Obituaries
Edward S. Paulino
Jan 11, 2012
Edward S. Paulino, 84, of Fall River, died Wednesday at home. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Simbro) Paulino. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Manuel S. and Virginia S. (Domingos) Paulino; he was a lifelong resident of this city and a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during WW II. He was...
Joseph A. Mello
Jan 9, 2012
Joseph A. Mello, 58, of Fall River, died Monday at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Fairhaven, MA, he was a son of the late Anthony and Palmira (Cardoza) Mello; he resided most of his life in Fall River and was a member of St. Anne's Church.. Mr. Mello was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. He loved listening to...
Florence Catulo
Jan 6, 2012
Florence (Souza) Catulo, 96, of Fall River, died Friday at home. She was the wife of the late Manuel Catulo and Antone Rodrigues. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Mary (Lawrence) Souza; she resided in Fall River most of her life. Mrs. Catulo was a homemaker and a member of Santo Christo...
Dorinda V. Alves
Jan 4, 2012
Dorinda (Vitoria) Alves, 82, of Second St., Fall River, died Wednesday at the Kimwell Healthcare. She was the wife of Jose S. Alves. Born in Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Azores, a daughter of the late Jacinto and Hilda (Costa) Vitoria; she lived in Fall River for the past 43 years. She was a member of Santo Christo Church and...
Joao V. Maranhao
Jan 4, 2012
Joao V. Maranhao, 90, of Crawford Nursing Home, 273 Oak Grove Ave., Fall River, died Wednesday at the home. He was the husband of the late Maria da Conceicao Vieira. Born in Sao Pedro, Terceira, Azores, a son of the late Joao V. and Maria da Gloria Vieira; he emigrated to this country in 1982. He was a member...
Manuel Cadime
Jan 3, 2012
Manuel Cadime, 79, of Fall River, died Tuesday at Highlander Rehab.and Nursing Center. He was the husband of Nancy (Vieira) Cadime. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Augustino and Sophie (Simbro) Cadime; he was a lifelong resident of Fall River. Mr. Cadime worked as a dyer for many years. at Duro Finishing. He...
Belmira "Bella" Arruda
Jan 3, 2012
Belmira "Bella" (Souza) Arruda, 97, of Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., Fall River, formerly of Brayton Ave., Fall River, died Tuesday at the home. She was the wife of the late Manuel V. "Murphy" Arruda. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Manuel C. and Mary Gloria (Medeiros) Souza; she was a lifelong...
Laurie A. Furtado
Jan 3, 2012
Laurie A. (Correia) Furtado, 55, of 227 Peckham St., Fall River, died Tuesday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of Jeffrey J. Furtado. Born in Fall River, a daughter of Albert Correia and the late Lorraine (Berard) Correia. Mrs. Furtado worked for Chartwells as a cook, serving local middle schools in Rhode Island, previously working as a...
Ophelia Moniz
Jan 1, 2012
Ophelia (Canario) Moniz, 88, of Grant St., Fall River, MA, passed away on January 1, 2012 at the Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center in Somerset, MA. She was the beloved wife of 61 years to the late John Moniz, Jr. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel daSilva Canario and Leocadia (Ventura); she spent her...
Joseph P. "Joe" Arruda
Dec 31, 2011
Joseph P. "Joe" Arruda, 79, of Tiverton, RI, died Saturday at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of Del (Raposa) Arruda. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Elvira "Eva" Arruda, he resided most of his life in Tiverton. He was a former Tiverton Town Councilman and a communicant of St....
Joseph M. "Junior" Elizardo, Jr.
Dec 31, 2011
Joseph M. "Junior" Elizardo, Jr., 62, of Taunton, MA, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston. He was the former husband of Cynthia (Benoit) Elizardo of Taunton. Born in Fall River, MA, a son of Alice (Pacheco) Elizardo of Dighton and the late Joseph S. Elizardo, he lived most of his life in Taunton. He was a graduate...
Carol Medeiros
Dec 31, 2011
Carol Medeiros, 45, of Tiverton, RI, died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, MA, a daughter of Janet A. (Polycarpo) Medeiros of Tiverton and the late Antonio Medeiros. She was a graduate of Tiverton High School, class of 1984. Carol had worked as a sales associate at Stop & Shop. She was an avid...
Florence Pontes
Dec 31, 2011
Florence (Gaspar) Pontes, 100, of Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., Fall River, formerly of Hebb St., Somerset, died Dec. 31, 2011 at the home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Pontes. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Antone and Guilhermina "Katie" (Moniz) Gaspar; she lived most of her life in...
Belmira "Mabel" Dutra
Dec 23, 2011
Belmira "Mabel" (Amaral) Dutra, of Fall River, died Friday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frederick Dutra. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of the late John Costa Amaral and Maria (Costa) Pacheco Amaral. Mrs. Dutra worked as a presser for the former Shelburne Shirt Company for many years. In her earlier years,...
Charles L. Hoenigke
Dec 21, 2011
Charles L. Hoenigke, 93, of Tiverton, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 21, 2011. He was the husband of the late Irene (White) Hoenigke. Born in Milwaukee, WI, a son of the late Joseph H. and Marie K. (Wurz) Hoenigke, he resided in Tiverton for the past 47 years. He was a veteran of WW II,...
Kevin C. Sylvia
Dec 19, 2011
Kevin C. "Skunk" Sylvia, 50, of Somerset, MA, died Monday unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Monique (Heroux) Sylvia. Born in Fall River, MA, a son of Irene (West) Almeida of Westport, MA and the late William Sylvia; step-son of William Almeida; he lived in Somerset for the past 15 years and was a graduate...
Domingos Rego
Dec 12, 2011
Domingos Rego, 77, of Swansea, MA, local auto body shop owner, died Monday at St. Anne's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Artemisia V. (Rego) Rego. Born in Faja de Cima, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Francisco and Maria (Ferreira) Rego. Mr. Rego was the owner of C...
Patricia Y. Pirog
Dec 9, 2011
Patricia Y. "Lovie" (Burke) Pirog, 86, of Southpointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 100 Amity St., died Friday at the center. She was the wife of the late Frank P. Pirog. Born in Trinidad, West Indies, she was a daughter of the late Albert Gomez Burke and Mary V. (O'Connor) Burke; she lived in this city for many years. A...
Erundina "Dina" Gonsalves
Dec 4, 2011
Erundina "Dina" (Dias) Gonsalves, of Milliken Blvd., died Sunday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Gonsalves and the late Antone Rego. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Dias, she was a lifelong resident of this city. Mrs. Gonsalves worked as a sewing machine operator in the local...
William Gonsalves
Nov 27, 2011
William Gonsalves, 79, of Milliken Blvd., died Sunday at Morton Hospital in Taunton. He was the husband of Erundina (Dias) Gonsalves and the late Iris (Hearn) Gonsalves. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Antone and Rose (Mello) Gonsalves, he lived most of his life in this city and was a graduate of B.M.C....
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