OBITUARY LISTINGS

Lorraine B. (Demers) Doucet

Mar 26, 2022

Lorraine B. (Demers) Doucet, passed away at the age of 97. She was a lifelong resident of Fall River, MA and she resided in her own home on Middle St. with a brief stay at Southpointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from where she passed.

She was the wife of the late Adrien P. Doucet Sr. and the...

Maria A. Costa

Mar 26, 2022

Maria A. (Costa) Costa, 96, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022  at St. Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. DaCosta.

Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Medeiros Costa and Maria A. (Medeiros) Costa, she immigrated to the United States on...

Ema P. (Pereira) Melo

Mar 26, 2022

Ema P. (Pereira) Melo, 79, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 after an illness.  She was the wife of the late Virgilio G. Melo.  Born in Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Conceicao (Linhares) Pereira.

She leaves three daughters, Luisa Harris (husband William), Maria Reed (husband...

Normand E. Berube

Mar 25, 2022

Normand E. Berube, 94, of Magnolia, TX, formerly of Fall River, MA, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Claire D. (Gagnon) Berube for 66 years. A soft spoken man of many talents, he readily came to the aid of his extended family and friends.

He was employed by Power...

Patricia A. (Tavares) Pereira

Mar 23, 2022

Patricia A. (Tavares) Pereira, 70, of Fall River, passed into eternal life Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Saint Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford.  She was the wife of the late Carlos A. Pereira.

Patricia leaves two daughters, Tammy Pereira and Shannon Pereira; three grandchildren, Shana Pereira, Ciara Pereira and Jayden Fiola; two great-grandchildren, Aubry Vacca and Ellie May...

Joseph L. Rodrigues

Mar 21, 2022

Joseph L. Rodrigues, 78, of Fall River, passed into eternal rest Monday, March 21, 2022 at Saint Anne’s Hospital.

He was the husband of Karyn M. (Viveiros) Rodrigues.  They shared 31 years of marriage.

Joseph was born in Bretanha Sao Miguel, Azores and was the son of the late Antonio Pavao Rodrigues and Maria (Cordeiro)...

Geraldine (Dias) Medeiros White

Mar 21, 2022

Geraldine (Geri) Dias Medeiros White

What can I tell you about this fun-loving, wonderful woman that most of you don’t already know? She has touched so many lives throughout her years that I have no idea where to begin. I guess at the beginning….

Her story started something like this.

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Diane (Martin) Audette

Mar 18, 2022

Diane (Martin) Audette, 69,  of Somerset, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late James L. Martin, Sr., and Lucille (Lariviere) Martin.

Diane graduated from Durfee High School Class of “71” and Diman School of...

Rose (Cardoza) Bogle

Mar 16, 2022

Rose (Cardoza) Bogle, 89 years of age died peacefully at Sarah Brayton Nursing Center, surrounded by her family, March 16, 2022. She was the wife of the late Robert Gaspar and the late Richard W. Bogle.

She worked as a seamstress for many years. Rose enjoyed visiting the casinos, playing bingo and dancing.

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Ann Marie Antunes

Mar 9, 2022

Ann Marie Antunes, 53, of Westport,  passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late Silvestre and Ana (Goncalves) Antunes.

She was a member of Community Connections, the ARC, People Inc. and the Fall River Elks Post#118. She enjoyed music and animals, especially her two dogs, Jax and Winston.

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Keisha Dejesus

Mar 8, 2022

Keisha DeJesus, 50, of Fall River, Pastor of Bilingual Ministry Church, South Main St. Fall River, entered into eternal rest with her Lord on March 8, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer.

A Director of Health Access Program of  SSTAR Healthcare, she worked there for 18 years.

She was also...

Wender Gomes

Mar 4, 2022

Wender Gomes, 67, of Fall River, formerly of  Governador Valadares, Brazil, passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River Friday, March 4, 2022.

He was the husband of Edna (Mendes) Gomes.

Born in Brazil, he was the son of Oswaldo and Magnolia (Ferreira) of Brazil.

A talented carpenter, Wender had a passion and...

Donna M. Costa

Mar 2, 2022

Donna M. (St.Laurent) Costa, 72, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Francis Costa, Jr.  Born in Fall River, raised in Swansea, she was the daughter of the late Dolan and Bertha (Kocor) St.Laurent.  Donna was employed by the Social Security Administration for many years.  An animal lover, she enjoyed...

Forest Stephen "Steve" Thomas

Mar 1, 2022

Forest Stephen “ Steve” Thomas, 61 of Pawtucket, Rhode Island died suddenly and unexpectedly after a car accident.

Born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, Stephen graduated from Cardinal Newman High School, attended Palm Beach State College, and worked in various industries, before moving to Rhode Island. There he rigorously pursued his health, sobriety, and career....

Roger Cote

Mar 1, 2022

Roger Cote, 63, of Fall River died unexpectedly on 3/1/2022. Roger adored his family and would do anything for them. He is survived by his wife Jeannine (Leclair) Cote, son Jason Aguiar, Jason's wife Kelly and the light of his life his grandchildren Raiden and Kennedy. He is the son of the late Edward and Doris (Gagnon) Cote. He...

Lucy (Raposo) Demelo

Mar 1, 2022

Lucy (Raposo) De.Melo, 65, of Fall River, loving wife of the late

Joseph L. De.Melo, passed into eternal life Tuesday, March 1, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Capalas, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ilda (Raposo) Melo. She moved to the United States in...

Maurice Paul Tremblay

Feb 27, 2022

Maurice Paul Tremblay, 75, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Westport, MA, passed away February 27, 2022.  He was employed for 30 years by IBM as a customer engineer.  An Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Maurice enjoyed motorcycling, music and yard sales.

He leaves...

Eric Rego

Feb 25, 2022

Eric Rego, 38, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly February 25, 2022.

He leaves his mother, Susan (Santos) Fernandes; his father, Eric T. Rego; and his sister, Ashley Rego; Eric was a graduate of Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, Franklin, MA.  He did small engine repairs and worked at Motorsports Playground, Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, Massachusetts....

Lydia (Oliveira) Cordeiro

Feb 25, 2022

Lydia Maria (Oliveira) Cordeiro, 96, of Somerset, passed into eternal rest Friday, February 25, 2022 at Saint Anne’s Hospital.

She was the wife of the late Jesse Cordeiro, who was the love of her life.

Lydia worked as a floor lady for Louis Hand for 25 years.  After retiring, she and Jesse built several successful...

Geraldine Sands

Feb 21, 2022

Geraldine Sands, 89, a resident at Fall River Healthcare, 1748 Highland Ave. Fall River passed away on February 21, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River.  She leaves no know survivors.

A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at 10 AM at  Oak Grove Cemetery, Prospect St. Fall River.