Obituaries Listing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Carlos S. Dutra
Aug 10, 2008
Carlos S. Dutra, 86, husband of Telma C. (Dutra) Dutra, died at his home on Aug. 10th following a lengthy illness. Born on the island of Faial in the Azores, he was the son of the late Francisco S. and Julia Dutra. He served in the Portuguese Army before moving to the area in 1974. He was employed by...
Joseph R. Mora
Aug 6, 2008
Joseph R. Mora, age 90, of New Bedford, died August 6, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was raised in Taunton, and lived for the last thirteen years in New Bedford. Before his retirement, he was employed as a Shoemaker/Machinist for the Corcoran Shoe Co. of Stoughton. Joseph was a PFC World War II Disabled...
Carrell J. Whitman
Aug 4, 2008
NORTON - Carrell J. (Johnson) Whitman, wife of the late Dr. Lauris Whitman, died on Monday August 4th at the Norton Senior Care Center, at the age of 93. Born in Athens, GA, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Veterans Administration, retiring at the age of 65. She was a member of the Plainville United Methodist Church....
Conceicao Desousa
Aug 4, 2008
Conceicao A. DeSousa a resident of the island of Fayal, Azores, died unexpectedly on Monday August 4th while visiting her family he in Taunton. She was 79. Born in Fayal, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Filomena A. (da Conceicao) Garcia DeSousa. She leaves 2 sisters, Maria E. Andrade of Taunton and Olimpia Peixoto of CA...
Carmen M. Silvia
Jul 27, 2008
Of North Dighton, formerly of Taunton -Carmen M. Silvia, wife of the late Edward Silvia Sr., died on Sunday, July 27th unexpectedly at Morton Hospital. She was of 84. Born in Lowell, she grew up in East Taunton and was educated in Taunton schools. A mental retardation technician, she worked at the former Paul Dever School for 20 years,...
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