Obituaries Listing

Antone R. Andrade

Antone R. Andrade

Mar 9, 2010

TAUNTON - Antone R. Andrade, husband of Javina B. "Elsie" (Barber) Andrade, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 9, 2010. He was 93. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John and Maria (Rose) Andrade. Raised and educated in Taunton, Mr. Andrade later served in the U.S. Army during WW II, and fought...

Emelia "Emma" (Machado) Amaral

Emelia "Emma" (Machado) Amaral

Mar 9, 2010

TAUNTON - Emelia "Emma" (Machado) Amaral, wife of James C. Amaral, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on March 9, 2010. She was 82. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Rosa (Placia) Machado. Mrs. Amaral was raised and educated in Taunton, and was a 1944 graduate of Taunton High School. A homemaker...

Manuel Narciso

Manuel Narciso

Mar 6, 2010

TAUNTON - Manuel Narciso, the husband of Maria Lurdes (Rosa) Narciso, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 6, 2010. He was 63. Born in Feteiras Sul, St. Michael, Azores, Mr. Narciso was the son of the late Jose and Luisa (Aguiar) Narciso. He was raised and educated in the Azores, and served in the Portuguese Army...

Gail M. (Medas) Oliveira

Gail M. (Medas) Oliveira

Mar 5, 2010

BROCKTON - Gail M. (Medas) Oliveira, wife of Edward A. Oliveira, died at Caritas - Good Samaritan Medical Center on March 5, 2010. She was 66. Born in N. Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Helen (Meetis) Medas. Raised and educated in the Taunton area, Mrs. Oliveira graduated from Taunton High School in 1960,...

Joshua E. Chaves

Joshua E. Chaves

Mar 5, 2010

BERKLEY - Joshua E. Chaves, son of Alfredo and Pauline (Bresciani) Chaves, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2010. He was 22. Born in Stoughton, Joshua lived in Berkley with his family for the past ten years. A 2006 graduate of Somerset High School, he later attended Bristol Community College. Joshua enjoyed music, concerts, movies, and spending time with his...

Mary (Agrella) Silva

Mary (Agrella) Silva

Mar 4, 2010

TAUNTON - Mary (Agrella) Silva, the wife of Mario A. Silva for the past 63 years, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 4, 2010. She was 92. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary (Neves) Agrella. Raised and educated in Taunton, Mrs. Silva worked for Texas Instruments for many...

Maria F. "Zabelinha" Medeiros

Maria F. "Zabelinha" Medeiros

Mar 3, 2010

TAUNTON - Maria F. "Zabelinha" (Leite) Medeiros, 96, was reunited in heaven with her late husband, Antone E. Medeiros, on March 3, 2010. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco F. and Mary Izabel (Medeiros) Leite. Raised and educated in the Azores, Mrs. Medeiros moved to this area with her family in 1940....

Ruth (Annal) Prentice

Ruth (Annal) Prentice

Mar 1, 2010

ROWLEY, MA / LAWRENCE, MA - Ruth (Annal) Prentice, wife of the late Frederick James Frederick, Jr., died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on March 1, 2010. She was 74. Born in Cambridge, MA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Annal. Raised and educated in Cambridge, she also resided for a time in...

Madeline M. (Braga) Paiva

Madeline M. (Braga) Paiva

Feb 24, 2010

TAUNTON - Madeline M. (Braga) Paiva, wife of the late Edward R. Paiva, died peacefully at her Taunton home on Feb. 24, 2010. She was 71. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elvira (Andrade) Braga. Raised and educated in Dighton, she worked for Marian Manor and Catholic Memorial Home as a nurses...

Joao Dacamara

Joao Dacamara

Feb 24, 2010

EAST TAUNTON - Joao DaCamara, husband of the late Ilda (DaSilva) DaCamara, died peacefully at his East Taunton home on Feb. 24, 2010. He was 94. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Anastacio and Maria (Leite) DaCamara. Raised and educated in the Azores, he had been a resident of the area since 1966....

