Joseph Medeiros, lifetime resident of Somerset and Swansea, passed away days before his 102nd birthday on June 4, 2020. A WWII Army veteran, who served with the 786th Tank Battalion in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, he was a longtime employee of the former L.S. Gray Chevrolet of Swansea before enjoying his long retirement in the company of family and friends while pursuing his interests in gardening and home improvement and watershed projects. He was predeceased by his loving...

Dorothy Mae (Lacerda) Porte passed away, on Tuesday, June 02, 2020.  Dorothy, known as “Dot” or “Dottie” to friends and “Nana” to her family was married to the love of her life, the late Joseph J. Porte. She is predeceased by Robby Thatcher, her only grandson, whose wonderful smile and compassionate personality made him the sunshine of the family. She leaves behind her 3 daughters, Ann-Marie Jellison & her husband, Paul of Fairhaven, Rosemary...

Yvette Paradis, 83, passed away peacefully at Autumn Glen, in North Dartmouth, on June 1, 2020, where she enjoyed daily life and had many wonderful experiences. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Paradis. Yvette was born in Fall River and was the daughter of the late Raymond LaRue and Laura (Duval) LaRue. Yvette was employed as a hairdresser and worked for many years at Margie’s House of Beauty in Fall River. She was a longtime communicant of St. Thomas More Church, in Somerset,...

Joseph G. Rapoza, 39, of Berkley passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Joseph was born in Providence, the son of Steven and Ann-Marie (Dutra) Rapoza. Mr. Rapoza was a graduate of Bristol County Agricultural High School Class of 1999. Joseph was the proud owner of Hill & Hollow Stock Farm in Berkley. Joe was well known for competing and winning numerous awards in tractor pulls at numerous fairs throughout the area. He was a member of the Massachusetts and...

Richard C. Camara, 83, a long time resident of Somerset, and in recent years of Dartmouth, MA, passed away May 30,2020 ,in his home after an extended illness. He was the husband of Claudette R. (Imondi) Camara. Born in Fall River, a son of the late Joseph M. Camara and the late Christine (Pacheco) Camara, he was a graduate of Diman Vocational Technical High School; and later served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He worked 41 years for Haskon...

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...

Isaiah Robert Nilram, 17, of Lewistown, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Born December 12, 2002, in Concord, New Hampshire, he was the son of Robert A. and Dawn M. (Golek) Nilram. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his Paternal Grandmother, Charlin Nilram, and Maternal Grandmother, Elizabeth Golek; his siblings, Amanda Boyd and husband David, of Taunton, MA, Theresa Taylor, of Hanson, MA, Daniel Beaulieu, of Attleboro, MA, and Addie Marshall, of Reedsville; and...