OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Raymond J. Gauvin
Mar 6, 2008
Raymond J. Gauvin, 88, of Birch St., Fall River, formerly of Columbia St., husband of the late Rose M. (Fortier) Gagne-Gauvin, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. An Army veteran of WW II, he was employed by the Quincy Shipyard and was past governor of the Loyal Order of Moose. He was the son of the late...
Robert C. Ferzan
Mar 6, 2008
CLICK HERE TO VIEW HIS VIDEO TRIBUTE Robert C. Ferzan, 38, of Tiverton, husband of 16 years of Michelle (Pichette) Ferzan, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was employed by Hart Design Group, Cumberland, RI, was a Disney World enthusiast and avid guitar player. He was the son of Paul E. and Susan J. (Nicholson) Ferzan...
Marcel F. Cantin
Feb 25, 2008
Marcel F. Cantin, 79, of Hayden Ave., Tiverton, RI, formerly of Fall River, husband of Rose Marie (Roy) Cantin and husband of the late Rita M. (Lacasse) Cantin, died Monday, February 25, 2008. An Army veteran of WW II, he was a US Postal Service Letter Carrier for 35 years. President of the South End Athletic...
Alfred A. "Fred" Pineault
Feb 24, 2008
Alfred A. "Fred" Pineault, of Fall River, husband of the late Evelyn (Costa) Pineault, passed away peacefully, Sunday, February 24, 2008. The son of the late Rose (Bouchard) Jean and Arthur Pineault and the stepson of the late Paul Jean, he was a Navy veteran having served in the SeaBees Construction Battalion in Okinawa for 2...
Cidalia M. (Botelho) Dacosta
Feb 23, 2008
CLICK HERE TO SEE HER VIDEO TRIBUTE Cidalia M. (Botelho) DaCosta, 63, of Chavenson St., Fall River, wife of Manuel DaCosta, died unexpectedly in Jerusalem, Israel, Saturday, February 23, 2008, while on a Holy Land pilgrimage. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she lived in Fall River most of her life and was employed by Joan Fabrics...
Edward "Ed" Littlefield
Feb 22, 2008
Edward "Ed" Littlefield, 90, of Meadow Rd., Westport, MA, formerly of Little Compton, RI, Somerset and Fall River, husband of Bernadette R. (Chretien) Littlefield, died Friday, February 22, 2008. An Army veteran of WW II and union carpenter, he was a member of Local 1305, Carpenter's Union, Fall River. He enjoyed vegetable gardening. Besides his wife...
Stacia J. (Tokarz) Wilkinson
Feb 21, 2008
Stacia J. (Tokarz) Wilkinson, 94, formerly of Tripp St., Fall River, widow of Richard Wilkinson, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford. She was employed by Louis Hand, Inc. and was a member of UNITE, Polish Women's Club and St. Patrick Women's Guild. She cherished her family and enjoyed reading. She leaves...
Claire Lois Desrosiers
Feb 19, 2008
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR CLAIRE Claire Lois (Wamboldt) Desrosiers, 75, wife of 53 years to Robert "Bob The Barber" Desrosiers of Swansea, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Besides her husband, survivors include children Michael Raymond and his wife Dehorah Desrosiers and Cindy and her husband Emanuel Coroa of Swansea; siblings Eleanor Cordeira...
John J. Blake
Feb 19, 2008
John J. Blake, 86, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Fall River and Portsmouth, RI, husband of Susan (Turek) Blake, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008. A plumbing contractor and Army Air Force veteran of WW II, he was a member of the American Legion. Besides his wife of 59 years, he leaves a sister, Margaret Blake and...
Pauline B. (Leboeuf) Pontes
Feb 16, 2008
Pauline B. (LeBoeuf) Pontes, 65, of Stonehaven Rd., Fall River, wife of, John L. Pontes, retired principal of the Davol School, died Saturday, February 16, 2008. The daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Rochefort) LeBoeuf, she was associate treasurer of the International Ladies Garment Workers Federal Credit Union, tax preparer for H R Block and...
