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Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
John W. King
May 31, 2014
John W. King, 68, of Fall River, husband of Gaye (Baragry) King and son of Elouise King, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. A Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and Executive Chef, he was employed by Sodexo Catering Services at Wheaton College and UMass Dartmouth. Besides his wife, and mother of Lancaster, PA, he leaves...
Mary E. (Howes) Chmura
May 31, 2014
Mary E. (Howes) Chmura, 80, of Fall River, widow of John P. Chmura, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. She enjoyed traveling and visiting Casinos near and far and cherished spending time with her family. She leaves 2 children, Linda Ferland of Fall River and Peter J. Chmura and his fiancée Diane Couto, of Tiverton; grandchildren, Rachel...
Gilberte E. "Gibby" (Leblanc) Desmarais
May 31, 2014
Gilberte E. "Gibby" (LeBlanc) Desmarais, 91, a longtime employee of White's Restaurant, widow of Conrad N. Desmarais, of Fall River, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. She leaves siblings, Regent LeBlanc and Lorraine Francoeur, both of Fall River and nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Eliane (Deschenes) LeBlanc and the sister...
Theresa R. (Desrosiers) Brodeur
May 30, 2014
Theresa R. (Desrosiers) Brodeur, 88, passed away on May 30 at the Sarah Brayton Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Albert J. Brodeur. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna (Robitaille) Desrosiers. Theresa spent many years working in the fabric mills of Fall River and was...
Thomas P. Bérubé
May 26, 2014
Thomas P. Bérubé, 57, of Lake Ave., Fall River, formerly of Berube Ave., Somerset, husband of Susan (Amaral) Berube and son of Martha (Pelletier) Berube of Tiverton and the late Wilfred A. Berube, died at home, Monday, May 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. A chef, he was employed by Somerset Grill and was a...
Claire M. (Martin) Machado
May 26, 2014
Claire M. (Martin) Machado, 75, of Highland Ave., Fall River, died Monday, May 26, 2014 following a courageous battle against a period of declining health. She was the wife of the former Fall River Public Schools Performing Arts Director, Edmond "Mitch" Machado. A High Honors Graduate of the former Mount St. Mary High School, she was...
Susan Wright-Belanger
May 24, 2014
Susan A. Wright-Belanger, 58, a 40-year resident of Somerset and former resident of "The Landing" Fall River, died Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Somerset Ridge Nursing Home with family by her side. She leaves 2 children, Matt Belanger and his wife Tara of Raleigh, No. Carolina and Nikky Jalbert and her husband Billy of Somerset;...
Josephine (Bochenek) Talbot
May 22, 2014
Josephine (Bochenek) Talbot, widow of Alcide J. Talbot, died Thursday, May 22, 2014. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School and Bristol Community College, she was employed by Building Materials and was a Fall River Public School Teacher Assistant. She was the mother of Donna O'Hearn of Fall River and Dean Talbot (wife Eleanor) of Taunton;...
Loretta (Chouinard) Berthiaume
May 21, 2014
Loretta C. (Chouinard) Berthiaume, 99, of Somerset, widow of Henry "Bucky" Berthiaume, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014. She was employed by the former Apex, Swansea and Pomfret Florists and Centre Drug, Somerset and was a dedicated family caregiver. A Lifetime member of St. Louis de France Parish, she was a Marian Medal recipient and member of...
Anthony Rocha
May 21, 2014
Anthony Rocha, 40, of Fall River, a faithful Christian and former employee of ReFlek Corp., husband of Stacy (Lauzon) Rocha and son of Josephine (Camara) Rocha and the late James Rocha, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 after battling a long illness. An avid sports fan, he played basketball and hockey and also enjoyed reading and writing....
Kenneth J. Ferreira
May 20, 2014
Kenneth J. Ferreira, 76, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, husband of Janice M. Seaman) Ferreira, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A former employee of P. A. Landers, he enjoyed fishing with his best friend Joe Ferreira. Besides his wife of 55 years, he leaves 2 daughters, Cynthia A. Ferreira of Westport and Karen A. Cardoza...
Lynda J. "Tia" Leduc
May 19, 2014
Lynda J. "Tia" Leduc, 49, of Fall River, formerly of Tiverton, died Monday, May 19, 2014. She was the daughter of Dolores (Camara) Leduc of Tiverton and the late Joseph Leduc; the mother of Matthew Levesque (fiancée Breanna Craveiro) of Fall River and Kenneth Levesque of Tiverton; the loving and devoted grandmother of her loving sunshine...
Jacqueline Ann Soares
May 19, 2014
Jacqueline Ann Soares, 49, of Newport, formerly of Fall River, daughter of Ronald and Joanne (DiGangi) Soares, died Monday, May 19, 2014. An employee of La Forge Restaurant, Newport, she was previously employed at the Newport Naval Base. Besides her parents, she leaves 2 brothers, Kenneth Soares and his wife Lori of Dartmouth, MA and Jeffrey...
Chanelle C. Santos
May 18, 2014
Chanelle C. Santos, 26, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 18, 2014. She resided in Fall River, graduating from Durfee High School and was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church. She was pre-deceased by her great-grandmother Irene Reed and grandmother Elaine Santos. Chanelle was the loving mother of Jarrell Johnson, daughter of Paul Santos, Jr., Lisa...
Denna J. (Baldwin) Solomon
May 16, 2014
Denna J. (Baldwin) Solomon, 65, of Fall River, wife of Raymond Solomon with whom she shared the last 25 years of her life, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Besides her husband she leaves children, Cynthia Cotton (late Chad) and Renee True (Jonathan) all of North Franklin, CT, Paulette Geoppo of Plainfield, CT and Kristopher L. Inglis...
Jeanne R. (Bedard) Garant
May 16, 2014
Jeanne R. (Bedard) Garant, 71, of Fall River, formerly of Cornhill Rd., Somerset, died Friday, May 16, 2014. A member of the BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1960, she was employed by St. Anne's Hospital for many years. She was active in the Somerset Schools PTO, was a Somerset Girls Softball League Coach and enjoyed...
Cindy "Mommo" (Gondela) Arruda
May 14, 2014
Cindy (Gondela) Arruda, "Mommo" 66, of Fall River, daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Gondela died peacefully Wednesday May 14, 2014 while surrounded by her children and sisters. She was the widow of William J. Arruda. Cindy enjoyed bingo and slots at Foxwoods, playing scrabble with a worthy opponent, shopping with her grandchildren, and she...
Ann (Hrycaj) Mull
May 14, 2014
Ann (Hrycaj) Mull, of Assonet, widow of Dale G. Mull, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was a member of St. John-The-Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. She leaves a brother, Ed Hrycaj of Englewood, FL; nieces and nephews including Sonja Knarr and her husband Harry of Fall River and grand-nieces and nephews including Melissa Phenix of Warren,...
Claire M. Morissette
May 13, 2014
Claire M. Morissette, 81, of Swansea, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014. A graduate of Jesus Marie Academy and office manager for the former A. J. Mitchell Co., Fall River, she was a volunteer at the former St. Michael Parish business office, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Prayer Shawl Ministry and the Catholic Social Services Soup...
Claire (Bernier) Davis
May 12, 2014
Claire (Bernier) Davis, 86, of Fall River, widow of Anthony Davis, died Monday, May 12, 2014. She was Shop Steward at Darwood Manufacturing for many years and enjoyed traveling, camping, word search, cooking and sewing. She leaves four children, Diane Pachco (husband Robert) of Tiverton and Corinne Silvia, Donna Souza (late husband Robert) and William Davis,...
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