Obituaries Listing

William D. Founds

William D. Founds

Mar 16, 2010

WESTPORT - William D. Founds, former husband of Cynthia B. (Bernier) Brogan, died at his Westport home on March 16, 2010. He was 64. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Minniere (Howell) Founds. A student of Ohio State University, where he was active in varsity athletics, he also attended UMass...

Mary (Ventura) Cornell

Mary (Ventura) Cornell

Mar 16, 2010

EAST TAUNTON - Mary (Ventura) Cornell, wife of the late Everett P. "Nabor" Cornell, and the late James Cordeiro, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 16, 2010. She was 87. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Furtado) Ventura. Raised and educated in Taunton, and a lifelong resident, Mrs. Cornell...

Juliana R. (Bergantim) Moniz

Juliana R. (Bergantim) Moniz

Mar 15, 2010

EAST TAUNTON - Juliana R. (Bergantim) Moniz, wife of Izidro Moniz, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on March 15, 2010. She was 53. Born in Feteiras do Sul, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Raposo) Bergantim. Raised and educated in Portugal, she moved with her family to the U.S. in...

Urselina P. De Melo Bonanca

Urselina P. De Melo Bonanca

Mar 14, 2010

RAYNHAM - Urselina P. de Melo Bonanca, wife of the late Paulo S. Bonanca, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 14, 2010. She was 86. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel R. and Maria (Medeiros) Rebelo de Melo. She moved to the area in 1974. Mrs. Bonanca was employed...

Isabel (Thadeio) Viera

Isabel (Thadeio) Viera

Mar 13, 2010

TAUNTON - Isabel (Thadeio) Viera, wife of the late John Viera, died at her Taunton home on March 13, 2010. She was 92. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Rose (Correia) Thadeio. Raised and educated in Taunton, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Viera was employed as a seamstress by the former Taunton...

Joao B. Coelho

Joao B. Coelho

Mar 12, 2010

TAUNTON - Joao B. Coelho, husband of Evangelina (Vieira) Coelho, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on March 12, 2010. He was 90 years old. Born in Lisbon Portugal, he was the son of the late Joaquin and Inorata (Ramos) Coelho. Raised and educated in Portugal, he served with the Portuguese Army during WW II. He moved to...

Lillian P. (Perry) Laudati

Lillian P. (Perry) Laudati

Mar 11, 2010

BERKLEY - Lillian P. (Perry) Laudati of Berkley, 84, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center, Taunton, on March 11, 2010. A longtime Berkley resident, she was the wife of the late Ralph A. Laudati. Born in Taunton on May 23, 1925, the daughter of the late Edmund and Gloria (Rose) Perry, Mrs. Laudati was raised and educated in...

Edward Travers

Edward Travers

Mar 10, 2010

RAYNHAM - Edward Travers, a longtime Raynham resident, died at Brockton Hospital on March 10, 2010. The husband for 66 years of Mary (Dukacz) Travers, he was 88 years old. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Simas) Tavares. Mr. Travers was raised and educated in Taunton, and served in the U.S. Army...

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,...