All Obituaries

FALL RIVER… Lorraine M. Barboza, 83, of Fall River passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Kimwell Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing.    She was the widower of Ernest “Barney” Barboza, Jr.    She was born in Portsmouth, RI a daughter of the late Beatrice Piediea and had lived most of her life in Fall River.    Mrs. Barboza was a seamstress for the former Shelbourne Shirt MFG retiring after 38 years and she enjoyed...

FALL RIVER…Maria C. (Pevide) Mello, 78, of Fall River passed away March 21, 2020 at Fall River HealthCare. She was the wife of Manuel F. Mello. Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria do Carmo (Cabral) Pevide. Mrs. Mello was a communicant of Santo Christo Church and had worked as an Inspector for the former Aberdeen Manufacturing for many years. Her greatest passion was being a loving wife and mother. Along with her husband, survivors...

FALL RIVER… Julieta C. (Correia) Furtado, 98, of Fall River passed away March 11, 2020 at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center, Fall River.    She was the wife of Joseph Furtado.    Mrs. Furtado was born in Fall River a daughter of the late Joao and Zalia (Borges) Correia and was a lifelong resident of this city.    She was a seamstress at Fall River Knitting Mill for 20 years until her retirement.    Mrs. Furtado enjoyed doing word search...

FALL RIVER… Maria Ilda (Cordeiro) Rebelo, 89 of Fall River, formerly of Attleboro, passed away March 9, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel Rebelo to whom she had been married for 42 years. Born in Feteiras do Sul, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Maria Ascencio Cordeiro. Mrs. Rebelo had worked for 20 years as a Laborer for Automatic Machinery prior to her retirement. She had loved spending time with her...

FALL RIVER… Irene (Tavares) Martin, 100 of Fall River passed away March 7, 2020 at the Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Lt. John J. Martin, of the FRFD, to whom she had been married for 61 years, before his passing in 2002. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Cristiano and Maria (Carvalho) Tavares and had been a lifelong resident of this city. Mrs. Martin had worked for many years as a Seamstress in the local Textile Industry...

SOMERSET… Manuel S. Dias, 76, of Fall River, passed away March 3, 2020. He was the loving husband of Filomena R. (Mello) Dias. Born in Vilarinho do Souto, Ermelo, Arcos & Valdevez, Portugal, he was a son of the late Domingos and Custodia (Silva) Dias. He had worked as a baker for many years and was a part owner of Columbia Bakery. He was a fan of FC Porto and enjoyed spending time with his family. Along with his wife, survivors include his son: George Dias of Fall River, his...

FALL RIVER... Richard Mello, Jr., 43, entered into eternal peace on 2/26/2020. The son of the late Richard Mello, Sr. and the late Patricia A. (Moniz) Mello. Brother of his "LiLSiS" Cheri Lynn Mello, The GodFather to his nephew (Buddy) Scotty, and two beautiful daughters Eliana and Elyce that he loved and adored beyond measure. "Ricky" was great company to anyone that was lucky enough to cross his path. Extremely kindhearted, respectful, outgoing,...

FALL RIVER… Sarah (Dias) Baldaia, 100, of Fall River passed away February 22, 2020 at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center. She was the former wife of the late Joseph Baldaia. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Emily (Medeiros) Dias. Mrs. Baldaia was a communicant of the former St. Louis Church and had worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for the former Center Garment for 48 years. Following retirement from the garment industry, she went to work another 17...

BERKLEY … Mark T. Dube, 52, of Berkley, MA, passed away on February 16, 2020.   Born in Brookline, MA on December 12, 1967, he was a son of Richard E. Dube and Joanne Larrivee. Along with his parents, survivors include his son: Maxwell Scott Dube, his niece: Krystal Dube-Gaspar (husband: Danny Dube-Gaspar) and his great-niece Olive Dube-Gaspar, his nephews: Eric Dube and Ryan Dube, and his longtime sweetheart Ronnie Bucci (son: Zachary). Mark was the brother of the late Scott...

FALL RIVER... Breno DeLima, 80, of Fall River passed away Saturday, February 9, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the former husband of the late Armanda (Rodrigues) DeLima.    Born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores he was a son of the late Edmund and Alzira (Pimentel) DeLima and had been in this country since 1968.    Mr. DeLima was employed by Mastria Buick, Pontiac, GMC in Raynham as an Auto Body Technician until his retirement.   ...