Obituaries Listing

Kathleen C. Michney

Kathleen C. Michney

Sep 15, 2008

Kathleen C. (Cunningham) Michney, wife of the late Paul P. Michney, died on Monday, Sept. 15th at the Life Care Center of Raynham. She was 87. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Catherine A. (Drumm) Cunningham. A resident of Taunton for many years, she was educated in Taunton Catholic schools, graduating from...

John M. Evangelho, Sr

John M. Evangelho, Sr

Sep 12, 2008

John M. Evangelho, Sr., husband of Elsie C. (Cabral) Evangelho, died at Mass. General Hospital, Boston on Friday, Sept. 12th at the age of 85. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Manuel M. and Rosa (Coelho) Evangelho. A lifelong Dighton area resident, he was educated in Dighton schools and owned and operated Winding Trail Farm...

Maria I. Lloyd

Maria I. Lloyd

Sep 12, 2008

Maria I. (Duarte) deOliveira Lloyd, died on Sept. 11th at Rhode Island Hospital after a long illness. She was 69 years. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of Mary (Amaral) Duarte of Taunton and the late Augustinho Duarte, Sr. Educated in Taunton schools, she was a graduate of Taunton High School. She loved being around her...

Alfred F. "Duke" Sousa

Alfred F. "Duke" Sousa

Sep 10, 2008

Alfred F. "Duke" Sousa, 85, husband for 59 years of Dorothy (Martin) Sousa, died on Wednesday Sept. 10th, at Marian Manor. Born in Norton, he was the son of the late Frank and Virginia (Silvia) Sousa. A resident of N. Dighton for the past 59 years, he worked for Talbot Woolen Mills and Raytheon for 28 years, before retiring...

Grace Drum Fenton

Grace Drum Fenton

Sep 9, 2008

TAUNTON - Grace (Drum) Fenton, 94, died Tuesday, Sept. 9th at Longmeadow Nursing Home after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Attorney William J. Fenton. She was a lifelong Taunton resident, daughter to the late James Drum and Elizabeth (Donaghy) Drum. Grace was educated in Taunton and attended St. Mary's High School, then later Trinity...

Robert "Little Bob" Fitzgerald

Robert "Little Bob" Fitzgerald

Sep 4, 2008

Robert Francis "Little Bob" Fitzgerald, husband of Rose (Lima) Fitzgerald, died on Thursday, Sept. 4th at the Golden Living - Wedgemere Nursing Center at the age of 85. Born in Rockland, he was educated in Rockland area schools, and later served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Moving to the Taunton area many years ago, he worked as...

Joann Vieira

Joann Vieira

Sep 2, 2008

JoAnn Vieira, 60, died at her Taunton home on Tuesday, September 2nd unexpectedly. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ora (Lineberry) Vieira, Sr. Educated in Taunton schools, she graduated from Taunton High School and later worked for the State of Massachusetts in the mental health field for over 20 years. A collector of...

Charles Ferreira

Charles Ferreira

Aug 30, 2008

TAUNTON - Charles Ferreira, husband of the late Constance M. (Varella) Ferreira, died at the Marian Manor on Saturday, Aug. 30th following a lengthy illness. He was 88. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Serafin C. and Mary Jose (Bartel) Ferreira. Educated in Taunton schools, he later served in US Army during WW II. An...

Anna Wertheim

Anna Wertheim

Aug 28, 2008

Anna (Pletikos) Wertheim, 82, died on Thursday, August 28th at her home in Taunton. Born in Pula, Croatia, she was the daughter of the late Stefano and Rosa (Spighich) Pletikos. Educated in Croatia, she moved to the area in 1951. An employee of Nabisco for over 25 years, she retired in 1990 and was a communicant of St. Mary's...

Francisca Costa

Francisca Costa

Aug 27, 2008

TAUNTON - Francisca (Agosto) Costa, wife of the late Manuel Dutra Costa, died on Wednesday, Aug. 27th at Marian Manor at the age of 92. Born in Fayal, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Emilia (da Conceicao) Agosto. Educated in Portugal, she moved to the area in 1969. She was a communicant of Annunciation of...

