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Local Obituaries for Fall River, Bristol County and Surrounding Areas.
Virginia Coelho
Jan 7, 2012
Virginia (Dostou) Coelho, 78, of Westport, wife of the late Manuel S. "Sonny" Coelho, died Saturday, January 7, 2012. A seamstress, she enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include 2 daughters, Debra Newton (husband William) of Somerset and Donna Doige (husband Alan) of Westport, 3 grandchildren, Heather O'Neil (husband Patrick), Melissa St.Pierre...
Victor B. Lagasse
Jan 6, 2012
Victor B. Lagasse, 83, of Whipple St., Fall River, died Friday, January 6, 2012. He was employed by Tower Iron Works, Seekonk. He leaves nephews and nieces including Patricia Francoeur and her husband Thomas of Fall River and grandnephews and grandnieces including Jody Bercier and her husband Michael White also of Fall River. He was the...
Raymond Bento
Jan 2, 2012
Raymond C. Bento, 67, of Tiverton passed away Monday, January 2, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Gertrude A. (Bouffard) Bento. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Manuel and Isabelle (Cambra) Bento. Mr. Bento was a Heavy Equipment Operator for various companies as a member of...
Tillie Burstein
Jan 2, 2012
Tillie (Santos) Burstein, 100, of Somerset, formerly of Tiverton and Fall River, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012. She was the wife of the late Albert Burstein, owner of Central Signs, Fall River. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Silveira) Santos. She is survived by her son Robert Burstein...
Richard R. "Dick" Lagarde
Jan 2, 2012
Richard R. "Dick" Lagarde, 69, of Westport, formerly of Fall River, husband of Jane (Subica) Lagarde, died Monday, January 2, 2012. A Durfee High School graduate, class of 1960, he was supervisor of the Downtown Fall River Parking Garages and handled deliveries of the Herald News and Providence Journal in Westport for many years. He was...
Eva Thibodeau (Faucher) Genard
Jan 1, 2012
Eva (Faucher) Thibodeau Genard, 97, of Kimwell Nursing Home, widow of Henry Thibodeau and former wife of the late Romeo Genard, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. A graduate of Thibodeau Business College, she was employed by Dufresne's Lunch, Bijou Restaurant and Globe Lunch. She leaves 4 children, Lorraine Owen (late husband Darrol) of Fall River, Gertrude...
Gloria J. (Tavares) Richard
Jan 1, 2012
Gloria J. (Tavares) Richard, 55, of Baird St., Fall River, wife of Jeffrey A. Richard, Sr., died Sunday, January 1, 2012. A Durfee High School graduate, she was employed by Lightolier for 35 years. Besides her husband of 32 years, she leaves 2 children, Jeffrey A. Richard (Amanda Dumican), and Rebekah Richard (Kenneth Souza), all of...
Rose Helene Boutin
Dec 31, 2011
Rose Helene (Lapré) Boutin, 87, of Fall River, widow of Armand H. Boutin, died Saturday, December 31, 2011. A homemaker, she was also employed by the former Valle's Steak House and was a member of L'Union St. Jean Baptiste of the former St. Roch Parish. She devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. A woman...
Adrien J. Cote
Dec 30, 2011
Adrien J. Cote, 95, formerly of Lafayette Place, Fall River, husband of the late Irene (Emard) Cote, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Catholic Memorial Home. An Army veteran of WW II, he served in Okinawa. A member of the Teamsters Union, he was employed by Ann-Dale Cookie Co. and the St. Vincent de Paul Store....
Daniel Pereira
Dec 30, 2011
Daniel F. Pereira, 50, of Elmira, N.Y., formerly of Fall River, died Friday, December 30, 2011. He is survived by his father Manuel Pereira, 2 children, Jonathon Pereira (Kiara Cabral) and Kayla Aguiar (husband Paul), all of Fall River; 10 siblings Tony, John, Manny, Mary, Fatima, Joey, Silvan, Lucy, Natalie and Fernanda; companion Maureen Head and...
