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

John Cabral
Sep 29, 2009
John Cabral, 84, of Fall River, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009. A Navy veteran of WW II, avid fisherman and member of the Fall River Lodge of Elks, he owned and operated JC Roofing Co. for many years. He leaves 3 children, John Cabral, Jr. and Jeffrey Cabral (Therese), all of Fall River and Karen Cabral...

Reine M. (Beaudoin) Borges
Sep 27, 2009
Reine (Beaudoin) Borges, 90, formerly of Park St. and Whipple St., Fall River, widow of Edmund Borges, died Sunday, September 27, 2009. A member of Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, now UNITE, she was employed by Harbro Sportswear and Sova Outerwear. She leaves nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of the late Olivier and Blanche (Boucher)...

Rev. Clement E. Dufour
Sep 26, 2009
Rev. Clement E. Dufour, 80, of Fall River, died Saturday, September 26, 2009. A Roman Catholic Priest, and graduate of Assumption College, Worcester, MA and St. John's Seminary, Brighton, MA, he was pastor of St. Michael Parish, Swansea, St. George Parish, Westport and Sacred Heart Parish, New Bedford. He enjoyed traveling and was a member of...

George H. Bessette
Sep 26, 2009
George H. Bessette, 83, of Mott St., Fall River, husband of Barbara (Palmer) Bessette, died Saturday, September 26, 2009. An Army veteran of WW II, he was employed by Shell Oil Co. for many years. He enjoyed boating, golfing and RV'ing, cherished time with his granddaughters and great-granddaughter and was a member of the American Legion...

Antonio Camara
Sep 26, 2009
Antonio Camara, 76, of Alden St., Fall River, husband of Gilda (Medeiros) Camara, died Saturday, September 26, 2009. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was employed by Robin Rug, Bristol, RI and enjoyed gardening and the outdoors. Besides his wife of 55 years, he leaves 7 children, Aires Camara of Tiverton, Adriana Gonsalves of Rehoboth, Grace...

Brother Normand Simoneau, Fic
Sep 24, 2009
Brother Normand Simoneau, FIC, 89, formerly known as Brother Benjamin, of Eastern Ave., Fall River, died Thursday, September 24, 2009. An intellect and master carpenter, he entered the Juniorate of the Brothers of Christian Instruction in 1932 in Alfred, Maine and the Novitiate of the Brothers in LaPrairie, Quebec, Canada in 1935, making his Perpetual Profession...

Flore E. (St.Amand) Marcotte
Sep 20, 2009
Flore E. (St.Amand) Marcotte, 87, of Milliken Blvd., Fall River, formerly of Brayton Ave. widow of Henry J. Marcotte, died Sunday, September 20, 2009. She was employed by Fayette Sportswear for many years and was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne Sodality of the former St. Jean Baptiste Parish. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, puzzle...

Anthony L. Pacheco, Jr.
Sep 19, 2009
Anthony L. Pacheco Jr, died on September 19, 2009. The husband of the late Dorothea (Kinnane) Pacheco and the son of Isabella and Anthony Pacheco, Anthony was the brother of sisters Anna, Rose, Isabel, Mary, Belmeida,Virginia and brothers Joseph, Frances, Manuel, Sylvester, John, Louis (all deceased) and is survived by a sister Lucille of Cranston RI...

Eunice (Driver) Lecomte
Sep 19, 2009
Eunice (Driver) LeComte, 83, formerly of King Philip St., Fall River, widow of Leo O. LeComte, died Saturday, September 19, 2009. A member of the former St. Stephens Episcopal Church and Marie's Place volunteer, she was employed by Flowerland, Tiverton. She was the mother of Richard LeComte (wife Doreen) of Tiverton, Nancy Martel (husband Edward) of...
Cynthia A. (Beaulieu) Zambic
Sep 16, 2009
Cynthia A. (Beaulieu) Zambic, 44, of Tiverton, wife of Steven Zambic, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009. She was executive compensation administrator for Citizens Bank and compensation programs manager for CVS. Besides her husband of 19 years, she leaves her mother, Doris (Bernier) Beaulieu of Westport; her father Roger Beaulieu (wife Linda) of Florida; siblings, Carol Hart...

