All Obituaries

Barbara Mae (Clarkson) Prenda, of Albion Street passed away on March 25, 2020 at Franklin Court. She was the wife of Manuel C. Prenda Jr.   Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late George and Gladys (Delaney) Clarkson.   She is survived by her children David Goulart and his wife Melissa, Patricia Baccus and her husband Rick and Nancy Prenda.  She was the grandmother of Maisy Goulart, Julia Goulart, Stephen Goulart, Eva Goulart, Justin Goulart, Dawn...

  George Amaral, 86, of Eisenhower Court passed away on March 24, 2020 at Heatherwood Health Care Center.  He was the husband of Barbara (Souza) Amaral. Born in Bristol, he was the son of the late Antone and Rose (Cabral) Amaral.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Paula Parella and her husband Frank, Wayne Amaral and his wife Cidalia, Sandra Harper and her husband David, Mark Amaral and his fiancée Christine and  Russell Amaral. He was...

Maria (Rodrigues) Ribeiro passed away on March 21, 2020 at Silver Creek Manor. She was the wife of the late Gabriel Silva Ribeiro. Born in Capelo, Faial, Acores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Rodrigues Pereira and Mariana Bernarda (DaSilva) Pereira.  She was the mother of Joseph Ribeiro and the late Manuel Ribeiro, grandmother of Natasha Thompson and sister of Almorinda Silviera.  Mrs. Ribeiro was educated in Portugal and employed as a...

Alexander Stephen Paiva, 77, of Clipper Way passed away on March 9, 2020 at home.  He was the husband of Lorraine A. (Furtado) Bannister Paiva.   Born in Bristol, he was the son of the late Alexander S. Paiva Jr. and Diamantina (Alves) Paiva. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son Steven Paiva and his wife Mary; grandchildren Alicia Paiva, Justin Paiva; great granddaughter Ava Paiva and his sister Nancy Sousa.  He was the father of the late Scott Paiva. Mr....

Joseph Brian Borges, 55, of Mason Avenue passed away on March 8, 2020 at home.   Born in Waterbury CT, he was the son of the late John and Eugenia (Gomes) Borges.  He was the brother of Mary Jane Jeffries of Fall River MA, Richard Bouthiette of Coventry and the late Kathleen Lopes and Edward Bouthiette.  He is survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Borges was a graduate of Bristol High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Bryant College.  He was...

Gilbert Soares Almeida, 92, of Mulberry Road passed away on March 8, 2020 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.  He was the husband of Madeline (Metthe) Almeida.   Born in Somerset MA, he was the son of the late Augusto and Evarista (Calisto) Almeida.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Nancy Cabral and her husband William, Sandra Almeida, Susan O’Brien and her husband Russell, Gilbert Almeida and his wife Claudette, Connie Silva and her husband...

THOMAS G BRESLIN, M.D., a resident of Bristol, RI and Delray Beach, FL passed away peacefully on March 7, 2020 holding the hand of his beloved wife of 58 years, Carolyn J. (Anderson) Breslin. He is survived by her and 5 of his children: Kate Harden, Jane Sorensen (Soren), Robert Breslin, Amy Breslin (Peter) and Amity Jackson (Benjamin). He is predeceased by his son Thomas William Joseph and his parents Drs. Kate and Robert Breslin. He leaves behind his 11 wonderful grandchildren and his...

  Timothy Lee Ahearn, 83, passed away on March 7, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Manor.     Born in Newport, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Manchester) Ahearn.  He is survived by his children Timothy L. Ahearn Jr. of Plainfield CT, Kelly DaSilva and her husband Manuel of Bristol and grandchildren Tyler Ahearn, Amber Ahearn, Victoria DaSilva and Alexandra DaSilva.  He was the brother of Brian Ahearn of Middletown and the late Kathleen Clarke, William...

Patricia Irene Owens, 62 of Fall River passed away on March 2, 2020. Born in Boston , she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Edna Leona (Runnals) Owens.  She is survived by her siblings Rick Mathieson and his wife Debi of DeRidder LA, Maria Restaino and her husband Domenic of Portsmouth RI and Victoria Fallon and her husband Gregg of Providence, RI.  She was the aunt of Domenic Restaino IV who was her godchild, Kristal Mathieson, Lucia...

Dorvalino “Del” Furtado, 76, of Rehoboth and formerly of Jennifer Drive, passed away on February 27, 2020 at Miriam Hospital.  He was the husband of Mary Agnes (Lima) Furtado.   Born in Burguete, Lomba da Maia, St. Michael, Azores. he was the son of the late Arthur and Genoveva da Gloria (Arrruda) Furtado.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children John Furtado and his wife Patricia of Dartmouth, Anthony Furtado and his wife...