All Obituaries

FALL RIVER… Abel Roies, 73, of Fall River passed away February 21, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.     He was the loving husband of Patricia A. (Pankowski) Roies to whom he had been married for 43 years.     Born in Tiverton, RI, he was a son of the late Albert Sr. and Mary (Moniz) Roies.     Mr. Roies was a communicant of Holy Trinity Parish in Fall River. He had worked for 20 years as a Custodian and Sexton for St. Stanislaus’ Church and...

FALL RIVER… Donna M. (Carvalho) Burns, 78, of Fall River passed away February 14, 2021 at her home.     She was the companion of Ronald J. Skramstad of Fall River and was the widow of the late Leo F. Burns, Jr.     Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Casmiro) Carvalho. She had lived most of her life in Fall River.     Mrs. Burns was a communicant of The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Fall River. She...

FALL RIVER… Mary (Pappas) D’Amico, 96, of Fall River, formerly of Campion Ave. in Tiverton, passed away February 10, 2021 at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River.     She was the loving wife of the late Louis J. D’Amico.     Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Souza) Pappas.     She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Parish and had worked as a sewing machine operator for many years at J & M...

FALL RIVER... Paul J. Thompson, 50, of Fall River passed away February 4, 2021 at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River.     Born in Fall River, he was a son of Carmelia L. (Machado) and the late Harold Thompson, and had been a life-long resident of the city.     Mr. Thompson was employed as a Safety Officer at the Newport Navy Base. He also had worked prior as the VP of Operations at Uno Foods and as a Supervisor at Gold Medal Bakery. He was a constable,...

TIVERTON… Joseph V. Mello, Jr., 55, of Tiverton passed away January 27, 2021 at his home in Tiverton.     Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Joseph V. and Maria E. (Costa) Mello.     Joseph was an avid Patriots and Tom Brady fan and sports memorabilia collector. He also enjoyed fishing and vintage cars.     He is survived by his brother Raymond Mello, of Fall River, one nephew, two grandnieces and a grandnephew, and several...

FALL RIVER… Laura J. (Dominion) Souza, 74, of Fall River passed away January 20, 2021 at St. Anne’s Hospital.     Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Palmira (Trindade) Dominion. She had lived in Tiverton for many years, before moving to Fall River, where she had lived for the last several years.     Ms. Souza was a communicant of the Church of the Holy Ghost, in Tiverton, and had worked as a cashier for many years before retiring....

FALL RIVER... Gilberto M. Piedade, 85, of Fall River passed away January 20, 2021 at Blue Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton.     He was the loving husband of Eduarda (Mendonca) Piedade to whom he had been married for almost 63 years.     Born in Ponta Garca, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Herminio and Rosalina (Guerreiro) Moniz Piedade.     Mr. Piedade had worked for over 25 years as a Fiberglass Laminator...

SOMERSET... Theresa A. (Richard) Wesling, 88, of Somerset passed away January 16, 2021 at Somerset Ridge Center.     She was the loving wife of the late Paul L. Wesling, to whom she was married since 1953.     Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Lionel and Beatrice (Levesque) Richard. She resided in Tiverton for many years before moving to Texas and settling in Fall River.     Prior to retiring, Theresa worked for many years...

FALL RIVER… Wilson Heriberto Beltran Mendez, 44, of Fall River passed away January 15, 2021 at his home in Fall River.     He was the loving husband of Mirna Beatriz (Menjivar) Beltran.     Born in Azogues, Ecuador, he was a son of Heriberto and Zoila Beltran Mendez.     Wilson was self-employed as a carpenter in the construction industry and enjoyed fishing and tending his small farm.     Along with his wife and parents,...

  FALL RIVER… Ilda S. (Caveiro) Oliveira, 83, of Fall River passed away peacefully on January 14, 2021 at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River. She was the loving wife of Herculano Oliveira to whom she had been married for 57 years. Born on the island of St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Bento and Maria (Amaral) Caveiro. Ilda moved to Fall River with her husband and five children in 1970. Ilda was a communicant of Santo Christo Parish and had worked as an...