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Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Rhode Island and surrounding areas

Maria Botelho

Maria Botelho

Nov 6, 2017

Maria Botelho 94 of Fall River, passed away Nov. 6th. She was the wife of the late Joao Melo Botelho. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Christina daConceicao (Coelho) Oliveira and the late Joaquim Oliveira Soares. A Homemaker, she is survived by her children Rafaela Sousa, Maria Marta Botelho Anjos, Mario Oliveira Botelho, John...

George Brilhante

George Brilhante

Oct 24, 2017

George Brilhante 93 of Fall River, passed away on October 24th. He was the husband of Hilda (Soares) Brilhante. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Anna (Pacheco) and Joseph Brilhante. A Lieutenant with the Fall River Fire Dept., prior to his retirement, he worked with Engine 2 at the Central Station. He reported for duty...

Hortencia Ester Piva Amaral

Hortencia Ester Piva Amaral

Oct 22, 2017

Hortencia "Ester Piva" Amaral. 101, of Tiverton, wife of the late Manuel "Donald" Amaral, died peacefully at home in her sleep on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Tiverton's oldest resident, born in Fall River and the daughter of the late Jose P. Rebeiro and Maria Piva Mello Rebeiro, she had been a resident of Tiverton for 68 years. Ester left school...

Manuel Moniz Carreiro

Manuel Moniz Carreiro

Oct 19, 2017

Manuel Moniz Carreiro 93 of Fall River, passed away on Oct. 19th. He was the widower of Maria Lourdes Furtado. Born in Porto Formaso, Azores, he was the son of the late Ricarda DoRosario Moniz and Joao Carreiro Ferreira. Prior to his retirement he had worked in the Agricultural field. He had served in the Portuguese army. Mr. Carreiro was...

John Charles Botelho, Sr.

John Charles Botelho, Sr.

Oct 11, 2017

John C. Botelho, Sr., 83, of Tiverton, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the loving husband of Lorna H. (Palmer) Botelho. Born in Portsmouth, RI, he was a son of the late Louis Botelho & Elvira (Silva) Botelho. Mr. Botelho was a graduate of Rogers High School and served with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps....

Raymond A Gagnon

Raymond A Gagnon

Oct 11, 2017

Raymond A. Gagnon, 91, of Fall River, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 11th at the Brookdale Sakonnet Bay in Tiverton, RI. Born in the Flint section of Fall River, he was son of the late Armand and Blanche Gagnon. He was a devoted husband to his wife of 62 years, M. Madeline (Amaral) Gagnon, and a loving father...

Constance Medeiros

Constance Medeiros

Oct 9, 2017

Obituary-With Photograph-Tiverton MEDEIROS, Constance (Enos), 77, of Tiverton, died October 9, 2017 at Southpointe Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Isidore N. Medeiros. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Enos & Rose (Moniz) Enos. Mrs. Medeiros was a domestic worker for many years until her retirement. Her greatest joy was spending...

Willard T. Trenholme

Willard T. Trenholme

Oct 9, 2017

Willard T. Trenholme, 70, of Fall River, died Monday, October 9, 2017. Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late Willard A. Trenholme & Germaine (Landry) Trenholme. Mr. Trenholme, Willy, was a Fall River Firefighter for many years until his retirement. He also worked at New England News Clip for 25 years and owned a carpet cleaning...

Robin J. Cambra

Robin J. Cambra

Oct 9, 2017

Robin J. Cambra, 67, of Wareham, formerly of Tiverton, died Monday, October 9 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Joseph Cambra & Lorraine (Jean) Cambra. Robin was a well-known school teacher, guidance counselor, a licensed mental health counselor, and a licensed marriage & family therapist. In his late teens and...

Wealther M. Ericson

Wealther M. Ericson

Oct 3, 2017

Wealther Mae (Horsman) Ericson, 97, died on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Howard Ericson, and sisters, Gladys Horsman and Elizabeth Levesque, as well as her former husband, Douglas Wilkinson. Born in North Tiverton, she was the daughter of the late George Horsman & Elizabeth (Dawson) Horsman. Her...

