OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Lorraine M. "Lorree" (Pineault) Saucier
Nov 3, 2014
Lorraine M. "Lorree" (Pineault) Saucier, 76, of Fall River, a 58 year employee of Nate Lions, wife of Ronald G. Saucier, died Monday, November 3, 2014. A kind and generous woman, she gave everything she had to her family and would help anyone she could. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1956, she...
Robert M. Lachance, Sr.
Oct 31, 2014
Robert M. LaChance, 89, of Easton, PA, formerly of Swansea, MA husband of the late Doris (Lapointe) LaChance, died Friday, October 31, 2014. An Army veteran of WW II, he studied at Msgr. Prevost High School and owned and operated Rudy's Country Store, Wilbur Ave., Swansea for over 30 years. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Alfred A. "Freddy" Charette
Oct 30, 2014
Alfred A. "Freddy" Charette, 97, of Borden Place East, Fall River, husband of the late Eva G. (Allard) Charette, died Thursday, October 30, 2014. A 34 year employee of the former Fall River Gas Company, he was past-treasurer of Local 431 Utility Workers Union of America and past-president of both St. Anne Fraternity and St. Anne...

Judith Ann Enos
Oct 30, 2014
Judith Ann Enos, 73, of Tiverton, RI, wife of Manuel "Sonny" Enos, died Thursday, October 30, 2014. Judy worked at Duro Finishing and later for the Tiverton School Department. In her younger years, Judy enjoyed bike riding with the family, cookouts, long rides to see the fall foliage, and ice cream at Gulf Hill Farm. More...
Manuel Carreiro
Oct 25, 2014
Manuel Carreiro, 78, of Fall River, a former employee of Corscadden Concrete Finishing, died Saturday, October 25, 2014. He leaves his wife Maria (Cabral de Melo) Carreiro of Fall River; children, Connie Valerio and Luis Carreiro and his wife Kerri, all of Fall River, Herman Carreiro and his wife Wanda of California, Antonio Carreiro and his...

Richard Robillard
Oct 24, 2014
Richard Robillard, 79, of Fall River, a former Truesdale Hospital Chief of Ambulance Services and Retired Director of Fall River Emergency Medical Services, husband of the late Florence (Fisher) Robillard and fiancé of Barbara Gajda of Fall River, died Friday, October 24, 2014. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Fall...
Robert T. Machado
Oct 22, 2014
Robert T. Machado, 72, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. He was surrounded by his loving family at home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Heywood) Machado. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Frank A. and Alice...
Yvette (Lavoie) Sowden
Oct 21, 2014
Yvette (Lavoie) Sowden, 90, of Somerset, formerly of Fall River, a housekeeper at the former St. Roch and Sacred Heart rectories, widow of Francis Sowden, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014. She was the daughter of the late George and Rose Alba (Bazinet) Lavoie; the sister of the late Marie Roszkowicz, Alban Lavoie and Ulysses Lavoie; and...
Anthony J. "Tony" Garand
Oct 19, 2014
Anthony J. "Tony" Garand, 99, of Fall River, husband of the late Jeannette O. (Ouellette) Garand, died Sunday, October 19, 2014. An Army Staff Sergeant veteran of WW II, he owned and operated the former Tony's Variety Store, County St., in the 1950's and was employed by New England Telephone Co. for 22 years. He was...
Deborah A. "Deb" (Denny) Costa
Oct 18, 2014
Deborah A. "Deb" (Denny) Costa, 57, a personal care attendant, of Fall River, died Saturday, October 18, 2014. She leaves her parents Eugene and Madeline (Rosa) McElroy of Westport; two children, Angela Costa and Mark Costa, both of Fall River; twin nieces whom she raised like daughters, Jennifer and Jessica McElroy, both of Fall River; grandchildren,...

