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Recent Obituaries
Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Rhode Island and surrounding areas
Gwen Janet Carnes
Mar 17, 2020
Gwen Janet Carnes 68, of Tiverton, RI passed away on March 17th. Born in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Mary (McKercher) and Victor Carnes. Most recently, she had worked as an Administrative Assistant at St. Vincents Home.
She is survived by her siblings John C. Nanna (Wife Pat), Irene Boedicker (Husband Bernie), Sue Williamson...Dorothea R Almeida
Mar 14, 2020
Dorothea (Rapozo) Almeida, 95 of Fall River, MA passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020. Dorothea was the wife of the late Alfred F. Almeida Sr. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Maria Carmo (Amaral) and Joseph M. Rapozo. Dorothea assisted her husband for many years at the A F Almeida & Son Funeral Home...
Sandra A Santos
Mar 8, 2020
Sandra A. (Lavoie) Santos 73 of Portsmouth, RI passed away on March 8th. She was the wife of Frank Santos III. Born in Acushnet, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alice (Jarvis) and Roger Lavoie. She was the Manager/Owner of a Liquor Store. Sandra was a member of St. Barnabas Parish. In addition to her husband, she leaves...
Pauline Juliette Jackson
Mar 7, 2020
Pauline Juliette Jackson 82 of Fall River, passed away on March 7th. She was the daughter of the late Juliette (Robitaille) and Manuel Ferreira. She had formerly worked as a CNA at the Catholic Memorial Home. She loved to crochet and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was the wife of Lawrence "Larry" Jackson. She is survived...
David Paul Felix
Mar 7, 2020
David Paul Felix 67 of Fall River, passed away on March 7th. He was the husband of Mary Jo (Amaral) Felix. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Alice (Roies) and Manuel C. Felix. He had worked as a Custodian for the Fall River Police Dept. He had also formerly worked as a Fabric scheduling...
Louise Frazier
Mar 2, 2020
Louise (Oliveira) Frazier 83, of Tiverton, passed away on March 2nd. She was the widow of George Frazier. She was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Rose (Farias) Oliveira. Louise was a seamstress for many years before becoming proprietor of Oliveira's Bakery and Coffee Shop. Louise loved to cook. She was a kind and compassionate soul, she would help...
Louise Althea Hunter
Mar 1, 2020
Louise Althea Hunter 79, of Tiverton, passed away on March 1st. She was the widow of Patrick Lovell Hunter. Born in South Paris, Maine. she was the daughter of the late Frank Albert Starbird and Myrtis Mae (Wood) Starbird. She had formerly worked as a Nutrition Aide for URI coop extension program. She enjoyed spending time with her family...
Romeo E Moquin Jr
Feb 24, 2020
Romeo E. Moquin Jr. 79, of Tiverton, RI passed away on Feb. 24, 2020. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Gomes) Moquin. Born in Fall River, MA, on Sept.19, 1940 he was the son of the late Mary H. (Guarniere) and Romeo E. Moquin Sr. Romeo loved life. He loved classic cars and motorcycles. He was a member of...
Martha C Wood
Feb 18, 2020
Martha C. (Wordell) Wood, 74 of Tiverton, RI, passed away on Tuesday February 18, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Margaret (Santos) Wordell and Harold Wordell. She was a certified nursing assistant for many years and former co owner of Village Laundry. She enjoyed Bingo, sea glassing and...
Noel J Vaillancourt
Feb 16, 2020
Noel Joseph Vaillancourt 41 of New Bedford and formerly of Charles St., Fall River, passed away on Feb. 16th. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Donna (Amorin) Botelho and Ronald Vaillancourt Sr. He was the stepson of Joe Botelho. He had worked as a cook at Blount Seafood. He was an avid sports fan, He also...
Lorraine M Albernaz
Feb 9, 2020
Lorraine M. Albernaz 82 of Fall River, passed away on Feb. 9th. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Arruda) and Frank Arruda. A Homemaker, she had also worked at the former Coachman restaurant as a hat checker. A Gold Star mother, she was affiliated with the VFW Post 5392. She is survived by...
Cecelia Proc
Jan 31, 2020
Cecelia (Figueredo) Proc, 91 of Fall River, passed away on Jan. 31st. She was the widow of Peter Proc. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Emily Pereira (Araujo) and Joseph Figueredo. She had worked as an assembler at Lightolier and previously at the Lamport. She is survived by her daughters Cecelia Parent (Dean) and...
Alceu L Pedreira Md
Jan 16, 2020
Dr. Alceu L. Pedreira. M.D., of Tiverton, RI, formerly of Westport, MA, died at home on Jan. 16, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 26 years. Martha W. Pedreira. Dr. Pedreira was born in Corumba, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, on May 14, 1933. He was the son of the late Alda S. Machado...
George Correia Sr
Jan 14, 2020
George Correia Sr. 95 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Jan. 14th. He was the husband of the late Anna (Santos) Correia. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Angelina (Freitas) and Joseph Correia. He had worked as a Foreman in construction for many years and was a member of the Laborers union Local217. He had served...
Jessie Wilhelmina Mutty
Jan 11, 2020
Jessie Wilhelmina Mutty 86 of Portsmouth, RI passed away on January 11th. She was the widow of Lewis Dow Mutty. Born in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Jessie (Wood) and Ernst Knippel. She had previously worked in Banking as a Teller. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed tennis, sailing and was a member of the...
David L Geary
Jan 9, 2020
David L. Geary 75 went home to be with the Lord on Jan 9th. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Betty Souza) Geary and resided in Portsmouth, RI since 1972. He leaves a brother Robert Geary of Newport and was the brother of the late James Geary. He also leaves a niece Elizabeth Geary Hyder of Tiverton. Born in Newport,...
Theresa P Pereira
Jan 9, 2020
Theresa (Borges) Pereira, 102 of Tiverton, RI passed away on January 9 th . She was the widow of Carlos C. Pereira to whom she was married almost 60 years before his passing in 1999. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Teresa (Araujo) and Manuel J. Borges. She was a member of the...
Henry S Bishop
Jan 3, 2020
Henry S. Bishop, 96, of Tiverton RI, passed away peacefully with his trumpet and family by his side on Friday, January 3.  He was the devoted husband of Mary A. (Aguiar) Bishop for 65 years before her passing in 2014. He was the son of the late Mary (Oliveira) and Henry Bishop. Henry worked as a spooler in the textile...
Doris L Shea
Dec 23, 2019
Doris L. Shea 77, of Little Compton, RI passed away on December 23, 2019. Born in Patterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Doris L. (Laprade) and James N. Shea. Doris was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and Providence College. She had a Doctorate in Psychology and had worked for the Warren School System for...
Joan Greta Bolger
Dec 23, 2019
Joan Greta (Wetterland) Bolger, 88, of Fall River passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 23 rd , 2019.
She was the loving wife of the late Norman E. Bolger to whom she was wed for 64 years before his passing in 2015, also at the age of 88. Joan leaves 2 sons and a daughter....
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