OBITUARY LISTINGS

May 20, 2016

Anthony "Buzzy" Parent, 69, of Somerset, husband of Ann Marie (Bouffard) Parent, entered into rest Friday, May 20, 2016. He owned and operated the former J & B Volkswagen Auto Repair, Swansea. He was a Coast Guard veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8500, Somerset and the...

May 19, 2016

Susan M. (LeBlanc) Plante, 49, of Fall River, passed away at home, Thursday, May 19, 2016. She was the loving wife of 24 years of Bertrand Plante, Jr. . Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of Constance (Ledoux) LeBlanc and the late Norman J. LeBlanc. She was a devoted nurse in various area facilities,...

May 19, 2016

Andrew F. Bohn, 48, of Norfolk, Virginia, formerly of Westport, died Thursday, May 19, 2016. Andrew was raised in Westport and graduated from Westport high school in 1985. He then moved to Norfolk, VA, where he began welding in a salvage yard at the age of 19, working his way up to foreman for several shipyards...

May 19, 2016

Lawrence L. "Larry" Perry, 65, of Fall River, son of Isabel "Betty" (Rego) Perry of Fall River and the late John Perry, and beloved companion of Pauline Rogers of Fall River, entered into rest Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a Human Services Residential Counselor. Besides his mother...

May 18, 2016

Louis Angelini, 84, of Fall River, husband of Patricia F. (Susol) Angelini, entered into rest Wednesday, May 18, 2016. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he was a 69th. bomb squadron aircraft gunner. A graduate of the Bulova School of Watchmaking, he was a Bank Vault Inspector for Diebold, Inc. for many years. He...

May 17, 2016

Thomas Ferreira, 48, of Fall River and Tiverton, son of Monika E. (Kugler) Ferreira of Tiverton and the late John M. Ferreira, entered into rest Tuesday, May 17, 2016. He was an auto body technician and avid fisherman. Besides his mother, he leaves his beloved son Mitchell T. Ferreira and his mother Joann Thomas of Tiverton...

May 17, 2016

Diane (Michaud) Duclos, 75, of Fall River, wife of Edmond Duclos, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at home, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. She had been employed as a machine operator in the garment industry for many years prior to working with children. She was a member of Senior Fellowship, a Ministry...

May 17, 2016

Roger P. Levesque, 79, of Fall River, formerly of Assonet, beloved husband of Jacqueline B. "Jackie" (Dube) Levesque, entered peacefully into heaven on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Joseph Levesque and Albertine (St. Amand) Levesque Landry, he lived in Fall River for 41 years and in Assonet for...

May 12, 2016

Frank W. Costa, 50, of Rock St, Fall River, passed away at home on Thursday, May 12, 2016. He died peacefully, in his sleep, after a long illness. Frank was born and raised in Fall River and was the beloved son of Frank and Elizabeth L. Costa. He was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School...

May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

Joseph Donat "Don" LaPointe, 95, of Fall River, husband of the late Antoinette T. "Nenette" (Ivanes) LaPointe, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Born in Casselman, Ontario, Canada, the son of the late Omer and Aurore (Brisson) LaPointe. The inventor of Tapered, Tubular Polyester Fabric, patented in 1986, he was a Senior Research Associate in Experimental...

May 8, 2016

Marcel R. Lafond, 86, of Fall River, husband of Marilyn (Velozo) Lafond, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he was employed by H. P. Hood & Sons Milk Distributors and owned and operated Ruggles Park Variety for many years, retiring in 2000. He was a member of the Tiverton...

May 7, 2016

Joseph Thomas "Joey" Carreiro, 38, of North Main St. Fall River, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 after his fight with addiction. He was a Red Sox, Patriots and WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) fan. Survivors include his mother, Cathy Ann (Carreiro) Bohun and step-father Everett Dale Cunard, of Fall River, a companion, Alice Rego and cousins. He...

May 3, 2016

Wanda (Pietrzyk) Budzisz, 88, of Fall River, wife of the late John F. Budzisz, passed away unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was employed as a bookkeeper by the former Lamplighter/Ruth's of Westport and by Stafford Furniture of Fall River. She enjoyed gardening. She leaves four children, John J. Budzisz and Jeanne R. Pereira...

Apr 30, 2016

Marguerite (Levasseur) Bacon, 91, of Fall River, wife of the late Charles E. Bacon, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. She was employed by the former Quaker Fabrics. She leaves two children, Suzanne Chatterton and her husband Glenn of Fall River and Richard Bacon and his wife Debra of Powder Springs, Georgia; grandchildren, Matthew Chatterton and...

Apr 27, 2016

Dorothy (Costa) Lenihan, 80, of Swansea, widow of Michael J. Lenihan, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She had been employed as a census taker by R. L. Polk and Co. She enjoyed vacationing in Ireland and cruising. Survivors include two children, David Souza (wife Jodi) of Swansea and Jeffrey Souza of Fall River; a stepdaughter, Sheila...

Apr 22, 2016

Joao S. "John" Cordeiro, 62, a retired carpenter, of Westport, entered into rest Friday, April 22, 2016. He was the husband of 40 years of Laura (Sousa) Cordeiro; the father of David Cordeiro (wife Bernadette) of Somerset, Kelly Ann Cordeiro of Westport and the late Jason Cordeiro; the grandfather of Tyler and Kayla Cordeiro and Justine,...

Apr 21, 2016

Lillian I. (Bowden) Cipollini Gagliardi, 89, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Woodman Street, Fall River, widow of Robert Cipollini and Augustino "Gus" Gagliardi, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016. She was a life member of the East End Sportsmen's Club. She leaves four children, John Pacheco (Jane) of Assonet, James Pacheco (Karleen) of Fall River,...

Apr 17, 2016

Anne M. (Smialek) Chichlowski, 72, of Fall River, formerly of East Freetown, wife of Thomas S. Chichlowski, entered into rest Sunday, April 17, 2016. A member of the BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1961, she earned her Master's Degree in Education from Bridgewater State College and taught at the Davol School, Fall River. Besides her...

Apr 16, 2016

Herman H. Goldstein, 80, formerly of Fall River, Providence and Brockton, died Saturday, April 16, 2016. He was employed by Vet's Taxi, Fall River, retiring in 1975. He also worked for the City of Newport Public Works Dept. He was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War. More recently he did volunteer work at the Brockton...