Carreiro) Lopes. Tiberio was owner and operator of Central Bakery, a business...
Laurine Silvia
Dec 9, 2017
Laurine Silvia, 94, of Fall River, wife of the late Joseph Botelho and the late Noel Silvia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Antone and Gloria Conceicao (Mello) Bishop. She worked in the local textile industry as a machine operator...
Octave J. Leite
Dec 5, 2017
Octave J. Leite "OJ" of Westport, passed away at his residence after a battle with cancer at the age of 70. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Ferreira) Leite. OJ was born in Fall River and was the son of the late Joseph Leite and the late Isabel (Couto) Leite. Octave was employed by the local bowling...