Obituaries
Maria Luzia Galego
Mar 1, 2012
Maria Luzia (Borges) Galego, 86, of Fall River, died Thursday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antonio C. Galego. Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Lauriano Pevide and Maria dos Anjos Borges; she resided in Fall River for the past 49 years and was a member of...
Mariana J. Cabeceiras
Feb 29, 2012
Mariana J. (Raposo-deJesus) Cabeceiras, 100, of Ridge St., Fall River, died Wednesday at home. She was the wife of the late Antonio Viveiros Cabeceiras. Born in Santa Barbara das Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Rosa de Jesus Raposo; she lived in Fall River for the past 43 years and was a...
Maria L. Melo
Feb 28, 2012
Maria L. (Rego) Melo, 99, of Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Crawford Nursing Center, 273 Oak Grove Ave., formerly of East Main St., died Tuesday at the center. She was the wife of the late Antonio V. Melo. Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Leonora (Moniz) Rego; she emigrated to this...
Maria Eduarda Pereira
Feb 23, 2012
Maria Eduarda (Cunha) Pereira, 77, of 495 New Boston Rd., Fall River, formerly of Anthony St., died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Horacio C. Pereira. Born in Agua de Pau, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Luis Cunha and Ana Zelia Cunha; she lived in this city for...
Maria Conceicao De Sousa
Feb 12, 2012
Maria Conceicao (Fernandes) De Sousa, 82, of Fall River, died Sunday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Humberto De Sousa. Born in Arrifes, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Cordeiro) Fernandes; she lived in this city for the past 45 years and was a member of Santo...
Antonio R. Cruz
Feb 11, 2012
Antonio R. Cruz, 91, of Fall River, died Saturday at home. He was the husband of the late Olivia (Almeida) Cruz. Born in Providence, RI, a son of the late Jose and Maria Filomena (Roderiques) da Cruz, he resided in Fall River for most of his life. Mr. Cruz had worked as a machine operator in the local textile...
Doris D. DaPonte
Feb 11, 2012
Doris D. (Belanger) DaPonte, 86, of Montfern Avenue, Revere, MA, formerly of Mitchell Drive and County Street, Fall River, died Saturday at Don Orione Nursing Home, Boston. She was the wife of the late Antone DaPonte. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of the late Adelaide and Rose (Gendron) Belanger; she resided most of her life in Fall...
Bertha "Rosie" Garant
Feb 11, 2012
Bertha "Rosie" Garant, 87, of Fall River, passed away, February 11, 2012 at home with her loving family by her side. Rosie was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Yvonne (Charron) Garant. She is survived by her niece and caregiver, with whom she resided, Jeanne Roderiques and her family Karen Cousineau and Matthew Roderiques. She also leaves a...
Ilda Cordeiro
Feb 10, 2012
Ilda (Sousa) Cordeiro, 56, of Fall River, died Friday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Jonas Costa Cordeiro. Born in St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Leonardo and Maria da Conceicao (Medeiros) Sousa; she resided in Fall River for the past 26 years. Mrs. Cordeiro had worked as a seamstress in the...
Normand R. "Butch" Cayer
Jan 30, 2012
Normand R. "Butch" Cayer, 70, of Sodom Road, Westport, MA, died Monday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Marion L. (Worthington) Cayer. Born in Fall River, MA, a son of the late Albert R. and Jeannette (Levesque) Cayer, he resided in Westport for the past 37 years. Mr. Cayer had worked as a supervisor for Elbe...
Manuel Vieira
Jan 24, 2012
Manuel Vieira, 88, of Ash Street, Fall River, died Wednesday at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Jose (Teixeira) Vieira. Born in Povoacao, St. Michael, Azores, a son of the late Manuel Baginha Vieira and Emilia (da Ponte) Vieira, he resided in Fall River for the past 43 years. Mr. Vieira worked as a...
Maria da Coceicao "Connie" Aguiar
Jan 21, 2012
Maria da Conceicao "Connie" (Portela) Aguiar, 83, of Southpointe Rehabilitation Center, 100 Amity Street, Fall River, died Saturday at the center. She was the wife of the late Bento "Benny" Aguiar. Born in Amieira Oleiros, Castelo Branco, Portugal, a daughter of the late Manuel Ramos Portela and Maria Jose (Fernandes) Portela, she resided in Fall River for the past...
Rosaline B. Rapoza
Jan 20, 2012
Rosaline B. Rapoza, 85, of Fall River, died Friday at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Crawford. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Borza) Rapoza; she was a lifelong resident of this city. Ms. Rapoza was a homemaker and a member of Good Shepherd Parish. She is survived by a son, Kenneth M. Rapoza...
Theresa A. Avilla
Jan 18, 2012
Theresa A. (Plonka) Avilla, 65, of Davol St., Fall River, formerly of Susan Rd., No. Dighton, a retired registered nurse, died Wednesday at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. She was the wife of Paul M. Avilla. Born in Taunton, MA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Dobyna) Plonka; she lived in Fall River for...
Vickey Anne Branco
Jan 16, 2012
Vickey Anne Branco, 31, of Fall River, died unexpectedly Monday in Florida. She was the fiancée of Jeff Carvalho of Brooksville, FL. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of Manuel C. and Rosalina (Farias) Branco of Fall River (formerly Swansea); she lived most of her life in Fall River and Swansea. Vickey attended Bristol County Agricultural High School...
Maria Pacheco
Jan 13, 2012
Maria A. (do Couto-Amaral) Pacheco, 77, of Fall River, died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Jose Pacheco. Born in Ponta Garca, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Pacheco-Farias) Amaral; she lived in this city for the past 35 years and formerly resided on Third St....
Maria Gilda Lima
Jan 12, 2012
Maria Gilda (Medeiros) Lima, 85, of Fall River, died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joao Correia Lima. Born in Arrifes, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Eduardo and Lucinda (Cordeiro) Medeiros; she lived in this city for the past 43 years and was a member of Santo Christo...
Dawn "Leeann" Lacombe
Jan 12, 2012
Dawn "Leeann" Lacombe, 39, of Fall River, died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of Joseph A. Lacombe of Fall River and Krista (Thompson) Lacombe, she lived most of her life in Fall River. Besides her mother and father, she is survived by three daughters, Kalyn, Kendra and Keaira; two sisters, Jodi Mroz,...
Alexandrina "Shandry" Janick
Jan 12, 2012
Alexandrina "Shandry" (Ferreira) Janick, 96, of Laurel St., Fall River, died Thursday at home. She was the wife of the late Matthew "Murphy" Janick. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Antone R. and Maria (Correia) Ferreira; she was a lifelong resident of this city and an honorary member of the Liberal Club Ladies...
Cecelia "Vo" Medeiros
Jan 12, 2012
Cecelia "Vo" (Ferreira) Medeiros, 87, of Fall River, died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 64 ½ years to Fernandes "Freddy" Medeiros. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Augustine and Rose (Andrade) Ferreira; she was a lifelong resident of this city. Mrs. Medeiros was a homemaker and a communicant...
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