OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Kathleen L. Coulombe
Jan 20, 2012
Kathleen L. (Orton) Coulombe, 71, of Fall River, wife of Hector I. Coulombe, died January 20, 2012. She was the daughter of Dwight Orton Sr. and was raised by her grandparents, the late Dwight E. and Mabel (Reed) Orton. Her hobbies included playing cards, dominoes and gardening. She was a member of the Somerset Bocci League,...

Pamela Jean Anctil
Jan 19, 2012
Pamela J. (Rodriques) Anctil, 48, of Fall River, wife of the late Wayne Anctil, died on January 19, 2012. She was the daughter of Jean M. (Levesque) Rodriques of Somerset and the late Raymond B. Rodriques. Besides her mother, she leaves her siblings, Deborah Greenwood and Raymond B. Rodriques, Jr. Private arrangements entrusted to AUCLAIR FUNERAL...

Irene (Duchesne) Canuel
Jan 16, 2012
Irene (Duchesne) Canuel, 94, formerly of Bush St., Fall River, widow of Benoit "Chick" Canuel, died Monday, January 16, 2012. She leaves nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Amanda (Dumont) Duchesne; and the sister of the late Bertha Biltcliffe, June Lefebvre, Yvonne Webb, and Ernest, Leo and Henry Duchesne. Her...
Edwin "Eddy" Pavao
Jan 16, 2012
Edwin "Eddy" Pavao, 50, of Fall River died Monday, January 16, 2012. He was the husband of 28 years of husband of Norma (Lavoie) Pavao; the father of Kevin Pavao (wife Sandra) of Millford, MA, and Christopher Pavao of Fall River; the son of Jose R. and Maria (Lopes) Pavao of Fall River; the brother of...

Josephine Santos (Kupiec) Corscadden
Jan 16, 2012
Josephine (Kupiec) Santos Corscadden, 86, of Fall River, widow of Joseph Santos and Joseph Corscadden, died Monday, January 16, 2012. She was employed by Fall River Knitting Mills for many years and enjoyed traveling, shopping, the beach and Foxwoods. She leaves children, Joseph Santos and his wife Sandra of Swansea, and Gregory Santos and his wife...

Jeanne D. (Gagnon) Labrecque
Jan 13, 2012
Jeanne D. (Gagnon) Labrecque, 91, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Borden Place East, Fall River, widow of Joseph Eddy Labrecque, died Friday, January 13, 2012. She leaves a son, Roland G. Labrecque and his wife Mary of Clearwater; grandsons, Edward Labrecque (wife Terri), Michael Labrecque (wife Melinda), and Stephen Labrecque (wife Cassie); grandchildren, Madison, Mason, Emma,...
Marie J. "Jackie" (Dumont) Mancini
Jan 13, 2012
Marie J. "Jackie" (Dumont) Mancini, 82, of Rolling Green Drive, Fall River, wife of Francis R. "Rocky" Mancini, died Friday, January 13, 2012. A licensed practical nurse, she was employed by St. Anne's Hospital, the Same Day Surgery Center and Roger Cadieux, DDS, and by the Fall River School Department in the Charles V. Carroll School...
Edith (Ricci) Quintin
Jan 11, 2012
Edith (Ricci) Quintin, 89, of Hartwell St., Fall River, formerly of Peckham St., widow of Raymond Quintin, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012. A longstanding and highly regarded member of the Vittorio Veneto Lodge Fall River Sons of Italy, she chaired the Miss Columbus Committee and was a member of the Columbus Day Committee. She was employed...

Jayme Souza
Jan 10, 2012
Jayme Souza, 87, of Oak Grove Ave., Fall River, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Born in New Bedford December 3, 1924, he resided at the Wrentham Developmental Center from age 19 to 79, at which time he moved to Fall River. He attended Community Connections and loved music, drums, singing, parties, and social gatherings and was...
Stella H. Cummings
Jan 8, 2012
Stella H. Cummings, 93, of Haskell St., Fall River, widow of Albert A. Cummings, died at home on Sunday, January 8, 2012. She was employed by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for 20 years at MCI Bridgewater, Norfolk and Cedar Junction, retiring as Chief Administrative Clerk of Records from MCI-Cedar Junction-Walpole. She was a member of...