Elizabeth (Morango) Hagerstrom
Dec 30, 2011
Elizabeth (Morango) Hagerstrom, 94, formerly of Tickle Rd., Westport, wife of the late Clinton E. Hagerstrom, died Friday, December 30, 2011. A lover of animals, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emily (Botelho) Morango. She leaves two children, Robert "Bobby" Hagerstrom and his wife Laura of Westport, and Corrine "Corrie" Gagnon and her...
Joseph Russell Daley
Dec 28, 2011
Joseph Russell Daley, 83, of Crestwood St., Fall River, husband of Constance M. (Lapierre) Daley, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. A fire alarm division lineman, he was a 37 year member of the Fall River Fire Department, retiring in 1989. An Army veteran of WW II, he served with Company C, Combat Engineers. He was an...
Joseph Baker Allen
Dec 26, 2011
Joseph Baker Allen, 61, husband of Sheila (Lyman) Allen, of New Bedford, died Monday, December 26, 2011. An EMT, he was employed at St. Luke's Hospital and Norfolk Bristol Ambulance for many years. He also served as a medic in the Army Reserve. Joseph, along with his wife, operated Blondie And The Gigolo karaoke. He was...
Samuel R. Taylor
Dec 26, 2011
Samuel R. Taylor, 88, of Shawomet Ave., Somerset, formerly of Forest St., Fall River, husband of the late Rita C. (Griffin) Taylor, died Monday, December 26, 2011. He leaves daughters, Janice Malmborg and her husband Vic of North Kingstown, RI, and Nancy Pappas and her husband Ed of Marshfield, MA; grandchildren, Alison Thorson, Greg Malmborg, Sarah...
Robert A. Smith, Sr.
Dec 23, 2011
Robert A. Smith, Sr., 96, of Somerset, husband of Mary (McDonald) Smith, died Friday, December 23, 2011. An Army veteran of WW II, TSgt. Smith served in Italy with the 88th. Infantry Division, receiving the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Good Conduct medals. He was a Massachusetts Department of Corrections officer at MCI- Norfolk. An avid...
William King, Jr.
Dec 22, 2011
William H. King, Jr., 55, of 1197 Robeson St. Fall River, died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at home following a short illness. Employed by the Fall River Housing Authority as a maintenance supervisor, he enjoyed fishing and playing poker. Survivors include a daughter, Amanda King, his parents, William and Lorraine (Doucette) King, a stepdaughter, Jessica Morango,...
Lauretta (Levesque) Flynn
Dec 21, 2011
Lauretta (Levesque) Flynn, 96, of Quequechan St., Fall River, widow of James R. Flynn, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She leaves children, Norbert Robidoux and his wife Leona, Doris Sakell, and Janice Richard all of Fall River, Linda Bourgeois and her husband Robert of North Carolina, and Nancy Duponte and her husband Robert of Dartmouth; grandchildren;...
Dorothy Banville
Dec 19, 2011
Dorothy Banville, 81, of Locust St., Fall River, died Monday, December 19, 2011. A member of Community Connections, she enjoyed parties, dancing, traveling and Foxwoods Casino. She leaves siblings, Norman Menard of New Hampshire, Robert Banville of Tiverton, and Rolande Little and Marie "Judy" Pichette, both of Fall River; nieces; nephews; and caregivers, Lina and Kenny....
Louise Goodrum
Dec 18, 2011
Louise Goodrum, 49, of New Bedford, MA, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, December 18. Born in 1962 in Stuttgart, Germany, Louise grew up primarily in the Syracuse, NY area and settled on the coast of Massachusetts near family. She was a 1980 graduate of Nottingham High School, earned her bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and her master's...
David D. Martel
Dec 15, 2011
David D. Martel, 52, of Fall River, husband of Tracy (Cowen) Martel, and son of Richard "Dick" Martel of Fall River, and the late Mary "Del" (Desrosiers) Martel, died Thursday, December 15, 2011. He was employed by Frosty Beverage Co. and Stop & Shop, and was a photo specialist at Wal-Mart, Swansea and Seekonk. An avid...
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