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

Normand Desforges
Dec 30, 2010
Normand Desforges, 65 of South Dartmouth, formerly of Tuttle St., Fall River died Thursday, December 30, 2010. He is the husband of Marguerite (Lopes) Desforges and son of Marie A. (Coulombe) Desforges of Fall River and the late William J. Desforges. A charter member of the Westport Chapter of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Owners Group, he was...

Ronald J. Lake
Dec 29, 2010
Ronald J. Lake, 67, of North Main St. Fall River, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Carol (Pacheco) Lake. A contractor, he was employed in the construction industry. Besides his wife Carol, he leaves 10 children, Ronald J. Lake, Jr., Robin Labossiere, Randy Lake,...

Richard T. Gagnon
Dec 28, 2010
Richard T. Gagnon, 71, of Middlesex St., Fall River, son of Eveline (Mercier) Gagnon and the late Joseph T. Gagnon, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010. A chef, and graduate of Msgr. Prevost High School and The Culinary Institute of America, he served in the Army and was employed by White's Restaurant, Westport and The Bay View...

John P. Deschenes
Dec 25, 2010
John P. Deschenes, 56, of Davis Rd., Westport, MA, formerly of Fall River and Swansea, husband of Deborah J. (Messier) Deschenes, died Saturday, December 25, 2010. A liquor store manager, he had been employed by 1776 Liquors, Fall River and Tanza Liquors, and more recently was employed by People's Super Liquor Stores, Inc. at several of...
Costas "Steve" Giovanis
Dec 22, 2010
Costas "Steve" Giovanis, 88, of Highland Rd., Tiverton, RI, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, after a long illness. Born in Clinton, MA of Greek parents who came from Ioannina, Epirus, Greece and arrived at Ellis Island, he went to Greece as a child where he was educated,...

Richard T. Dussault
Dec 21, 2010
Richard T. Dussault, 68, of 181 So. Main St., Fall River, husband of Paulette (Bourgeois) Dussault, and son of Adele (Bois) Dussault Hooper, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Tiverton. Besides his wife of 34 years, and mother of...

Cecile Ouellette
Dec 21, 2010
CORRECTION / FUNERAL TUESDAY DUE TO SNOW Cecile Ouellette, 71, of Adams St., Fall River, daughter of the late Alix and Alda (Roy) Ouellette, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010. She was a member of People Incorporated. She leaves a brother, Paul E. Ouellette and his wife Concetta "Connie" of Florida; and her caregivers, Joanne Machado and...
Agnes M. (Moniz) Campos
Dec 20, 2010
Agnes M. (Moniz) Campos, 83, of Forest St., Fall River, previously of Somerset for 45 years, widow of Joseph Campos, died Monday, December 20, 2010. She and her late husband operated the former Campos Market, Somerset for 40 years. She leaves 2 sons, Stephen J. Campos and his wife Jeannette of Somerset and William Campos and...
Brian K. Mcelroy
Dec 19, 2010
Brian K. McElroy, 43, of American Legion Highway, Westport, MA, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. A Bruins fan and coin and card collector, he was employed by Home Depot, Somerset. He leaves, his parents, Eugene and Madeline (Rosa) McElroy of Westport; a daughter, Kelsey McElroy of Tiverton; siblings Deborah Costa and Robert McElroy, both of Fall...
Nancy A. (Costa) Gervasio
Dec 19, 2010
Nancy A. (Costa) Gervasio, 51, of Hicks St., Fall River, wife of Antonio Gervasio, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 following a short battle with cancer. She was a medical secretary for Internal Medicine and Cardiology Associates and worked in the X-ray department of Saint Anne's Hospital. She enjoyed arts and crafts and was an American Cancer...
Robert "Bob" St.Amour
Dec 16, 2010
Robert U. "Bob" St.Amour, 80, of Gifford Rd., Westport, husband of the late Muriel V. (Perron) St.Amour, died Thursday, December 16, 2010. The leader of the Bob St.Amour Orchestra, also White's Restaurant House Band, he was a self-employed hardware manufacturers' representative and the Westport Registrar of Voters. He leaves two sons, David A. St.Amour and his...
Rita C. Mc (Levesque) Cann
Dec 15, 2010
Rita C. (Levesque) Mc Cann, 100, of Fall River, MA, wife of the late Patrick Francis Mc Cann, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010. The daughter of the late Arthur J. and Marie-Anne (Chasse) Levesque, and a lifelong resident of Fall River, she was a parishioner of St. Mary's Cathedral and a resident of the Corky...
Pauline (Medeiros) Perry
Dec 14, 2010
Pauline (Medeiros) Perry, 65, of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Consul St., Fall River, wife of James "Dutch" Perry, and daughter of the late Jose A. and Maria (Rego) Medeiros, died December 14, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family, including her sister Mary, who cared for her during her long illness with a brain...
Bertha (Silvia) Cote
Dec 14, 2010
Bertha (Silvia) Cote, 90, formerly of Oliver St., Fall River, widow of Rene N. Cote, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010. She leaves two daughters, Susan Toder and her husband Eric of Cabin John, Maryland and Lisa Cote of Fall River; a granddaughter, Tammy Jacintho Bloom and her husband Erik of Baltimore, and nieces and nephews. She...

Normand W. Morrissette
Dec 13, 2010
Normand W. Morrissette, 83, of Plymouth Ave., Fall River, formerly of Johnson St., husband of Bertha C. (Madore) Morrissette, died Monday, December 13, 2010. A retired bus driver for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, he was employed by the former White's Spa many years ago. He was a St.Vincent de Paul Society Top Hat Award recipient,...

Janice W. Miller
Dec 12, 2010
Janice W. (Walker) Miller, 85, of Westport Point, MA, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. Janice was born in Jacksonville, FL and grew up with her parents and grandparents in Athens, TN. She attended St Mary's High School in Sewanee, TN graduating in 1943. She went to Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, graduating in 1947 with a...
Juliette "Julie" (Bouchard) Cadrin
Dec 10, 2010
Juliette A. "Julie" (Bouchard) Cadrin, 80, of Isabel St., Fall River, wife of Rene G. Cadrin, died Friday, December 10, 2010. Besides her husband of 58 years, she leaves a daughter, Dianne Gancarski and her husband Peter of Assonet; 3 grandchildren, Mark Gancarski and his wife Michelle of Swansea and Nicholas Gancarski and his fiancée Tiffany,...
David L. Lafrance
Dec 5, 2010
David L. LaFrance, 81, of Orswell St., Fall River, husband of Arlene R. (Peloquin) LaFrance, died Sunday, December 5, 2010. A former Seminarian and Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, he was a dedicated volunteer of the former St. William Parish. He enjoyed bible studies and playing piano and organ. Besides his wife of 55...

David A. Audette
Dec 2, 2010
David A. Audette, 46, of Tickle Rd., Westport, son of Daniel and Gloriette (Levesque) Audette, died Thursday, December 2, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in 1985. A plumber, he was a graduate of Diman Regional Vocational High School and was a pipefitter for Gemco Electrical Co. many years ago. Besides his parents, he...
Maureen (Fontaine) Gagnon
Dec 2, 2010
Maureen (Fontaine) Gagnon, 64, of Palmer St., Fall River, wife of Edward Gagnon, died Thursday, December 2, 2010. A former employee of the VFW Post, Westport, she enjoyed traveling and the Atlantic City and Las Vegas casinos. Besides her husband of 38 years, she leaves 2 children, Jennifer Medeiros and her husband Nicholas and Edward Gagnon,...