OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Beatrice (Martineau) Heywood
Jun 1, 2017
Beatrice M. (Martineau) Mason Heywood, 95, of Fall River, wife of the late Norman Heywood, and former wife of the late Stanley Mason, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. She had also resided in Tiverton for many years. She was the mother of James Raymond Mason of (late wife Jane) of Oklahoma, and the late Betty...
Thomas L. Furtado
Jun 1, 2017
Thomas L. Furtado, 70, of Fall River, husband of Denise (Jusseaume) Furtado and son of Louis H. Furtado of Swansea and the late Marion E. (Levesque) Furtado, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. He served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and was a 25 year employee of Duro Finishing co. Besides his wife of 41...
Roland P. Masciarelli
May 31, 2017
Roland P. Masciarelli, 86, formerly of Fall River, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include a brother, Alfred Masciarelli of Tiverton, RI and a sister, Nancy Fiola (and her husband Raymond), and several nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late Aquiline and...
Kimberly Dias
May 27, 2017
Kimberly Dias, 29, of Fall River, daughter of Augusto and Alice Dias of Fall River, passed away on her birthday, Saturday, May 27, 2017. Besides her parents, she leaves a sister Lina Rebelo and her husband Luis of Somerset; her nephew and godchild, Jacob Rebelo and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Her funeral will be held...
John Daniel Decosta
May 23, 2017
John Daniel DeCosta, 57, of Dighton, formerly of Fall River and Las Vegas, son of the late Edward and Lorraine (Perry) DeCosta and brother of the late Tracey DeCosta, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He lived his teen years in Taunton. He served in the Air Force and was employed by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. He...
Anne C. (Mcmillan) Lavoie
May 22, 2017
Anne C. (McMillan) Lavoie, 74, of Tiverton, wife of the late Andre W. Lavoie, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. A member of the BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1960, she was employed at the Fall River City Hall and Public Library, the Employment Office and Raytheon, Co., Portsmouth. She was a member of T.O.P.S....
Kristina Reis
May 22, 2017
Kristina Reis, 36, of North Dartmouth, formerly of Fall River, daughter of Luis F. Reis of Fall River and Lisete Aguiar of North Dartmouth, stepdaughter of Manuel Hermenegildo, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. Besides her parents, she leaves a son, Collin Crowell; siblings, Paul Reis and his wife Kristine, Thelma Resendes, Carlos Reis and his...
Dorothy E. Mlynek (Fitzgerald) Sliwa
May 20, 2017
Dorothy (Fitzgerald) Mlynek Sliwa, 92, of Fall River, wife of the late Joseph Mlynek and the late Walter Sliwa, passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2017. She was an active member of the former Immaculate Conception Parish where she taught CCD, was a Bingo volunteer, a member of the Choir and the Women's Guild and a Marian...
James S. Miller
May 17, 2017
James S. Miller, 48, of Dartmouth, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. He was employed as a mechanic at Bob Nichols Auto, New Bedford and John's Auto Unlimited, New Bedford. He was also employed as a commercial fisherman and scalloper for many years. James was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, camping and jet skiing. He...
Jeannine G. (Provencal) Sirois
May 15, 2017
Jeannine G. (Provencal) Sirois, 91, of Somerset, formerly of Fall River and Sarasota, Florida, wife of Normand L. Sirois, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. She was employed by Wiedeman Hat Co., Sylvania Electric and Stop & Shop. Besides her husband of 69 years, she leaves three children, Paul G. Sirois of Carver, MA, Leo N....
Lucille M. (Michel) Raymond
May 12, 2017
Lucille (Michel) Raymond, 75, of Somerset, wife of the late Donald A. "Tiger" Raymond and mother of the late Donald R. Raymond, passed away, Friday, May 12, 2017. She was employed by New England Telephone, Sears and St. Anne's Credit Union. She was a member of the Dominican Academy Alumni Association, was an avid painter and...
Robert W. Czurak
May 11, 2017
Robert W. Czurak, 70, of Fall River, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Employed by The Foxboro Company, he was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was an avid New England sports fan. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was the son of the late William J. and Martha E. (Skendziel) Czurak. Survivors...
Arthur H. Henderson
May 10, 2017
Arthur H. Henderson, 76, of Tiverton, formerly of Fall River, husband of Mary E. "Betty" (Cabral) Henderson, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School and Southeastern Massachusetts University, he was employed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Defense Department at the Newport Naval Base and was a substitute teacher in...
Humberto F. Dasilva
May 8, 2017
Humberto F. DaSilva, 87, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, husband of Irene (Lebeau) DaSilva, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017. A soft spoken, kind and considerate gentleman, he was a longtime employee of P. F. Industries, Bristol, RI. Besides his wife of 64 years, he leaves two daughters, Anne Marie DaSilva (formerly Medeiros) of Westport...
Lillian (Lambert) Benoit
May 8, 2017
Lillian (Lambert) Benoit, 90, of Tiverton, wife of the late Roger W. Benoit, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017. She worked in the garment industry and was a teacher's aide at the Montessori School of the Angels and was a member of the Tiverton Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She leaves a daughter, Muriel Cote and...
Rita L. (Boissonneault) Forcier
May 7, 2017
Rita L. (Boissonneault) Forcier, 100, of Fall River, wife of the late Clarence W. Forcier, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was a retired garment worker and an artisan in ceramics. She leaves two children, Paul H. Forcier of Spring Hill, Florida and Jeanne Rogers and her husband Donald of Fall River; a daughter-in-law Paula...
Rita G. (Milotte) Forcier
May 7, 2017
Rita G. (Milotte) Forcier, of Fall River, widow of Raymond R. Forcier, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the age of 101. Loving mother of Pauline M. Forcier of Fall River, Colette A. Santos (husband Marc) of Fairhaven, Jean P. Forcier (wife Diane) of Tiverton, RI, and the late Donald R. Forcier (wife Theresa)...
Noreen A. Silva
May 6, 2017
Noreen A. (Kwasniowski) Silva, 71, of Fall River, widow of Armindo "Armand" Silva, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017. She had been employed by Tillitson Rubber, Elbe File & Binder and more recently at the Harriet T. Healy School. She enjoyed reading, fishing and coloring. Survivors include two daughters, Lisa Aguiar (husband Edward) and Sara...
Margaret M. "Peggy" Medeiros
May 3, 2017
Margaret M. "Peggy" (Chaisty) Medeiros, 65, of Tiverton, a former employee of Rand McNally, Taunton, Brooks Drugs, Raynham and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017. She leaves her former husband Joseph 'Buddy" Medeiros of Tiverton; a sister, Cynthia Kelleher of Hingham, MA; a "sister" Cindy Severino of Taunton a niece Jennifer...
Raymond T. Vallee
May 2, 2017
Raymond T. Vallee, 79, of New Bedford, formerly of Fall River, husband of Margaret A. "Peggy" (O'Grady) Vallee and the late Doris (Deschenes) Vallee, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017. A former Eagle Scout, he was a 34 year employee of American Dryer, a Past Grand Knight and Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus,...