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

Lillian Arruda
Jan 10, 2007
Lillian Arruda, 89 of Swansea, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at Kimwell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Fall River. She was the widow of Edmund V. Arruda, Jr. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late John and Maria Souza, she lived in Swansea for many years. She had been employed American Tourister, Warren, RI. In...
Lillian (Lord) Berube
Jan 9, 2007
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR LILLIAN BERUBE Lillian (Lord) Berube, 96, of Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center, 4901 No. Main St., Fall River, formerly of Wilbur St., died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Omer J. Berube. A lifelong resident of Fall River,...
Dolores M. "Buzzy" Reynolds
Jan 5, 2007
Dolores M. Reynolds, 76, of 301 Milliken Boulevard, Fall River, formerly of John Duggan Road, Tiverton, died Friday, January 5, 2007. She was the wife of the late Alfred H. Reynolds. The adopted daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Amore) Ferreira, she was born in Fall River and lived in Tiverton for many years, residing...
Neil S. Levesque
Jan 1, 2007
Neil S. Levesque, 44, of Fall River, died Monday, January 1, 2007 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He was the companion of Elizabeth DeCosta of Fall River. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of Leo L. and Claire M. (Fournier) Levesque of Dartmouth. Mr. Levesque's was a used car...
Paul K. Mcgovern
Jan 1, 2007
Paul K. McGovern, 72, of Shove St., Fall River, died unexpectedly at home Monday, January 1, 2007. He was the husband of Patricia (Lincourt) McGovern. Born in Fall River, the son of the late John and Victoria (Estrella) McGovern, he lived in Tiverton for 25 years, returning to Fall River 26 years ago. He founded McGovern's...
Antonio "Tony Joe" Medeiros
Dec 27, 2006
Antonio "Tony Joe" Medeiros, 52, of Hicks St., Fall River, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Lurdes (Medeiros) Medeiros. Born in Ponta Garca, San Miguel, Azores, the son of Antonio Inacio Medeiros of St. Michael, Azores and the late Maria Angelina Bento Sampaio, he had lived in...
Gerald Goff
Dec 27, 2006
Gerald "Jerry" Goff, 67, of Sanford Road, Westport, died at home, Wednesday, December 27, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Leclair) Goff. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Mary E. Goff-West and the stepson of the late William West, he lived in Westport for the past...
Dawn M. Archer
Dec 25, 2006
Dawn M. Archer, 38, of 3700 North Main St. Fall River, formerly of Brightman St. died Monday, December 25, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the companion of the late Jeffrey Thibault. A lifelong resident of Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine (Campbell) Archer. She was employed as a...

James R. Tessier
Dec 25, 2006
James R. Tessier, 47, of Riverside Drive, Tiverton, died Monday, December 25, 2006 at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River. Born in Fall River, the son of Barbara (Tessier) Viera of Tiverton and the late James Hearn, he lived in Tiverton most of his life. Besides his mother, he leaves an uncle, Norman J. Tessier of...
Paul R. Lapre
Dec 24, 2006
Paul R. "Sonny" "Shorty" Lapre, 70, of 49 Whipple St. Fall River, died Sunday, December 24, 2006 at home. He was the former husband of Lillian (Desmarais) Lapre of Fall River. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of the late Paul E. and Ethel (McVey) Lapre. He was employed by General Dynamics,...

Alice W. Bickford
Dec 24, 2006
Alice Warren Bickford, 98, of Bristol, R.I., died December 24, 2006, at Saint Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, RI., formerly of Centerville, MA and Medford, MA. Born in Somerville, MA, the daughter of the late Edgar Forrest and Grace (Carey) Bickford, she lived most of her life in Medford, MA. A graduate of Medford High School, she received...
Donald Messier
Dec 20, 2006
Donald Messier, 66, of Forest Ave., Somerset, formerly of Thomas St., Fall River, died at home Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Born in Westport, MA, the son of the late Elie and Leontine (Gendreau) Messier, he lived in Fall River most of his life and in Somerset for the past 4 years. He was associated with People,...
George A. Chretien
Dec 20, 2006
George A. Chretien, 87, of Canonicus St., Tiverton, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of the late Beatrice (Poitras) Chretien. Born and raised in Fall River, the son of the late Charles and Florina (Robert) Chretien, he lived in Tiverton most of his life. He was a...
Jose Almeida
Dec 18, 2006
Jose Almeida, 79, of Grinnell St., Fall River, died at home Monday, December 18, 2006. He was the husband of Maria S. (DeMelo) Almeida. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Jose Luciano Almeida and the late Margarida (Alves) Almeida, he lived in Fall River most of his life. A retired construction worker, he...
Donald R. Cormier
Dec 12, 2006
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Donald. Donald R. Cormier, 77 of Tiverton, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of Loretta (Gosselin) Cormier. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Leo and Imelda (Cayer) Cormier, he lived in Tiverton since 1962. A teamster,...
Lucienne (Cote) Duquette
Dec 8, 2006
Lucienne (Cote) Duquette, 86, of G.A.R. Highway, Somerset, formerly of Blackstone St., Fall River, died Friday, December 8, 2006 at Somerset Ridge. She was the wife of Leo J. Duquette. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late John and Alice (Caron) Cote, she lived in Somerset for the past 55 years. She was employed...
Victor J. "Vic" St.Denis
Dec 7, 2006
Victor J. "Vic" St.Denis, 83, of Fall River and Naples, Florida, died Thursday, December 7, 2006. He was the husband of Genevieve J. "Jennie" (Chodkowski) St.Denis. A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of the late Hypolite and Eugenie (Vincent) St.Denis. The founder and sole owner of Vic's Car Washes and Vic's Towing...

Maria D'Atri
Dec 5, 2006
Maria D'Atri, 75, of 8 Mount Hope Ave, Fall River, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at Crawford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Fall River. Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the the late Vincent A. and Sarah (Hill) D'Atri, she lived in Boston for many years and in Fall River for the past 17 years....
Robert R. Banville
Dec 1, 2006
Robert R. "Bob" Banville, 80, of Sebastian St., Somerset, died Friday, December 1, 2006 at Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was the husband of Rita S. (Lanciault) Banville. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Edme and Emma (Raymond) Banville, he lived in Somerset for the past 48 years. A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High...
Lillian V. Givens
Nov 29, 2006
CLICK HERE to view the video tribute of Mrs. Givens Lillian V. (Desrosiers) Givens, 83, of 2446 Highland Ave, Fall River, formerly of 140 Essex St. Fall River, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Catholic Memorial Home. She was the widow of Elmer D. Givens. Born in Swansea, the daughter of the late Edmond and Victoria...