All Obituaries

Susette (Medeiros) Ferreira, 83, of Norfolk, formerly of Fall River, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Trinity Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Woonsocket.     She was the widow of the late Armand Ferreira.     Born in the Azores, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Delevina Medeiros.     Prior to retiring, Susette was employed as a Teacher’s Assistant with the Fall River School Department, for most of her career. She...

Lorraine J. (Carreiro) Dion, 83, of Fall River, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at home, surrounded by her family.     She was the loving wife of Donald Dion.     Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Antonina (Rodrigues) Carreiro.     Prior to retiring, Lorraine was employed as a trimmer and inspector at the former Rochelle Apparel, in Fall River, and was a member of Holy Trinity Parish. Lorraine enjoyed...

FALL RIVER... Frank N. Wheelock, Sr., 57, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River.     He was the longtime companion of Rita Robidoux, to whom he was with for 40 years.     Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of Aline (Rogers) Pontes (husband Robert J. Pontes) and the late Francis N. Wheelock.     Frank was a hard worker and spent the majority of his career as a transmission mechanic...

   Maria N. (Pires) Piques, 89, of Fall River, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at St. Anne's Hospital, in Fall River.     She was the widow of the late Jose P. Piques.     Born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Antonio C. Pires and Maria do Carmo (Pavao) Pires.     Prior to retiring, Maria was employed as a seamstress at the former Woodland Mfg., in Fall River, and was a member of Good Shepherd Parish....

John Peter Pacheco, 69 years old, of Pine Street Somerset, formerly of 49 Harbor Road, Swansea, left this earth Saturday after a courageous battle with lung cancer.     Born on September 8th, 1952 in Agua de Pau, St. Michael, Azores, he was the only child of Joao L. Pacheco and Maria Julieta (Da Costa) Pacheco. He lived in Swansea for over 30 years, raised his family, and recently relocated to Somerset in 2018.     He was devoted to his family and his cherished work as...

FALL RIVER... Lisa Marie Sousa, 63, of Fall River, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence.     She was the longtime partner of John Britland, to whom she was with for 36 years.     Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Leonard Sousa and Doris (Therrien) Sousa.     Lisa was employed as a cafeteria manager at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School, in Fall River, for over 20 years. She enjoyed...

FALL RIVER… Richard A. Mello, Sr., 64, of Fall River, MA, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Charlton Memorial Hospital.     Born in Benton County, WA, Richard was son of the late Joseph and Marie (Furtado) Mello.     Richard was known to his friends and family by many names, including “Rick”, “Mel”, and “Manny”.  He had a long and varied career working as a Master Pipefitter at Electric Boat and a  Car...

BRISTOL… Paul Carneiro, Jr., 59, of Bristol, RI, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Dawn Hill Rehab & Healthcare, in Bristol, RI, after a long journey with his health condition.     Born in Fall River, he was a son of Paulo Carneiro and the late Zita (Medeiros) Carneiro.     In his younger years, Paul was an avid baseball player.     Along with his father, survivors include his brother Patrick Carneiro...

Albert Geno Monteiro, of Fall River, MA, passed away August 14, 2022 at St. Anne's Hospital, in Fall River.         Born in Newport, RI, he was a son of Albert Monteiro and Audrey (Hill) Monteiro. He was a veteran, having served in the US Air Force.          Before his retirement, Albert was employed as a property management engineer. He was an active member of the Cape Verdean community in Newport and Fall River. Geno, as he was known to...

Russell R. Mathews, 70, of Fall River, formerly of Tiverton R.I., passed away on Wednesday August 10, 2022 at home surrounded by his father and close friends after a long battle with cancer.      Born in Fall River, he was a son of Sayers Mathews and the late Rita (Levesque) Mathews. Prior to retiring, Russell was a co-owner of My Daily Grind Pizza Place, in the former Harbor Mall, and worked prior as a cutter in the local textile industry.     ...