OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Michael "Mickey" Kardosz
Aug 5, 2015
Michael "Mickey" Kardosz, 85, of Somerset, husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" (McCarthy) Kardosz, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War and member of Post 72, Amvets, Somerset, he was employed by Stop & Shop and Kraft Foods. He leaves two daughters, Michaeline Grol and her husband Leon of Fall...

Edmond E. Levesque
Aug 1, 2015
Edmond E. Levesque, 63, of Fall River, son of the late Edmond E. and Muriel (Michaud) Levesque passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015. He leaves a son, David Levesque and his wife Erin of Fall River; three sisters, Colette Benoit and her husband Roland of Wareham, Claudette Hennessey of Fall River and Laurie Ann Maloney of...

Cecile M. (Labouliere) Levesque
Jul 31, 2015
Cecile M. (Labouliere) Levesque, 96, of Tiverton, widow of Armand Levesque, died Friday. July 31, 2015. A former employee of Shelburne Shirt Co., Stafford Garment and Lexcraft Manufacturing, she enjoyed gardening, bingo and crocheting. She leaves two children, Donald A. Levesque and his wife Rita of Fall River and Jeannine D. Czapiga and her husband Jeffrey...
Dorothy (St.Pierre) Picard-Montour
Jul 30, 2015
Dorothy (St.Pierre) Picard-Montour, 93, of Providence, formerly of Fall River and Tiverton, widow of Norman Picard and Harvey R. Montour, Sr., died Thursday, July 30, 2015. She attended Fruit Hill Day Services for Elderly. She leaves two daughters, Nancy D. Picard of Providence and Barbara A. (Picard) Sawyer and her husband Bennett of Sorrento, Maine; grandchildren,...
Josephine Fournier
Jul 29, 2015
Josephine (Vieira) Fournier, 90, of 2045 G.A.R. Highway, Swansea, Massachusetts, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the Country Gardens Nursing Facility in Swansea. She was the wife of the late Bernard Fournier. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening and walking. She leaves her two sons, Paul J. Fournier (and his girlfriend Rhea Trottier) of Fall River and...
Gregory P. Czapiga
Jul 29, 2015
Gregory P. Czapiga, 65, of Fall River, a former employee of American Machine Piping & Electric Corp., died Wednesday, July 29, 2015. An avid poker player, he enjoyed puzzles, fishing, bingo, water skiing and boating. He leaves a son, Gregory J. Czapiga and a granddaughter, Kara Sky Czapiga, both of Fall River; brothers, Jeffrey P. Czapiga...
John F. Simons
Jul 27, 2015
John F. Simons, 81, of Hartwell St., Fall River, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015. A Navy veteran of the Korean War and a former employee of the A. J. Mitchell Company, he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and enjoyed bingo. He leaves his former wife, Janice (Greenwood) Simons of Fall River;...
Aaron C. Delany
Jul 21, 2015
Aaron Delany, 32, of Tiverton, RI, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the son of Michelle & Robert Murray and Mike & Chole Delany. He is also survived by his three children, Kaylee, Julia and Cameron; their mother, Terry Delany; his companion, Marisa McArdle;...

Maureen C. Harrington
Jul 21, 2015
Maureen C. Harrington, 86, of Fall River, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was born in Fall River the daughter of the late William H. and Catherine (Madden) Harrington; the sister of the late William H. and Eleanor (Kaiser) Harrington, Jr. and John F. Harrington; the aunt of the late Eileen Bowman of TX and...

Robert E. Lucas
Jul 19, 2015
Robert E. Lucas, 65, of Fall River, husband of the late Kathleen (Ring) Lucas, and son of the late William and Simone (Audette) Lucas, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. A graduate of BMC Durfee High School and Bristol Community College, he had managed the former Nira Lumber Co., was a bus driver for the Southeastern...
Roger J. Tremblay
Jul 19, 2015
Roger J. Tremblay, age 89, of Fall River passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline G. (Ouellette) Tremblay. Born in Fall River, MA on June 8, 1926, he was a son of the late Denery J. and Marthe...
Aurore R. "Ora" Trepanier
Jul 19, 2015
Aurore R. "Ora" Trepanier, 76, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She had been employed by Raytheon Co., Portsmouth, Atlantic Elevator, Citizens for Citizens and Bristol Elders. She leaves a sister, Mariette Durette and her husband Roger of Fall River; nieces and a nephew, Patricia Poitras of Westport, Diane Moniz,...
Robert E. Martel
Jul 19, 2015
Robert E. Martel, 72, of Tiverton, husband of Margaret (Sullivan) Martel and son of Rosalie (Canuel) Martel of Fall River and the late Oscar R. "Red" Martel, passed away, Sunday, July 19, 2015. A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, Captain Martel served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and was former safety director of the...

Honora M. "Nona" Coyne
Jul 16, 2015
Honora M. "Nona" Coyne, 74, of Fall River, daughter of the late James and Honora (Powers) Coyne, died Thursday, July 16, 2015. A graduate of the former Mount St. Mary Academy, Class of 1958 and Bristol Community College, she was a member of Niagara Neighborhood Association, Red Hat Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, St. Anne...

Willeen F. (Pacheco) Silvia
Jul 15, 2015
Willeen F. (Pacheco) Silvia, 64, of Tiverton, wife of William L. Silvia, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. A retired medical secretary, she was a St. Anne's Hospital volunteer and enjoyed the theater, dining out, shopping and travel. She was a fun-loving, heartwarming woman who always put a smile on a person's face. She befriended...
Rhea I. (Duquette) Dugan
Jul 14, 2015
Rhea I. (Duquette) Dugan, 97, of Milton, MA, formerly of Fall River, widow of Walter C. Dugan, and mother of the late Denis Dugan, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She leaves, her daughter-in-law, Catherine Dugan of Jamaica Plain, MA; two grandchildren, Christine Dugan of Norwood and Dennis Dugan and his wife Brenda of Norfolk; four great-granddaughters,...
Timothy Martin
Jul 13, 2015
Timothy Martin, 60, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at his home in New Bedford. Timmy was a man of the sea, he enjoyed fishing and was a model car and model boat enthusiast. He was an avid collector of sea memorabilia. He lived in the present moment, not the past or the future. He knew each...
Kyle D. Frett
Jul 12, 2015
Kyle D. Frett, 37, of Fall River, son of Francis J. Frett, Jr. of Fall River and the late Patricia A. (Therrien) Frett, died Sunday, July 12, 2015. A Commercial Airline Pilot, Captain Frett was employed by Express Jet / United Airlines. A graduate of Durfee High School, Class of 1995, he was formerly employed by...
Peter M. Costa
Jul 11, 2015
Peter M. Costa, 34, of Fall River, died Saturday, July 11, 2015. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Antonio and Maria F. (Medeiros) Costa. He was a Test and Intergration Engineer at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport from 1999 to 2009. He studied electrical engineering at UMass Dartmouth from 2004 to 2007....

Helen (Silvia) Swist
Jul 10, 2015
Helen (Silvia) Swist, RN, 91, of Fall River, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, widow of Henry Swist and mother of the late Michael Swist, died Friday, July 10, 2015. A Registered Nurse and graduate of Newport Hospital School of Nursing, she was employed by the former Truesdale Hospital and was a life-member of the East End Sportsman's...