João O. Soares, 80, of Fall River, passed away at St. Annes Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 28, 2022. Born in St. Antonio, Alem Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joao Olivera and Maria (Campos) Soares.

João was a machinist by trade, and worked at Ross Matthews for many years.  He extremely talented hard-working man, especially with his hands, having the ability to fix almost anything that he put his mind too.  He was a loving husband to his wife Maria (Pacheco-Arruda) Soares for 54 years, and a proud father to his children Paul Soares and Sandra Correiro Soares.

He is survived by his wife, children and his grandchildren; Aubrey Correiro and Drew Correiro as well as his sister Alice Trazinha.  Besides his parents João was predeceased by his siblings; Henrique, Jose, Antoine, Alfred and Maria.

Joao's funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home, 1521 N. Main St., Fall River, MA on Monday, March 7 ^th at 9:00 A.M.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michaels Church at 10:00 A.M, with burial to follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Fall River.  Calling hours for Joao will take place in the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home. on Sunday, March 6 ^th from 4-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers the family has asked for donations to be made in João's memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research following this link Michael J. Fox Foundation . To share a memory or to offer a condolence please go to www.rogersfuneral.com .