Virginia Coelho
Jan 7, 2012
Virginia (Dostou) Coelho, 78, of Westport, wife of the late Manuel S. "Sonny" Coelho, died Saturday, January 7, 2012. A seamstress, she enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include 2 daughters, Debra Newton (husband William) of Somerset and Donna Doige (husband Alan) of Westport, 3 grandchildren, Heather O'Neil (husband Patrick), Melissa St.Pierre...

Victor B. Lagasse
Jan 6, 2012
Victor B. Lagasse, 83, of Whipple St., Fall River, died Friday, January 6, 2012. He was employed by Tower Iron Works, Seekonk. He leaves nephews and nieces including Patricia Francoeur and her husband Thomas of Fall River and grandnephews and grandnieces including Jody Bercier and her husband Michael White also of Fall River. He was the...
Raymond Bento
Jan 2, 2012
Raymond C. Bento, 67, of Tiverton passed away Monday, January 2, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Gertrude A. (Bouffard) Bento. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Manuel and Isabelle (Cambra) Bento. Mr. Bento was a Heavy Equipment Operator for various companies as a member of...
Tillie Burstein
Jan 2, 2012
Tillie (Santos) Burstein, 100, of Somerset, formerly of Tiverton and Fall River, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012. She was the wife of the late Albert Burstein, owner of Central Signs, Fall River. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Silveira) Santos. She is survived by her son Robert Burstein...
Richard R. "Dick" Lagarde
Jan 2, 2012
Richard R. "Dick" Lagarde, 69, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, husband of Jane (Subica) Lagarde, died Monday, January 2, 2012. A Durfee High School graduate, class of 1960, he was supervisor of the Downtown Fall River Parking Garages and handled deliveries of the Herald News and Providence Journal in Westport for many years. He was...

Gloria J. (Tavares) Richard
Jan 1, 2012
Gloria J. (Tavares) Richard, 55, of Baird St., Fall River, wife of Jeffrey A. Richard, Sr., died Sunday, January 1, 2012. A Durfee High School graduate, she was employed by Lightolier for 35 years. Besides her husband of 32 years, she leaves 2 children, Jeffrey A. Richard (Amanda Dumican), and Rebekah Richard (Kenneth Souza), all of...
Eva Thibodeau (Faucher) Genard
Jan 1, 2012
Eva (Faucher) Thibodeau Genard, 97, of Kimwell Nursing Home, widow of Henry Thibodeau and former wife of the late Romeo Genard, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. A graduate of Thibodeau Business College, she was employed by Dufresne's Lunch, Bijou Restaurant and Globe Lunch. She leaves 4 children, Lorraine Owen (late husband Darrol) of Fall River, Gertrude...

Rose Helene Boutin
Dec 31, 2011
Rose Helene (Lapré) Boutin, 87, of Fall River, widow of Armand H. Boutin, died Saturday, December 31, 2011. A homemaker, she was also employed by the former Valle's Steak House and was a member of L'Union St. Jean Baptiste of the former St. Roch Parish. She devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. A woman...

Daniel Pereira
Dec 30, 2011
Daniel F. Pereira, 50, of Elmira, N.Y., formerly of Fall River, died Friday, December 30, 2011. He is survived by his father Manuel Pereira, 2 children, Jonathon Pereira (Kiara Cabral) and Kayla Aguiar (husband Paul), all of Fall River; 10 siblings Tony, John, Manny, Mary, Fatima, Joey, Silvan, Lucy, Natalie and Fernanda; companion Maureen Head and...

Adrien J. Cote
Dec 30, 2011
Adrien J. Cote, 95, formerly of Lafayette Place, Fall River, husband of the late Irene (Emard) Cote, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Catholic Memorial Home. An Army veteran of WW II, he served in Okinawa. A member of the Teamsters Union, he was employed by Ann-Dale Cookie Co. and the St. Vincent de Paul Store....