Obituaries Listing

Manuel M. Leite, Jr

Manuel M. Leite, Jr

Sep 10, 2011

TAUNTON - Manuel M. Leite, Jr., a Taunton resident since 1966, died at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Sept. 10, 2011. He was 70. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel M. and Angelina (Medeiros) Leite, Sr. He was employed by the former Crown Wire Co. of Taunton as a...

Delinda "Linda" (Machado) Perry

Delinda "Linda" (Machado) Perry

Sep 5, 2011

TAUNTON - Delinda "Linda" (Machado) Perry, wife of the late Joseph Perry, Jr. died at Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose on Sept. 5, 2011. She was 87. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Rose (Placia) Machado. Raised and educated in Taunton, and a 1941 graduate of Taunton High School, Mrs. Perry was...

Lawrence H. Pittsley, Sr

Lawrence H. Pittsley, Sr

Aug 31, 2011

LAKEVILLE - Lawrence H. Pittsley, Sr., husband of the late Leora M. (Haskins) Pittsley, died at his Lakeville home on Aug. 31, 2011. He was 88. Born in Berkley, he was the son of the late Elmer and Doris (Haskell) Pittsley. He attended schools in Berkley, before moving to Lakeville as a child. For several years, Mr. Pittsley harvested...

Kathleen May (Silvia) Martin

Kathleen May (Silvia) Martin

Aug 31, 2011

BERKLEY - Kathleen May (Silvia) Martin, wife of the late Joseph F. Martin, Sr., died at the Marian Manor on Aug. 31, 2011. She was 80. Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma (Paige) Silvia. She was a longtime resident of Berkley. A self-employed farmer and homemaker, Mrs. Martin operated the...

Nicki L. Murray

Nicki L. Murray

Aug 28, 2011

EAST TAUNTON - Nicki L. Murray, husband of the late Irene B. (Racine) Murray, died unexpectedly at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on August 28, 2011. He was 62. Born in Decatur, IL, he was the son of the late Milton and Janet J. (Stanley) Sunderland. Raised and educated in Illinois, he later received an MBA from UMass Dartmouth....

Leanne M. (Machado) Hyland

Leanne M. (Machado) Hyland

Aug 26, 2011

ONSET - Leanne M. (Machado) Hyland, an Onset resident for the past fifteen years, died at Falmouth Hospital on Aug. 26, 2011. She was 55. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of Leon O. and Nancy Lee (Coelho) Machado, Jr. She was raised and educated in Taunton, and a 1974 graduate of Taunton High School. Leanne was employed...

Tobias A. Araujo

Tobias A. Araujo

Aug 25, 2011

TAUNTON - Tobias A. Araujo, husband of Maria Lurdes Tavares Pereira Araujo, died at his Taunton home on Aug 25, 2011. He was 78. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Francisco and Maria (Santos Sousa) Ambrosia Araujo. Mr. Araujo moved to Taunton from the Azores in January of 1968. He was employed by...

Mary (Braga) Ferreira

Mary (Braga) Ferreira

Aug 22, 2011

TAUNTON - Mary (Braga) Ferreira, wife of the late Joseph S. Ferreira, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Aug. 22, 2011. She was 93. Born, raised and educated in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Mary J. (Brite) Braga. Mrs. Ferreira worked as a seamstress for over twenty-five years, and was later employed as a...

Lawrence M. Perry

Lawrence M. Perry

Aug 21, 2011

TAUNTON - Lawrence M. Perry, longtime Taunton resident, died unexpectedly at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Aug. 21, 2011. He was 68. Born in Middleboro, he was the son of Lawrence V. and Annie (Soares) Perry. Mr. Perry was an avid traveler and a communicant of St. Anthony Church. Besides his parents of Taunton, with whom he resided, he leaves...

Robert J. Beaudreau

Robert J. Beaudreau

Aug 19, 2011

MIDDLEBORO, MA - Robert J. Beaudreau, a Middleboro, MA resident for the past seventeen years, died at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, MA on Aug. 19, 2011. He was 80 years old. Born in Brockton, MA, on Oct. 27, 1930, he was the son of the late Antonio and Laura (Ouimet) Beaudreau. A graduate of Brockton High School,...

