OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.

Honorina (Carreiro) Levesque
Nov 26, 2012
Honorina (Carreiro) Levesque, 79, formerly of Carver St., Fall River, wife of the late Henry J. Levesque and mother of the late Patricia C. Levesque, died Monday, November 26, 2012. She leaves 3 children, Michael H. Levesque and Peter P. Levesque, both of Fall River and Marie Levesque in Maine. She was the daughter of the...

Anita (Viens) Lucchesi
Nov 25, 2012
Anita (Viens) Lucchesi, 93, of Fall River, wife of the late Leone Lucchesi, and mother of the late Ronald L. Lucchesi, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. A member of ILGWU, now UNITE, she was a Floor Lady for Bayside Manufacturing and was previously employed by Firestone Rubber Co. She was the grandmother of Lynn DeMaranville; the...
Patricia C. Levesque
Nov 23, 2012
Patricia C. Levesque, 51, formerly of Fall River, daughter of the late Henry J. and Honorina (Carreiro) Levesque, died Friday, November 23, 2012. She leaves siblings, Michael H. Levesque and Peter P. Levesque, both of Fall River and Marie Levesque in Maine. The funeral mass for Patricia and her mother Honorina will be held Friday at...

Roland A. Levesque
Nov 23, 2012
Roland A. Levesque, 88, of Barnes St., Fall River, husband of Marguerite (Dumont) Levesque, died Friday, November 23, 2012. A Durfee High School and Thibodeau Business College graduate, he was a tax examiner for 33 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a financial planner with Rene LePage Financial Services for more than 40 years and operated...
Robert L. Tache
Nov 22, 2012
Robert "Bob" Tache',91, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River. Prior to his admission to the home he lived on Highland Ave. A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown(CV 10). He operated the Robert L....
Henry P. Turgeon
Nov 18, 2012
Henry P. Turgeon, 90, of Kennedy St., Fall River, husband of Amalie (Mederlein) Turgeon, died Sunday, November 18, 2012. An Army veteran of WW II, he owned and operated the former Henry's Television Service for many years. A Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots fan, he was a member of the German Club of Bristol County...

Jeannette M. Chasse
Nov 18, 2012
Jeannette M. (Paquette) Chasse, 89, of Bedford St., Fall River, wife of the late Laurie Chasse, died Sunday, November 18, 2012. She leaves two sons, Roger R. Chasse (wife late Evelyn) of Westport and Paul J. Chasse (wife Pat) of Fall River 6 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of...

Kenneth Laforest
Nov 18, 2012
Kenneth LaForest, 71, of Fall River, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Catholic Memorial Home. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of the late John B. and Joan (Cisek) LaForest. Kenny lived for many years at Cardinal Medeiros Towers where he had many friends. He enjoyed riding his bicycle and had a...

Joseph F. Brouillard
Nov 17, 2012
Joseph F. "Joey" Brouillard, Jr., 61, of Westport, MA, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He loved nature and exploring the beach for treasure. He enjoyed gathering snails, snakes fireflies and a variety of other insects into jars for his grandchildren to enjoy and learn from. He looked forward to watching his nieces...

Sandra A. "Sandy" (Moniz) Fontaine
Nov 16, 2012
Sandra A. "Sandy" (Moniz) Fontaine, 64, of Choate St., Fall River, formerly of Hamlet St., wife of the late Wilfred R. "Frenchie" Fontaine, died Friday, November 16, 2012. A supervisor for Lexcraft, Inc. for many years, she operated a residential and commercial cleaning company. She leaves her mother, Alice E. (Ferreira) Medeiros and two children, Erica...
Josephine (Vasconcellos) Carvalho
Nov 16, 2012
Josephine (Vasconcellos) Carvalho, 92, of Florida, formerly of Fall River, widow of Henry Carvalho, a former employee of Shelburne Shirt Co., died Friday, November 16, 2012. She leaves a daughter Ruth St.Pierre and her husband Roger of Florida; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews and was the mother of the late Eva "Baby" Daignault and...

Natarcia Marie Cruz
Nov 13, 2012
Natarcia Marie Cruz, 24, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in her home in Fall River, MA, surrounded by her loving family. Natarcia was born and raised in Hartford, CT, until moving to Fall River, MA where she graduated from Bishop Connolly High School. Due to her love of learning, she continued her education...

Robert J. Bienvenue
Nov 13, 2012
Robert J. Bienvenue, 95, of Somerset, husband of the late Irene M. (Pelletier) Bienvenue, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012. He owned and operated the former Glendale Poultry Farms, Somerset, and was employed by Merit Dress Delivery and Fall River Properties. A decorated Army veteran of WW II he was a Life Member of the Veterans of...
Antone "Tony" Rebello
Nov 9, 2012
Antone "Tony" Rebello, 96, of Fall River, formerly of Westport, husband of the late Mary (Perry) Rebello, died Friday, November 9, 2012. He was employed by Firestone Rubber Co. and owned and operated Rebello's Landscaping. He was an avid bowler and handball player and a member of the North Tiverton Baptist Church. He leaves eleven children,...
Francis "Frank" Taylor
Nov 8, 2012
Francis "Frank" Taylor, 83 of Fall River, husband of the late Jeanne (Archambault) Taylor, died Thursday, November 8, 2012. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a Corrections Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections at MCI Bridgewater. He leaves seven children, Brenda Cyr (Raymond) of Fall River, Christine Mello Viens (Robert) of Ashland,...

Robert G. "Bobby" Cusick
Nov 4, 2012
Robert G. "Bobby" Cusick, 79, of Fall River, husband of the late Pauline J. "Paula" (Lacroix) Cusick, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. A Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and avid card player, he was employed by Wuersch Time Inc., O'Day Boats, and Reflex Corp. He leaves three children, Barry Cusick and his wife Lisa...
Mychal D. Rudolph
Nov 3, 2012
Mychal D. Rudolph, 22, of Whipple St., Fall River, son of Patrina (Gooding) Rudolph of Fall River and the late Michael Rudolph, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. As a member of the Fall River South Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mychal was loved by all of his spiritual brothers and sisters. He firmly believed in the Bible's...
Dorothy (Silva) Sullivan
Nov 2, 2012
Dorothy "Dot" (Silva) Sullivan, 84, of Fall River, formerly of Front St., Swansea, widow of John J. Sullivan, Jr., died Friday, November 2, 2012. A homemaker, she was a member of the Women's Guilds of St. Dominic, St. John of God, St. Louis de France and St. Francis of Assisi Parishes and a member of the...

Rita E. (Singster) Bernat
Oct 31, 2012
Rita E. (Singster) Bernat, 84, formerly of Newhall St., Fall River, widow of Joseph M. Bernat, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012. She worked in the garment industry and was a St. Patrick Soup Kitchen volunteer. She leaves a daughter, Colleen L. Bernat Polselli and her husband Gene of Fall River. She was the daughter of the...

Rita (Mcgee) Vieira
Oct 30, 2012
Rita (McGee) Vieira, 91, formerly of Assonet St., Borden Place East and Borden Place West, Fall River, widow of William C. Vieira, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, surrounded by her family. A former Lamport Manufacturing employee, she was a member of Tiverton Senior Citizens Club and attended the Westport Senior Citizens Day Care. She leaves two...