All Obituaries

FALL RIVER…Charles V. Veloza, Jr., 86, of Fall River passed away November 21, 2019 at Southpointe Rehabilitation. He was the loving husband of Gloria G. (Matthew) Veloza to whom he had been married for 62 years. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Charles V. Sr. and Mary (Rogers) Velozo. Mr. Veloza was a Fall River Fire Fighter for over 38 years, retiring as a Lieutenant and was a member of the Fall River Fire Fighters Association. He was a veteran of the United States Air...

FALL RIVER…Mary J. (Medeiros) Hayes, 99, of Fall River passed away November 7, 2019 at Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford.She was the loving wife of the late John R. Hayes, Sr.Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Maria (Medeiros) Medeiros.Mrs. Hayes was a communicant of Good Shepherd Parish in Fall River and had worked as a Seamstress for many years in the local garment industry. She was a member of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and enjoyed...

WESTPORT… Miquelina “Madeline” “Kelly” (Rapoza) Carvalho, 98, of Westport passed away October 31, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends. She was the loving wife of the late Antone J. Carvalho, Jr. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Manuel S. and Delphina (Gaspar) Rapoza, and had lived in Westport since 1966. Mrs. Carvalho was a communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church for the past 53 years. She had worked as a Sewing Machine Operator...

BERKLEY… Lourdegardia M. (Machado) Belchior, 84, of Berkley passed away October 13, 2019 at Morton Hospital in Taunton. She was the wife of the late Antonio DaSilva Belchior. Born in Faja de Cima, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Luis and Antonia (Silva) Machado. Mrs. Belchior was a communicant of Santo Christo Church and had worked as a Seamstress for River LTD  before retiring in 2000. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, watching the Portuguese Channel and...

FALL RIVER… Maria Jose (Pereira) Dias, 87, of Fall River passed away October 12, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.She was the loving wife of the late Manuel Joaquim Pereira and the late Imberto Dias.Born in Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Pereira da Terra and Evangelina (Rita) Pereira.Mrs. Dias was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Parish. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.Survivors include her sons: Jose M. Pereira of Swansea...

FALL RIVER…Kimberly A. (Kent) Mailloux, 32, of Fall River passed away October 9, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was loving wife of Robert P. Mailloux, Jr. of Fall River. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of Joyce Kent of Tiverton. Mrs. Mailloux had earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Brown University and worked for Lifespan Hospital in Providence as an Operations Analyst. She was on the Board of the Massachusetts Organization of Genealogy Society...

BRISTOL, RI…Margaret (Moniz) Correira, 95, of Tiverton passed away October 2, 2019 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel Correira. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Frank Moniz Ferreira and Whilermina (Dos Reis) Ferreira. Mrs. Correira was a communicant of St. Christopher’s Church, Tiverton. She had worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for the former Darwood Manufacturing for 31 years, retiring in 1989. She enjoyed...

PORTSMOUTH, RI… Joan M. (Welsh) Paquette, 67, of Portsmouth, formerly of Tiverton, passed away September 29, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of Jeanne E. (Morrissette) Welsh Palys and the late Anthony Welsh. Mrs. Paquette worked for over 35 years with Verizon until her retirement in E911 Data Management in 2009.  She was a member and a former 1st Vice President of The Portsmouth Garden Club. Along with gardening, she...

FALL RIVER…George F. DeMello, 70 of Fall River passed away September 22, 2019 at Kimwell Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Manuel and Mary (Carvalho) DeMello. Mr. DeMello was a communicant of St. Madeleine Sophie Parish in Tiverton. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling and above all, spending time with his family. Survivors include his daughters: Raynette DeMello, Crystal St. Pierre and Lisa DaCosta; his former wife and companion: Linda...

FALL RIVER... Irenieu “Duke” Trindade 90, of Fall River passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Duke was married for 67 years to his loving wife Pauline Mendonca Trindade. He was also the son of the late Diogo and Laura Trindade. He is preceded in death by his sisters Palmira Dominion and Del Furtado. Duke graduated from BMC Durfee High School, class of 1947. He served a short time in the US Airforce. In life he was a supervisor for the United...