Obituaries Listing

George Cardoza

George Cardoza

Nov 9, 2010

TAUNTON - George Cardoza, husband of Maria S. (Ferreira) Cardoza, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on November 9, 2010. He was 74. Born on Madeira Island, Portugal, he was the son of the late Paul and Celeste (Vieira) Cardoso, and the stepson of the late Lourdes (Vieira) Cardoso. A longtime resident of Taunton, Mr. Cardoza worked as...

Don W. Parish

Don W. Parish

Nov 8, 2010

EAST TAUNTON - Don W. Parish, 73, died at the home of his son in Taunton on Nov. 8, 2010. A resident of East Taunton, he was the husband of the late Ann C. "Nancy" (Danahey) Parish. Born in Merritt, FL, he was the son of the late Percy P. and Bessie Irene (Thompson) Parish. He was raised and...

Silvina E. (Tavares) Rose

Silvina E. (Tavares) Rose

Nov 5, 2010

TAUNTON - Silvina E. (Tavares) Rose, wife of George M. Rose, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on November 5, 2010. She was 84. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Silvina (Silva) Tavares. Raised and educated in Taunton, she was a 1944 graduate of Taunton High School. Mrs. Rose was employed...

Ivo Areias

Ivo Areias

Nov 5, 2010

WEST FALMOUTH - Ivo S. Areias, 72, died at his West Falmouth home on Nov. 5, 2010. Born in Terceira, Portugal, he was the son of the late Matthew and Lucille (Guimaraes) Areias. Educated in Portugal, he moved to the U.S. at the age of 17. Mr. Areias worked as a machine operator for Harodite, Inc. in Taunton before...

Luisa A. (Ferreira) Silva

Luisa A. (Ferreira) Silva

Oct 31, 2010

TAUNTON - Luisa A. (Ferreira) Silva, wife of the late Manuel B. Silva, died at Life Care Center of Raynham after a lengthy illness on October 31, 2010. She was 96. Born in Feteiras, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Helena (de Jesus) Ferreira. She moved to Taunton in 1979 where she resided...

Donald W. Keesey

Donald W. Keesey

Oct 31, 2010

TAUNTON - Donald W. Keesey, husband of the late Carolyn (Ware) and Eileen (Avilla) Keesey, died at Morton Hospital on October 31, 2010. He was 77. Born in Stuart, Iowa he was the son of the late Robert and Ethel (Curry) Keesey. Educated in Iowa schools, he later received a master's degree in accounting. He served in the U.S....

Eduina S. (Faria) Rodrigues

Eduina S. (Faria) Rodrigues

Oct 28, 2010

TAUNTON - Eduina S. (Faria) Rodrigues, wife of the late Jose Rodrigues, died at her Taunton home on Oct. 28, 2010. She was 83. Born in Fayal, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Eduina (Souto) Faria. Raised and educated in the Azores, she moved to the Taunton area in 1974. Mrs. Rodrigues was a communicant...

Joseph Terrao

Joseph Terrao

Oct 27, 2010

TAUNTON - Joseph Terrao, husband of Doris M. (Booth) Terrao, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Oct. 27, 2010. He was 84. Born in Taunton, the son of the late John and Mary (Gomes) Terrao, he was a lifelong Taunton resident. A retired plating room supervisor, Mr. Terrao worked for over fifteen years for the Foxboro Co....

Thomas H. Lord

Thomas H. Lord

Oct 26, 2010

FRESNO, CA - Thomas H. Lord, II, a longtime resident of Fresno, CA, left us on October 26, 2010. He was 96. Born in Somerville, MA, he was the son of the late George Frederick and Edythe Wilbur Hopping Lord. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1936, and a Ph.D. from the University of...

Maria Joana (Pereira) Silva

Maria Joana (Pereira) Silva

Oct 23, 2010

TAUNTON - Maria Joana (Pereira) Silva, wife of Honorato Medeiros Silva, died at her Taunton home on Oct. 23, 2010. She was 77. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Pereira) Paiva, she moved to the Taunton area many years ago. A polisher employed by Swank, Inc. for many years, she retired at...

