OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Evelyn D. Payton
Apr 1, 2009
Evelyn D. (Goodwin) Payton, 53, of Coral St., Fall River, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. An avid Red Sox fan, she was formerly employed by Wal-Mart and Rite Aid She leaves 2 sons, Cheyenne M. Goodwin-Payton and Shaun D. Payton, both of Fall River and 2 grandchildren, Alicia and Jordan, both of Somerset. Visitation, Sunday from...
Armel L. Audet
Mar 31, 2009
VIEW HIS VIDEO TRIBUTE Armel L. Audet, 87, of Fall River, husband of the late Madeleine (Levesque) Audet, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009. A graduate of Thibodeau Business College, he owned A. L. Audet Insurance Agency and co-owned Giroux-Audet Insurance Agency and was a past director of the Fall River Insurance Agents Association. A trustee of...

Yvonne (Lapan) Drapeau
Mar 30, 2009
Yvonne (Lapan) Drapeau, 90, of Manchester, New Hampshire, formerly of Fall River, MA and Riverside, RI, widow of Henry P. Drapeau, died Monday, March 30, 2009. She leaves a son, Robert H. Drapeau and his wife Helene of Manchester; 2 grandsons, Michael Drapeau of Novi, Michigan and Brian Drapeau and his wife Karen of Manchester and...
John E. Sykes
Mar 30, 2009
John E. Sykes, 78, of Hartwell St., Fall River, formerly of So. Main St., Fall River and Westerly, RI, husband of Delores (Carreiro) St. Pierre Sykes and the late Pauline (Serra) Sykes, died Monday, March 30, 2009. A former Academy Building custodian, he retired from employment with Quaker Fabrics. A grateful friend of Bill W, he...
Delores Ann Larue
Mar 30, 2009
Delores Ann LaRue, 73, of Foster St., Fall River, died Monday, March 30, 2009. She leaves a sister, Mary G. Pires of Fall River; many nieces and nephews and her pets Missy, Angel and Precious. She was the daughter of the late Rudolph, Sr. and Sarah (Hatfield) LaRue and the sister of the late Norman, Leo,...
Brenda Lee Mello
Mar 29, 2009
Brenda Lee Mello, 49, of Pelletier Lane, Tiverton, formerly of Fall River, died unexpectedly, Sunday, March 29, 2009. She was the daughter of John R. Mello of Fall River and the late Elsie (Smith) Mello and the niece of Barbara Pobzeznik of Tiverton, Kenneth Smith of Westport, Sarah Ferreira, Esther Neto and David Mello, all of...

Joao C. Lindo
Mar 28, 2009
Joao C. Lindo, 79, of Attleboro, MA, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. He was the father of the late Joao Alberto Lindo and the son of the late Manuel Cabral Lindo and Francisca Dos Santos (Medeiros) Lindo. He leaves 2 grandchildren, Humberto and David Lindo, both of France and siblings, Jose and Irene Lindo, both of...
Loretta J. (Labouliere) Levesque
Mar 28, 2009
Loretta J. (Labouliere) Levesque, 86, of Fall River, widow of Louis J. Levesque, died Saturday, March 29, 2009. A member of ILGWU-UNITE, she was employed by Rochelle Sportswear and was a member of the Niagara and Oak Village Seniors. She was the mother of Madeleine Lopes (husband John) and Laurent Levesque (wife Paulette) all of Swansea...
Stanislawa T. "Stella" (Gasior) Lavoie
Mar 27, 2009
Stanislawa T. "Stella" (Gasior) Lavoie, 85, of Buffinton St., Fall River, died Friday, March 27, 2009. A member of the Holy Rosary Society of Holy Cross Church and the ILGWU now UNITE, she was employed by Shelburne Shirt Co. She leaves 4 children, Jay Lavoie of Fall River, Christine Higgins (husband Christopher) of Tiverton, Steven Lavoie...
Arthur C. Pereira
Mar 27, 2009
Arthur C. Pereira, 64, of Osborn St., Fall River, husband of Maria F. (Sousa) Pereira, died in the presence of his loving family, Friday, March 27, 2009, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, the son of the late Artur and Conceicao (Linhares) Pereira, he lived in Fall...

