Obituaries Listing
Joao Pereira
Jan 16, 2010
TAUNTON - Joao M. Pereira, the husband of Margarida (Tavares) Rodrigues, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Jan. 16, 2010. He was 80. Born and raised in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Isabel (Oliveira) Pereira. A fisherman in the Azores before moving to this country in 1989, he worked...
Angelo P. Loura
Jan 15, 2010
TAUNTON - Angelo P. Loura, 85, died at his Taunton home, surrounded by his family, on Jan. 15, 2010. He was the husband of Maria (Chaves) Loura and the late Helen (Figueiredo) Loura. Born and raised in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio P. and Maria (Pereira) Loura. Mr. Loura served in the Portuguese...
Mary (Victurine) Torres
Jan 10, 2010
RAYNHAM / TAUNTON - Mary (Victurine) Torres, formerly of Taunton and Raynham, died at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth on Jan. 10, 2010. She was the wife of the late Edward H. Torres. Born in Berkley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara (Rose) Victurine. Educated in Berkley and Dighton schools, she was a graduate...
Luciano A. Silva
Jan 10, 2010
TAUNTON - Luciano A. Silva, 62, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Jan. 10, 2010. Born in Terceira, Azores, and raised in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio J. and Maria Filomena (Cabral) Silva. Mr. Silva served in the Portuguese Army before moving to Taunton in 1972. A communicant of St. Anthony...
George A. King, Iii
Jan 10, 2010
TAUNTON - George A. King, III, 77, died at Golden Living Wedgemere of Taunton on January 10, 2010. He was the son of Catherine (Wambolt) King, and the late George A. King, Jr. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Taunton High School in 1950. He later served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and was the...
Sylvina Tavares
Jan 9, 2010
EAST TAUNTON - Sylvina "Syl" Tavares, a lifelong Taunton resident, died in Boston on Jan. 9, 2010, following a period of failing health. Born in Taunton on June 8, 1950, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Fontes) Tavares, she was raised and educated in Taunton. A graduate of Taunton High School, she was later employed by the...
Virgilio S. Pestana
Jan 4, 2010
TAUNTON - Virgilio S. Pestana, the husband of Albertina (DaSilvia) Pestana, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on January 4, 2010. He was 68. Born in Funchal, Madeira Island, he was the son of the late Joao and Maria (de Conceicao) Pestana. He moved to the Taunton area in 1980. Mr. Pestana was employed by the former Excel Foods Co....
Alberta (Perry) Jackson
Jan 4, 2010
TAUNTON - Alberta (Perry) Jackson, wife of the late Eugene R. Jackson, died at the Golden Living Center - Oak Hill in Middleboro on Jan. 4, 2010. She was 92. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Laura (Rose) Perry. Raised and educated in Taunton, and a member of the Taunton Seventh-day Adventist Church,...
Christopher J. Frates
Jan 1, 2010
TAUNTON - Christopher J. Frates, fiancé of Mary T. Wheeler of Whitman, died at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital on Jan. 1, 2010, following a four month battle with cancer. He was 42. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of John M. Frates of Fairhaven and Sheryl D. (Petit) Woods of Taunton. Raised and educated in New Bedford...
Antonio "Luis" Resendes
Jan 1, 2010
TAUNTON - Antonio "Luis" Resendes, husband of Laurinda C. (Cabral) Resendes, died at Morton Hospital on Jan. 1, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 54. A Taunton resident since 1972, he was born in Santa Maria, Azores, the son of Maria (Reis) Dias and the late Joao Tavares Resendes. Mr. Resendes worked as a production specialist...
Lena May (Talbot) Bleau
Dec 29, 2009
NORTH DIGHTON - Lena M. (Talbot) Bleau, 105, passed away in her North Dighton home on Dec. 29, 2009. Born in Taunton on May 5, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Hormedas and Mary Elizabeth (Wilbur) Talbot. Lena was one of seven children: Alfred Talbot, Florence Vieira, Mildred Rodier, Elsie Torres, and Howard Talbot, (all deceased), and...
Jeanne L. "Cookie" Mastro-Showstead
Dec 22, 2009
TAUNTON - Jeanne L. "Cookie" Mastro-Showstead, the wife of Thomas Showstead, died at Tufts - New England Medical Center in Boston on Dec. 22, 2009. She was 69. Born and raised in Haverhill, she graduated from Haverhill High School in 1958, and later, from Mt. Ida College, School of Arts & Sciences. A home health aide for several years,...
Robert J. Phillips
Dec 17, 2009
NORTH DIGHTON - Robert J. Phillips of N. Dighton, formerly of Taunton, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Dec. 17, 2009, after a period of failing health. The husband of Elizabeth A. (Ventura) Phillips, he was 82 years old. Born and educated in Taunton, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Mary (Baptiste)...
Earl R. Bubier
Dec 17, 2009
REHOBOTH - Earl Roy Bubier, the husband of Dolores M. (Leazott) Bubier, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Dec. 17, 2009. He was 81. Born in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Harold A. and Germaine (Roy) Bubier. Educated in Pawtucket schools, he later served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Bubier, a...
Mary J. (Rego) Butler
Dec 15, 2009
TAUNTON - Mary J. (Rego) Butler, 99, died at Marian Manor on Dec. 15, 2009. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ester (Pedro) Rego. Raised and educated in Attleboro, she moved to Taunton with her husband, the late Joseph Butler, many years ago. A communicant of St. Mary's Church, Mrs. Butler was...
Jose C. Resendes
Dec 13, 2009
TAUNTON - Jose C. Resendes, a Taunton resident since 1969, died unexpectedly at his home, on Dec. 13, 2009. He was 46. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of Maria (Machado) Resendes of Taunton, and the late Agostinho Resendes. Jose moved to the U.S. with his family in 1968 and resided in the Hartford, CT area,...
Jeffrey T. Monzel
Dec 12, 2009
TAUNTON - Jeffrey T. Monzel, 46, died at his Taunton home on Dec. 12, 2009, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Megan (Medeiros) Monzel, to whom he was married for seven years, and the father of Madeline M. Monzel. Born in Smyrna, TN, he was the son of Fred J. and Jeanine C. (Stock) Monzel of...
Catherine A. (Glidden) Glidden - Amaral
Dec 4, 2009
TAUNTON - Catherine A. (Glidden) Glidden - Amaral, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on Dec. 4, 2009. She was 63. Born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Elbridge and Laura (McDonald) Glidden, she grew up in East Taunton and was a Taunton High School graduate. Employed as a secretary by AIMCO for the past ten years, she...
Rita M. (Duarte) Neto
Nov 30, 2009
TAUNTON - Rita May (Duarte) Neto, wife of the late Gregory G. Neto, died at Morton Hospital on Nov. 30, 2009. She was 86. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Leonard) Duarte. Mrs. Neto was raised and educated in Taunton, and was a communicant of Annunciation of the Lord Church. A homemaker...
Robin A. Lopes
Nov 28, 2009
TAUNTON - Robin Ann Lopes, 44, died at Morton Hospital & Medical Center on Nov. 28, 2009. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of Robert and Jo-Ann A. (Gonsalves) Lopes. Educated in Taunton schools, she attended Martin Middle School, and Taunton High School. Robin was employed most recently as a home health aide, until retiring due to disability...
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