Obituaries Listing

Brett J. Ploude

Brett J. Ploude

Dec 24, 2015

TAUNTON - Brett J. Ploude, son of Richard and Kelley (Cwiek) Ploude, Jr., died unexpectedly on Dec. 24, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. He was 16. Born in Taunton, he was a sophomore at Taunton High School, and previously attended Bristol-Plymouth High School. A communicant of Holy Family Church, he was an avid fisherman, and enjoyed computers. Brett...

Elizaabeth J. (Merrill) Stephenson

Elizaabeth J. (Merrill) Stephenson

Dec 24, 2015

PLYMOUTH, MA - Elizabeth J. (Merrill) Stephenson, wife of Ellsworth N. "Steve" Stephenson of Plymouth, MA, died at the Life Care Center of Plymouth on Dec. 24, 2015. She was 82. Born in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Eva (Cronk) Merrill, Sr. Raised in Salem NH, she was a 1951 graduate of Salem...

Rosemarie D. (Puleo) Olivadesa

Rosemarie D. (Puleo) Olivadesa

Dec 23, 2015

RAYNHAM - Rosemarie D. (Puleo) Olivadesa, wife of Anthony F. Olivadesa, died peacefully at her Raynham home on Dec. 23, 2015. She was 65. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Amendola) Puleo. She was raised and educated in the Boston area and was a 1968 graduate of St. Claire's High School in...

Filomena G. Deandrade

Filomena G. Deandrade

Dec 23, 2015

TAUNTON - Filomena G. DeAndrade, 86, died at Morton Hospital on December 23, 2015. She was the wife of the late Jose D. DeAndrade, to whom she was married for 56 years. Filomena was born in Norte Pequeno, Faial, Azores, the daughter of the late Jose and Maria Garcia Luis. She immigrated to Taunton in 1959. She worked at...

Agnes (Ascensao) Torres

Agnes (Ascensao) Torres

Dec 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Agnes (Ascensao) Torres passed away at Christmastime, surrounded by her loving family following a very long battle with multiple myeloma. She was born in Taunton on January 24, 1925, was baptized and later married at St. Anthony Church in Taunton where she was a lifelong parishioner. She was in her 91st year. Educated in Taunton schools, she...

Manuel P. Silva

Manuel P. Silva

Dec 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Manuel P. Silva, husband of the late Maria (Amaral) Silva, died at Morton Hospital on Dec. 21, 2015. He was 96. Born in Fayal, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Zilmita Silva. A veteran of the Portuguese Army, Mr. Silva moved to this area in 1960. Employed by Friendly Real Estate as a...

Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte

Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte

Dec 20, 2015

RAYNHAM - Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte, loving wife of the late James Duarte, died at Lifecare Center of Raynham on Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, where she had been a resident for several years. She was born on Staten Island, NY, on October 17, 1928 to the late Manuel and Helen (Gonsalves) Aguiar of Taunton. She was a retired RN,...

Margarida (Capela) Fraga

Margarida (Capela) Fraga

Dec 20, 2015

TAUNTON - Margarida (Capela) Fraga, wife of the late Manuel Fraga, died at Longmeadow of Taunton, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. She was 100 years old. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Ana (Teixeira) Capela. She moved to this area in 1976 and worked as a packer for Parker Brothers for many...

Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves

Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves

Dec 16, 2015

TAUNTON - Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves, died peacefully at the Veterans Transition House of New Bedford, on Dec. 16, 2015, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 67. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late James and Antonia (Monteiro) Gonsalves. A Vietnam veteran, "Gonk" was a lifelong area resident, residing in New Bedford for the...

Mary (Abreu) Caldeira

Mary (Abreu) Caldeira

Dec 14, 2015

TAUNTON - Mary (Abreu) Caldeira, wife of the late Adelino Caldeira Jr., died at Marian Manor on Monday, December 14, 2015. She was 94. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Francisco A. and Maria (Mendes) Campanario. Educated in Taunton, she was a graduate of Taunton High School class of 1939 and enjoyed being a homemaker....

