Zulmiro "Jimmy" Luiz
Jan 17, 2018
Zulmiro "Jimmy" Luiz, 88, of Fall River, husband of the late Sophie (Habib) Luiz, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Westport, he was a son of the late Abel and Nazareth (Barbosa) Luiz. He was the owner of Luiz and Sons Chourico on Bedford Street for many years prior...
Louis J. Valerio
Jan 16, 2018
Louis J. Valerio, 62, of Saunderstown, Rhode Island, husband of Patricia (Barboza) Valerio, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at home after a brief illness. Born in Lomba da Maia, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose Valerio and the late Maria (Sousa) Valerio. Louis was a 1975 Graduate of Diman Regional Vocational High School. ...
Manuel V. Furtado
Jan 15, 2018
Manuel V. Furtado, 81, of Fall River, husband of Maria do Carmo (Vizino) Furtado, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018, at home after a brief illness. Born in Vila de Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose Furtado & Maria da Conceicao Furtado, he emigrated to Fall River in 1970, and was employed at...
Scottie Medeiros
Jan 14, 2018
Scottie Medeiros, 31, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born in, and a lifelong resident of, Fall River, he was a son of Aureliano and Madalena (Sousa) Medeiros of Fall River. He leaves: three siblings, Bobby Medeiros (wife Kim) of Fall River, Elizabeth Gonzaga (late husband Custodio) of Swansea, and Jason Medeiros...
Walter Conrad
Jan 12, 2018
Walter Conrad, formerly Ciszewski, died January 12, 2018, in Florida, aged 97. He was born in Forward, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town, in 1920, moving to Detroit, Michigan at the age of 6. He was the son of Michal Ciszewski and Annette (Kaleita) Ciszewski. The youngest of 6 children and the only one to go to high school, he worked...
Joaquim Domingues
Jan 11, 2018
Joaquim Domingues, 97, of Fall River, husband of the late Maria E. (Cabral) Domingues, passed away peacefully at Rockdale Care and Rehabilitation on Thursday, January 11, 2018 after a long illness. Born in Pombal, Portugal, he was a son of the late Manuel Jose and Joaquina (Domingues) Domingues. An avid Benfica fan, he also enjoyed gardening, making his own...
Michael L. Gouveia
Jan 10, 2018
Michael L. Gouveia, 61, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, son of the late Altino R. "Moe" & Amarinda "Amy" (Moniz) Gouveia, he resided in Berkley most of his life – moving to Middleboro, then Taunton.
A graduate of Bristol-Plymouth HS, he had also...
Annie Shaheen
Jan 10, 2018
Annie Shaheen, 87, of Fall River, widow of Maroon J. Shaheen, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Waterville, ME, a daughter of the late Frank Joseph and the late Mary (Saliem) Joseph, she lived in Fall River most of her life.
Employed in the local textile industry for many years...
Lidia F. Fernandes
Jan 10, 2018
Lidia F. Fernandes, 85, of Fall River, wife of the late Joao I. Fernandes, passed away peacefully at Fall River Health Care on January 10, 2018 after a long illness. Born in Angola, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Mariana (Almeida) Ferreira. She worked in the local textile industry as a machine operator for many years...
Rosa P. Silva
Jan 10, 2018
Rosa Pontes Silva, 91, wife of Jose Carvalho Silva, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at St Anne's Hospital in Fall River. Born in Fenais da Luz, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel Rego Pontes and the late Senhorinha (Melo) Pontes, she emigrated to Fall River in April of 1970, and worked for a...
Cindy Arruda
Jan 7, 2018
Cindy Arruda, 50, of Fall River, wife of Joao F. Arruda, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Hospital on Sunday, January 7, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Capelas, St.Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of Maria (DoRego) Correia and the late Manuel Correia. She was a very hard worker who also loved cooking, baking, and...
Joseph Andrade, Jr.
Jan 6, 2018
Joseph Andrade, Jr., passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Fall River at the age of 73. He was the husband of the late Geraldine (Carreira) Andrade. Mr. Andrade was born in Fall River, and was son of the late Joseph and the late Mary (Vasconellos) Andrade. He is survived by: his children, Joseph Andrade III and partner Scott Souza...
Richard Cyr
Jan 6, 2018
Richard A. Cyr, 66, of Fall River, husband of Mary Grace (Farias), passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018 after a brief illness. Born in Dover, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late Henry Cyr and the late Mary Jane (Foss) Cyr. Richard had served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. He leaves: his children, Victoria Quinn...
Albano F. Pacheco
Jan 6, 2018
Albano F. Pacheco, passed away Saturday January 6 th , 2018 in Fall River at the age of 73. He was the husband of Maria R. Pacheco. Albano was born in Ribeira Grande, Saint Michael, Azores. He had been employed by Plymouth Rubber Company as a machine operator for many years until his retirement. Mr. Pacheco was a son...
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...