Obituaries Listing

Jose L. Reis

Jose L. Reis

Nov 2, 2013

EAST TAUNTON - Jose L. Reis, husband of Maria Leonor (Soares) Reis of East Taunton, passed away at the Wedgemere Golden Living Nursing Home in Taunton on Nov. 2, 2013. He was 78. Born in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores, he was the son of the late Jose and Carmen Reis. Mr. Reis immigrated with his wife and five...

Ronald L. "Ron" Demoranville

Ronald L. "Ron" Demoranville

Oct 30, 2013

TAUNTON - Ronald L. "Ron" DeMoranville, 70, resident of Taunton, died October 30, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Ronald was born July 31, 1943 in Taunton, MA, a son to the late Jesse N. and Inez L. (Westgate) DeMoranville. Educated in Taunton schools, Ron worked early in his career as an orderly, in the Morton Hospital...

Elizabeth (Amaral) Machnik

Elizabeth (Amaral) Machnik

Oct 29, 2013

RAYNHAM - Elizabeth (Amaral) Machnik, wife of Thomas E. Machnik, died at her Raynham home on Oct. 29, 2013. She was 59. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late David and Grace (Simons) Amaral. She was raised and educated in New Bedford. A Raynham resident for the past twenty years, Elizabeth worked as a waitress...

Burton N. Brown

Burton N. Brown

Oct 29, 2013

BERKLEY - Burton N. Brown, husband of the late Maria (Cruz) Brown, died at his Berkley home on Oct. 29, 2013. He was 89. Born in Ellsworth, Maine, he was the son of the late Willie F. and Minnie (Sargent) Brown. Raised and educated in Ellsworth, he later served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He moved to...

Guilhermino Pinto

Guilhermino Pinto

Oct 29, 2013

TAUNTON - Guilhermino Pinto, husband of Maria Eduarda (Botelho) Pinto, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Oct. 29, 2013. He was 81. Born, raised, and educated in Faial, Azores, he was the son of the late Jose and Deolinda (Moitoso) Pinto. He moved to the Taunton area in 1966. Employed as an order picker by the former Foxboro Company...

Antonio A. "Tony" Costa

Antonio A. "Tony" Costa

Oct 28, 2013

TAUNTON - Antonio A. "Tony" Costa, a lifelong Taunton resident, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Oct. 28, 2013. He was 92. He was the husband of the late Dorothy T. (Prairie) Costa, to whom he was married for 63 years. Born in Taunton, Tony was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Nunes) Araujo Costa. Educated in...

Albert B. Perry

Albert B. Perry

Oct 26, 2013

TAUNTON - Albert B. Perry, a lifelong resident of Taunton, died peaceful at his home, surrounded by his family on Oct. 26, 2013. He was the son of the late Manuel B. and Sadie (Braga) Perry. He was educated in Taunton schools and later served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Employed as a correction officer...

Maria Aurora Correia

Maria Aurora Correia

Oct 25, 2013

TAUNTON - Maria Aurora Correia, 96, of Taunton, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Oct. 25, 2013 following a short illness. Born in Cedros, Faial, Azores on Nov. 11, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Vincente and Maria Adelina (da Silveira) Correia da Rosa. She had resided in the Taunton area since 1963. Maria was employed by...

Margaret (Furtado) Andrews

Margaret (Furtado) Andrews

Oct 20, 2013

EAST TAUNTON - Margaret (Furtado) Andrews, wife of the late Ernest G. Andrews, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Oct. 20, 2013. She was 89. Born in East Taunton, the daughter of the late Manuel and Frances (Fontes) Furtado, she was educated in Taunton schools and was a lifelong resident of the area. Mrs. Andrews moved...

John Fernandes

John Fernandes

Oct 19, 2013

TAUNTON - John Fernandes of Taunton, 88, formerly of North Dighton, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 19, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Celeste (Vincent) Fernandes. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John and Josephine Fernandes. Mr. Fernandes served in both the Merchant Marines and the...

