Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
FALL RIVER — This week's column carries notices for nine Fall River-resident obituaries posted by area funeral homes and obituary aggregators: Gilda Sypek, Margarida C. Pacheco, Maria Ana Baptista, Manuel Farias Homem, Alda Borges, Shirley M. Sarantakis, Maria Eduarda Medeiros, Paul W. Lecour and Lorrie A. Moss.
Gilda Sypek, of Fall River, died on Monday, August 17, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Silva-Faria Funeral Home; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/gilda-sypek-22009233.
Margarida C. Pacheco, of Fall River, died on Monday, August 17, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Silva-Faria Funeral Home; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/margarida-pacheco-22007380.
Maria Ana Baptista, of Fall River, died on Monday, August 17, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Oliveira Funeral Homes Inc; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/maria-ana-baptista-22000010.
Manuel Farias Homem, 76, of Fall River, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Waring Sullivan Cherry Place Funeral and Cremation Service; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/manuel-homem-21999274.
Alda Borges, 85, of Fall River, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, Inc.; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/alda-borges-21997721.
Shirley M. Sarantakis, of Fall River, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Hathaway Family Funeral Homes; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/shirley-sarantakis-21996659.
Maria Eduarda Medeiros, 69, of Fall River, wife of Dinis DeMedeiros, died on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at St. Anne's Hospital, following a long illness. She was born in São Vicente Ferreira, St. Michael, Azores. Arrangements are being handled by Silva-Faria Funeral Home, Fall River Chapel; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/maria-medeiros-obituary?id=62253765.
Paul W. Lecour, 89, of Fall River, died on Friday, August 21, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Auclair Funeral Home & Cremation Service; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/paul-lecour-22008074.
Lorrie A. Moss, 77, of Fall River, died on Friday, August 21, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Auclair Funeral Home & Cremation Service; service details were not available in the source consulted. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/fall-river/lorrie-moss-22005286.
Notices compiled from Silva-Faria Funeral Home, Auclair Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Oliveira Funeral Homes Inc, Waring Sullivan Cherry Place Funeral and Cremation Service, Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home Inc., Hathaway Family Funeral Homes, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive and Fall River Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.