Adriano F. Moniz
Jul 29, 2017
Adriano Dinis Ferreira Moniz, 57, of Fall River, husband of Maria N. (Almeida) Moniz, passed away at home on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Born in St. Michael, Azores, son of the late Jose & Maria C. (Pispo) Correia, he emigrated to Fall River in 1990. A laborer who greatly enjoyed his job, he worked for many years...
Margaret Charkowski
Jul 26, 2017
Margaret Charkowski, 68, of Fall River, former wife of Michael Charkowski,Jr., passed away on July 26, 2017. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Margaret (Donovan) Griffin. She was a clerk in the Fall River Trial Court for many years prior to her retirement. Very politically active, she involved herself in such...
Maria M. Medeiros
Jul 25, 2017
Maria M. (Raposo) Medeiros, the wife of Carlos Medeiros, Sr., passed away Tuesday July 25, 2017 in Fall River at the age of 60. Mrs. Medeiros was born in Bretanha, Sao Miguel, Azores, and was the daughter of the late Jose de Sousa and Maria de Carmo Raposo. Maria was a valued employee of Whaling Manufacturing for over thirty years....
Maria Libelia Tavares
Jul 24, 2017
Maria Libelia Tavares, 86, of Fall River, widow of Armando Tavares, passed away peacefully on Monday after a long illness. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Medeiros and Maime Elizabeth (Dooley) Diogo. Maria enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and going fishing. She also had a knack for baking, especially for her famous massa and...
Rita Pires
Jul 21, 2017
Rita (Mello) Pires, the wife of the late Gilbert Pires, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the age of 91. Mrs. Pires was born in Fall River and was a daughter of the late Mariano and the late Adeline (Amaral) Mello. Rita was a seamstress prior to her retirement. In her retirement, she enjoyed playing cards, and spending...
Kathleen A. Beleda
Jul 20, 2017
Kathleen A. Beleda, 68, of Fall River, wife of Michael Beleda, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Edward R. and Josephine (Miozza) Pereira. Kathleen was employed by Joan Fabrics as a Data Entry Clerk for many years before her retirement. A true "homebody", she...
Evelyn De Jesus
Jul 19, 2017
Evelyn (Branco) De Jesus, 90, of Fall River, widow of Humberto De Jesus, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel Branco and the late Maria do Rosario (Raposa) Machado formerly Branco, Evelyn emigrated to Fall River in 1970 and worked in the local textile...
Jesse Andrade
Jul 16, 2017
Jesse M. Andrade, 35, husband of Jessica (Cormier-Cosgrove) Andrade, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, unexpectedly. Born in Philadelphia, PA, son of Heather Little-Andrade and the late Stephen Andrade, he was raised in Dighton and has lived in Attleboro since 2013. Jesse was a hazmat chemical specialist and driver with Anthem Propane of Taunton, and an Army veteran of the...
Germano M. Furtado
Jul 14, 2017
Germano M. Furtado, 71, husband of Ines (de Medeiros) Furtado, died Friday 7/14/17 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Lomba do Alcaide, Povoacao, St Michael, Azores, son of the late Angelo de Amaral Furtado and the late Maria Gilda (de Medeiros) Furtado, he served in Mozambique with the Portuguese Army.
He first emigrated...
Antonio Martins
Jul 14, 2017
Antonio Martins, the husband of Etelvina (Cunha) Martins, passed away on July 14, 2017, at Southpointe Nursing Home in Fall River at the age of 93. Mr. Martins was born in Aldeia Nova, Mangualde, Portugal, and was a son of the late Artur and Maria de Jesus Martins. Antonio was a farmer in Portugal until he emigrated to the...
Alvaro Barboza
Jul 8, 2017
Alvaro Barboza, 93, of Fall River, husband of the late Mabel (Mello) Barboza, passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Anibal and Francesca (de Medeiros) Barboza. Employed by the city of Fall River, Mr. Barboza worked at the water treatment plant for many years....
Antone H. Borges
Jul 8, 2017
Antone H. Borges, 78, husband of the late Eileen (Almeida) Borges, passed away at home on Saturday, July 8, 2017, after a short illness. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Herman and Regina (Medeiros) Borges, he worked at Globe Manufacturing for 34 years, retiring as a Production Manager from its Spandex Division. He was...
Susan B. Alves
Jul 7, 2017
Susan (Pereira) Alves, of Fall River, passed away on July 7, 2017 at the age of 61. She was the wife of Paul Alves. Susan was born in Fall River, and was the only daughter of Lillian (Aguiar) Pereira and the late Roland Pereira. She was the mother of Christopher Alves and his wife Kaitlin (Leddy) Alves of Rumford,...
Anthony John "Aj" Perry
Jul 7, 2017
Anthony John "AJ" Perry, long time resident of North Dartmouth, passed away July 7, 2017 at the age of 65. Born in Fall River, Anthony was the loving son of the late Ermelinda (Nunes) Perry and Jacintho "Jesse" Perry. He was known for his big smile and wonderful sense of humor. AJ loved gardening, making model cars, and coloring...
Patrick G. Mccabe
Jul 7, 2017
Patrick G. McCabe, 51, of Fall River, husband of the late Ronda (Pichett) McCabe, passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Friday, July 7, 2017. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Patrick M. and Theresa (McCarthy) McCabe. He was a dispatcher for many years for Vet's Taxi Cab. He was the father of Patrick M. McCabe...
Alice Brownell
Jul 6, 2017
Alice (Ago) Brownell, 95, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2017. Born on July 21, 1921 she was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. She was the daughter of the late Mary (Enos) Alfonse. She was employed as a stitcher for many years. She was the Loving Mother of Sandra Lee Daigle of Westport, Bruce Wayne Brownell...
Charles G. Arruda
Jul 5, 2017
Charles G. Arruda, 86, of Somerset, husband of the late Shirley (Camara) Arruda, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Born in Fall River, son of the late Francisco Arruda and the late Josephine (Pacheco) Arruda, he was employed at N.E. Power for many years, retiring in 1997.
An avid runner,...
Antonio J. Cabral
Jul 2, 2017
Antonio J. Cabral, 63, of Fall River, husband of Maria Laurinda (Tabicas) Cabral, passed away peacefully on Sunday. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late John Cabral Couto and Maria Da Encarnacao (Dias) Couto. Antonio was a very loving person who enjoyed music, the beach, long walks, and traveling, particularly to his native city...
Filomena R. Araujo
Jul 1, 2017
Filomena R. Araujo, 103, of Somerset, widow of Alberto O. Araujo, passed away on Saturday at Clifton Rehabilitation Center. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria L. (Sousa) Raposo. She worked in the local textile industry for many years prior to her retirement. Filomena enjoyed crocheting, knitting, cooking, embroidering, traveling, and...
Jose P. Carvalho
Jun 25, 2017
Jose P. Carvalho, 80, of Fall River, husband of Maria Gloria (Faria) Carvalho, passed away peacefully on Sunday. Born in Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Jose and Irene (Caetano) Carvalho. A member of local 610, he worked for J.F. White Contracting of Framingham for many years before his retirement. Jose loved his long...