Roland T. Desrosiers
Oct 17, 2014
Roland T. Desrosiers, 85, of Fall River, husband of the late Blanche (Senechal) Desrosiers, died Friday, October 17, 2014. An Army veteran and member of Carpenter's Union, Local 1305, he enjoyed gambling, long walks and monitoring the stock market. He leaves four children, Raymond Desrosiers of Colorado, Katherine Moniz of Florida, Steven Desrosiers of Somerset and...
Axl R. Brady
Oct 17, 2014
Axl R. Brady, 23, a well known local DJ Entertainer, of Fall River, son of the late John and Joann (Rioux) Brady, died Friday, October 17, 2014. He leaves siblings, Johnathan Brady and Melissa Brady and his grandmother, Shirley Lambert, all of Fall River and aunts, uncles and cousins. Following cremation a visitation will be held...

Evelyn Rua
Oct 16, 2014
Evelyn Rua, 90, a former employee of Firestone Rubber, Modern Dress Co. and Rte. 177 Flea Market, formerly of Fountain St., Fall River, Thursday, October 16, 2014. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Rua; the sister of Thomas Rua of New Bedford, Catherine Ricci of Tiverton and the late Phoebe Rocha, Mary...

Deolinda "Linda" "Red" (Costa) Silvia
Oct 14, 2014
Deolinda "Linda" "Red" (Costa) Silvia, 90, of Fall River, widow of Joseph M. Silvia, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014, her grandson John by her side. In her early years, she was employed by Louis Hand Inc. She later was employed for 15 years by Truesdale Hospital as a nurse's assistant and then by Cherry & Webb...
David Ambroziak
Oct 14, 2014
David Ambroziak, 63, of Fall River, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014. A graduate of Diman Regional Vocational High School and former Citizens for Citizens Energy Auditor, he enjoyed fishing and water sports. He leaves his former wife, Monica (Ferris) Ambroziak of Somerset; two children, Amy M. D'Souza of Providence and Ian F. Ambroziak of Somerset; a...
Roger N. Anctil, Sr.
Oct 13, 2014
Roger N. Anctil, Sr., 82, of Fall River, husband of the late Elaine (Ventura) Anctil, died Monday, October 13, 2014. A master auto mechanic, he was employed by Four Square Garage, Jim's Used Cars and Mike's Auto Sales, all of Westport. He leaves seven children, Catherine Bellavance (husband Kenneth Sr.) Guy Anctil, Deborah Costa (husband Gary),...
Ellen (Turcotte) Borge
Oct 13, 2014
Ellen (Turcotte) Borge, 63, of Rolling Green Drive, Fall River, an award winning floral designer and animal lover, wife of David Borge, died peacefully, Monday, October 13, 2014. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, John Borge and his wife Doreen of Lakeville; grandchildren, Jenna and John Borge and a brother Judge David Turcotte of Dartmouth....
Lela Mae (Holbrook) Turner
Oct 12, 2014
Lela (Holbrook) Turner, 90 of Swansea, formerly of Fall River, widow of Richard Turner, died Sunday, October 12, 2014. She was the mother of Mary Ann Rochester, Larry Turner and Betty Lee Desmarais (husband Robert), all of Fall River, William Turner of East Taunton, Jean Barbosa (husband Mario) of Swansea and the late Emily Mello; the...
Raymond C. Bardan
Oct 12, 2014
Raymond C. Bardan, 66, of Fall River, husband of the late Joan (Kemp) Bardan, died Sunday, October 12, 2014. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was glazier, employed by Massey's Plate Glass and Aluminum, Branford, CT. He was a paintball player. He leaves five children, Cheryl Kemp of Fall River, Dennis Bardan (wife Sara)...

Yvette L. (Banville) Boulay
Oct 10, 2014
Yvette L. (Banville) Boulay, 97, of Fall River, widow of Raymond J. Boulay, died Friday, October 10, 2014. A graduate of Dominican Academy, she was employed at the Newport Naval Base, Boston Naval Shipyard and the Army Base, Boston. A former Charlton Memorial Hospital volunteer and member of the Ladies of St. Anne Sodality of St....