OBITUARY LISTINGS

Nov 16, 2021

Alice (Pereira) Gallant, 97, of Westport, passed into eternal life Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

She was the wife of the late J.N. Raymond Gallant.  They were married for 64 years.

Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late August and Mary (Rapoza) Pereira.

Alice was a plant manager for several...

Nov 16, 2021

Gloria  “Larry” (Leite) Pinault, 99, of Westport, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

She was the wife of the late Raymond J. Pinault. They were married for  75 years.

A seamstress, she had been employed by Har-Lee Manufacturing and retired from Stella Ann Frocks.

Her hobbies included bowling, crossword puzzles, word searches and...

Nov 14, 2021

Imelda Marie (Mercier) Fay, of Conroe, TX, formerly of Fall River, passed away on November 14, 2021 at the age of 102. She was the beloved wife of 47 years to the late Vincent J. Fay. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Emma Mercier, infant daughter Valerie, son Kevin Fay (Cindy), brothers Alphonse, Ernest and...

Nov 13, 2021

Alan M. Huntress, age 86, died Saturday, November 13,  2021, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Husband of Marilyn Huntress for the past twenty-six years, Alan was born in Palmer, Massachusetts on July 15, 1935, son of the late Howard and Eleanor (Murray) Huntress. A graduate of Suffern (NY) high school and Stevens Institute of Technology, he retired from Texas Instruments,...

Nov 5, 2021

Patricia Downey, 75, of East Taunton, passed into eternal rest Friday, November 5, 2021 at Wedgemere Health Care, Taunton, MA.

Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Huard) Downey.

Patrica had been employed by Tillotson Rubber Company.  Her pastimes included crocheting and reading.

She leaves behind...

Nov 2, 2021

Tony DaSilva, 60, of Fall River, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

He was the husband of Jandira Sofia (daVega Carvalho) DaSilva.

Born in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was the son of Maria DaSilva and the late Hermeto Jose Rodrigues. He was employed as a D.J. on 97.6 WZRM FM,...

Nov 2, 2021

Steven Borges, 44, of Fall River, husband of Linda C. (Carreiro) Borges,passed into eternal rest Tuesday, November 2, 2021, after an illness at Saint Anne’s Hospital.

Born in Fall River, he was the son of Gertrude (Silvia) Borges of Fall River and the late Vitorino A. Borges.

He was employed as a carpenter and had...

Oct 30, 2021

Nancy R. Alexander, 74, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Edmund C. and Georgianna (Rapoza-Mello) Alexander; A cosmetologist, Nancy graduated from Vidal-Sassoon Academy in Florida and Rob Roy Academy in Fall River. She enjoyed being at the beach in the sun, but most of all...

Oct 30, 2021

Annette L. (Houle) Harrington, RN, 82, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021. A graduate of Union Hospital School of Nursing, she had been employed by Union Hospital, Boston City Hospital and area nursing homes.

She leaves her son, Daniel C. Harrington and his wife, Nancy Harrington of Westport, MA and their two children, Benjamin and William, and...

Oct 29, 2021

Marie Elena Sullivan ,CRNA ,passed away October 29, 2021,    after a lengthy illness.  She was born on September 3,1950 in Fall River, MA.

Marie was a graduate of MT. St. Mary Academy, Class of 1968,  Regis College, Weston MA. Class of 1972;  University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth School of Nursing class of 1976, and the Reading...

Oct 28, 2021

Roland St.Denis, 90, of Guilford, Connecticut, formerly of  Somerset, Massachusetts, passed away Thursday, October 28th,2021.

Born in Revere, Massachusetts, son of the late Ralph and Corinne (Ducharme) St.Denis, he lived in Somerset for many years.

He worked in research and development for Hughes Aircraft, Los Angeles, California for several years and was employed by American...

Oct 27, 2021

Steven Machado, 64, of Fall River, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.  Born in Fall River, he was the son of Claire (LaRue) Machado of Fall River and the late John Machado, Jr.

He was employed as a chef for most of his life. He attended Diman Regional High School for Culinary Arts.

Steven's...

Oct 26, 2021

Mark Harrison, 55, of Walpole, formerly of Somerset, MA has gone to his peaceful place on October 26, 2021.

He was a graduate of Somerset High School Class of 1985. Mark graduated from the Parker Professional Driving School in Avon, MA and acquired a CDL licence. He had been employed by MBTA, Boston and more recently by...

Oct 22, 2021

Evangelos S. Giotis, age 83, of Fall River, passed away Friday, October 22,2021. He was husband of Panagio E.(Pappas)Giotis.

He was born on February 24, 1938 in Ioannina, Greece and relocated to the US in 1976.  He worked for local pizzerias until 1981, when he opened his own pizzeria, New England House of Pizza, Fall River which...

Oct 21, 2021

Joseph L. DeMelo, 68, of Fall River, passed into eternal rest October 21st after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lucy (Raposo) DeMelo.

Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Evaristo and Angelina (Borges) DeMelo, he moved to the United States in 1967.

Joe’s dedicated work...

Oct 20, 2021

David Paquette, 66, of Fall River passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Rhode Island Hospital, after an illness.

David was employed by AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya Communications. He loved to spend his summers at Horseneck Beach Campground.  He had served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

He was the son of the...

Oct 19, 2021

Robert L. “Bob” Charette,Sr. 73, of Fall River, husband of Paula A.(Reynolds) Charette, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021.

Bob was employed by the Fall River Public School Dept., working mostly at Talbot Middle School. A car enthusiast, he enjoyed watching NASCAR.  He was a New England sports fan, especially of the Bruins.  A graduate of Diman...

Oct 17, 2021

Diane M. (Laporte) Donovan, 69, of No.Dartmouth, wife of William F. Donovan,passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021. She was employed as a medical transcriptionist for St. Luke’s Hospital for 42 years.

She graduated from Bristol Community College with an Associates Degree.  Diane enjoyed gardening, decorating the house, cooking, traveling and most of all spending time with family....

Oct 16, 2021

Andre A. Plante, 92, of Ashland OH, formerly of Fall River MA, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline C. (Gagnon) Plante. Andy was born in Fall River, the son of Arthur and Yvonne (Lecomte) Plante and had three older brothers, Bertrand, Gaston and Jean.

He was devoted to his...

Oct 13, 2021

We woke up to a reality of life today without our daughter, sister, best friend, aunt, cousin, niece and co-worker. Danielle was summoned by the Lord for an important mission up in heaven.  In a way, Danielle was all these things to all of us. We, her family ask that you find ways to live as she did moving...