OBITUARY LISTINGS

Dec 27, 2021

Claire (Sousa) Masciarelli, 86, of Main Rd. Tiverton, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021.  She was the wife of Alfred J. “Fred” Masciarelli.  They shared 62 years of marriage.

A school teacher, she taught for 31 years in Portsmouth, RI schools.  Working alongside her husband at Poirier’s Auto School, she served as Vice President, Treasurer and instructor...

Dec 26, 2021

Maria Fernanda Borges, 85, of Somerset, passed away Sunday, December 26,2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Cardoso Borges and Margarida Alzira Borges.

She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Daughter and Sister.  She was the kind of person that  devoted her life to taking care...

Dec 25, 2021

Humbert M. Barboza, 96, of Fall River,passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021.  He was the husband of the late Pauline J. (Desruisseaux) Alves-Barboza and the late Lauretta Barboza.

Humbert was an employee of the City of Fall River at the WasteWater Treatment Facility. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

He leaves stepchildren,...

Dec 22, 2021

Joseph Raposo, 63, of Fall River, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boston. He was the beloved husband of Licia (Mello) Raposo. They shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Porto Formoso, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Pacheco) Raposo.

For over 30...

Dec 21, 2021

Janet Louise (Cherveny) Cote, 50 of Warren, RI, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital.  She was the wife of Ryan C. Cote. They shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Mount Kisco, NY, she was the daughter of Lydia C. (Dancy) Hill, step-daughter of Paul Hill of Florida, and the daughter of late Robert A....

Dec 20, 2021

Mary "May" Arruda, 90, of Fall River, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Capalas, St.Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel D. and Anna T. (Oliveira) Arruda. She was employed as a sewing machine operator in the garment industry. May, as she was called by her...

Dec 20, 2021

Dalia M. (Furtado) Teixeira, 61,of Fall River,formerly of San Mateo, California, passed away after a long illness Monday, December 20, 2021.

She was the wife of Jose M. Teixeira with whom she shared 37 years of marriage.

Born in Porto Formoso, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Irene (Lopes)...

Dec 20, 2021

Joyce A. (Phelan) Sylvia, 89, of Fall River, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at St.Anne's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ronald Sylvia. A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, she was a teacher's aide in the Grandparent Program at the Aldrich School.

Previously, she was employed by Durfee High School, Aetna Insurance Co....

Dec 19, 2021

Kashaka Williams, 42, of Warren, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA & New York, NY, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital, after a short battle with Covid-19. A dedicated Youth Counselor, Kashaka was employed by Resiliency Preparatory Academy, St. Vincent's Home, Meadow Ridge, Greater Fall River Recreation and the Boys and Girls Club. He was a 1998 graduate of...

Dec 19, 2021

Henry A. “Hank” Demers, 71, of Providence, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. Former owner of Hank’s Southeastern Propane, Westport, he also owned an operated car wash and a restaurant in Cape Coral, FL. Henry was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the son of Rita (Beaulieu) Demers of Westport and the late Henry Demers; former...

Dec 18, 2021

Valdemira (Moniz) Craveiro, 73, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

She was the wife of the late Jose S. Craveiro.  Born in Feteiras do Sul, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of Jose and Gilda (Lourenco) Moniz.

Valdemira was employed by Bristol Knitting Mills.  A devoted Catholic,...

Dec 17, 2021

Diane M. Costello was a wonderful caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Diane was a selfless human being, who devoted her life to Christ. She worked as a paralegal for over 35 years within the legal community in New York, Boston, Providence and locally. Diane truly had a heart of gold, she was an avid animal lover, and she...

Dec 17, 2021

Natalia (Farias) Bonanca, 84, of Fall River, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021. She was the wife of the late Januario E. Bonanca.

Born in St.Pedro, St.Michael, Azores she was the daughter of the late  Antonio and Maria Jose Farias.

She loved to attend church at Christ the Rock Assembly of God and attend prayer...

Dec 16, 2021

Fall River-Joseph J. Pitera Jr., age 74, passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, MA on December 16, 2021 with family by his side. He was the son of the late Joseph J. Pitera Sr. and Frances (Sanocki) Pitera.

Joe graduated from Durfee High School, then continued his education at Roger Williams College and the...

Dec 15, 2021

George Tanous, age 91, of Swansea, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Born at home in 1930 to Najaim and Eugenie "Jenny" (Sabra) Tanous in the Flint section of Fall River, he lived in the city until 1956 when he moved to his home in Swansea. He was a 1949 graduate of BMC Durfee High School. An Air...

Dec 15, 2021

Ronald A. “Ron” Archambault, 67, of Swansea, MA, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

He was the husband of Nancy (Michaud) Archambault. They shared 47 years of marriage.

Ron was employed as a hairstylist. An active parishioner of St. Dominic’s Parish, Swansea, Ron was also a member of the choir. He was an avid RedSox...

Dec 15, 2021

Doreen M. (Senechal) Sharples, of Somerset, MA, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021. She was previously employed by Raytheon Corp. Doreen loved shopping and going to the casinos. She was the mother of Deborah Sharples DeCambra and her husband Kenneth, of Somerset, and her son, the late William "Bill" Sharples; grandchildren Brandon Kipp, his wife Amanda Churchill, and son...

Dec 14, 2021

Sister Mary Agnes Shannon, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on December 14, 2021. in Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, Massachusetts. She was 92 years of age. The daughter of the late John D. and Orelina Fletcher Shannon, she was born August 22, 1929 in Fall River Massachusetts.

Sister Mary Agnes entered the novitiate of...

Dec 13, 2021

Elaine Fennessey, 70, formerly of Somerset,passed away Monday, December 13, 2021.  She was employed as a Register Nurse. She was the daughter of the late Manuel Rodrigues and Angelina (Rezendes) Rodrigues-Justa,and stepdaughter of the late Jose A. Justa, and the companion of the late Arthur Beckett.  She is survived by aunts, uncles and cousins.

A Funeral Mass...

Dec 11, 2021

Christine Harnett, 70, of Fall River passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 11, 2021 at her home. Christine was born June 3rd, 1951 in Fall River, the daughter of the late Thomas E. Harnett and Marita F. (Vokes) Harnett. Christine was predeceased by her brother Robert Harnett and her sister Katherine Harnett. She leaves behind her canine companion Angel who...