SOMERSET,  MA—Thomas E. Hassey, 83, a longtime resident of Somerset, passed away Thursday in St. Anne’s Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of the late Cynthia P. (Pelletier) Hassey. Born in Boston, a son of the late Thomas J. Hassey and the late Frances E. (O’Brien) Hassey, Tom was a 1958 graduate of Boston College and served two years in the US Army between 1958 and 1960. He went on to found the Hassey, Sullivan and Breault Insurance Agency in Fall River. He...

Mary R. (Ferreira) Tarabolski, 95 of Somerset, formerly of Sprague Street in Fall River, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the Somerset Ridge Center, due to complications of COVID-19. She was the wife of the late Chester Tarabolski. Mary was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Constance (Lopes-Carvalho) Ferreira. At age 3 she traveled to Serra Da Estrela, Figueroa Da Serra, Portugal, with her mother and family, where she lived until 1938. She returned to Fall...

Reginald P. “Reggie” Cousineau, 80, a lifelong resident of Fall River, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the Somerset Ridge Center after an extended illness. He was the husband of Vivianne (Dion) Cousineau. Born in Fall River, son of the late Leo Paul Cousineau and the late Irene (Desrosiers) Cousineau, he graduated from Msgr. Prevost High School in 1958. After high school he joined the U.S. Army and served as a specialist during the Vietnam War...

Normand R. Benoit, 65, of Taunton, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Brockton. He was the beloved partner of thirty-eight years to Peter R. Woodward. Normand was born in New Bedford; he was the son of the late Raymond M. and Rosalina (Machado) Benoit. He was a graduate of Saint Anthony High School, class of 1973, in New Bedford, and went on to earn his bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, class of 1977. Normand...

Dianna Marie (Vaudry) Oliveira, 60, of North Dartmouth, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, after a long illness.  She was the wife of Joseph J. Oliveira. Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, daughter of Donald R. Vaudry of Germany and the late Yvette R. (Antil) Vaudry, she grew up in New Bedford and settled in North Dartmouth 21 years ago.  Dianna was self-employed and operator of Dee’s personalized Cleaning. She is survived by her...

Steven J. Donnelly, 59, of Fairhaven, passed away T,uesday, May 26, 2020, at Hope Hospice, in Providence, RI. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Dorothy (Hann) Donnelly of Fairhaven and the late Joseph A. Donnelly. He is survived by a son, Steven Anthony Donnelly;  two brothers;  a sister;   three grandchildren;  and several nieces and nephews. In accordance with his wishes he will cremated.  Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main...

Adam Medeiros, 39, passed away, on May 25, 2020, at his home in Somerset. He was the son of John Medeiros, and the late Jeannine (Picard) Medeiros. Adam was born in Fall River and was a graduate of Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School. He was employed as a machinist and most recently worked at Taco Industries in Fall River. Adam was a firearms enthusiast who enjoyed collecting different guns and sport shooting. Adam was a hard and dependable worker, but when not at work, he could...

Evelyn (Medeiros) Camara, 83, of Acushnet, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, May 25, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Eduino A. Camara. Born in Fairhaven, daughter of the late Anibal and Mary (Mello) Medeiros, she grew up in Acushnet and lived in New Bedford prior to settling in Acushnet in 1979.  She was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church., Evelyn graduated from New Bedford High School and worked as a medical record analyst at St. Luke’s Hospital for many...

Patricia A. (FOX) Borden, 67, of Arcade Avenue, Seekonk, MA, died May 25, 2020, at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Stephen Borden.  Born in Aberdeen, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Theresa (MARQUES) Fox. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Fall River, MA. in 1970 and the Fall River Diploma School of Nursing in 1973. Mrs. Borden held many positions in nursing, including 13 years as Nursing Director for Health Care Services, a home health care...

Mary C. (Bargantine) Linhares, 78, of Somerset, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her home. She was the wife of the late Donald J. Linhares. Mary was born in Dighton, the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Elizabeth “Toots” (Haggerty) Bargantine. She was a graduate of Somerset High School class of 1960. She then attended Union Hospital School of Nursing and graduated as an LPN and then earned her Associates Degree from the Nursing Program at Bristol Community College as a...