Lionel A. Lapointe, Jr.
Sep 15, 2009
Lionel A. Lapointe, Jr., 61, formerly of North Fort Myers, Florida and Spencer St., Fall River and Florida, husband of the late Antoinette (Gosselin) Lapointe, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was the son of Madeleine (Gagnon) Lapointe of Florida and the late Lionel A. Lapointe, Sr.; the father...
Annette (Arsenault) Gagnon
Sep 15, 2009
Annette (Arsenault) Gagnon, 85, of Smith St., Fall River, widow of Eugene Gagnon, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009. She was employed by Fall River Knitting Mills for 33 years and was a Marian Medal recipient and Eucharistic Minister, member of the Altar and Rosary Society, past-president of the Council of Catholic Women and member of the...

Ronald P. "Butch" Bouchard
Sep 9, 2009
Ronald P. "Butch" Bouchard, Sr., 75, of Tiverton, husband of the late Lorraine M. "Lala" (Bienvenue) Bouchard, died peacefully, at home, Wednesday, September 9, 2009. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1952, he served in the Army and prior to retiring was employed by S. M. Howes Co., co-owned and operated Fall River...

Rita C. (Griffin) Taylor
Sep 5, 2009
Rita C. (Griffin) Taylor, 86, of Shawomet Ave., Somerset, formerly of Forest St., Fall River, wife of Samuel R. Taylor, died Saturday, September 5, 2009. Besides her husband of 61 years, she leaves 2 daughters, Janice Malmborg and her husband Vic of No. Kingstown, RI and Nancy Pappas and her husband Ed of Marshfield, MA; 5...

Evelyn (Bedard) Bzdula
Sep 4, 2009
Evelyn (Bedard) Bzdula, 88, of Autumn Glen at Dartmouth, formerly of Pokross St., Fall River, widow of Alfred Bzdula, died Friday, September 4, 2009. She was employed by Shelburne Shirt Co. and Bristol Tape Corp. and was a Belisle School lunch lady. An avid card and bingo player, she was a member of the Catholic Order...

Lorraine A. (Baraby) Trenholme
Sep 2, 2009
Lorraine A. (Baraby) Trenholme, 86, of the Fall River Jewish Home, Robeson St., Fall River, formerly of Woodman St., widow of Warren J. Trenholme, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009. She leaves 3 children, Jean Gauthier and her husband Eugene "Pete" and Janice Furtado and her husband Ronald, all of Tiverton and Bruce J. Trenholme and his...

Thelma F. "Trav" (Travis) Jones
Sep 1, 2009
Thelma F. "Trav" (Travis) Jones, 82, of Kennedy Terrace, Read St., Somerset, formerly of Fall River and Swansea, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009. She leaves a daughter, Patricia Smith and her husband Howard of Maryville, TN; 2 brothers, William J. Travis and his wife Helen and Thomas Travis, all of Somerset; 2 nephews, Stephen and William...

Lorraine D. (Gouveia) Andrade
Aug 31, 2009
Lorraine D. (Gouveia) Andrade, 82, of Courtney St., Fall River, formerly of Madison St., wife of the late Fall River Police Chief Ronald J. Andrade, died Monday, August 31, 2009. She leaves a son, Ronald A. Andrade and his wife Donna L. (DePaiva) of Fenton, Mich.; grandchildren, Melissa D., Ronald B. and Sandra E. Andrade and...

Mary E. (May) O'Connor
Aug 28, 2009
Mary E. (May) O'Connor, 99, formerly of President Ave., Fall River, widow of Thomas O'Connor, died Friday, August 28, 2009. A cake decorator, she was employed by Levesque's, Plourde's and Big G Supermarket bakeries. She leaves 4 children, Marylou Wilson (husband John) of Somerset, Thomas O'Connor (wife Claire) of Westport, MA and John O'Connor (wife Helene)...

Mary C. (Correia) Miska
Aug 27, 2009
Mary C "Florence" Miska, age 93 of 1215 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI, formerly of Eustis, FL and Fall River, MA, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Mary was pre-deceased by her dear husband of 61 years, Stanley R. Miska, who passed away on May 25, 2008 in Fall River. Mary...