Roy "Zeke" Thibodeau

Roy "Zeke" Thibodeau

Oct 19, 2013

NORTH DIGHTON - Roy "Zeke" Thibodeau, 72, a longtime resident of North Dighton, MA, passed away on March 20, 2013 following a long illness. He was the husband of the late Janet (Chatterton) Thibodeau. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Dorothy G. (Roy) Thibodeau. Survivors include a son, Michael Thibodeau of...

Catherine M. (Foster) Oliver

Catherine M. (Foster) Oliver

Oct 16, 2013

TAUNTON - Catherine M. (Foster) Oliver, wife of the late James Oliver, died at her Taunton home on Oct. 16, 2013 surrounded by her family and friends. She was 91. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Celia (Medeiros) Foster. Mrs. Oliver was a lifelong resident of Taunton and attended Taunton schools. Employed as...

Laura L. (Ferreira) Costa

Laura L. (Ferreira) Costa

Oct 16, 2013

REHOBOTH - Laura L. (Ferreira) Costa, daughter of Manuel S. Ferreira and the late Matilda M. "Tillie" (Lopes) Ferreira, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Oct. 16, 2013 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was 66. Born in Attleboro, Laura was raised and educated in Taunton, and was a graduate of Taunton High School. She later received...

Maria C. (Dealmeida) Duarte

Maria C. (Dealmeida) Duarte

Oct 14, 2013

TAUNTON - Maria C. (DeAlmeida) Duarte, wife of the late Manuel D. Duarte, died at Morton Hospital on Oct. 14, 2013. She was 67. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (DaSilva) DeAlmeida. A Taunton resident for the past three years, Mrs. Duarte immigrated to the U.S. in 1965 and resided...

Maria Chaves Cabral

Maria Chaves Cabral

Oct 11, 2013

TAUNTON - Maria Chaves Cabral, wife of the late Jose C. Cabral, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Oct. 11, 2013. She was 90. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Filomena J. (Chaves) Cabral Braga, and the stepdaughter of the late Maria Braga. She moved to Taunton from the Azores in...

David F. Medas

David F. Medas

Oct 6, 2013

TAUNTON - David F. Medas (Meetis) (Medeiros) of Taunton died Sunday evening, Oct. 6, 2013, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Jacqueline A. (Henshaw) Medas for more than sixty-one years. He was born in Taunton as David Meetis on Jan. 24, 1930 to the late Frank and Wilhelmina (Menice) Meetis. Dave was born in a...

Robert Mendes

Robert Mendes

Oct 5, 2013

TAUNTON - Robert Mendes, husband of Lillian (Lopes) Mendes of Taunton, died at Taunton Nursing Home on Oct. 5, 2013. He was 87. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Frank V. and Joaquina "Mary" (Santos) Mendes. Educated in Taunton schools, Mr. Mendes later served in the U.S. Army during WW II. A retired supervisor, he...

Scott A. Hutchins

Scott A. Hutchins

Oct 1, 2013

RAYNHAM - Scott A. Hutchins, 59, died at his Raynham home on Oct. 1, 2013. Born in Stoughton, he was the son of the late Louis A. and Janet J. (Groves) Hutchins. A longtime Raynham resident, Scott was a 1972 graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. Scott was employed as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal service in...

Joseph Peixoto

Joseph Peixoto

Sep 29, 2013

TAUNTON - Joseph A. Peixoto, 62, died of ALS at his Taunton home in the loving care of his longtime friend and fiancée, Patricia Giroux on Sept. 29, 2013. Born in Faial, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio and Bernardette (Aguiar) Peixoto. A Taunton resident since 1959, Joe was a 1968 graduate of Taunton High School....

Charles R. Dutra

Charles R. Dutra

Sep 28, 2013

TAUNTON - Charles R. Dutra, husband of Jane M. (Abdou) Dutra, died at his Taunton home on Sept. 28, 2013. He was 53. Son of the late Charles A. and Alice P. (Bailey) Dutra, Charlie was a lifelong Taunton resident, and graduate of Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School. A motorcycle enthusiast and mechanic, he owned and operated Charlie's Cycle...