All Obituaries

TIVERTON… Franklin Delano Raposa born April 24th, 1933 passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.     Born and raised in Fall River, MA, he moved to Tiverton in 1971. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School in 1951 he remained friends with his classmates all these years later enjoying many outings with the ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out). He served as an MP in the Korean War, stationed in Long Island,...

FALL RIVER…Maria M. (Tavares) Da Luz, 99, of Fall River passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at St. Anne’s Hospital.     She was the loving wife of the late Joao B. Da Luz.     Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Essencia (Moniz) Tavares.     Mrs. Da Luz was a devout catholic and communicant of Santo Christo Parish, Fall River.     Survivors include her sons: Jose L. Da Luz of Somerset, John...

SOMERSET…Joao Andrade, 76, of Somerset, MA, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Lucilia (Pereira) Andrade, to whom he was married for 50 years.Born in Sao Roque, Sao Miguel, Acores, he was a son of the late Joao Andrade and Deodata Espirito Santo.Joao retired in 2012 after 26 years of service from Duro Finishing as a machine operator. He also worked as a machine operator at Frito Lay for many years. He was an avid FC Porto...

FALL RIVER – Rita (Soule) Levrault, 96, of Fall River passed away October 3, 2020 at the Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center.  She was the wife of the late Raymond Levrault.  Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late William and Eva (Remy) Soule.  Mrs. Levrault had lived a long and full life. She would love hosting Christmas Eve with her large family knitting, crocheting, and doing word searches. At the age of 92, she had been mentioned in a news article...

BRISTOL, RI… Eileen Rose (Flores) Arruda, 78 of Bristol, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, RI passed away September 30, 2020 at St. Elizabeth  Manner.     Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late John Flores and Inez Flores and had lived in Portsmouth, RI for most of her life.     Mrs. Arruda had worked as a salesclerk in the retail industry and was a 1983 graduate of Roger Williams College.     Survivors include her children:...

PORT RICHEY, FL… Alma Pepin, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020.     She was the beloved wife of the late Jean M. Pepin of Massachusetts. She is survived by her son Ronald A. Pepin and daughter-in-law Claire from Attleboro, MA; her daughter Janet P. Pepin and her daughter-in-law Francesca K. Field from Ocala, FL; and son Reverend Kenneth Pepin and daughter-in-law Mery of Fairport, NY.  She also leaves behind her grandchildren Michael, Noelle, Gregory and...

LAWRENCE, MA… Zulmira “Mira” J. G. Neves, beloved daughter of the late Manuel “Manny” J. and Agueda “Agnes” (Graca) Neves, beloved sister of Maria Graca (Neves) LaCroix, beloved aunt of Christopher Alan LaCroix and beloved sister-in-law of Alan LaCroix.  She was also the beloved sister of the late Hernane Antonio Neves who passed at four months old in Portugal. Mira has 2 first cousins, many local friends and a few uncles who reside in...

FALL RIVER…Michelle M. Machado, 43, of Fall River passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at home surrounded by her family.    She was the loving wife of Paulo Pacheco.    Mrs. Machado was born in the Fall River a daughter of Alda (Almeida) Machado and the late Francis Machado.    Michelle was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, watching TV, and spending time with her family.    Along with her husband and parents, survivors include her...

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL… Brenda Lee (Levesque) Garcia, 52 of Rolling Meadows, IL, formerly of Fall River passed away September 14, 2020 at her home. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Robert R. and Theresa (Rodrigues) Levesque and had lived in Illinois for the past 25 years. Mrs. Garcia had worked as a Shipment Scheduler. She was an avid animal lover who kept many pets. Though she didn’t have much down time, she loved watching Korean videos on YouTube which made...

TAUNTON… Renaldo Pereira, 58, of Taunton passed away at home Saturday, September 12, 2020.    Born in Fall River, he was the son of Maria (Costa) Pereira and the late John L. Pereira.    Along with his mother, survivors include his brothers: William Costa of Woodstock, GA, Albert Pereira of Jacksonville, NC, and Steven Pereira of New Bedford, MA and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,...