Obituaries

May 30, 2014

JENNIE WEGLOWSKI Jennie Ann (Majewski) Weglowski 93 of Middletown, formerly of Tiverton, died on Friday. She was the widow of Julian Weglowski. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Angela (Betlej) and Albert Majewski. A Homemaker, she had been a member of Holy Ghost Parish. She had been raised with a brother William Majewski and...

May 24, 2014

Henrietta (Goncalo) Rapoza, "Honey" 87 of Tiverton, RI died on Saturday, May 24, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Arthur C. Rapoza of Tiverton. Born in Fall River, MA she was the daughter of the late Antonia (Branco) and Antonio Goncalo. A homemaker, she had also worked as a Seamstress at Sagamore Shirt and was...

May 17, 2014

Manuel Machado 67 of Garfield St., Fall River, MA passed away on Saturday at St. Anne's Hospital. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Evangelina (Affonso) and Francisco Machado. He had served in the Military in Portugal. He had been a member of the former Our Lady of the Angels Parish, now Good Shepherd. He...

May 9, 2014

Alexandria (Wasilowski) Souza 83, of Tiverton, also known as "Lexie," passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014. She was the wife of the late Carlos Souza. Born in Tiverton, she was the daughter of the late Katherine (Janicki) and Bronislaw Wasilowski. She had worked for the Tiverton School System for 41 years and was the assistant to the principal at...

Apr 29, 2014

Deolinda E. (Farias) Aguiar, 85, of Tiverton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at St. Anne's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Aguiar. Born in Tiverton, she was a daughter of the late Francisco and Carlotta (Botelho) Farias. Mrs. Aguiar was a communicant of St. Christopher Church in Tiverton. She...

Apr 24, 2014

Michael J. Proto, 73, of Tiverton passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Vivian L. (Araujo) Proto. Born in Bristol, he was a son of the late Michael and Jennie Proto. Mr. Proto was a supervisor for the Rhode Island Veterans Home. A Bronze Star recipient, he...

Apr 23, 2014

Richard S. Stone, 83, of Tiverton passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Doris (Colwell) Stone. Born in Winchendon, MA, he was a son of the late Stanley and Irene I. (Reed) Stone. A Korean War Veteran, Mr. Stone had joined the service as a teenager, and proudly served...

Apr 15, 2014

Catherine Sullivan Catherine (Leary) Sullivan 89, formerly of Tiverton, RI passed away on Tuesday. She was the widow of Alfred James Sullivan. She is survived by 2 sons Boetius Sullivan (wife Janice) of Coventry, RI and Alfred J. Sullivan (wife Mary Lou) of Tiverton. She also leaves her grandchildren Michael Sullivan and Jill Sullivan and 2 great grandchildren....

Apr 14, 2014

Elaine F. Nearpass of Tiverton went to join her son Jeff in the presence of the Lord on April 14 after a valiant struggle. Her heart never gave up but her body could not contain her spirit any longer.

Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of  Mrs. Susie (Motta) Farias and the late Antone Motta...

Apr 14, 2014

Patricia Ann (Geagon) Newbury 69, of Tiverton, RI passed away on April 14, 2014.  She was the wife of Joseph R. Newbury with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage on March 14th. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen M. (Cullen) and Arthur J. Geagon. She was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School...

Apr 2, 2014

Gladys (Jones) Rezendes 67, of Tiverton, passed away Wednesday.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Beatrice Novak (Wilkie) and John Jones.  She had worked as an Activities Director at the Nancy Brayton Osborn Adult Day Care in Little Compton.  In 2004, she was the recipient of The Adult Day Care Center Worker of the...

Mar 29, 2014

Leonilda ( Mendonca ) Rapoza -known as "Lee" or "Lilly"  to many - passed away at her home in Fall River, MA at age 82 on Saturday March 29th surrounded by her loving family. Lee was a life long resident of Fall River and a graduate of BMC Durfee High School '49. For 20 years Lee worked for the Massachusetts...

Mar 27, 2014

James Joseph Simonetti 48 of Tiverton passed away March 27, 2014.  Born in Fall River, MA he was the son of Mary "Mae" (Bettencourt) Simonetti  of Tiverton and the late James Edward Simonetti. A Graduate of the Culinary Arts Program at Johnson and Wales, he was an Executive Chef in the Restaurant Industry.  In addition to his mother, he is...

Mar 27, 2014

Edward Kaminski 75 of Tiverton died on Thursday.  He was the husband of Diana Loretta (Levesque) Kaminski.  Born  Passaic, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Sophie (Gay) and  Peter Kaminski, He had worked as an Electronics Technician at the Naval Underwater Systems Center.  He had served in the US Navy from 1958 to 1962.  In addition to...

Mar 27, 2014

Hilda Theresa (Farias) Medeiros 93 of Chatham, MA formerly of Fall River, MA and Tiverton, RI died on Thursday.  Born in Tiverton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Emily (Braga) and John Farias. She was the wife of the late Manuel "Zip" Medeiros.  She had formerly worked as an Over Locker in the Garment Industry.  She was a...

Mar 23, 2014

Manuel Pereira DaSilva 64 of Somerset, MA, formerly of Fall River, passed away on Sunday. He was the husband of Maria Lurdes (Melo) DaSilva. Born in Faial da Terra, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Maria Ilda (Antao Pereira) and Manuel F. DaSilva. He had formerly worked with Dye in the Textile Industry. He was a...

Mar 18, 2014

Beatrice (Mello) Audet 90 of Fall River, formerly of Whipple St., passed away March 18th. She was the widow of Alfred Audet. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Beatrice (Enos) and Manuel Mello. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Parish and a member of the Melody Club and N. End Seniors.  She had formerly...

Mar 16, 2014

JOYCE ANN ARRUDA Joyce Ann (Rego) Arruda 60, of Swansea, passed away at her home on Sunday surrounded by her family after a brief illness of cancer.  She was the wife of Thomas Arruda.  Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Rego.  She was a former employee of Joe's Family Restaurant and Friendly's...

Mar 13, 2014

Jacqueline L. (Reynolds) Swass 77, aka "Jackie" of Westport, MA passed away March 13th.  She was the wife of Frank Swass to whom she was going to be married to for 59 years in June.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Mildred (Cartier) and Henry Reynolds.  She had attended BMC Durfee High School and...

Mar 13, 2014

Carmen (Rioux) Ponte 91 of Tiverton passed away on March 13, 2014.  She was the wife of the late John Edward Ponte for 62 years.  She was the daughter of Wilbrod and Yvonne Rioux.  She is the mother of the late John, and is survived by sons Kenneth and Clifford Ponte and daughter in law Deborah and Denise, as well...