John Carlos Meneses, 79, of Fairhaven, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Catherine Ann (Boutin) Meneses, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.
Born in Sao Miguel, Portugal, he was the son of the late Frederico Telo De and Madalena (Torres) Menezes.
John worked for Boston Mutual Life Insurance in Fall River for many years. He was a unique, kind man who enjoyed the simple things in life and loved his family. He married the love of his life and proudly helped raise his 4 beautiful children. He enjoyed his cars and motorcycles, playing pool, cards and ping pong, watching and playing soccer, making his homemade beef stew and his famous kale soup. Food was a way to his heart and he never turned down ice cream. John loved to tell jokes and make others laugh delivering the best punch lines. He touched many hearts and will be deeply missed.
In addition to his wife, Catherine, he is survived by his four loving children, Jason Meneses and his wife Jennifer of Fairhaven, Michael Meneses and his wife Lori of Dartmouth, Karen (Meneses) Cook and her husband Nolan of Fairhaven, and Brian Meneses of Fairhaven; his grandchildren; Elodie Cook, Lucas Meneses, Gavin Cook, Owen Meneses, Emmersyn Meneses, and Violet Meneses; a sister, Eduarda “Edna” Oliveira and her husband Arnold of Dighton; a brother, Luis Menezes and his wife Alda of Fall River, and many nieces and nephews.
His Funeral will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM, followed by an 11:00AM Funeral Service in the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME AT FAIRLAWN. His Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from 5:00PM – 7:00PM in the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME AT FAIRLAWN, 180 Washington St. Fairhaven, MA 02719. Burial in River-Side Cemetery. In-lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. For on-line tributes, please visit our website at www.waring-sullivan.com
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