OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 29, 2023

Maria (Cesar) DaSilva, 77, of Fall River, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023.

She was the wife of the late Joao C. DaSilva.

Born in Livermento, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Aires and Maria (Perreira) Cesar.

A member of ILGWU, Maria was employed by Anderson Little.

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Oct 25, 2023

With heartfelt sorrow, we have lost our beloved Joe, Dad, Pops, Brother and Grandpa Joe on October 25, 2023, after a courageous battle of various health issues.

Joe was born in Boston, MA, son of the late Stanley J. and Mary J. (Tortorella) Kovalski.  He lived in Wollaston (Quincy), Attleboro and Fall River, MA. Joe...

Oct 25, 2023

Donaldine "Deen" (Michaud) Cabral. 88, of Fall River. passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. She was the wife of the late Mario Cabral. Born in Van Buren, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Nathalie (Landry) Michaud.

Donaldine worked for many years in the garment industry and the Fall River School Dept. as...

Oct 23, 2023

Teresa C. (Paiva) Gaspar, 84, of Tiverton, passed into eternal life Monday, October 23, 2023.

She was the wife of Antone J. Gaspar. They shared 63 years of marriage.

Teresa was born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores and was the daughter of the late Jose Mauricio De Paiva and Maria da Conceição (Tavares) Paiva.  She...

Oct 23, 2023

Albert R. Tremblay, 95, of Fall River, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023.  He was the son of the late Joseph R. and Elise (Collin) Tremblay and the brother of the late Corinne Pelletier and Leo Tremblay.  He leaves 1 niece and two great nephews

Albert was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Relatives...

Oct 23, 2023

Darwin E. Finch, Jr., 61, of Fall River, passed into eternal life Monday, October 23, 2023 at Saint Anne’s Hospital after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.

He was the husband of Debra A. (Souza) Finch.  They shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Dighton, Massachusetts, he was the son of Darwin E. Finch,...

Oct 20, 2023

Joseph E. “Sunny” Furtado, Jr., FRFD, Ret., 78, of Fall River, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023.

He was the husband of Barbara J. (Anderson) for the past 20 years and the husband of the late Maura Furtado.

Now retired, Joseph was employed by the City of Fall River Fire Department as a Firefighter / ...

Oct 18, 2023

Christopher J. Harney, 57, of Fall River, passed away at St. Anne’s Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Thomas V. Harney, Sr. and the late JoAnn (Zackaseski) Harney.

He was employed by National Cash Register.  In his earlier years, Christopher enjoyed...

Oct 17, 2023

Denise A. (Lelievre) Smith, 67, of Fall River, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Saint Anne’s Hospital, after an illness.

Now retired due to illness, Denise was employed in the home health industry.

She loved Jesus and Church, spending time with family and friends, dining out and crocheting.

She was born in...

Oct 17, 2023

Cameron Ramsay, the son of Duncan and Patricia (Crane) Ramsay was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on November 8, 1986. After his father’s death, he and his mother moved to Tiverton RI. Cameron loved growing up in Tiverton. He enjoyed playing youth soccer, basketball, and baseball. He was also on the Tiverton High School tennis team and later enjoyed...

Oct 15, 2023

James J. Terceiro, 69, of Swansea, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15th, 2023 surrounded by his family.

James was born in Fall River, MA to the late George and Guilhermina Terceiro, where he worked for many years at Duro Textiles. While not working James enjoyed golfing, trips to the casino, fishing, sitting by the water,...

Oct 14, 2023

Joseph R. "Amvet Joe" Flanagan, 86, of Somerset passed away on October 14, 2023. Joe was the son of the late Joseph R. and Belinda C. (Merola) Flanagan. Joe worked for Kaiser Aluminum in RI, and Tulip Paint in N. Dighton.

He enjoyed walking at the Swansea Mall and dining out.

He was a fan...

Oct 12, 2023

Therese (Lariviere) Rachel, 73, of Westport, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023.

She was the wife of the late Ronald Rachel.

Therese was employed as a Registered Nurse at Charlton Memorial Hospital and was a graduate of Cape Cod Community College. She enjoyed quilting, knitting, reading, vacationing, theater and spending time with family and her...

Oct 5, 2023

Rene Lavigne, 93, of Fall River, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023. He was the husband of the late Esther J. (Robitaille) Lavigne. Rene worked as a buffer for Serama Lighting for many years.

He leaves a daughter, Deborah St.Laurent  (husband Roger); a sister Annette Lavigne and his beloved cat Mickey. He was the son of the...

Oct 5, 2023

Charles Auclair, 81, President, and second generation funeral director of the Auclair Funeral Home, Fall River, died Thursday, October 5, 2023.

He leaves three children, Adam Auclair, his wife Susan H. (Lamontagne) Auclair and their sons, Noah and Nathan; Marie Auclair-Rodriguez and her husband Ernesto, Nicholas Auclair  and his children Hannah and Andrew; Andrew's daughter May-Lynne; siblings,...

Oct 4, 2023

Armand J. Bouchard, 90, passed away on October 4, 2023.

He was the husband of Vivian (Aube) Bouchard, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.

He was the son of the late John and Jean (Levesque) Bouchard.

Armand grew up in Tiverton, RI and was a 1950 graduate of LaSalle Academy High...

Oct 3, 2023

Joseph F. Jankowski, Jr., 89, of Somerset, passed into eternal rest Monday, October 3, 2023 at Catholic Memorial Home.  He was the husband of Rita (Harrison) Jankowski. They shared 66 wonderful years of marriage.

Joe was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of the late Adelaide Marie (Betka) Jankowski and Joseph Jankowski, Sr.  He was...

Oct 3, 2023

Normand H. Menard, Jr., 69, formerly of Somerset, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Tuesday, October 3, 2023. He was the husband of Anne Marie (St.George) Menard.

Besides his wife of 46 years, he leaves his daughter, Kristen Anne Menard Scheller and her husband Jeffery; and his granddaughter and pride and joy, Taytum Rejeanne Scheller;

Oct 1, 2023

Raymond Boucher, 95, of Fall River, passed away Sunday night, October 1, 2023 with his family by his side.

Raymond was a loving and dedicated husband, and father of four children. He is preceded in death by his oldest son, Russell Boucher.

He is survived by his wife, the love of his life, Antonetta “Etta”...

Oct 1, 2023

Marc A. Cote, 40, of Fall River, passed away October 1, 2023 after a long courageous battle with Cancer.  He was the son of Paul and Nancy (Viveiros) Cote.

He was employed by the Fall River School Dept. Nutritional Lunch Program, mainly working at Talbot Middle School.

Marc was a WWII history enthusiast and enjoyed...