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Recent Obituaries
Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Rhode Island and surrounding areas
Louis Turcotte Sr
Mar 16, 2013
Louis Turcotte Sr. 95 of Tiverton, died on Saturday. He was the husband of the late Mary (Capua) Turcotte. Born in Fall River, Mass., he was the son of the late Catherine (Friery) and Arthur Turcotte. Prior to his retirement, he had worked as a Mechanic for various Trucking Companies. He was a communicant of St. Theresa's Parish in Tiverton....
Steven Tavares
Mar 16, 2013
Steven Tavares 52 of Tiverton, RI passed away Saturday. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Leonora (Souza) and Joseph Tavares. He had worked as a Carpenter in Home Improvement. He enjoyed the bass guitar and was the bass player for the Bone Shaker Band. He is survived by a 2 brothers David J. Tavares of...
Ruth Borden
Mar 13, 2013
Ruth Borden 86, formerly of Tiverton, died on March 13, 2013. She was currently residing at The Willows in Warren but spent most of her life in the Tiverton Nanaquaket area. She was the wife of the late Walter Borden. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Bella (Saucier) and William Raymond. She had attended...
Mary Gloria Haggerty
Mar 3, 2013
Mary Gloria Haggerty 89 of Tiverton, RI passed away March 3, 2013. She was the wife of the late Thomas Patrick Haggerty. Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Adolphe Berube and Olive (Landreville) Berube. She had formerly worked as a Home Health Aide. She is survived by 2 sisters Claire Goodrich and Dorothy Berube, both...
Olivia D. Mello
Feb 21, 2013
Olivia D. Mello 88, formerly of Orswell St, Fall River, died on Thursday at the Somerset Ridge Center. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Maria C. (Mello) and Francisco Mello. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a Private Secretary at Clearview Manufacturing. She was a communicant of Good Shepherd Parish and had...
Serafina Maria Cipriano
Feb 13, 2013
Serafina M. (Lima) Cipriano 61 of Fall River, died on Wednesday. She was the wife of Joao Cipriano. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Maria (Correia) and Manuel DeLima. She had worked as a Machine Operator for Bradley Scott, and was a communicant of Santo Christo Parish. In addition to her husband, she is...
Maria Dasilva
Feb 11, 2013
Maria Ilda (Pereira) daSilva 89 of Fall River died on Monday. She was the widow of Manuel Ferreira daSilva. Born in Faial daTerra, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Lidoina and Joaquim Antao Pereira. She had worked as a Sewing Machine Operator in the Textile Industry. She is survived by a son Manuel P. daSilva (Wife...
Carlena Antonia Massa
Feb 11, 2013
Carlena A. (Rosario) Massa born 9/1/1967-passed surrounded by friends and family on 2/11/2013, at her home in Tiverton, RI. She is a1987 graduate of Portsmouth High School. She was a devoted wife and mother. A dedicated sponsor and activist in Making Strides for the fight against breast cancer. She enjoyed life!! She owned a daycare for 22 years, and was...
Sizaltina R. Souza
Feb 8, 2013
Sizatina "Sally" (Rapozo) Souza 92 of Fall River, passed away Friday. She was the wife of Joseph Souza. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Maria Carmo (Amaral) and Joseph Rapozo. A Homemaker, she had also worked as a Cloth Inspector at the Lamport. She is survived by a daughter Lois Marie Pereira (husband Kevin)...
Elaine Ferreira Valcourt
Feb 2, 2013
Elaine Ferreira (Alfonso) Valcourt 70 of Westport, where she lived for over 40 years passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2nd. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Costa) and Jesse Alfonso. She had formerly worked as L.P.N. at the Fall River Nursing Home for about 17 years and later at Tavares Pediatric in Providence...
Frances Evelyn West
Jan 31, 2013
Frances E. (Zwolinski) West 89, formerly of East Main St., Fall River, MA died on Thursday. She was the widow of Edward West. She had formerly worked at L.B. File & Binder Co. and also at Yates Rubber. She is survived by a daughter Paula Crawford and her son-in-law Terrence Crawford. She also leaves her grandchildren Terrence E. Crawford III...
Henry Costa
Jan 30, 2013
Henry Costa of Fall River, MA passed away on Thursday, January 30th, 2014. He was the husband of Helen (Santos) Costa. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Emily (Rego) and Frank Costa. He had served in the US Navy. He was an avid boater and boating was his passion. He was also a member of...
Manuel Dasilva
Jan 30, 2013
Manuel DaSilva 86 of Fall River died on Wednesday. He was the husband of Maria Gloria (Arruda) DaSilva. Born in Maia, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Maria Jose (Monte-Bastos) and Jose Bertanha DaSilva. Prior to his retirement, he had worked as Machine Operator in the Textile Industry. He also served as a Minister and Deacon...
Annette A. Corriveau
Jan 26, 2013
Annette A. (Lariviere) Corriveau passed away peacefully on January 26, 2013 at the Highland Manor Nursing Home. Born in February 1911, the year President Taft visited Fall River for its Centennial Celebration. Annette lived more than a century in this city. She was the youngest and last surviving child of Philippe and Herminie Lariviere and was sister of the late...
Josephine Fagundes Morris
Jan 24, 2013
Josephine (Fagundes) Morris 95, formerly of Tiverton, died on Thursday. She was the wife of the late Joseph Morris. Born in Little Compton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Jessie (Mello) and Manuel Fagundes .A Homemaker, she is survived by a brother Victor Fagundes along with several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the Frank Fagundes,...
Aurelija Aka Lilly Scott
Jan 22, 2013
Aurelija (Radomskas) Scott, aka Lilly, 66 of Tiverton, RI, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. She was the wife of Paul Edward Scott. Born in Eichstatt, Germany, she was the daughter of Ona (Sidlauskaite) Radomskas of Boston, MA and the late Patras Radomskas. She had worked as a Teacher's Aide in the Middletown School System. She was a member...
Thomas E. Rogers
Jan 16, 2013
Thomas E. Rogers 89 of Tiverton, RI died on Jan. 16, 2013. He was the husband of Helen (Krawetz) Rogers. Born in New Bedford, MA. he was the son of the late Ellen (Meehan) and Thomas H. Rogers. He was educated in the New Bedford School System and had served in the US Army Air Force during WWII. Prior to...
Leonora Tavares
Jan 15, 2013
Leonora (Sousa) Tavares 87, formerly of Beech Ave., Tiverton, RI died on Jan. 15. 2013. She was the wife of the late Joseph Tavares. A Homemaker, she was a member of Holy Ghost Parish. She is survived by her children William Tavares, Juliette Mello, David J. Tavares and Steven Tavares. She also leaves 2 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren. She was...
Dimond Vaz
Jan 13, 2013
Dimond "Gramps" Vaz 96 of Tiverton died on Sunday Jan. 13th, 2013. He was the widower of Flora Mae (Helger) Vaz. Born in Dighton, MA, he was the son of the late Frances (Silva) and Emmanuel Vaz. He had formerly worked as Mechanic at Ray's Auto Garage and was the former owner of Flo's Drive In of Portsmouth. He had...
Ruth Smith
Jan 10, 2013
Ruth Smith 71 of Fall River, died on Thursday, January 10, 2013. She was the wife of Theodore P. Smith Jr. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Delia (Souza) and Benjamin Mello. A Homemaker for most of her lifetime, she had also worked at Louis Hand and Shelburne Shirt Company. She was a member...
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