Obituaries

Mar 24, 2014

Maria Helena (Furtado Medeiros) Ventura, 98, of Southpointe Rehabilitative Center, formerly of East Main Street, passed away Monday at the center. She was the wife of the late Humberto I. Mendonca Ventura.

Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of the late Jose Furtado Medeiros and Isabel Conceicao (Galhardo) Correia.

Mar 20, 2014

Rebekah Elisabeth (Aguiar) Morse, 34, of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Fall River, passed away Thursday. She was the wife of David Morse of Boise, ID, formerly of Dartmouth, MA.

Becky was born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of Kevin Aguiar of Dartmouth and Debra (Cabral) Guay of Little Compton.

Rebekah was a...

Mar 20, 2014

Shirley Ann (Monize) Barreto, 77, of Swansea, formerly of Prudence Island, passed away Thursday at St. Anne’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis G. “Louie” Barreto.

Born in Martha’s Vineyard, a daughter of the late Amelia (Avila) Monize, she resided most of her life in Fall River.

Mrs. Barreto had...

Mar 16, 2014

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Virginia E. (Silvia) Amaral Morgan, 88, of Tiverton, RI, formerly of Rehoboth, MA, a retired assembler, passed away Sunday at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Florida. She was the wife of the late Theo J. Morgan and Alfred Amaral.

Born in...

Mar 14, 2014

Dimas Cabral, 82, of Fall River, passed away peacefully on Friday. He was the husband of Manuela M. (Medeiros) Cabral.

Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, Azores; a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Dias-Almeida) Cabral, he resided in Fall River for the past 48 years.

Mar 11, 2014

Marilyn (Oliveira) Harrington, 68, of 2064 South Main St., formerly of Riverside Dr., Tiverton, president and secretary of Oliveira Funeral Homes, Inc., passed away Tuesday at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late state representative Frank B. Oliveira and Helen L. Oliveira; she lived most of her life in...

Mar 8, 2014

Maria (Bandarra) Paiva, 96, of Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center, Somerset, formerly of Fall River passed away Saturday at the center. She was the wife of the late Jose Paiva Gaspar. Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores; a daughter of the late Jose Tavares and Maria Bandarra, she resided in Fall River for 54 years. Mrs. Paiva was a homemaker...

Feb 18, 2014

Joseph S. Peixoto, 75, of Kimwell Nursing Home, 495 New Boston Road, formerly of Division Street, passed away Tuesday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Helena (Aguiar) Peixoto. Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, Azores; a son of the late Alfredo and Delia (Hermengildo) Peixoto; he lived most of his life in this city and...

Feb 16, 2014

Maria L. (Medeiros) Paiva, 91, of Mulberry Street Fall River, passed away Sunday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Agostinho Paiva. Born in Santo Antonio, St. Michael, Azores and raised in Capelas. She was the daughter of the late Deodato and Mariana (dos Santos) Medeiros; she resided in Fall River for the past 40...

Feb 15, 2014

Alice C. (Andrade) Da Ponte, 88, of Tiverton, passed away Saturday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Da Ponte. Born in Tiverton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Anna Andrade; she was a lifelong resident of Tiverton. Mrs. Da Ponte was homemaker and also had worked as a folder...

Feb 14, 2014

Laudalina (Carvalho) Dias, 83, of Fall River, formerly of Columbia St., passed away Friday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joao J. Dias. Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, Azores; a daughter of the late Francisco and Teresa (Botelho) Carvalho. Mrs. Dias was a homemaker and a member of Santo Christo Church. She is survived...

Feb 14, 2014

Liduina M. (Moniz) Carrelas, 92, of Swansea, passed away Friday at the Fall River Jewish Home. She was the wife of the late David V. Carrelas. Born in Lomba do Loucao, Povaocao, St. Michael, Azores; a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria dos Anjos Moniz. Mrs. Carrelas had worked as a trimmer for the former Darwood Manufacturing for...

Feb 8, 2014

Barbara Ann (Fernandes) Ferreira, 65, of Fall River, died Saturday unexpectedly at home. She was the former wife of the late Edward T. Ferreira. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of Evelyn (Cambra) Fernandes of Fall River and the late Louis Fernandes; she lived most of her life in this city. Mrs. Ferreira retired from Reflek Mfg after...

Feb 8, 2014

Maria da Conceicao (Amaral) Camara, 91, of Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., Fall River, a homemaker, died Saturday at the home. She was the wife of the late Vincent Camara. Born in S. Vicente Ferreira, S. Miguel, Acores, she was a daughter of the late Jose Do Rego Amaral Jr. and Maria da Conceicao Viveiros Amaral; she emigrated...

Feb 4, 2014

Derrick "Beef" Correia, 43, of Tower St., died Tuesday at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Fall River, a son of Theodore "Ted" Correia of Fall River and Beverly (Moniz) Correia of Swansea; he was a lifelong resident of this city and a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School. He was a member of the Liberal Club. He formerly worked...

Feb 1, 2014

Etelvina (Carvalho) Silva, 83, formerly of Mulberry St., Fall River, a retired garment weorker, died Saturday. She was the wife of the late Manuel F. Silva. Born in Mosteiros, St. Michael, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Mariana "Santinha" (Pavao) Carvalho; she lived in Fall River for the past 48 years and was a member of...

Jan 27, 2014

Michael J. Cory, 58, of Fall River, former owner and operator of Cory's Bread Distribution, Taunton, died Monday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Pamela C. (Sledd) Cory. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Gloria (Correia) Cory; he was a lifelong resident of this city....

Jan 25, 2014

David Martin, 67, of Fall River, died Saturday at the Providence VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Madeline (Farias) Martin. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Jesse and Mary (Pevide) Martin; he lived most of his life in Fall River. Mr. Martin was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam...

Jan 20, 2014

Manuel F. Medeiros, 96, formerly of Stafford Rd., Fall River, a retired meat supervisor, died Monday at Grace Barker Nursing Home in Warren. He was the husband of the late Emilia "Emily" (Oliveira) Medeiros. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Manuel and Mary (Rodrigues) Medeiros; he lived most of his life in Fall...

Jan 20, 2014

Maria Gloria (Cordeiro) Aguiar, 90, of Fall River, a retired garment worker, died Monday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joao Aguiar. Born in Feteiras do Sul, St. Michael, Azores; she was a daughter of the late Jacinto and Maria da Gloria (Souza) Cordeiro; she lived in this city since 1957. Mrs. Aguiar worked...