All Obituaries

Maria  Marcelina (Frias)  Amaral, age 78, of Taunton,  passed away on November 10, 2018 at Morton Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Maria was the wife of Antonio F. Amaral. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Angelo P. Amaral and Maria Frias. She married the love of her life on January 6, 1962. They had 3 beautiful daughters and moved to the United States in 1979.  She continued to stay home to care for and love all five of her...

John W. Perry, Jr.,  age 74 of Taunton, the beloved husband of Maureen (Reilly) Perry, passed away on November 10, 2018,  the birthday of his heart donor Darren Minors of Bermuda at Saint Anne’s Hospital. Born in Fall River, John was a son of the late John and Alice (Bettencourt) Perry, Sr. Before retiring, Mr. Perry was employed by Texas Instruments for many years as a tool room supervisor. He was an Army Reserve Veteran, PVT E-2, a member of the Vietnam Veterans...

John M. Britto, age 92 of New Bedford and formerly of Whittenton Street in Taunton,  passed away on November 10, 2018 at Bedford Village Nursing Center. John proudly served his country during WWII with the Navy. ARRANGEMENTS ARE INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME, A COMPLETE OBITUARY WILL BE POSTED.

Michael J. Calapa, age 59 of Raynham, passed away at his residence on November 8, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Terryann (Wright) Calapa. Michael was born in Boston, a son of the late Charles and Josephine (Badessa) Calapa. Mr. Calapa was a talented chef. He was an avid Boston sports fan; the Bruins especially, he enjoyed taking trips with his family and travelling to new and exciting places. Most of all he was a loving and caring person who was...

Bonnie (Mycock) Azevedo, age 68 of Berkley, passed away on November 5, 2018 at Wedgemere Health Care in Taunton, with her loving husband and immediate family by her side.  She fought a long battle so bravely and she now is at peace. She was the beloved wife of Francis (Frank) Azevedo for 45 years.  Bonnie was born in Fall River, the daughter of the late George and Jacqueline (Trembley) Mycock. She also had a brother and 3 sisters:  George Mycock, June Sasser, Melanie...

Alonso Miguel, Sr., age 89, passed away on November 5, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Raynham with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria (Felipe) Miguel. Alonso was born in Faial, Azores, a son of the late Joao and Margarida (Garcia) Miguel. Before retiring, Mr. Miguel was employed with F.B. Rogers-Sheridan as a silversmith for over 35 years. He enjoyed arts and crafts, gardening and fishing. Mr. Miguel could fix anything that was broken. He is survived by...

Joseph M. Vieira, 96, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Marian Manor, in Taunton. He was the beloved husband of the late Julieta (Resendes) Vieira.   Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Mota) Vieira.   Mr. Vieira served proudly in the Portuguese Army.   Joseph lived in Brazil and owned his own landscaping company prior to coming to the United States. He worked as a construction worker...

Winifred F. Loretto (Prado) 87, of Raynham, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Life Care Center of Raynham. She was the wife of the late Antone L. Loretto, Jr. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joaquin and Emilia (Folcik) Prado. She worked in the office at Ad-A-Day Company in Taunton for many years, prior to retirement. Her interests were working with her late husband in their garden, going for walks on the beach, and going out to...

  James A. Harding "Jimmy" 53, of East Taunton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 1, 2018. He was the husband of Jennifer L. (Favreau) Harding for 23 years. Born in Quincy, he was the son of Madeline T. (Steele) Harding and the late Stanley L. Harding, Jr. He worked in sales at W.H. Reilly & Company in Taunton. Jimmy enjoyed golfing, playing sports with his kids, and was an avid fan of all the New England Sports teams. Most of all he cherished the time he...

Jane H. (Parker) Henault, age 92 of Taunton, passed away on October 31, 2018 at Marian Manor with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Louis R. Henault. Jane was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Milton and Louise (Morin) Parker. Mrs. Henault loved caring for children. She was a foster parent to over 26 children along with raising 7 of her own children. She taught preschool children at the Taunton Boy's Club Daycare Program. She enjoyed Gardening,...