Obituaries

Oct 2, 2017

Dorvalino "Dovy" R. Eleuterio, passed away on October 2, 2017 at the age of 65. Married for forty-one years, he was the husband of Maria H. (Lopes) Eleuterio. Mr. Eleuterio was born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores and was a son of the late Francisco and Catarina (Costa) Eleuterio. He was a member of the Whaling City Soccer Officials...

Sep 29, 2017

Maria Placido, 86, of Fall River, widow of Manuel F. Cabral, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Porto Formoso, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Antonio Placido and the late Maria Jose (Botelho) Placido, she emigrated to Fall River in 1981, and was a parishioner of the former Our...

Sep 22, 2017

Alan R. Bouchard, 68, husband of the late Marguerite (Pereira) Bouchard, of Fall River, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017, at Southpoint Nursing Home. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Dorothy (Motta) Bouchard of Fall River, and the late Albert Bouchard.  He is also survived by his brother, Robert A. Bouchard, Sr., and his nephew, Robert...

Sep 21, 2017

Dimas Amaral, 58, husband of Debra (Sylvia) Amaral, of North Dartmouth, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Alice (Borges) Amaral and the late Armando R. Amaral. An avid sportsfan, he enjoyed watching the Patriots and Bruins. He was an expert "jack-of-all trades" who could...

Sep 21, 2017

Maria D. Resendes, 73, of Fall River, wife of the late Jose C. Resendes, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2017 at Grace Barker Nursing Home in Warren, RI, following a long illness. Born in St. Antonio, Nordeste, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Tobias and Maria (Raposa) Sousa. She worked in the...

Sep 19, 2017

Maria "Rosa" (Janeiro) Ferreira, the wife of the late Manuel J. Ferreira died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in Sarah Brayton Nursing Home at the age of 76 surrounded by her loving  family. Rosa was born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael and was a daughter of the late Jose C. and Maria Valeria (Medeiros) Janeiro.  She is survived by her children:...

Sep 17, 2017

Caroline M. (Cipolini) Ferreira, 78, of Fall River, widow of Robert Ferreira, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at St. Anne's Hospital after an illness. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Egisto and Agnes (Amaral) Cipolini, she retired from Ames, formerly of Fall River, after many years working in their shipping & receiving department. She was also...

Sep 15, 2017

Odelia C. Reimer, 99, of Fall River, widow of Dale Reimer, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Tavares) Carvalho. She was a clerk at Newport Naval Base for many years before retiring and moving to California where...

Sep 12, 2017

Jean Louis Beaupre, the husband of Agnes (Alves) Beaupre, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence at the age of eighty-nine. Jean was born in Fall River, son of the late Jean Baptist and Rose (Gallant) Beaupre.  He was the Vice President/ General Manager of Ideal Laundry. Upon retiring in 1986, he became the owner of Abrite...

Sep 12, 2017

Armenia "Amy" Ferreira, 92, of Sandwich, formerly of Fall River, passed away on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017. She was the widow of Leonard Ferreira. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Augustine and Maria da Luz (Janeiro) Silva. Amy was a gifted seamstress who worked in textiles and dress shops for many years in Fall River. Survivors include her...

Sep 9, 2017

Logan Medeiros, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2017. at the age of 12 in Charlton Memorial Hospital due to Spinal Muscular Atrophy (type 1). Logan was born in Fall River and was a son of Kyle Medeiros and Tatsiana Sando. He is survived by his sister; Meilani Medeiros, his paternal grandparents; David and Madeline Medeiros of...

Sep 8, 2017

Francis James Colaneri, 74, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully on Friday. He was the husband of Pamela (Dewitt) Colaneri. Born in Fall River, son of the late Frank and Adeline (Ciarlone) Colaneri. Francis was a veteran of the US Air Force and the owner of Bay Sailing Equipment of Fall River, MA.  Besides his wife, he leaves his daughter:...

Sep 7, 2017

Dolores (Raymond) Calis, of Somerset wife of the late Frank "Mike" Calis, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the age of 87 in Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Fall River, and was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Mello) Raymond.

Delores was employed in the local textile mills until her retirement in...

Sep 1, 2017

Nancy E. Fazzina, 70, of Fall River, passed away September 1, 2017 at Catholic Memorial Home. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Irving and Agnes (Fragoza) Gates, she resided in Somerset most of her life, moving back to Fall River in 2000. She worked for some of her younger years in the local...

Sep 1, 2017

Michele L. (Cetola) Griffin, 59, of Fall River, wife of Michael S. Griffin, passed away at home on Friday, September 1, 2017, after a long illness. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Michael and Irene (Cantin) Cetola, she worked as a counselor at People Inc. Among her interests was a love of music. Classical...

Aug 29, 2017

Olavo M. Cunha, 75, of Fall River, husband of Maria Cidalia (Raposo) Cunha, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, after an illness. Born in Terceira, Azores, son of the late Jose Mendes da Cunha and the late Alvarina (Borges Leal) da Cunha, he emigrated to Fall River in 1968, at age...

Aug 25, 2017

Ricardo Moniz, 87, of Fall River, husband of Albertina (DaSilva) Moniz, passed away peacefully on Friday surrounded by his loving family. Born in Povoacao, St.Michael, Azores, son of the late Julio and Irene Cabral (DeMelo) Moniz. Ricardo enjoyed making his own wine, going on cruises, and gardening, passionately tending to his fig trees for hours. His was a very...

Aug 23, 2017

Robert J. Ferreira, 57, of Fall River, husband of Dorothy (Perreira) Ferreira, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at home after a long illness. Born in Fall River, son of Caroline (Cipolini) Ferreira of Fall River, and the late Robert Ferreira, he worked as a truck driver for Colonial Wholesale Beverage. He enjoyed sports and was a...

Aug 21, 2017

Holly Lee Silvia, 32, of Somerset, passed away unexpectedly late Sunday night at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, daughter of Manuel M. & Patricia (Valois) Silvia, she worked in sales and customer service at local area stores, including Toys'R'Us, Macy's, & Home Goods. She enjoyed music and baking and everything to do with children. She was also...

Aug 20, 2017

Maria Medeiros, 73, of Fall River, wife of the late Antonio Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Sunday after a long illness. Born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Alfredo and Maria Ascencao (Ferreira) Pereira. Maria was a machine operator in the local textile industry for many years prior to her retirement. She enjoyed baking sweetbread,...