OBITUARY LISTINGS

Jul 21, 2023

Yvette Lucille (Brault) Ratte, died peacefully on July 21, 2023 at the age of 99.

She was the devoted wife of the late J. B. Raymond Ratte for fifty-two years. Yvette was born in Fall River, the youngest child of Edilbert and Berthe (Gagnon) Brault. A life-long resident of Fall River, Yvette graduated from Blessed Sacrament School,...

Jul 18, 2023

Maria Edalete (Viveiros) Fernandes, 75, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

She was the wife of the late Fernando Fernandes.

Born in Madeira, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Maria (DeJesus) Viveiros.

Maria immigrated from Porto Santo, Madeira to the US in the early 1980’s.  She was employed...

Jul 17, 2023

Joanne M. (Regan) Doherty, of Highland Ave. Fall River, passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Joanne was the daughter of the late Jack and Jhoanna (Harrington) Regan and the former wife of the late Paul C. Doherty.

She was employed by New England Telephone, Newport Hospital and Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Jul 17, 2023

Cyprien "Cy" Frazer III, 86, of Fall River, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at his home.

He was the husband of Evelyn (Costa) Frazer and the son of the late Cyprien Frazer II and Helena (Cummings) Frazer.

Cyprien was the superintendent of the Fall River Housing Authority. He was an...

Jul 17, 2023

Richard L. Desrosiers, 74, of Swansea, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at his home.

He was the husband of the late Susan E. (Tansey) Desrosiers and the son of the late Joseph L. and Gertrude (Berube) Desrosiers. He was the “adopted son” of Rita E. (Berube) Bernier.

Richard earned a Masters Degree in Social...

Jul 16, 2023

FALL RIVER – Oligia Sousa Valencia, a loving mother of three children and the matriarch of her extended immigrant family, died peacefully Sunday, July 16 in Providence, R.I. She was 73.

She was the daughter of the late José Raposa Pacheco Jr. and Marcionilia de Sousa Caloura Pacheco.

Born in São Miguel, the Azores, the...

Jul 13, 2023

Christopher Affonso, 52, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

He was the son of the late William and Luanne M. (Muise) Affonso; and was the former husband of Lynn M. (Martin) Affonso.

After graduating Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in 1988, he became the owner and operator of CSA...

Jul 13, 2023

James W. O’Connor, 79, of Fall River, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023.

He was the husband of Beverly A. (Aubin) O’Connor.

Born in Bronx, New York, James was the son of the late James and Elizabeth (Evansky) O’Connor.

A professional D.J., James was the owner of Sounds of Jimmy D....

Jul 12, 2023

Joanne (Monti) Almeida, RN, 77, of Tiverton, wife of the late Joseph "Joe" Almeida, entered into eternal life Wednesday, July 12, 2023. She was employed as Director of Nurses at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Center, Fall River.  Throughout her career in the geriatric nursing field, Joanne was a dedicated and compassionate caregiver.

Joanne enjoyed scrapbooking, eating sweets,...

Jul 9, 2023

Antonio L. Soares, 85, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023. He was the husband of the late Maria Leonia (Viveiros) Soares. Antonio was employed by Quaker Fabrics as a machine operator. He enjoyed watching westerns, Portuguese music and novellas, soccer, boxing, professional wrestling, reading the bible and working in the garden. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was...

Jul 8, 2023

Tyler Adam Moniz, 30, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 from injuries sustained in an accident.

Tyler is survived by his parents, Frank J. Moniz and Chris (Lancier) Moniz; his son, Correy Moniz (and his mother Danielle Silva); brother Jamie Barao (wife Jucileia); nephew, Allan Barao.

He was employed by Fall River Manufacturing and a...

Jul 8, 2023

Lillian V. (Viveiros) McMaster, 96, formerly of Deland, Florida, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Lillian was employed by the Naval Hospital in Newport, and then the Jacksonville Naval Hospital as a purchasing agent. She was an avid reader.

She was the daughter of Josephine (Ferreira) and Manuel Viveiros; Sister of Mary DeCosta (late...

Jul 8, 2023

George R. Rachel, Jr., 64, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023.

He was a retired textile worker. George enjoyed watching western movies, taking walks and was an animal lover. He was a very friendly, loving and caring person who was always willing to help anyone he met.

He leaves two sons, George...

Jul 6, 2023

Mary A. (Leduc) LaForest, 61, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 6th, 2023.The family is deeply saddened by her sudden death.

She is the wife of Ronald P. “Rocky” LaForest.

Mary loved to attend the active day program in Fairhaven. If she wasn’t attending her program, you could find her riding her scooter...

Jul 2, 2023

Melissa Kristin DaSilva McKay, 33, of Westport, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Fall River, she is the beloved daughter of Christian P. DaSilva and Paula M. (Polselli) DaSilva who cared for her daily for their 33 years together. Missy was the Granddaughter of the late Christian and Inez (Pimentel) DaSilva...

Jun 29, 2023

Paul H. Menard, Sr., 73, of Fall River, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Charlton Hospital.

He was the husband of the late Judith A. (Bercier) Menard and the son of the late Jacqueline (Anctil) and Wilfred Menard.

Paul was employed by American Beauty, in Fall River, and Compton Construction, in Little Compton, where...

Jun 28, 2023

Efrain Blanco Vega, 77, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

He was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico and was the son of the late Celio Blanco and Modesta Vega.

Efrain was employed in the railway industry and had also worked for Ford Motor Company and most recently at First Taunton Group.

Jun 27, 2023

Nanette Mari Copeland, 65, of New Bedford, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

She was the companion of the late Edward MacHardy for 26 years.

She was the daughter of the late Darrell N. Copeland,Sr. and Barbara Ann (Roderick) Copeland.

She leaves four children, Tracy Lynn Krol Banker (husband...

Jun 23, 2023

Diane Valentin, 33, of Boston, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023.

She was employed by Residences at University, Cambridge, a job she loved.

Diane loved her children who meant the world to her.  She also loved writing, listening to music, dancing, cooking and eating good food.

Diane always made sure everyone was smiling...

Jun 23, 2023

Michael H. Vallee, 74, of Fall River, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 at home.

He worked many years installing carpeting and just before retiring he worked for Best Security.

Karate was his passion: Kenpo Karate, Taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do. He practiced, trained and demonstrated karate along with Wing Chun. He skied and enjoyed...