Beatrice M. Constantino (Blanchette) Huneke
Feb 16, 2008
Beatrice (Blanchette) Constantino Huneke, 72, of Division St., Fall River, widow of Sebastian Constantino and Charles Huneke, died Saturday, February 16, 2008. The daughter of the late Leopold Blanchette and Beatrice (Robinson) Blanchette Cambra, she was employed by Tillotson Rubber and Redwood Manor. She was the mother of Carol Ann Murgia, Joanne Souto (David), Jean Ray...
Frederick P. Thompkins
Feb 15, 2008
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR MR. THOMPKINS Frederick Paul ‘Trust" Thompkins, 47, of Fall River, February 15, 2008; father of Frederick Sanders-Thompkins, Jerrod Lucius Sanders-Thompkins and Nicole Marie Mack; brother of Dolores Hagans, Gloria Sweet, , Melvenus Meagher, Mark Anthony, Marchanna and Valerie Thompkins; beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews; son of...
Catherine Shaheen
Feb 15, 2008
Catherine (Archer) Shaheen, 49, of Quincy, formerly of Fall River, died Friday, February 15, 2008; Former manager for McDonald's Corp. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine (Campbell) Archer; mother of Cory Archer and Joseph Shaheen, Jr., both of Fall River; sister of Robert, Marjorie, Glenn and Cheryl Archer, all of Fall River,...
Domingos R. Pires
Feb 14, 2008
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR MR. PIRES Domingos R. Pires, 56, of Kay St. Fall River, husband of 33 years to Adenoalda (Adolfo) Pires, died Thursday, February 14, 2008. He was the son of Maria (Costa) Pires of Central Falls, RI and the late Domingos Pires. He was employed by Pioneer and Roma...
Richard E. Sherman, Sr.
Feb 14, 2008
Richard E. Sherman, Sr., 81, of Hancock St., Tiverton, died Thursday, February 14, 2008. He was the beloved husband of 61 years of the late Marjorie E. (Lannan) Sherman who died January thirteenth of this year. A Navy veteran of WW II and lifetime commercial fisherman out of New Bedford, MA and Newport, RI, he was...
Ronald N. Picard
Feb 11, 2008
Ronald N. Picard, 55, of Fall River and Silver Springs, FL, died Monday, February 11, 2008. A Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, he operated the former Rusty's Café. The son of the late Normand and Irma (Leduc) Picard, he was the father of Stephanie St.Pierre of Somerset and Jessica Rivest of Fall River; the...
Yvette L. (Melanson) Enos
Feb 10, 2008
VIEW HER VIDEO TRIBUTE Yvette L. (Melanson) Enos, 75, of Kennedy St., Fall River, wife of John J. Enos, Sr., died Sunday, February 10, 2008. Besides her husband of 52 years, she leaves, 2 children, Donna E. Burke of Amherst, NH and Fall River firefighter John J. Enos, Jr. and his wife Shawna of Fall River;...
Dolores (Belanger) Degagne
Feb 6, 2008
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR MRS. DEGAGNE Dolores "Dolly" (Belanger) DeGagne, 79, of Kennedy St., Fall River, wife of Roland P. DeGagne, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Besides her husband of 55 years, she leaves, 5 children, Donald DeGagne (Sharon) of Charlotte, NC, Albert DeGagne (Debbie) of Braintree, Daniel DeGagne of Fort Lauderdale,...
Robert Dupras
Feb 5, 2008
Robert Dupras, 51, of So. Main St., Fall River, a Father Kelley Park Softball League player and umpire died Tuesday, February 5, 2008. A B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate, he was the son of the late George and Doris (Roy) Dupras; the fiancé of Deborah Costa of Fall River; the brother of George and William Dupras...
Arthur L. Boutin
Feb 1, 2008
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR MR. BOUTIN Arthur L. Boutin, 76, of Monarch St., Fall River, husband of Louise (Bellenoit) Boutin, died Friday, February 1, 2008. The son of the late Raymond Boutin and Bertha (Boudria) Boutin Dumont and a B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate, he was an upholsterer, employed by Glaser Glass...