Amelia B. Ribeiro

Amelia B. Ribeiro

Aug 24, 2008

TAUNTON - Amelia B. (Valente) Ribeiro, wife of the late Adamastor P. Ribeiro, died on Sunday, Aug. 24th at the Golden Living - Garden Place Nursing Home in Attleboro, following a brief illness. She was 95. Born in Murtosa, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Amelia (Brandao) Valente. Educated in Portugal, she moved to the...

Maria Jose Pacheco Melo

Maria Jose Pacheco Melo

Aug 21, 2008

TAUNTON - Maria Jose Pacheco Melo, wife of the late Antonio Lopes de Melo, died on Thursday, Aug. 21st at home at the age of 91. Born in Santa Maria, Azores was she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Ana (Sousa Soares) Soares Pacheco. She worked for many years as a stitcher for the former Robertson Curtain...

Leonard Easterbrooks

Leonard Easterbrooks

Aug 21, 2008

Leonard H. Easterbrooks, a resident of Lincoln Village, North Dighton died at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on Thursday, Aug. 21st at the age of 69. Born in Taunton, on June 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Richard and Charlotte (Atherton) Easterbrooks. A graduate of Taunton Vocational High School, he was later employed as a...

Aurora Pinto

Aurora Pinto

Aug 20, 2008

TAUNTON - Aurora (Barber) Pinto, wife of the late Joseph Pinto, died on Wednesday, Aug. 20th at Longmeadow of Taunton Nursing Home at the age of 95. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte (Perry) Barber. Educated in Taunton schools, she was later employed by General Electric and subsequently, Hercules Manufacturing for over...

Edward C. Leanues

Edward C. Leanues

Aug 19, 2008

TAUNTON - Edward C. Leanues, husband of the late Norma C. (Videto) Leanues, died on Aug. 19th at Morton Hospital following a brief illness. He was 82. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louise (Medeiros) Leanues. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Taunton High School in 1943. He was a Sergeant in...

Jose Simoes

Jose Simoes

Aug 18, 2008

Jose F. Simoes, husband of Maria (Silva) Simoes, died at Morton Hospital on Monday, Aug. 18th following a short illness. He was 75. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Julio F. and Cecilia P. (Jeniper) Simoes. A self-employed fish vender, while living in the Azores, he moved to this area in 1979. He...

Douglas Lee Stratton

Douglas Lee Stratton

Aug 16, 2008

BERKLEY - Douglas Lee Stratton, husband of Brenda (Rose) Stratton, died at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River on Saturday, Aug. 16th following a long illness. He was 79. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Brown) Stratton. A 1947 graduate of Taunton High School, he was later employed by the former Sheridan Silver...

Joanne Pinheiro

Joanne Pinheiro

Aug 16, 2008

FAIRFAX, VA - Joanne M. Pinheiro, died on August 16, 2008 at her residence in Fairfax, VA. Beloved daughter of Eleanor Pinheiro and the late Edwin Pinheiro; loving sister of Donna Pereira and David (Rose) Pinheiro; cherished aunt of Christopher Pinheiro and Tim Doherty; caring niece of Lillian Perry and dear friend of Theresa Ann Ziemba. She is also...

Flora M. Simas

Flora M. Simas

Aug 15, 2008

MIDDLEBORO - Flora M. (Jardullo) Simas, wife of the late Charles Simas, died at Morton Hospital on Aug. 15th following a short illness. She was 85. Born in Middleboro, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Concetta (Desimoes) Jardullo. A lifelong resident of Middleboro, she attended Middleboro schools and was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. An...

Dennis F. Simas

Dennis F. Simas

Aug 12, 2008

Dennis F. Simas, husband of Ann (Almeida) Simas, died on Aug. 12th at his home, surrouded by his family, following a year long battle with cancer. He was 78. Born in Taunton, he was a son of the late Arsenio and Maria D. (Furtado) Simas. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Taunton High School in 1948 and later...