All Obituaries

Thomas J. Martin, Jr., age 80 of Raynham, passed away on June 24, 2022 at Morton Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Balfe) Martin. Born in Taunton, Thomas was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Coelho) Martin, Sr. He was a graduate from Taunton High School and Mass College of Pharmacy. He later on retired as a Clinical Pharmacist from Good Samaritan. Thomas was a member of St. Ann’s Seniors in Raynham. Tom loved to travel with his wife Patricia and loved to go...

Esther (Abrum) Patasini, age 96 of Raynham, passed away at her residence on June 22, 2022 with her loving family by her side. Born in Taunton, Esther was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Lewis) Abrum. Before retiring, Mrs. Patasini was employed with Paul A. Dever State School as a healthcare provider. Esther enjoyed gardening, being in her yard, baking, crafting, rides to the beach to watch the seagulls and was a member of the Red Hat Society. Esther is survived by her loving...

Scott Lindberg, 57, of Taunton, passed away on Tuesday June 21, 2022. Born in Stoughton, he was the son of James and Celeste Lindberg of Raynham and longtime companion of Darlene Harrington of Raynham. Most recently, he was employed by Lowe's and enjoyed listening to music, going fishing, skiing and scuba diving and spending time at the beach. Besides his parents and Darlene, Scott is also survived by his daughter, Alicia Harrington of Taunton; son, Trent Lindberg of...

Dolores M. (Lima) deMello, 89 years old, passed on suddenly and peacefully at her home on the evening of June 20, 2022. Born and raised in “New Village” East Taunton, she was the daughter of the late João M. and Maria (Melo) Lima and the sister of the late John W. Lima. She was educated in Taunton and became a licensed cosmetologist. During a family vacation to Terceira, Açores, while enjoying a bullfight, she laid eyes on José Vieira deMello and it was love...

Natalie R. (Rogers) Cambra, age 89 of North Dighton, MA, passed away on June 19, 2022 at Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center, Somerset. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Cambra. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of John and Lucy (Lorian) Rogers. Natalie graduated from Bridgewater State College and was a school teacher in the Taunton School District for many years. She spent summers on Cape Cod and the winters in Florida. She loved camping, golfing, painting and knitting....

William Silva, age 78 of Taunton, passed away on June 14, 2022 at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital with his wife and son by his side after a long fought battle with Scleroderma. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Cabral) Silva, he served in the Portuguese Air Force stationed in Terceira Island, Azores as a plane mechanic. Bill found the love of his life and moved to the United States in 1967. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Maria...

Jose S. Goulart, age 87 of Taunton, passed away on June 6, 2022 at Morton Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Freitas) Goulart. Jose was born in Faial, Azores, the son of the late Joao and Rosa (Machado) Goulart. Before retiring, Mr. Goulart was employed with George Keith Shoe Repair for many years before retiring in 1999. Jose and Maria immigrated to the US in 1969 He enjoyed going for walks, gardening, taking care of his grape vines,...

Roberta E. (Lima) Sanchez, age 81, a Taunton native, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Winter Park, Florida where she has resided for nearly 25 years. Born in Taunton, MA on February 6, 1941, she was a loving daughter of the late Marion Lima and John Pina. Roberta grew up in a Cape Verdean household and was educated in Taunton.  She was married to the late Adrian Ramos Sanchez, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and raised five children. Her kindness,...

On Sunday, May 29, 2022, Eileen Mae (Raphael) King, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at the age of 89. Eileen was born in Taunton on the eve of FDR’s election November 8, 1932, the only child of Joseph and Mary (Santos-Thadeu) Raphael.   She graduated from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing and Bridgewater State University cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Her career as a R.N. spanned 34 years at Paul A. Dever...

It is with great sadness that the family of Emily L. (Henriques) Pacheco, 90, of Taunton, share the news of her passing. Emily passed away peacefully surrounded in love by her family on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Longmeadow of Taunton following complications of a stroke. Emily was the beloved wife of the late Richard Pacheco who passed in 2019 and with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Danbury, CT, Emily was the daughter of the late Joaquim and Emily (Carreiro) Henriques. ...