Joseph Welenc
May 6, 2016
WELENC, Joseph LCDR USN Ret. of Tiverton died May 6, 2016. Joseph was born in Troop, PA, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Welenc. He is survived by his 3 children Robert J. Welenc of Severn, MD, Dory Hatzberger of Oviedo, FL and Paul J. Welenc of Bridgeport, NY, six grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and several nieces and...
Evelyn B. Rapoza
May 2, 2016
Evelyn B. (Rossoni) Rapoza, 81, of Tiverton, RI passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 2nd at St. Anne Hospital in Fall River. She was the wife of the late Lionel S. Rapoza. Born in Worcester, Ma., Mrs. Rapoza was a graduate of Hope High School and the RI Hospital School for Physiology. She was the medical assistant for Dr. Henry...
Maria C. Arruda
May 2, 2016
Maria Conceicao (Pestana) Arruda 96 of Fall River, and formerly of Tower St., died on Monday. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Arruda. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Leopoldina (Rodrigues) and John Pestana. Prior to her retirement. she had worked as a Presser for Shelburne Shirt for many years and was...
Mary Almeida Costa
Apr 11, 2016
Mary (Almeida) Almeida Costa, aka "Kennie" of Fall River died on Monday. She was the wife of the late Manuel F. Almeida and the late John N. Costa. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Cabral) and Manuel Almeida. She had formerly worked as a Sales Clerk at the Globe Mills and also at Louis...
Dennis Medeiros
Apr 9, 2016
Dennis Medeiros 77 of Fall River, died on April 9th. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Emerdelia (Costa) and Dennis Medeiros. He was the long time companion of the late Pauline Ramos. He was a Sergeant/Deputy Sheriff with the Bristol County Sheriff's Department. He was the Former President of the Democratic Club of Fall River...
Arthur S. Velho
Apr 6, 2016
Arthur S. Velho 85 of Dartmouth and formerly of 23 Macomber St., Berkley, MA died on Wednesday. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Madeline (Viveiros) and John S. Velho Sr. He had served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by a brother Roland Velho of Chelsea, MA and a lifelong...
Linda Oliveira
Apr 5, 2016
Linda Oliveira 70 of Tiverton passed away on April 5th. Born in Fall River, she was a Graduate of Durfee High School in 1963 and from Diman Vocational School of Practical Nursing in April 1965. She worked as a Practical Nurse for 34 years. After retiring from nursing she owned and was shopkeeper for Amy's Amoire at the Mill Pond...
George Murray
Apr 3, 2016
George Murray 78 of Tiverton passed away on Sunday. He was the husband of Susan Marie (Tobol) Murray for 49 years. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Irene (Smith) and Albert Murray. He was the Owner/Operator of Tiverton Auto Body for over 50 years. He was an avid racer for many years. George was a Champion...
Paula Ann Nicoletti
Apr 2, 2016
Paula A. Nicoletti, 44 of Tiverton RI passed away on April 2, 2016. She was the daughter of Ann Marie ( O'Connell) Nicoletti and the late Paul J. Nicoletti of Tiverton RI. Paula was a graduate of Tiverton High School and Bristol Community College. Most recently she was employed as an administrator at Community Connections in Fairhaven MA. In addition...
Delfina Peixoto Resendes
Mar 26, 2016
Delfina (Peixoto) Resendes 63 of Fall River, MA passed away on Saturday. She was the wife of Rui Santos. Born in Povoacao, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Maria (Dos Anjos) and Manuel Peixoto. She had worked as a Sewing machine operator at Raptor Manufacturing and was a member of Good Shepherd Parish. She also leaves...
Hilda Barboza
Mar 20, 2016
Hilda (Figueredo) Perry Barboza 86, of Middletown and formerly of Tiverton died on March 20th. She was the wife of the late Antone "Mickey" Perry. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Emily (Araujo) and Joseph Figueredo. A Spinner/Winder, she had worked at Stretch Yarns, Inc. and the Bourne Mills. She had been a member of...
Raymond Murray
Mar 14, 2016
Tiverton- Raymond Murray, 87 of Tiverton passed away unexpectedly Monday March 14, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Louise J Murray (Stone) to whom he was married to for 60 years. Born in Fall River he was the son of the late Irene (Smith) and Albert E. Murray. He was a veteran of World War II, and worked as...
Ella J. Sullivan
Mar 14, 2016
Ella J. (Lane) Sullivan 88 of Tiverton passed away on Monday, March 14th at home. She was the widow of Michael J. Sullivan Jr. to whom she was married to for 47 years. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Lottie (Clark) and Everett Lane Sr. She had been the Co-owner of the former Midway Restaurant...
Rita B. Moore
Mar 3, 2016
Rita B. Moore, 86, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at home. She loved her family dearly, found strength in her faith and support in the Al-Anon program. She enjoyed reading, building puzzles and knitting. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Moore. She will be sorely missed by her children, Theresa and husband Joseph Matarese of...
Erminia Pacheco
Feb 28, 2016
Erminia (Mota) Pacheco 88 of Fall River, formerly of Montaup St. passed away Sunday. She was the wife of the late Manuel Franco Pacheco. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Angelina (Borges) and John Mota. A member of Good Shepherd Parish, she had worked as a Machine operator for Carousel and various other sewing...
Joan L. Howard
Feb 16, 2016
Joan L. Howard 84 of Fall River, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016. She was the wife of the late Gordon R. Howard. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Bertha (Mahon) and Armand L'Archevesque. Joan was a Graduate of Dominican Academy in in 1949 and the Union Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. She had...
Al L. Machado
Feb 13, 2016
Al L. Machado 72 of Fall River died on Saturday. He was the husband of Joan E. (Levesque) Machado. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Natalia (Da'Luz) and Antonio Machado. He had formerly worked as a Chauffeur for American Dryer and at US Records for 20 years prior to that. He is also survived by...
Paul J. Nicoletti
Feb 10, 2016
Paul J. Nicoletti 78 of Tiverton, RI passed away on February 10, 2016. He was the husband of Ann Marie (O'Connell) Nicoletti to whom he was married to for 51 years. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Winifred (Holland) and James Nicoletti. Prior to his retirement, he taught English at Portsmouth High School. He...
Eduarda Silva
Jan 30, 2016
Eduarda (Reis) Silva 80 of Fall River died on Saturday. She was the wife of the late Jose DaSilva. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Maria (Martins) and Francisco Reis. She had worked as a Machine Operator for Quaker Fabrics. She is survived by a daughter Anna Silva Matos and 2 granddaughters Joanne Matos...
James F. Casey
Jan 28, 2016
James F. Casey (Jimmy) 48 of Tiverton, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday Jan 28th surrounded by family and friends. He was the husband and best friend of Tracy Lanigan-Casey for 29 years . Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late James M. Casey and Veronica (Galvin) Casey. He was a lifelong Tiverton resident. Jimmy was...
