All Obituaries

Ronald E. Camara, 71, of Taunton, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Morton Hospital. He was the husband of Mary (Rocha) Camara. They were married for 38 years.   Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Antone and Josephine (Herlock) Camara.   Ron served his country proudly in the United States Army.   He worked at Rennie Curtain for 33 years and then went on to work for the Taunton State Hospital Department of...

  Henry N. Rounds, Jr., 82, a lifelong resident of East Taunton, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton. He was the husband of the late Carolyn L. (Smith) Rounds. They were married for 48 years prior to her passing away in 2008. Born in East Taunton, he was the son of the late Henry N. Rounds, Sr. and Georgianna (Lemieux) Rounds. Mr. Rounds served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He worked in the shoe industry all his...

Laura L. (Vieira) Lopes, age 94 of Raynham affectionately known as Vavo to all, passed away on March 20, 2019 at Marian Manor, peacefully and now sleeping with the angels. She was the former wife of the late Manuel Lopes Laura was born on June of 1924 the smallest baby ever born at the former Mt. Hope Hospital in North Dighton, MA weighing 2lbs 2oz. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Fernandes) Vieira, Sr. Before retiring, Mrs. Lopes was employed as a nursing assistant with...

Doris E. Hoban, 93, of Raynham, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Seasons Hospice, in Milton. She was the wife of the late Earl E. Hoban. Born in Manhattan, New York, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Esterina (Dettori) Clores. Mrs. Hoban worked as a packer for Princess House for many years prior to retirement.  She loved doing crafts and enjoyed cooking, as Italian cuisine was her specialty. Doris also loved watching cooking shows, was an avid shopper and text...

Rita (Dias) Gallego, of Taunton, passed away on March 10, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Home & Hospice Care of RI.  She was 96 years old.   She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Gallegoand the late John Farias. Born in Taunton, Rita was the daughter of the late Joseph Lawrence and Maria Conceicao (Souza) Dias. Her mother passed away just two days after giving birth to Rita and her twin brother Joseph.   Before retiring, Mrs....

  Joshua J. Tanes, 34, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2019.  Born in Taunton, he was the son of Jaime Tanes, Cheryl, and William Gray. Josh was raised in Raynham, MA, enjoyed playing basketball, and was employed as a tradesman for several years. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Jordan Tanes; his siblings Matthew, Gabrielle, Lauren, Ria, Mikayla, Mallori, Lexi, and many other loved ones. He was preceded in death by his...

Paul F. King, 74, of Taunton, passed away on March 7, 2019 at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton.  Born in Taunton, he was a son of the late George A. King, Jr. and Catherine (Wambolt) King. He was a graduate of Taunton High School, Class of 1963.  Paul worked as a professional firefighter for the City of Taunton for 32 years prior to his retirement in 2002. Paul was a collector of fine things, auto enthusiast and carpenter/handyman.He enjoyed remodeling houses and...

  John H. Pacheco, age 82 a lifelong resident of Somerset, passed away on March 7, 2019 at his residence with his loving daughter and son-in-law by his side. John was the beloved husband of Barbara (Macedo) Pacheco who passed away on February 23. They shared over 61 years of marriage together. Mr. Pacheco was born in Somerset, a son of the late Manuel and Mary (Raposa) Pacheco. Before retiring, John was employed by Fall River Electric Co. working for various departments...

Dorothy Alice (Hadad) Fontes, age 93 of Taunton, passed away on March 1, 2019 at Marion Manor in Taunton. She was the beloved wife of the late John Fontes. Mrs. Fontes was the loving mother of Bruce Thibault from Lexington, MI, Wayne Thibault (deceased) and Carol Ann Dawson and husband Kasey of FL., sister of Ronald and Nancy Hadad, grandmother of 15 and great grandmother of 1. She was the sister of the late Robert, Norman, Gerard, Gilbert, and Lillian Hadad, mother – in- law of the...

Anthony Costa, Jr, age 41 of Taunton, passed away on February 28, 2019 at MA General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Melanie (Goulart) Costa and devoted father to Anthony Costa III and Isabella Marie Costa. Tony was born in Taunton, the loving son of Anthony and Maria (Pimental) Costa, Sr and older brother to Jason Costa of Taunton. Employed as a labor foreman with Walsh Brothers, Inc, and a member of Labors Union Local 22, Tony was beloved by his fellow workers and everyone on...