All Obituaries

TIVERTON… Dorothy (Governo) Turner, age 92, of Tiverton passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.      She was the loving wife of the late Charles “Ted” Turner, to whom she had been married to since 1946.     She was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Motta) Governo, and had lived in Tiverton for most of her life.     Prior to retiring, Mrs....

FALL RIVER… Robert Arruda, 49, of Fall River passed away June 13, 2021 at his home.     Born in Fall River, he was the son of Antonio and Isabel (Costa) Arruda, and had been a lifelong resident of Fall River.     He enjoyed yardwork, watching movies, and working on cars.     A funeral mass will be held Friday, June 18 2021, at 9 AM at Santo Christo Church, Columbia St., Fall River. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fall...

FALL RIVER… Daniel Resendes, 48, of Fall River passed away June 12, 2021 at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River.     Born in Fall River, he was the son of Benjamin and Isabel (Rebello) Resendes, and had been a lifelong resident of Fall River.     Along with his parents, survivors include his children Sophia Resendes and Jake Resendes, both of Milford, his sister Christina Resendes, of Fall River, and his loving uncles, aunts and...

FALL RIVER… Maria L. (Medeiros) Viegas, 74, of Fall River passed away June 10, 2021 at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River.     She was the wife of Joao Viegas, to whom she had been married for 25 years.     Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros and Diamantina Pereira Medeiros, and had moved to the United States in 1986.     Prior to retiring, Maria worked for many years as a...

FALL RIVER…Dolores (Furtado) Ventura, 83, of Fall River passed away June 9, 2021 at home, surrounded by her family.     She was the loving wife of Joseph J. Ventura, Sr., to whom she had been married for the past 65 years.     Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Noemia “Emma” (Roderique) Furtado and had been a lifelong resident of this city.     Mrs. Ventura was a communicant of Holy Trinity Parish in Fall...

FALL RIVER…Maria L. (Medeiros) Botelho, 84, of Fall River passed away June 8, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, in Fall River.     She was the widow of the late Jose R. Botelho.     Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Maria Isabel (Sousa) Medeiros.    Prior to retiring, Mrs. Botelho had worked for many years as presser at Whaling Manufacturing and at South Bay Coat Company. She was a communicant of Santo Christo...

FALL RIVER… Donna M. Martin, 63 of Fall River passed away peacefully June 3, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.     She was the loving wife of Robert Levesque to whom she had been married for 25 years.     Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Cabral) Martin and had been a lifelong resident of this city.     Ms. Martin worked for B.M.C Durfee high School as part of the...

FALL RIVER…Cynthia “Vo” Kuhn, 78, of Fall River passed away June 1, 2021, at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.     She was the loving wife of the late Gerald J. Kuhn, Sr.     Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel S. Jr. and Alice (Rego) Costa and had been a lifelong resident of this city.     Mrs. Kuhn had worked for 7 years as a housekeeper and file clerk for the I.L.G.W.U. Health Center. After...

TIVERTON… Catherine H. (Rocha) Lopes, 92 of Tiverton passed away May 28, 2021, at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River.     She was the widow of Henry P. Lopes to whom she had been married for 38 years before his passing in 1997.     Born and raised in Little Compton, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Aldina (Peters) Rocha.     Mrs. Lopes was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Little Compton. She had worked for...

FALL RIVER... Joseph F. Miguel, 46, of Fall River passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Rhode Island Hospital.     Joseph was born in Fall River, the son of Jose Tavares Miguel and Maria Edwarda (Soares) Miguel.     He enjoyed detailing cars.     Along with his parents, Joseph is survived by his daughter Marissa Minkle, of California, his sister Fatima Melo, of Fall River, and one niece.     Funeral to which relatives and...