Ludwig P. Kij
Mar 24, 2009
Ludwig P. Kij, 90, of Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Westport, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. An Army veteran of WW II, he was employed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Westport and the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Assn. and a former member of...
Alfred "Fred" Kardosz
Mar 24, 2009
Alfred "Fred" Kardosz, 77, of Holland, MA, formerly of Fall River, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War and member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, he was employed by Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT. He leaves 4 siblings, Ann Kenyon and Alice Marum, both of...
Lorraine R. Conley, Formerly Linhares
Mar 24, 2009
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF LORRAINE'S LIFE. Lorraine R. Conley, formerly Linhares, 72, of So. Main St., Fall River, formerly of Vernon St., died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. She was employed by the former Settlow Manufacturing, Anderson-Little and Bradley Scott Clothes, Inc. She was the mother of Lynne (Linhares) Moore of Florida and the...
Michael Correira
Mar 22, 2009
Michael Correira, 79, of Whipple St., Fall River, formerly of Broadway, husband of the late Pauline (Lord) Correira, died Sunday, March 22, 2009. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a truck driver for the Fall River Public Works Department for many years. He leaves 2 daughters, Barbara Saraiva (Robert) of Fall River and...
Timothy S. "Tim" Caton
Mar 13, 2009
CLICK HERE TO VIEW HISVIDEO TRIBUTE. Timothy S. "Tim" Caton, 41, of Brow St., Fall River, husband of Mary M. (Jansen) Caton, died Friday, March 13, 2009. A former commercial fisherman and driver for Vet's-Safe-T-Cab, he was a fishing and sports enthusiast. Besides his wife of 16 years he leaves, his parents, Joyce (Paiva) Caton and...
Joseph W. Lessard
Mar 12, 2009
Joseph W. Lessard, 70, of Westport, MA and Estero. FL, husband of Barbara (Leandro) Lessard, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009. A graduate of Diman Regional Vocational High School, Fall River, he was employed by Swansea Concrete and owned and operated Lessard and Sons Trucking, Westport, Consumer Auto Parts and Machine Shop, Tiverton, RI, and Bayside...
Yvonne L. (Gendreau) Beauchesne
Mar 10, 2009
VIEW HER VIDEO TRIBUTE Yvonne L. (Gendreau) Beauchesne, 87, formerly of Barnes St., and Savoie St., Fall River, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Sarah Brayton Nursing Center. An avid bingo player, she was a member of the Women's Guild and Bowling League of Notre Dame Parish. She leaves a daughter, Suzanne Dedrick and her companion...
Michelle (Levesque) Paquette
Mar 8, 2009
Michelle (Levesque) Paquette, 52 of Fall River, died Sunday, March 8, 2009. She had been employed by Sarama Lighting and Chace Leather. She was the mother of Daniel Paquette of Fall River and the late John Levesque; the daughter of Theresa (Goulet) Gagne of Fall River and the late Arthur Levesque; the grandmother of Jordan and...
Edward Medeiros
Mar 4, 2009
CLICK HERE TO VIEW HIS VIDEO TRIBUTE Edward Medeiros, 87 of Fall River, Massachusetts entered into rest on March 4, at the Sarah Brayton Nursing Home after an illness he courageously fought for several years. He was the loving and devoted husband of Jeannette (Simonin) Medeiros for over 66 years. He was the son of the...

George J. Proyous
Mar 2, 2009
George J. Proyous, 65, of Fall River, died Monday, March 2, 2009. He was employed by the former Nira and Johnson's restaurants and High Point Paper Box Co. He was past vice president of Chapter 138 Order of AHEPA and a member of the Antonios Mingas Chapter of the Pan Macedonian Assn., HAND Club of Greater...