OBITUARY LISTINGS

Ilene P. (Pacheco) Hayes

Sep 12, 2022

Ilene P. Hayes, 86, of Somerset, formerly of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Hayes.  Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Irene (Mello) Pacheco. She leaves a daughter, Kimberly Ann Hayes and two beloved grandchildren; Erin Elizabeth Murray and...

George E.J. Lavoie

Sep 11, 2022

George E. J. Lavoie, 98 of Fall River, husband of the late Dorothy (Dollard) Lavoie and Irene J. (Carpenter) Lavoie, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022.

A Fall River Firefighter for 32 years, retiring in 1985, and an Army combat veteran of WW II, he was a Bronze Star recipient and member of the VFW. A graduate...

David Ronald Salvas

Sep 9, 2022

David Ronald Salvas, age 66 of Fall River, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at St. Anne's Hospital. He was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Salvas, brother of the late Joseph Salvas, Jr., and Diane Grotta and father of the late Eric Salvas. He was born in Fall River and was a longtime resident of Swansea....

John Da Silva

Sep 9, 2022

John Da Silva, 84, of Fall River, passed away at home Friday, September 9, 2022. He was the husband of Natalia M. (Da Silva) Da Silva.

Born in São Jorge, Azores, he was the son of the late Jose Da Silva and Maria Jesus (Igreija) Da Silva.

John served in the Portuguese Army prior to...

Othilia (Ricardo) Belanger

Sep 8, 2022

Othilia "Tillie" (Ricardo) Belanger, 85, of Fall River, wife of the late Gerard O. "Jerry" Belanger,  passed away at home with her family at her side Thursday, September 8, 2022.

She worked in the Fall River school system first as a lunch aide at the Dwelly School, then as a teacher's aide at the Osborn School.

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Steven P. "Bones" Silva

Sep 3, 2022

Steven P. “Bones” Silva, 59, of Fall River, a 34 year employee of Teknikor,

passed away at his home with his family by his side Saturday, September 3, 2022.

He was the husband of Donna M. (Lewis) Silva.

Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Lawrence M. “Larry” Silva...

Joan A. (Taggart) Reed

Sep 3, 2022

Joan A. (Taggart) Reed, 77, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022 at home.  She was the wife of Kenneth J. “Ken” Reed, Sr.

Joan enjoyed ceramics, cooking, baking and shopping.  Before her retirement, she was employed as a home health aide and also worked for   The Pine Factory.

Besides her husband of...

Theresa J. (Forcier) Bouchard

Sep 2, 2022

Theresa J. (Forcier) Bouchard, 88, of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Fall River Jewish Home. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. Forcier and Merilda (Belmore) Forcier.

Theresa was predeceased by her former husband John F. Mutch and was the widow of Leonard...

Corinne C. Silvia

Sep 1, 2022

Corinne C. Silvia, 73, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at home on the evening of September 1, 2022, following a valiant four-year battle with cancer and its complications. She was the beloved mother of Richard Shawn Machado. Born in Fall River, MA, Corinne was the daughter of the late Anthony and Claire (Bernier) Davis. Prior to her retirement...

Ronald J. Souza, Jr.

Aug 29, 2022

Ronald J. Souza, Jr., 57, of Taunton, Massachusetts, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022.

He was the son of the late Carol Ann Souza and Ronald J. Souza, Sr.

Ronnie leaves behind a brother, Christopher N. Souza (wife Patricia Souza);

two nieces, Candace B. Souza and Britney N. Souza;

and a...

Ryan Ronald Paradis

Aug 29, 2022

Ryan Ronald Paradis, 36, of East Taunton, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022. He was the husband of Sharon M. (Barbosa) Paradis and the son of Ronald R. Paradis and Sheila A. (McAndrew) Paradis, both of Fall River.

Ryan was a committed employee at Marriott Hotels for over ten years.

In his free time,...

Jeffrey J. Parisee

Aug 29, 2022

Jeffrey J. Parisee, 59, of Fall River, passed away at his home Monday, August 29, 2022.

He was formerly employed at Simon’s Supply and then Charlie’s Oil, as a dispatcher. He proudly attended BCC and was working to complete his Associate’s Degree. His greatest achievement was being “Papa.”

He enjoyed walking at Battleship Cove, hiking...

Francis E. Desmarais

Aug 25, 2022

Francis Desmarais, age 74, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on Thursday, August 25.  He was the son of the late Leo and Edna (Gagne) Desmarais.   Francis was a bricklayer for over forty years and was a member of the Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers.

He is survived by his wife of thirty-nine years, Sharon (Cabral)...

Donald W. Beaulieu

Aug 25, 2022

Donald W. Beaulieu, 79, of Fall River, a retired 22 year employee of Lightolier, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Fall River Jewish Home.

He was the husband of the late Carol A. (Chasse) Beaulieu for 48 years.

A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of the late Ernest and...

Francis Almeida, Sr.

Aug 24, 2022

Francis Almeida, Sr., 63, of Fall River , husband of Maureen A. (Solomon) Almeida, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

He was employed at Duro Manufacturing as a dye operator. He also was a bus driver for the Whaling City Transit Inc. and the Town of Swansea.

Francis had many pastimes, including fishing, playing cards,...

Maurice J. Levrault

Aug 24, 2022

Maurice J. “Big Moe” Levrault, 78, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

He was the husband of the late Cheryle (Pereira) Levrault.

He was employed by Truesdale Clinic for many years.

Moe was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He was awarded several Purple Heart medals.

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Laura (Roies) Levesque

Aug 24, 2022

Laura (Roies) Levesque, 97, a lifelong resident of Tiverton, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022.

She was the widow of Julien R. “Brownie” Levesque.

She had been employed by Merritt Manufacturing  Laura loved to dance.

She was the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Souza) Roies.

Laura was the mother...

Carol Ann (Thornton) Souza

Aug 23, 2022

Carol Ann Souza, 81, a lifelong resident of Taunton, MA, passed away peacefully August 23, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late John and Edna Thornton.

Carol was the former wife of the late Ronald S. Souza, Sr.

She leaves two...