Obituaries

May 27, 2014

Laura (Freitas) Cardoza, 94, of Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center, 4901 North Main St., passed away on May 27th at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Loren Cardoza, Sr. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Pontes Freitas and Augusta (Pontes) Freitas; she was a lifelong resident of...

May 24, 2014

Agnes "Iggy" (Mattos) Benevides, 93, of St. Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, a homemaker, passed away peacefully on May 24th which would have been her deceased's husband Manuel "Benny" Benevides, Jr. birthday. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Antonia (Rua) Mattos; she lived in Portsmouth since 1969 before moving...

May 21, 2014

Beatrice (Furtado) Lang, 86, of Fall River, a retired garment worker, died Wednesday at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Alfred C. Lang. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Rebello) Furtado; she was a lifelong resident of Fall River and a communicant of Good Shepherd Parish....

May 18, 2014

Maria A. (Rodrigues) Marques, 91, of Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., Fall River, a retired garment inspector, died Sunday at the home. She was the wife of the late Jaime Marques. Born in Arrifes, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Francisco and Julieta (dos Resis) Rodrigues; she lived in this country since 1969 and...

May 16, 2014

Richard A. Vasconcellos, of Fall River, former treasurer and tax collector for the city of Fall River, died Friday at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of Joan E. (Clarkson) Vasconcellos. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Fausto J. and Hilda (Serpa) Vasconcellos; he was a lifelong resident of the city and...

May 12, 2014

Beatrice (Arruda) Chouinard, 73, of Howland St., Fall River, a retired curtain cutter, died Monday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph H. "Harvey" Chouinard. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Antone and Beatrice (Amaral) Arruda, Sr.; she was a lifelong resident of Fall River and a communicant of Holy...

May 11, 2014

Joao T. Benjamin, 74, of Grant St., Fall River, a retired boat builder, died Sunday at KTC/Crawford in Fall River. He was the husband of Maria F. (Cabral) Benjamin. Born Feteiras do Sul, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Mariano and Silvana (de Jesus) Benjamin; he lived in this city since 1978 and was a...

May 11, 2014

Daniel A. "Danny" "Uncle Danny" Carvalho, 52, of New Bedford, formerly of Fall River, died Sunday at his sister's residence surrounded by his family. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Antonio R. and Alice J. (Lima) Carvalho; he lived most of his life in Fall River, spending the past 6 years in Florida....

May 7, 2014

Francis P. Reilly, 68, of North Brayton Rd., Tiverton, RI, a union master plumber since 1968, died Wednesday at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Dias) Reilly. Born in Fall River, MA, he was son of the late Francis P. and Georgiana (Correia) Reilly; he lived in Tiverton since 1971 and was a...

May 7, 2014

Rosa D. Mendonca, 62, of 45 Dover St., Fall River, died Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in Sao Jorge, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (da Silva) Mendonca; she lived most of her life in Fall River. She was a member of Santo Christo Church. She is survived by a sister, Maria Gloria...

May 5, 2014

Frank P. Ladeira, Sr., 91, of Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., formerly of Dwelly St., husband of the late Irene F. (Santerre) Ladeira, passed away and was reunited with his beloved Irene on Monday, May 5th. Born in St, Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Agostinho P. and Maria (Almeida) Ladeira; he lived in Fall...

May 5, 2014

Gloria M. (Feitor) Leite, 75, of Fall River, a retired jewelry assembler, died Monday at home. She was the wife of the late Manuel V. Leite. Born in Povoacao, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Adelina (Melo) Feitor; she lived in Fall River since 1979 and was a member of Santo Christo Church....

May 4, 2014

Maria Adriana (Viveiros) Medeiros, 74, of Fall River, a retired machine operator, died Sunday at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. Medeiros. Born in Santa Maria, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Victorino Ricardo and Feliciana Ricardo-Mendonca; she lived in Fall River since 1974 and was a member of...

May 2, 2014

Mary (Andrade) Placido Kulpa, 92, of Westport, MA, formerly of Fall River, entered into God’s Kingdom wrapped in His Eternal Blanket of Love, Warmth and Beauty on Friday, May 2nd. with her dauther Pamela beside her. She was the wife of the late Chester E. Kulpa and Henry P. Placido. Born in Fall River, daughter of the...

May 1, 2014

Frances M. (Khoury) Aguiar, 81, of Wilbur Ave., Somerset, MA, died Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antone R. Aguiar.

Born in Swansea, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ameen and Elizabeth (Borack) Khoury; she lived in Fall River since 1972, previously living in Portsmouth, RI. Mrs....

Apr 28, 2014

Edward "Eddie" Medeiros, 80, of Fall River, died Monday at home. He was the husband of the late Beverly R. (Folger) Medeiros.

Born in Fall River, MA, a son of the late Bernardino and Diamantina (Raposa) Medeiros; he was a lifelong resident of this city. He served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Medeiros worked as...

Apr 26, 2014

Antone Cordeiro Jr., 96, of Borden St., Westport, MA, formerly of Wareham, a retired garment worker, died Saturday at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of the late Wanda (Pitera) Cordeiro.

Born in Fall River, MA, a son of the late Antone and Conceicao (Cabral) Cordeiro; he lived in Westport for the past 10...

Apr 26, 2014

Eduarda M. (Frias) Elizardo, 71, of Fall River, a retired machine operator, died Saturday at home. She was the wife of the late Agostinho Elizardo.

Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose Frias Camara and Maria Conceicao Martins; she lived in this country since 1971 and was a...

Apr 25, 2014

Maria E. (Bizarrao) De Andrade, 77, of Fall River, a homemaker, died Friday at home. She was the wife of Manuel V. De Andrade.

Born Rabo de Peixe, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Vieira and Escolastica Jesus Vieira; she emigrated to this country in 1980. Mrs. De Andrade was...

Apr 20, 2014

Almino Botelho, 78, of Fall River, died Sunday at Somerset Ridge Center. He was the husband of the late Rosa I. (Pereira-de Oliveira) Botelho.

Born in Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Jose and Maria G. (Medeiros) Botelho; he lived most of his life in Fall River having previously lived...