Obituaries

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...

Feb 22, 2020

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....

Feb 16, 2020

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,...

Feb 8, 2020

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...

Feb 4, 2020

FALL RIVER... Patrick M. Hamel, 47, of Fall River passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at St. Annes Hospital.

He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, a son of the late Robert and Rita (Winthrop) Hamel.

Survivors include his caretaker: Nancy A. Correira, his brother: Richard G. Hamel of Fall River, and his sister: Charlene...

Jan 22, 2020

SWANSEA… Maria Dos Santos Medeiros, 90, of Swansea, formerly of Fall River, passed away January 22, 2020 at Country Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center.

She was the loving wife of the late Joao Pires and late Joao Medeiros.

Born in Lagoa, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Maria Jose...

Jan 11, 2020

FALL RIVER... Robert Ferreira, 78, of Fall River passed away January 11, 2020 at Catholic Memorial Home.

He was the loving husband of Carol A. (Souza) Ferreira to whom he had been married for the past 21 years and was the widower of the late Vivian M. (Souza) Ferreira.

Born in Fall River, he was...

Dec 28, 2019

FALL RIVER... Manuel Pereira, 80, of Fall River passed away December 28, 2019 at St. Anne’s Hospital.

Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Jose Gonsalves and Maria Pereira.

Mr. Pereira was born deaf and was well known in the hearing impaired community. He enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include...

Dec 27, 2019

SOMERSET... Alice (Moniz) Oliveira, 93, of Somerset passed away December 27, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

She was the loving wife of the late Alfred C. Oliveira.

Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Oliveira) Moniz,

Mrs. Oliveira was a communicant of St. Thomas More Parish...

Dec 27, 2019

FALL RIVER... Joao P. Melo, 80, of Fall River passed away December 27, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at St. Anne’s Hospital.

He was the loving husband of Maria Natalia (Furtado) Melo to whom he had been married for the past 53 years.

Born in Ribeira das Tainhas, St. Michael, Azores, he was a...

Dec 19, 2019

WARREN, RI…Robert E. Kalil, 72 of Warren, formerly of Tiverton, passed away December 19, 2019 at the Grace Barker Nursing Home.

Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late George and Belmira F. “Bella” (Frazier) Kalil and had lived most of his life in Tiverton.

Mr. Kalil was a veteran of the...

Dec 14, 2019

FALL RIVER… Gina L. Korzeniowski, 51, of Tiverton passed away December 14, 2019 at St. Anne’s Hospital.

She was the loving wife of Roger “Pete” A. Korzeniowski.

Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of Peter and Judith (Camara) Thorpe.

Gina’s personality was larger than life, and she was well known for...