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Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Rhode Island and surrounding areas
Edwin A True
Oct 10, 2018
Edwin A. True 85 of Tiverton, RI was the husband of Maureen (Lane) True. They were married for 58 years and he was the father of of the late Kathleen (True) Medeiros. He died on Oct. 10th at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the son of the late William and Ada (Blake) True. He was born and raised in Somerset,...
Kenneth R Carrier
Oct 9, 2018
Kenneth R. Carrier, 80, of Fall River, MA passed away on Oct. 9, 2018. He was the husband of Marion B. (Lizotte) Carrier. Born in Fall River, Mass., he was the son of the late Lucenda (Picard) and Wilfred Carrier. Prior his to his retirement, he was a Special education teacher. He was a member of Good Shepard Parish and...
Arnold Stoehr Brooks
Oct 3, 2018
Arnold Stoehr Brooks, 69, passed away on October 3, 2018 in East Providence . He was known as "Skipper" to his family and friends. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of Dorothy M. Brooks and the late Arnold C. Brooks. He was an artist, drummer, animal lover and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed watching movies...
Louise B Mello
Sep 28, 2018
Louise B. Mello, beloved wife of the late Manuel Mello, passed away on September 28, 2018 at the age of 99. She was the daughter of the late Antone and Isabel Botelho and was predeceased by 2 brothers and 5 sisters. She is survived by her sisters Mary Berger, Isabel Spencer, Virginia Lutz and her brother Alvin Botelho. Private arrangements...
Jeffrey D Cayer
Sep 25, 2018
Jeffrey D. Cayer 59 of Tiverton, RI passed away unexpectedly on September 25, 2018 at home. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late George and Agnes (Nunes) Cayer. He was a mechanic at Aquineck Motors and enjoyed spending time at his garage. He is survived by his son Jeffrey J. Cayer and his daughter Jillian Cayer. ...
Edward C Motta
Sep 19, 2018
Edward C. Motta 83, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on September 19th. He was the husband of the late Rose (Rashed) Motta. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Maria (Medeiros) and Manuel C. Motta. Mr. Motta had worked as a Manager in the steel industry prior to his retirement. He had served in the US Navy...
Phyllis J Silvia
Sep 12, 2018
Phyllis J. Silvia 71, of Fall River, MA passed away on Sept. 12, 2018. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Ravanelle) and Guido Zarlenga. A homemaker, she is survived by her children Desiree Silvia, Dawn Marie Silvia and Leo Silvia. She also leaves her grandchildren David, Brett, Paul &, Johnathan. In addition, she...
Anthony Martin
Sep 2, 2018
Anthony Martin Sr., 76 of N. Dartmouth, MA, passed away on Sept. 2nd. He was the husband of Eileen (Borges) Martin. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Mary L. (Costa) and Louis Martin Sr. He had served as a Private First Class in the U S Army. He was a sheet metal worker with...
John C Mello
Aug 26, 2018
John C. Mello 87 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Sunday. He was the husband of Rosemarie Ann (Rodrigues) Mello. Born in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late Maria C. (Medeiros) and Manuel C. Mello. Mr. Mello was the Chief of Police for the Town of Tiverton for 3 and 1/2 years, retiring in 1981 after serving...
Luis M.C. Pavao
Aug 4, 2018
Luis M.C. Pavao 69 of Fall River, MA passed away on Saturday. Born in Fenais daLuz, Azores, he was the son of the late Maria C. Medeiros and Jose Pavao Medeiros. Prior to his retirement, he had worked as a Butcher for Amaral's Central market. He is survived by his children Steven Pavao, Scott Pavao, Tracy Pavao, 5 grandchildren and...
Antone Joseph Arruda
Jul 26, 2018
Antone Joseph Arruda 93, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on July 26th at St. Anne's Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Sarah (Clark) Arruda. Born in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late Marianna (Borges) and Antone Arruda. He had served in the US Navy and was a WWII veteran. He was...
Roland Patrick Grant
Jul 17, 2018
Roland Patrick Grant 71 of Tiverton, RI passed away July 17th. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of Helen (LeBlanc) Grant and the late Francis R. Grant. He was the husband of Linda C. (Barry) Grant. In addition to his mother and wife, he also leaves a son Jason Grant. In addition, he leaves his siblings William...
Robert A Fontaine
Jul 13, 2018
Robert A. Fontaine 80, of Fall River, passed away on July 13th. He was the husband of the late Ann Marie (Pacheco) Fontaine. Born in Westport, MA, he was the son of the late Amelia (Valliere) and Ovilia Fontaine. Prior to his retirement, he had worked as a Truck driver in the textile industry. He had served in the US...
John R Viveiros
Jul 7, 2018
John R. Viveiros, 89 of Tiverton, passed away July 7th. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Coite) Viveiros. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Brazilina (Ferreira) and Mariano Viveiros. Prior to his retirement, he had worked as a Bulldozer Operator. He is survived by his son Jeffrey John Viveiros (wife Monica) and his...
Alfred Medeiros
Jun 19, 2018
Alfred Medeiros 84 of Tiverton, RI passed away on June 19, 2018. He was the husband of the late Mary L. (Costa) Medeiros. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Rose and Manuel Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros was the Proprietor of Al's Auto Body and had also worked at Tiverton Auto Body. He was an avid...
Paula A Crawford
Jun 12, 2018
Paula M. (West) Crawford, 65 of Tiverton, RI, passed away on June 12th. She was the wife of Terrence E. Crawford Jr. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frances (Zwolinski) and Edward West. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a supervisor for Christmas Tree Shop for over 20 years. In addition to...
Rose F Farias
Jun 10, 2018
Rose Farias 94, formerly of Fall River, passed away on June 10th. She was the widow of George Farias. Born in Mattapoisett, MA, she was the daughter of the late Rose (Souza) and Alexander Bernardo. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as an assembler for Wolf lamps. She was predeceased by several brothers and sisters and is survived by...
Carlos M Aguiar
Jun 10, 2018
Carlos M. Aguiar 76 of Fall River, MA, passed away on June 10, 2018. He was the husband of Judith (Furtado) Aguiar. Born in Fail, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel P. and Laura (DeFreitas) Aguiar. He was a retired member of Union 610 and wokred as a construction laborer. He enjoyed casinos, watching soccer, which he...
Patrick L Connors
Jun 6, 2018
Patrick L. Connors 92, of Fall River, passed away June 6, 2018. The husband of the late Alice (Almeida), he was born in Fall River, the son of the late Catherine (Caron) & William Connors. He was a sergeant in the Army at the end of WWII. Retired from J & J Corrugated, he was a member of the International...
Georgianna Teves
May 29, 2018
Georgianna "Midge" (Travis) Teves, 92, of Fall River, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018. She was the wife of the late Edward M. Teves. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late John C. Travis & Minnie (Barboza) Travis. Mrs. Teves was the owner of Furniture Village in Somerset for many years until her retirement. She was a...
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