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick

Dec 12, 2015

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick, age 87 of East Taunton, died on Dec. 12, 2015 following a brief illness. Arthur was predeceased in life by his wife, Barbara of 62 years. Born in Foxborough, he was the son of the late Manuel Roderick and the late Wilomenia Teixeira. A U.S Army Veteran of WWII, he served as a paratrooper with...

Joan Elizabeth Loura

Joan Elizabeth Loura

Dec 11, 2015

TAUNTON - Joan Elizabeth Loura, 56, died peacefully at her Taunton home on Dec. 11, 2015. She was 56. Born in Taunton and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Filomena (Chaves) Loura. A participant of Cooperative Productions, Joan loved spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed going for drives on a...

Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio

Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio

Dec 10, 2015

TAUNTON - Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio of Taunton, died at her Taunton home on December 10, 2015. She was 75. Born in Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (Giunta) Spinelli. She was raised and educated in New Jersey and was a 1957 graduate of Middlesex County Vocational & Technical High School. Co-owner of...

Ana Leandres Barros

Ana Leandres Barros

Dec 8, 2015

EAST BRIDGEWATER - Ana L. Barros, wife of Manuel S. Barros for 64 years, died at Morton Hospital in Taunton, on December 8, 2015. She was 84. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of Antonio and Ana Julia (Chaves) Sousa. She worked at Walkover Shoes in Bridgewater as a stitcher for 15 years. Later in life,...

Peter Dante Mazzoleni

Peter Dante Mazzoleni

Dec 8, 2015

TAUNTON - Peter Dante Mazzoleni, husband of Alice Mae (Baptista) Mazzoleni of Taunton, died at the Marian Manor on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. He was 85. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Peter M. and Mary A. (Bianco) Mazzoleni. Educated in Taunton, he was a 1947 graduate of Taunton High School, later serving in the...

Mary F. (Vernazza) Macdonald

Mary F. (Vernazza) Macdonald

Dec 8, 2015

TAUNTON - Mary F. (Vernazza) MacDonald, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on Dec. 8, 2015. She was 89. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Pompeo and Justina (Zandi) Vernazza. A 1944 graduate of Taunton High School, she was a retired supervisor for the Factory Mutual Insurance Company. Mary loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....

Antonio C. Leandres

Antonio C. Leandres

Dec 3, 2015

RAYNHAM - Antonio C. Leandres, husband of Maria (Pereira) Leandres, died at his Raynham home on Dec. 3, 2015. He was 82. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria de Jesus (Cabral) Sousa Leandres. Mr. Leandres moved to the United States and settled in Hudson 1980. He had also resided in...

Suzanne M. (George) Milot

Suzanne M. (George) Milot

Dec 1, 2015

RAYNHAM - Suzanne M. (George) Milot, wife of George A. Milot, died at her Raynham home on Dec. 1, 2015. She was 64. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Jeannette (Abdu) George. A resident of the area since the age of 5, she was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Cassidy High School and...

Robert J. Castro

Robert J. Castro

Nov 25, 2015

RAYNHAM - Robert J. Castro, husband of Lorraine (Ferreira) Castro of Raynham, died at Morton Hospital on Nov. 25, 2015. He was 85. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Serafin and Mary (Vargas) Castro. A 1948 graduate of Taunton High School, Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a co-owner...

Dolores (Gonsalves) Barboza

Dolores (Gonsalves) Barboza

Nov 25, 2015

TAUNTON - Dolores G. (Gonsalves) Barboza, wife of the late Harry Barboza, died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Nov. 25, 2015. She was 76. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late James and Antonia (Monteiro) Gonsalves. She was a lifelong area resident. Employed by the Dept. of Health, Dolores worked as a vocational instructor at Taunton...