Mario A. Silva

Mario A. Silva

Oct 21, 2010

TAUNTON - Mario Albert Silva, husband of the late Mary (Agrella) Silva, died at Morton Hospital on Oct. 21, 2010. Born on the Fourth of July, 1917, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Silva, he was a lifelong Taunton resident. Mario served in the Army of the United States from 1941 through 1945 in the 104th Infantry...

Harold J. Gracia, Sr

Harold J. Gracia, Sr

Oct 20, 2010

DIGHTON - Harold J. Gracia Sr., 79, died peacefully, October 20, 2010 at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Born August 30, 1931 in Dighton, he was a son of the late Manuel S. (Mike) and Lena (Rogers) Gracia Jr. A 1950 graduate of Dighton High School, he had been a resident of Dighton for most of his life where...

Leo Champagne

Leo Champagne

Oct 20, 2010

RAYNHAM - Leo P. Champagne died at Coyne Nursing Rehab Center in Rockland after a lengthy illness on October 20, 2010. He was 68. Born in Newport, VT he was the son of the late Eugene J. and Mary Jane (Desbiens) Champagne. He was educated and a graduate of Norton schools, and from trade school for tool and dye...

John A. Burchell

John A. Burchell

Oct 18, 2010

TAUNTON - John A. Burchell, a lifelong Taunton resident, died at the Wedgemere Golden Living Center on Oct. 18, 2010. He was 63. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John E. and Mary (Semas) Burchell. Raised and educated in Taunton, Mr. Burchell was employed by Gillette Stadium as a maintenance man for many years. He...

Elizabeth E. (Bullock) Ferrara

Elizabeth E. (Bullock) Ferrara

Oct 16, 2010

TAUNTON - Elizabeth E. (Bullock) Ferrara died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Oct. 16, 2010. She was 78. Born in Quincy, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Wright) Bullock. A longtime resident of Taunton, she worked for the Paul A. Dever School for many years, and more recently as a driver for...

Etelvina (Raposo) Arruda

Etelvina (Raposo) Arruda

Oct 14, 2010

TAUNTON - Etelvina (Raposo) Arruda, wife of the late Virginio C. Arruda, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital on Oct. 14, 2010. She was 87. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Jacinto Raposo and Maria de Conceicao (Rodriques) Raposo. She moved to this country in 1973 and made Taunton her home. She...

Heather L. (Berardinelli) Kass

Heather L. (Berardinelli) Kass

Oct 14, 2010

TAUNTON - Heather L. (Berardinelli), wife of Jason R. Kass, died at Morton Hospital, Taunton on Oct. 14, 2010. She was 35. Born in Stoughton, she is the daughter and step daughter of Janis L. (Treggiari) and Michael Dellarocco of Taunton, and the late Robert F. Guilbault of Avon. She grew up on the south shore and attended Carver,...

Laurie Ann Pine

Laurie Ann Pine

Oct 14, 2010

PAWTUCKET - Laurie Ann Pine, 42, died unexpectedly at Rhode Island Hospital on October 14, 2010. Born in Mansfield, she was the daughter of Donald R. Pine and the late Nancy L. (Hartford) Pine. Raised and educated in Mansfield, she was a graduate of Mansfield High School. Besides her father of Middleboro, she leaves a daughter, Courtney Pouliot of...

Mary H. (Silva) Dwyer

Mary H. (Silva) Dwyer

Oct 8, 2010

MIDDLEBORO - Mary H. (Silva) Dwyer, wife of the late Norris S. Dwyer, died at the home of her daughter after a period of failing health, surrounded by her family on October 8, 2010. She was 99. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary (Perry) Silva. Educated in Taunton Schools, Mrs. Dwyer...

Alice M. (Pacheco) Gonsalves

Alice M. (Pacheco) Gonsalves

Oct 4, 2010

Alice M. (Pacheco) Gonsalves, wife of the late George E. Gonsalves, died at Taunton Nursing Home on October 4, 2010. She was 84. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Carvalho) Pacheco. Raised and educated in Taunton, and a 1943 graduate of Taunton High School, she was employed by Gentlemen's Warehouse for many...