Laurentino "Larry" Costa

Laurentino "Larry" Costa

Aug 19, 2011

TAUNTON - Laurentino E. "Larry" Costa, husband of the late Elizabeth A. (Ferreira) Costa, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Aug. 19, 2011. He was 88. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Eduarda T. (DaCunha) Costa. Mr. Costa was a lifelong Taunton resident and a 1940 graduate of Taunton High School....

Rose (Soares) Martin

Rose (Soares) Martin

Aug 15, 2011

EAST TAUNTON - Rose (Soares) Martin, wife of the late John Martin, died at Morton Hospital on Aug. 15, 2011. She was 85. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Frances P. Soares, and sister of the late Francis "Frankie" Soares. She was educated in Taunton schools, and was later employed by the former...

Jose M. Pereira

Jose M. Pereira

Aug 15, 2011

TAUNTON - Jose M. Pereira, husband of the late Luzia Conceicao (Adriano) Pereira of Taunton, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Aug. 15, 2011. He was 85. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joao M. and Amelia (Martins) Pereira. He was raised and educated in the Azores before moving to the...

Clementine (Machado) Cardoza

Clementine (Machado) Cardoza

Aug 13, 2011

EAST TAUNTON - Clementine (Machado) Cardoza, wife of Anthony P. Cardoza of East Taunton, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Aug. 13, 2011. She was 66. Born in St. Michael Azores, she was the daughter of Mary (Melo) Machado of Taunton, and the late Amilcar Machado. A longtime resident of the area, Mrs. Cardoza owned and...

Elsie S. (Soares) Thomas

Elsie S. (Soares) Thomas

Aug 13, 2011

TAUNTON - Elsie (Soares) Thomas, 87, died at her Taunton home on Aug. 13, 2011. She was the wife the late James T. Thomas, Col. U.S. Army, Ret. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Oliveira) Soares. She was a lifelong Taunton resident. A 1941 graduate of Taunton High School, Mrs. Thomas was...

Arlene Y. (Tremblay) Almeida

Arlene Y. (Tremblay) Almeida

Aug 10, 2011

RAYNHAM, MA - Arlene Y. (Tremblay) Almeida, wife of R. Guy Almeida, died at her Raynham home on August 10, 2011. A Raynham resident for the past seven years, she was 58 years old. She was born in Providence, RI, the daughter of Gerard and Doris (Blette) Tremblay of Cranston, RI. Raised and educated in Providence, she was a...

Constance "Cris" (Gouveia) Rapoza

Constance "Cris" (Gouveia) Rapoza

Aug 4, 2011

TAUNTON - Constance "Cris" (Gouveia) Rapoza, the wife of Daniel J. Rapoza of Taunton, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Aug. 4, 2011. She was 86. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Patricia (Neto) Gouveia. Mrs. Rapoza was a lifelong Taunton resident. During her school years, she worked in her...

Pauline M. (Bresciani) Chaves

Pauline M. (Bresciani) Chaves

Aug 2, 2011

BERKLEY - Pauline M. (Bresciani) Chaves, wife of Alfredo F. Chaves of Berkley, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Aug. 2, 2011. She was 43. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of Everett Bresciani of Bridgewater and the late Marcelle (Rondeau) Bresciani. Raised and educated in Bridgewater, she was a 1985 graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional...

Dolores (Agrella) Gay

Dolores (Agrella) Gay

Jul 23, 2011

TAUNTON - Dolores (Agrella) Gay, wife of the late Robert H. Gay, died at her Taunton home on July 23, 2011. She was 91. Born, raised, and educated in Taunton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (DeJesus Neves) Agrella Nascimento, she was a lifelong Taunton resident. A retired supervisor, she was employed by Coppercraft Guild in the...

Laurinda C. (Agrella) Figueiredo

Laurinda C. (Agrella) Figueiredo

Jul 22, 2011

TAUNTON - Laurinda C. (Agrella) Figueiredo, wife of the late Antonio A. Figueiredo, died at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on July 22, 2011. She was 87. Born in Taunton and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (deJesus Neves) Agrella Nascimento. Educated in Taunton schools, Mrs. Figueiredo was later employed...