Obituaries

Oct 3, 2020

Clementina Silvia, better  known as "Tina" 88  passed away October 3, 2020.  She was the widow of George Silvia.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Conceicao (deOliveira) and Francisco Gracia.  Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a Manager in the Textile Industry.  Family was of utmost importance to her and she is...

Sep 29, 2020

Jesse Roies Jr. 94 of Tiverton, RI  was born in Tiverton on his family farm and died on Sept. 29th, on the last acre of the farm.  He was the loving husband of Mary D. (Costa) Roies to whom he was married to for 65 years. He was the son of the late Mary (Moniz) and Jesse Roies.  Jesse had...

Sep 22, 2020

Walter Frank Staskiewicz, 91 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Tuesday, September 22 at his home in Tiverton, RI surrounded by his loving wife and four children.

He was born on December 9, 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Frank and Mary (Struzik) Staskiewicz, immigrants from Poland.

Walter graduated from Durfee High School...

Sep 12, 2020

Lena Amber Paquin 89 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Sept. 12th.  She was the wife of Richard P. Paquin.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Amber) and Joseph Almeida.  A Homemaker, she was a member of St. Stanislaus Parish. She loved traveling, especially to Aruba, reading, but most of all spending  time...

Sep 11, 2020

Christine Danieli passed away peacefully at St Anne's Hospital on

September 11, 2020. She was born in Woonsocket, RI in July of 1949, the daughter of Mary Evelyn DesRochers and Alfred DesRochers. She married her high school sweetheart, Michael Danieli, in December of 1971, who survives her. She was the loving mother of Adrian Danieli (San Francisco, CA) and...

Sep 11, 2020

Jo-Ann (Parker) Pacheco  68 of Fall River, MA passed away on Sept. 11th.  She was the widow of Jeffrey Pacheco.  Born  in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Virginia (Quintal) and Julius Parker. Prior  to her  retirement, she had worked as a Telephone Operator  for New England Telephone.  She is survived by a brother Robert Parker, nieces...

Sep 10, 2020

Marianna (Alta) B. Smith gently passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Her children and the spirit of her late husband William F. Smith surrounding her. Alta spent her childhood in a large farmhouse in South Deerfield, Massachusetts where she grew up with her mother and extended family.  She helped the family work their farm and vegetable stand.  Alta left...

Sep 7, 2020

Dorothy Lecuyer 96, formerly of Tiverton, RI passed away on September 7th.  She was the widow of Edward Lecuyer.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Virginia (Souza) and Manuel Olival.  Dorothy had worked as a sewing machine operator at Stella Ann for over 30 years prior to her retirement in 1986.  She is survived...

Aug 30, 2020

Joan M. Coulombe 73, formerly of Tiverton, RI passed away on August 30, 2020.  She  was the wife of Joan E. Souza.  Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Pauline (Emard) and William Grant. She was a Registered Nurse and worked in Public Health for the City of Fall River.  Joan enjoyed her dogs, cape...

Aug 29, 2020

Ann Marie (Pacheco) Mello 68, of Brockton, MA passed away on August 29th.  She was the wife of Louis Norman Mello to whom she would of been married  for 47 years on September 1.  Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Noemia (Medeiros) and Rodrigo Pacheco.  She had been the Owner of Pines  Day Care Center...

Aug 14, 2020

James H. White, Jr., son of the late James H. White and Dorothy Robbins of Jackson, TN, passed away on 14 August 2020, just in time to reunite with his pre-deceased wife Nancy for what would have been their 61 st wedding anniversary.   James was 91, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.   He enjoyed a career in...

Aug 4, 2020

Dolores Sampaio Simmons

Dolores Simmons, wife of the late Thomas V. Simmons, was welcomed home by our Lord on Tuesday, August 4th, after 89 years of faithful service. Born in Fall...

Jul 27, 2020

Ralph Q. Beardsworth Jr. 85 of Warren, RI passed away on July 27th. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Ralph Q. Beardsworth Sr. and Muriel (Wilkie) Beardsworth.  He had served in the US Army from 1954 to 1957.  He shared a love of singing and karaoke sessions with friends in New Bedford and...

Jul 26, 2020

Maria A. Barbosa 96 of Fall River, MA passed away on July 26th.  She was the widow of Manuel Barbosa.  Born in Lagoa, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Maria Conceicao (Rego) and Jose Cabral.  She was a member of Espirito Santo Parish and had worked as a cook at Notre Dame school. She is survived...

Jul 7, 2020

Diamantino Miguel Meireles 71  of Fall River, MA passed away on July7th.  He was the husband of Helena (Rego) Meireles.  Born in St. Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel Ferreira Meireles and Ines Coracao DeJesus.  He had worked as a Laborer in Construction and was a member of Santo Christo Parish.  In addition to his...

Jul 7, 2020

Rita F. (Ferris) Morotti 87, of Westerly, RI and formerly of Tiverton, RI and Westport, MA, passed away on Tuesday.  She was the widow of John Robert Morotti.  Born in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Braga) and James Ferris.  Prior to her retirement in 1994, she had been the Human Resource Director at U Mass...

Jul 7, 2020

Albert E. Corscadden 76, of Little Compton, RI, also known as "Tim" and affectionately called Johnny by his close friends, passed away on July 7, 2020,  He was the husband of Marguerite L. (Gleeson) Corscadden.  Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Dorothy A. (Robertson) and Albert Corscadden.  He was a self-employed bricklayer with Corscadden...

Jul 6, 2020

Hazel J. (Petrin) Gorman left us to join her beloved husband Mike on Monday, July 6, 2020 in her 90 th year. The daughter of the late Noel H. Petrin and the late Hazel (Belisle) Petrin she is survived by her four loving children, Susan H. Canfield (husband Carl) of Little Compton, RI, Michael J. Gorman, Jr. (wife Brenda) of...

Jul 1, 2020

Rick David was greeted into the gates of Heaven on July 1, 2020 after a valiant one year fight with cancer. Rick was the regional sales manager for Slocomb Windows for the past few years. He was successful because he showed true interest in people rather than just offering a typical sales pitch. He was dedicated to his job and...

Jun 27, 2020

Janice Ann (Blaise) Gilbert 72 of Tiverton, RI passed away peacefully in her home on June 27, 2020.  She was the widow of John Joseph Gilbert who was from Lawrence, MA.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Blaise and Geraldine (Fitzgerald) Blaise.  She was a graduate of Durfee High School and was a...