Obituaries

May 5, 2020

Gladys Mae Costa, 76, passed away Tuesday, May 5, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA after a brief illness.

She was married to the late William Rego Costa.

She was born in Fall River and grew up in Westport. She was the daughter of the late Pardon F. Pearce and the late Annie...

May 5, 2020

WESTPORT... Marion (Lopes) Costa, 98, of Westport passed away May 5, 2020 at the Fall River Jewish Home.

She was the loving wife of the late Edward Costa, Sr.

Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Costa) Lopes.

Mrs. Costa had worked for 18 years at...

May 4, 2020

TAUNTON … James L. Martin, 93, of Fall River passed away May 4, 2020 at Morton Hospital, Taunton.

He was the husband of Lorraine (Tavares) Martin.

Mr. Martin was born in Tiverton, a son of Jessie Martin and had lived many years in Fall River.

James served in the United States Navy and...

May 2, 2020

FALL RIVER… Eduardo M. Martins, 84, of Fall River passed away May 2, 2020 at his home following a long illness.

He was the loving husband of Mary I. (Cabeceiras) Martins to whom he had been married for 53 years.

Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Manuel M. and...

Apr 29, 2020

NEW BEDFORD… Richard L. Lavoie, 77, of Fall River passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Sacred Heart Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitative Care.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Amaral) Lavoie. He was born in Fall River, a son of the late Leo and Loretta (Cartin) Lavoie and had lived most of his life in Fall...

Apr 26, 2020

SAN DIEGO, CA … Robert J. Pontes, 44, of Barrington, RI passed away April 26, 2020 at Jacobs Medical Center, San Diego. He bravely fought ALS for six years and never gave up.

He was the husband of Amy (Carlson) Pontes. He is also survived by his beautiful daughters Olivia and Avery.

Mr. Pontes was...

Apr 26, 2020

SWANSEA… Beatrice (Medeiros) Mello, 92, of Swansea passed away April 26, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

She was the loving wife of the late John P. Mello, Sr., to whom she was happily married for 57 years. She faithfully took care of her Husband everyday at home, until he went to be with the Lord.

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Apr 23, 2020

Bristol, RI … Alice T. (Rego) Silva, 94, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, Rhode Island.

She was the widow of Joseph M. Silva, to whom she was married for 61 years.

Mrs. Silva was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Bettencourt) Rego.   Most of...

Apr 22, 2020

FALL RIVER…Francelina (Correia) Antone, 98, of Fall River passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Southpointe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

She was the widow of the late John Antone.

Mrs. Antone was born in Fall River a daughter of the late Augustine T. and Diana (Martin-Carvalho) Correia and had lived most of...

Apr 15, 2020

FALL RIVER… Humberto C. Leonardo, 90, of Fall River passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Fall River Healthcare.

He was the widower of Anna L. (Dutra) Leonardo.

He was born in Agua Retorta, St Michaels, Azores a son of the late Manuel C. and Rosa (Servant) Leonardo and had lived most of his life...

Apr 12, 2020

FALL RIVER… James E. “Jim” Hangsleben, 77, of Fall River passed away April 12, 2020, at St. Anne’s Hospital.

He was the husband of Kathleen (O’Connors) Hangsleben of Fall River.

Jim was born in Argyle, Minnesota a son of Earl and Eva (Jolie) Hangsleben and had lived in Fall River for over 15 years.

Mar 27, 2020

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.

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Mar 21, 2020

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...

Mar 18, 2020

FALL RIVER... Gabriel R. Santos, Jr., 56, of Fall River passed away March 18, 2020 at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center.

Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Gabriel R. Sr. and Mary C. (Ricardo) Santos and had been a lifelong resident of this city.

Mr. Santos had worked for...

Mar 11, 2020

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.

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Mar 9, 2020

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...

Mar 7, 2020

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,...

Mar 6, 2020

SOMERSET… Lorraine (Graci) Viveiros, 93, of Somerset passed away March 6, 2020 at Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Home.

She was the loving wife of the late Bertrand Roy, Emanuel Ryder and John Viveiros.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Stella (Zeoli) Graci and sister of the late Joseph Graci....

Mar 3, 2020

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...

Feb 26, 2020

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...