Obituaries Listing

Joseph Fonseca

Joseph Fonseca

Feb 14, 2014

TAUNTON - Joseph Fonseca, husband of Brenda K. (Ransome) Fonseca of Taunton, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton on Feb. 14, 2014. He was 50 years old. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he was the son of Maria C. (Perfeito) DaFonseca of Fall River and the late Joao DaFonseca. A Taunton resident since 1970, he was employed as...

Manuel Simas Pereira

Manuel Simas Pereira

Feb 13, 2014

TAUNTON - Manuel Simas Pereira, husband of the late Maria C. (Couto) Pereira, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Feb. 13, 2014. He was 96. Born in Faial da Terra, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Julia Antao (Pereira) Simas. Mr. Pereira moved to the United States in 1967 and...

Daniel L. "Moose" Bryan

Daniel L. "Moose" Bryan

Feb 9, 2014

EAST TAUNTON - Daniel L. "Moose" Bryan, husband of Virginia A. (Rebello) Bryan of East Taunton, died at Brockton Hospital on Feb. 9, 2014. He was 67. Born in Sharon, PA, he was the son of the late James C. and Anne L. (Woods) Bryan. Raised in Florida, he attended Hialeah High School and later served in the US...

Mary J. (Welch) Machado

Mary J. (Welch) Machado

Feb 6, 2014

TAUNTON - Mary J. (Welch) Machado of Taunton died at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston on Feb. 6, 2014. She was 78. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Clara (Smith) Welch. A lifelong resident of Taunton, she attended Taunton schools and was employed by the former Norwell Lighting Plant in East Taunton...

Maria Eduarda (Botelho) Pinto

Maria Eduarda (Botelho) Pinto

Feb 2, 2014

TAUNTON - Maria Eduarda (Botelho) Pinto of Taunton, wife of the late Guilhermino Pinto, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. She was seventy-nine. Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Fernando and Isabel (Moniz) Botelho. Mrs. Pinto was employed by the Foxboro Company for many years, retiring several years ago....

Christian Alexander Savoie

Christian Alexander Savoie

Jan 28, 2014

TAUNTON - Christian Alexander Savoie, beloved infant son of Eric V. Savoie and Lilia (Rocha) Schmidt, died unexpectedly at his Taunton home on Jan. 28, 2014. He was born in Providence, RI on July 28, 2013. In addition to his parents, he leaves his maternal grandmother, Maria Rocha of Taunton; a brother, Brandon R. Heroux of Woonsocket, RI; a...

Mary (Medeiros) Machado

Mary (Medeiros) Machado

Jan 27, 2014

TAUNTON - Mary (Medeiros) Machado, wife of the late Amilcar Machado, died at Marian Manor on Jan. 27, 2014. She was 95. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Antone J. and Rosalina (Mendonca) Medeiros. Raised and educated in the Azores, she moved to Taunton in 1956. Mrs. Machado was employed by the former John...

Harriet Anne Viveiros

Harriet Anne Viveiros

Jan 26, 2014

TAUNTON - Harriet Anne Viveiros, 75, died at her Taunton home on Jan. 26, 2014. A lifelong Taunton resident, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Mello) Viveiros. Harriet attended Taunton schools and graduated from Taunton High School in 1957. She was employed by Rand McNally for many years, retiring in 2002. An avid sports fan,...

Helen L. (Sousa) Ready

Helen L. (Sousa) Ready

Jan 24, 2014

NORTH DIGHTON - Helen L. (Sousa) Ready, 96, longtime resident of North Dighton, died at Morton Hospital on Jan. 24, 2014. She was the wife of the late Edwin W. Ready. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Louise (Grassie) Sousa. A 1934 graduate of Taunton High School, Helen later moved to Boston...

Louise M. Perry Pimental

Louise M. Perry Pimental

Jan 21, 2014

TAUNTON - Louise M. Perry Pimental, wife of Alfred J. Pimental and the late George J. Perry, died at Marian Manor on Jan. 21, 2014. She was 85. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Marion (Rebello) Soares. She was a lifelong Taunton resident. A 1946 graduate of Taunton High School, Louise co-owned...

