All Obituaries

Georgia E. Hamlin, age 72 of Taunton, passed away on July 28, 2021 at Morton Hospital with her beloved family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Wallace Skilling. Georgia was born in Milo, ME the daughter of the late George and Frances (Harris) Hamlin. Before retiring, Mrs. Hamlin was employed with the Fall River public school dept as a teacher of blind and visually impaired. Georgia was a graduate of Milo High School, the University of ME and earned her Master’s with Boston...

Helen (Lopes) Simmons, age 82 of Dighton, passed away on July 23, 2021 at Nemasket Healthcare Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Leo R. Simmons. Helen was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Justin and Lucille (Roderick) Lopes. Helen worked for Texas Instruments as a manufacturing assembler and tech. Hobbies included…spending precious time w/ her granddaughter Kylee, spending time w/ her dogs Lily and JJ, afternoon drinks with her friends, feeding the birds and...

Alfred “Alfie” Perry, Jr, age 39 of Brockton, passed away on July 22, 2021. Born in Taunton, he was the beloved son of the late Caroline Perry and Alfred Vasconcellos. Mr. Perry was employed as a landscaper for many years, he enjoyed art, poetry, the beach, football and music. Most of all he cherished spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Perry is survived by his loving daughter Jazarie Perry and his grandchild Jasmany Malave. He was also the brother of Eric and Alec...

Norberto M. Carvalho, age 83 of Raynham, passed away at his residence on July 22, 2021 with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Bettencourt) Carvalho. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Herculano and Maria (Melo) Carvalho. Before retiring, Norberto was employed with the Hallamore Corp as a union laborer for many years. Mr. Carvalho enjoyed gardening, growing his own tobacco and loved all animals. He always looked forward to spending...

Nancy (Pittsley) Couto, age 86 of East Taunton, passed away at her residence on July 21, 2021 with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of William Couto. Nancy was born in Middleboro, the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth (Rogers) Pittsley, Sr. Mrs. Couto along with her husband were the owners and operators of Couto Cranberry Bogs. Nancy and her husband Bill loved to vacation in Aruba and Cancun. Nancy will be remembered a loving and caring person and a hard...

Roberta M. Cordeiro (Falacco) 83, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, July 17, 2021 at Marian Manor in Taunton with her loving husband by her side. She was the wife of Richard J. Cordeiro for the past 60 years. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mae (Ventura) Falacco. She attended Johnson & Wales for two years earning a certificate in office management. Mrs. Cordeiro worked as a cost analyst for Reed & Barton for 42 years before...

John H. Chadwick, 75, of Taunton, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at his home with his niece Ann by his side, who took good care of him. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Hubert and Helen (Mott) Chadwick. He worked as a machine operator in the silver manufacturing industry for many years. John enjoyed fishing and a good scratch ticket. Mr. Chawick leaves his two sisters, Elizabeth Sylvia and Maryann Woodward, both of Taunton; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was...

Gloria A. (Peachey) O’Reilly, age 97 of Brockton, passed away on July 13, 2021 at Brockton Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late William F. O’Reilly. Gloria was born in Quincy, MA, the daughter of the late Leo and Hazel M. (Brannen) Peachey.  Gloria was a Graduate of Bentley College and worked as an accountant for many years. Gloria loved to read, knit, paint and garden at her family home on Lewis Park prior to moving to Brockton. She is survived by her daughter...

A COMPLETE OBITUARY WILL BE PUBLISHED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE Jose Henrique Pereira, 70, of Taunton, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Minice) Pereira who passed away in 2018. At his family’s request, all funeral services will be privately held. Arrangements are with the Silva Funeral Home of Taunton. For expressions of sympathy, to sign an online guestbook or to light a memorial candle, visit www.silvafuneralhome.com

Ronald F. DeCosta, age 88 of North Dighton, passed away on June 27, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary “Madeline” (Pontes) DeCosta. Ronald was born in Taunton the son of the late Frank and Madeline (Henriques) DeCosta. Before retiring in 1992, Mr. DeCosta was employed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a heavy equipment operator with the Dept. of Public Works. He was a proud Veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He and his late wife enjoyed...