Obituaries Listing
George R. Avilla
Apr 26, 2009
George R. Avilla, husband of Dorothy L. (Ross) Avilla, died at the Sachem Skilled Nursing Center in East Bridgewater on April 26, 2009. He was 87. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Francisco Avilla. An Army Veteran of WW II, he served with the 716th Tank Battalion. Mr. Avilla worked as a polisher for...
Gary J. Benoit
Apr 25, 2009
Gary Benoit, husband of Anastasia G. (Tsiganovkina) Benoit, died at the V.A. Medical Center in Richmond Virginia on April 25, 2009. He was 56. A former resident of Taunton, MA he resided in East Hampton, VA for the past 4 years. Born in Inglewood, CA, he was the son of Evangeline (Leite) Benoit of Dighton, MA and the late...
William Costa
Apr 20, 2009
William Costa, husband of the late Gladys M. (Bragga) Costa, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on April 20, 2009. He was 82. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Antone and Ruth (White) Costa. Receiving his early education in Dighton, he later served with the Navy Seabees during WW II. A self-employed welder,...
Ruben A. Oliveira
Apr 18, 2009
Ruben A. Oliveira, a Bristol County Community College student, died on April 18th at Morton Hospital, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident earlier that day. He was 19. Born in St. Michael Azores, he was the son of Jose A. and Anabela D. (Almeida Duarte) Oliveira of Taunton. A Taunton resident for many years, he moved to...
Armand Dusseault
Apr 16, 2009
Armand Dusseault, husband of the late Barbara (Hewitt) Dusseault, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on April 16, 2009. He was 83. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Armand A. and Mildred (Woodward) Dusseault. A 1943 graduate of Taunton High School, he later served in the U.S. Navy during both WW II and the Korean Conflict,...
Edith May (Pine) Baptista
Apr 15, 2009
Edith May (Pine) Baptista, a longtime Taunton resident, died at Norwood Hospital on April 15, 2009. The wife of Alfred W. Baptista, she was 85 years old. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel S. and Rose (Mendonca) Pine. A 1941 graduate of Taunton High School, she later received an Associate's Degree from Bristol County...
M. Margarida (Sousa) Araujo
Apr 12, 2009
M. Margarida (Sousa) Araujo, 59, of Raynham, died on April 12, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer. Margarida was born, raised and educated in St. Michael, Azores and had made her home in Bridgewater, Taunton and most recently in Raynham for the past 40 years. Margarida worked at Merotta Power Solutions (formerly Datel Inc.) for over 20 years....
M. Margarida (Sousa) Araujo
Apr 12, 2009
M. Margarida (Sousa) Araujo, 59, of Raynham, died on April 12, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer. Margarida was born, raised and educated in St. Michael, Azores and had made her home in Bridgewater, Taunton and most recently in Raynham for the past 40 years. Margarida worked at Merotta Power Solutions (formerly Datel Inc.) for over 20 years....
Esmeralda A. "Babe" (Alves) Viera
Apr 11, 2009
Esmeralda A. "Babe" Viera, wife of the late Joseph G. Viera, died unexpectedly at her home on April 11, 2009. She was 79. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Murais) Borges Alves. Receiving her early education in Taunton schools, she later graduated from the Boston School of Hair Dressing. A self-employed hairdresser,...
Arminda P. "Mamai" (Depina) Darosa
Apr 10, 2009
Arminda P. "Mamai" (Pina) DaRosa, wife of the late Jose J. DaRosa, passed away at Morton Hospital on April 10, 2009. She was 90 years old. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (DePina) Pina. Educated in Cape Verde, she came to this country in 1960 and was employed by the...
Jose F. Sousa
Apr 8, 2009
Jose F. Sousa, husband of Maria A. (Sousa) Sousa, died at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River on April 8, 2009. He was 78. Born on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Jose P. and Maria Umbelina (Freitas) Sousa. A self-employed farmer while living in the Azores, he moved to the Taunton...
Luiz F. "Louie" Costa, Jr
Apr 3, 2009
Luiz Fabio "Louie" Costa, Jr., of Berkley, died at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston on April 3, 2009 following a long illness. He was 32. Born in Brockton, the son of Luiz F. and Donaria (Arruda Resendes) Costa, he moved with his family to Berkley in 1984. Educated in Berkley and Somerset schools, he later worked for Retail Printing...
Laura L. (Willette) Horta
Apr 2, 2009
Laura L. (Willette) Horta, wife of the late John Horta, died at Tufts - New England Medical Center in Boston on April 2, 2009. She was 79. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late William and Laura (Cornell) Willette. Educated in Taunton schools, Mrs. Horta was later employed by the Taunton School Department as a cafeteria...
Serafim T. Debrito
Apr 2, 2009
TAUNTON - Serafim T. DeBrito, husband of Maria Lourdes (Avila) DeBrito, died at Morton Hospital on April 2, 2009. He was 80. Born in Terceira, Azores, he was the son of the late Francisco and Inacia (Silva) Brito. Educated in Portugal, he moved to the Taunton area in 1966, and was employed as a shoe cutter for the Corcoran...
Alberto Vilas Boas
Mar 29, 2009
Alberto Vilas Boas, husband of the late Maria F. (deJesus) Vilas Boas, died at home on March 30, 2009. He was 88. Born in Portugal, he was the son of the late Manuel and Candida (Lemos) Vilas Boas. Educated in Portugal, where he was later employed as a mail carrier, he moved to the U.S. in 1977. A communicant...
Francis F. Rezendes
Mar 28, 2009
Francis F. Rezendes of Taunton died at Morton Hospital on March 28, 2009 after a long illness. He was 89. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Evelyn (Lecuyer) Rezendes. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (King) Rezendes. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Taunton High School in 1938. A lifelong...
Maria "Da Grota" Conceicao (Pereira) Medeiros
Mar 27, 2009
Maria "da Grota" Conceicao (Pereira) Medeiros, wife of the late Antonio Fernandes Vigario, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Morton Hospital on March 27, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was 94. Residing at Longmeadow of Taunton since 2001, she was a Taunton resident since 1971. Born on June 8, 1914 in Faial...
Helen Masterson
Mar 22, 2009
TAUNTON - Helen M. Masterson, 63, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on March 22, 2009. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Madeline (Simmons) Masterson. Educated in Taunton schools, she was later employed by area hospitals and nursing homes as an L. P. N. before retiring due to disability many years ago. Survivors...
Andrew J. "Juju" Carroca
Mar 16, 2009
TAUNTON - Andrew J. Carroca, an eighth grade Friedman Middle School student, died at home unexpectedly, on March 16, 2009. He was 13. Born in Salem, MA, the son of Julie L. Wise and John J. Carroca, he resided in the area for the past seven years. Nicknamed "Juju", Andrew was full of life and vigor, and enjoyed basketball,...
Arthur P. Ventura
Mar 16, 2009
TAUNTON - Arthur P. Ventura, the husband of Mary R. (Ferreira) Ventura, died unexpectedly at his home on March 16, 2009. He was 83. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary (Fostine) Ventura. Educated in Taunton schools, he later served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Mr. Ventura owned the Ventura Grain...
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