Richard G. Lacorazza

Richard G. Lacorazza

Jan 18, 2014

RAYNHAM - Richard G. Lacorazza of Raynham, died at Morton Hospital on Jan. 18, 2014. He was 63. Born and raised in Boston, he was the son of the late Anthony and Pasqualina (Spolsino) Lacorazza. Educated in Boston schools, Richard was a Boston Latin High School graduate. He later served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. A...

Albina Gina (Debaggis) Lopes

Albina Gina (Debaggis) Lopes

Jan 17, 2014

LAKELAND, FL - Albina Gina (DeBaggis) Lopes, wife of the late Charles M. Lopes, died at the Lakeland Hospice House in Lakeland, FL on Jan 17, 2014. She was 83. Born, raised and educated in Franklin, MA, she was the daughter of the late Elenterio and Josephine (d'Aloni) DeBaggis. She was a resident of Taunton, MA for many years....

Lloyd T. Lakin

Lloyd T. Lakin

Jan 15, 2014

TAUNTON - Lloyd T. Lakin of Raynham, husband of the late Dorothy (Medas) Lakin, died at Morton Hospital on Jan. 15, 2014. He was 80 years old. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late James and Jesse (Maxim) Lakin. Lloyd was raised and educated in Taunton. A graduate of Taunton High School, he later served in...

Raymond F. Mort

Raymond F. Mort

Jan 13, 2014

TORRINGTON, CT - Raymond F. Mort, formerly of Taunton, MA, died unexpectedly at his Torrington, CT home on Jan. 13, 2014. He was 35. Born in Manchester, NH, he was the son of Evelyn (Niro) Bruso of Taunton, MA and the late David Mort. Raised and educated in Foxboro, MA and Taunton, MA, in his spare time, Ray enjoyed...

Stella M. (Bollmann) Rogers

Stella M. (Bollmann) Rogers

Jan 12, 2014

TAUNTON - Stella M. (Bollmann) Rogers, a longtime Taunton resident, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Jan. 12, 2014. She was 92. Born in Guatemala, she was the daughter of the late Jorge and Antonio (Maldonado) Bollmann. Stella moved to New Orleans in 1952 and met her future husband, Jack Rogers, Jr. They had been married for the past...

Anthony J. Vieira

Anthony J. Vieira

Jan 8, 2014

TAUNTON - Anthony J. Vieira, husband of the late Dorothy (Castle) Vieira, died at his Taunton home on Jan. 8, 2014. He was 96. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Thomas) Vieira. He was raised and educated in Taunton. A retired machinist, Mr. Vieira was employed by Taunton Auto Supply for many...

Emily (Megquier) Ciesielski

Emily (Megquier) Ciesielski

Jan 8, 2014

NORTH DIGHTON - Emily Christine (Megquier) Ciesielski, wife of Steven Ciesielski, died unexpectedly at her North Dighton home on Jan. 8, 2014. She was 40 years old. Born in Weymouth, Emily was raised and educated in Hingham and Rockland. The daughter of Barry Megquier and his wife Jacqueline Goudey-Megquier, and Joanne Noyes-Carey and her husband John T. Carey of...

Antonio C. Sousa

Antonio C. Sousa

Jan 5, 2014

TAUNTON - Antonio C. Sousa, 81, of Taunton, died at Morton Hospital on Jan. 5, 2014. Born and raised in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Agusta (Moniz) Sousa. A Taunton resident since 1966, Mr. Sousa was employed by Parker Brothers for many years. After his retirement, he worked for Trucchi's Supermarkets...

William F. Phillipe

William F. Phillipe

Jan 2, 2014

RAYNHAM - William F. Phillipe, husband of Connie S. (Hensley) Phillipe, died unexpectedly at his Raynham home on Jan. 2, 2014. He was 65. Born and raised in Taunton, he was the son of Attorney Frank V. Phillipe of North Dighton and the late Lydia (Teixeira) Phillipe. A 1966 graduate of Taunton High School, Bill received his BA degree...

Jane M. (Ward) Paquette

Jane M. (Ward) Paquette

Jan 1, 2014

CUMBERLAND, RI / RAYNHAM, MA - Jane M. (Ward) Paquette, wife of Dr. Robert G. Paquette of Cumberland, RI, died at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, RI on Jan 1, 2014. She was 76. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Frances M. (Louloudis) Ward. Raised and educated in Boston,...