Maria Encarnacao Lima Macedo

Maria Encarnacao Lima Macedo

Feb 23, 2010

TAUNTON - Maria Encarnacao Lima Macedo, wife of the late Antonio DeCosta Macedo, died at Morton Hospital and Medical Center on Feb. 23, 2010. She was 91. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Virginia (Lima) Pacheco. Educated in the Azores, she moved to the U.S. in 1961, and was employed by...

Lucia M. (Santo) Escobar

Lucia M. (Santo) Escobar

Feb 17, 2010

TAUNTON - Lucia M. (Santo) Escobar, 68, died unexpectedly at Morton Hospital on Feb. 17, 2010. She was the loving, dedicated wife of Custodio Escobar of Taunton; the loving mother of Marie F. Raposa and her husband George, and Elder M. Escobar and his companion Caitlin, all of Taunton; the dear loving grandmother of Christopher, Christina, Jasmine, Austin, Bella,...

Eugene P. Lecuyer

Eugene P. Lecuyer

Feb 16, 2010

EAST TAUNTON - Eugene P. Lecuyer, husband of Rose (Andrade) Lecuyer of E. Taunton, died at Morton Hospital on Feb. 16, 2010. He was 81. Born and raised in Taunton, he was the son of the late William and Eveline (Belanger) Lecuyer. A lifelong Taunton resident, he was a 1946 graduate of Taunton High School. Mr. Lecuyer worked as...

Albertina A. (Freitas) Nunes

Albertina A. (Freitas) Nunes

Feb 13, 2010

TAUNTON - Albertina A. (Freitas) Nunes, beloved wife of the late John J. Nunes, Jr. passed away peacefully at the Taunton Nursing Home on Feb. 13, 2010. She was 83. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Manuel and Guilhermina (Freitas) Freitas, she was raised and educated in Taunton, and was a 1945 graduate of Taunton High School....

Fernanda "Ferdy" (Diomei) Aguiar

Fernanda "Ferdy" (Diomei) Aguiar

Feb 11, 2010

Fernanda "Ferdy" (Diomei) Aguiar, a former longtime Taunton resident, died at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River on Feb. 11, 2010. She was 80 years old. Born in Trieste, Italy, she lived in the U.S. since 1958. Employed by Morton Hospital as a nurse's assistant for over 31 years, she retired in 1993. Mrs. Aguiar was a former...

James L. Corey

James L. Corey

Feb 9, 2010

NORTH DIGHTON- James L. "Jim" Corey a longtime resident of North Dighton, passed on into the wild blue yonder on February 9, 2010 at the age of 87. He was the son of the late Joseph S. Corey, Sr. & Mary (Souza) Corey. He was the husband of the late Cecelia (Cabral) Corey. He was educated in Dighton schools...

Judith (Westcoat) Vieira

Judith (Westcoat) Vieira

Feb 8, 2010

TAUNTON - Judith (Westcoat) Vieira, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on February 8, 2010. She was 52. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of David Westcoat of Taunton, and Barbara (Nolette) Westcoat of Raynham. Raised and educated in Taunton, she was a graduate of Taunton High School. Mrs. Vieira was employed by the...

Mary M. (Medeiros) Silva

Mary M. (Medeiros) Silva

Feb 8, 2010

TAUNTON - Mary M. (Medeiros) Silva, wife of the late Joseph M. Silva, died at Morton Hospital on Feb. 8, 2010. She was 89. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Medeiros) deSilva. Raise and educated in Taunton, she was later employed by the former Rennie Curtain Factory for over twenty-two years, retiring...

Matthew Mendonca

Matthew Mendonca

Feb 6, 2010

FALL RIVER - Matthew Mendonca, a longtime Taunton resident, died unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River on Feb. 6, 2010. He was 51. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late George and Angelina (Rodrigues) Mendonca. Raised and educated in Taunton, Matt was employed by the Checker Cab Co. as a driver for many years,...

Noemia L. (Dacosta) Pereira

Noemia L. (Dacosta) Pereira

Feb 4, 2010

TAUNTON - Noemia (daCosta) Pereira, wife of the late Antonio Pereira, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Feb. 4, 2010. She was 84. Born in Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Lourdes (Esteves) Vaz daCosta. Educated in Terceira schools, she moved to this area in 1969. She was employed by...