Evelyn M. Mcbroom

Evelyn M. Mcbroom

Sep 27, 2017

Evelyn M. McBroom 82, of Tiverton, passed away on Sept. 27th after a brief illness. She was the wife of Charles M. McBroom. Born in Tiverton, she was the daughter of the late Eunice (Mello) and Joseph Oliveira. Prior to her retirement in 1993, she had worked as a Quality Control Inspector for Raytheon. Evelyn enjoyed gardening, wildlife and fishing....

Barbara A. Medeiros

Barbara A. Medeiros

Sep 24, 2017

Barbara "Balbina" A. (Roies) Medeiros. 98 of Tiverton, RI passed away on Sept. 24, 2017. She was the widow of Edward Medeiros. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Theresa (Souza) and John J. Roies. She had formerly worked as a zipper setter for Needlecraft. Barbara was a communicant of St. Theresa Parish. She is survived...

Florence Odynecky Galuska

Florence Odynecky Galuska

Sep 20, 2017

Florence M. (Duquette) Odynecky Galuska 93, formerly of Tiverton, RI passed away on Sept. 20th. She was the widow of Frank Galuska and John Odynecky. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Emma (Carpentier) and Arthur Duquette. She was a communicant of Holy Ghost Parish. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a sewing machine...

Herman Pereira Perry

Herman Pereira Perry

Sep 13, 2017

Herman Pereira Perry, 95 of Fall River passed away on Sept. 13th. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Francis (Rocha) and Antone Perry. He was a long time resident of Venice Beach, California and had worked in the Maintenance Dept. in the School System. He had served in the US Army and was a WWII...

Claire J. Evans

Claire J. Evans

Sep 8, 2017

Claire J. (Lebeau) Evans, 72, of Tiverton, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Richard J. Evans. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Emile F. Lebeau & Clara (Bouvette) Lebeau. Mrs. Evans worked as a waitress at Midway Restaurant for many years until her retirement. In addition...

Susan Marie Jackson

Susan Marie Jackson

Sep 4, 2017

Susan M. (McKinney) Jackson, 57, of Fall River, died Monday, September 4, 2017 at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the loving wife of Garry W. Jackson for 32 years. Born in Boston, MA, she was a daughter of the late Wayne E. McKinney & Mary A. (Powers) McKinney. Mrs. Jackson worked in environmental services at Newport Hospital for 20 years....

Genevieve Medeiros

Genevieve Medeiros

Aug 23, 2017

Genevieve (Mattos) Medeiros 95, formerly of Tiverton, passed away on August 23rd. She was the widow of George Medeiros. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Antonia (Rua) and Joseph J. Mattos Sr. She had worked as a domestic housekeeper at the Naval Base. She is survived by a son Thomas Medeiros (Wife Pamela) and a...

Michael Moniz

Michael Moniz

Aug 22, 2017

Michael Moniz 54 of Tiverton, passed away on Aug. 22nd. Born in Fall River, he was the son of John Moniz and the late Olivia (Arruda) Moniz. He was assistant to the winemaker at Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard. Michael was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Fr. Boehr Council. A lover of the farm and animals, he also enjoyed music....

Manuel Linhares

Manuel Linhares

Aug 11, 2017

Manuel Linhares Jr., 88 of Fall River and Ft. Lauderdale, FL died on Aug. 11th. He was the husband of Arlene R. (Machado) Linhares. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Maria (Carvalho) and Manuel Linhares. He had worked as a Maintenance Leader for the Fall River Housing Authority. He had also worked for Globe Manufacturing...

Maria Faria

Maria Faria

Aug 10, 2017

Maria (Berenguer) Faria 78, of Fall River, died on Aug. 10th. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Maria Berenguer. She was the stepdaughter of the late Maria Berenguer. A Homemaker, she is survived by a son David Paul Faria, 2 grandchildren Myles David Faria and Ariana Bell Faria. She was predeceased by...

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