All Obituaries

Dianontina “Dorothy” (Gomes) Rose, age 96 of Taunton, passed away on January 15, 2020 at Daggett Crandall Newcomb Home in Norton. Dorothy was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Mariano and Mary (Costa) Gomes. Before retiring, Dorothy was a kitchen aid worker with the hospital at Paul A. Dever School for over 20 years. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren both in Massachusetts and in Florida. She was an avid sports fan...

Loretta Gracia, age 92, formerly of North Dighton, passed away on January 15, 2020 at Wedgemere Health Care of Taunton. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick W. Gracia. Loretta's funeral with visitation will be held on MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 at 9:00am from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway (at Saint Mary's Square), Taunton, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11am in St. Nicholas of Myra Church, 499 Spring St., North Dighton. Interment will follow in Saint Joseph...

Barbara (Perry) Sevigny, age 87 of East Taunton, passed away on January 14, 2020 at Morton Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Omer “Joe” Sevigny; they married on the 4th of July, 1955 in the former Holy Cross Church in Fall River Barbara was born in Fall River, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Wnenta) Perry. Barbara enjoyed cooking, watching old movies, and Facebook.  She also cherished time spent with her family, friends and her beautiful new great...

    Johnny A. Freitas, age 42 of Taunton, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Lodi, California on February 11, 1977 and raised in Taunton, Massachusetts by late parents John and Maria C. Freitas. Johnny enjoyed spending time playing video games, card games, and going fishing. He adored ending a good day with some tiramisu trifle or a heaping slice of pie. Johnny loved spending time with his family and friends. He...

Altina Victoria Pacheco (Bulhoes) 96, a Taunton resident since 1970, died at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Home, in Fall River on Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was the wife of the late Jose Moniz Pacheco, her husband of nearly sixty years. Born in Sao Braz, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Mariano De Melo Bulhoes and Maria Jose Victoria De Melo. Mrs. Pacheco moved to Brazil in 1952 and later to the U.S. in 1970. A long-time employee of Texas Instruments, Mrs. Pacheco...

Elsie Mary (Bethoney) Perry, 73, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the Garden Place Healthcare Facility in Attleboro, MA. She was the loving wife of John Perry. They have been together for 58 years. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late James Michael and Elsie Mary (Yahoub) Bethoney. Elsie was an amazing and devoted mother who loved taking care of her family. She loved bingo and knitting, but most of all enjoyed spending time with her...

James Marques died following a long illness on December 31, 2019 in Venice, Florida, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Taunton on 2/6/26 and attended Taunton High School. He served in the Army during World War II, then worked as the Meat Manager for First National Stores for over 25 years.  Later, he had a second career as the Storekeeper for the Taunton Municipal Light Plant.   James was a devout Catholic and parishioner at Holy Family Church in East...

David Peter Petrusewicz, Sr, age 58 of Taunton, passed away on December 30, 2019 at Morton Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Denise (McMahon) Petrusewicz. David was born in Boston, a son of the late Watson and Madeline (Ceurvels) Petrusewicz, Sr. Beloved son in law of Dorothy McMahon of Dedham and Francis and Judi McMahon of Walpole. David was employed with Canton Masonry for over 41 years. In David’s spare time you could usually find him in someones garage or driveway under a...

Jose Resendes Melo, 65, of Taunton, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Morton Hospital. He was the husband of Juliana da Silva Melo. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Manuel Nordelo and Maria Beatriz dos Santos (Resendes) Melo. He worked as a custodian at Taunton High School for the past ten years. Jose was a hard worker and loved working. He also enjoyed landscaping. Besides his wife Juliana, he leaves his children, Anabel Melo, of Fall River,...

Robert Gomes, age 77 of Taunton, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Brigham & Woman’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Guilhermina (Cardoza) Gomes. Bob was born in Taunton, the son of the late Albert and Ann (Enos) Gomes. Before retirement, Bob was employed with the State of Massachusetts for many years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, skiing and had a love for music. In his early years he was a member of several bands. Bob was also a member of the Power...