Obituaries Listing

Oct 22, 2022

Manuel L. Pacheco, age 85 of Pawtucket, passed away on October 22, 2022 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.

He was the beloved husband of the late Angelina (Oliveira) Pacheco who passed last December.

Manuel was born in Sao Miguel, Acores the son of the late Jose Luis and Maria Julio (Mauricio) Pacheco.

Before...

Oct 21, 2022

John “Ed” Hickey, III, age 53 of Taunton, passed away at his residence on October 21, 2022.

John was born in Taunton, the beloved son of the late John E. and Marion (Brown) Hickey, Jr.

Before his illness, John was employed with ATALIAN and worked at Rentschler as a Facilities Maintenance Technician.

He...

Oct 15, 2022

Joaquim F. Moura, age 89 of Taunton, passed away on October 15, 2022 at Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of the late Rosa (Fontes) Moura.

Joaquim was born in Santa Maria, Azores, the son of the late Jose R. and Maria (Fontes) Moura.

Before retiring, Mr. Moura was employed with Leach...

Oct 10, 2022

Sandra L. (Bettencourt) LaPointe, age 75 of Taunton, passed away at her home on October 10, 2022.

Born in Acushnet, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Nichols) Bettencourt.

Sandra’s faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior guided her throughout her life. Sandra worked as a Registered Nurse caring...

Oct 4, 2022

Denise (Peterson) Jones, age 67 of North Dartmouth, the beloved wife of Wayne Jones, passed away on October 4, 2022 at Saint Luke Hospital.

Denise was born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Wallace and Pauline (Corbis) Peterson.

Before her illness, Mrs. Jones was employed as an answering service dispatcher.

Denice was...

Oct 4, 2022

James Dutra, age 58 of Dighton, passed away at Oak Hill Healthcare on October 4, 2022.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of Maureen Dutra and the late George Dutra.

Jim was a devoted son, faithful brother and doting uncle who loved spending time with his family. “Uncle Jimmy’s” love for Don McLean’s song...

Oct 3, 2022

Janet (Rogers) Gorrochotegui, age 64 of Berkley, passed away at her home on October 3, 2022 with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Gustavo Gorrochotegui.

Janet was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Soares) Rogers.

Before retiring Janet was the...

Oct 2, 2022

Mary A. (Barbosa) DeFreitas, age 87 of Raynham, passed away on October 2, 2022 at her residence with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Joaquim DeFreitas.

Born in Flores, Azores, Mary was the daughter of the late Jose and Filomena (Teixeira) Barbosa.

Before retiring,...

Oct 2, 2022

Paul S. Silva, Jr, age 82 of Berkley, passed away at his residence on October 2, 2022 with his beloved family by his side.

Paul was born in Revere, MA the beloved son of the late Paul and Antonette (Salerno) Silva, Sr.

Before retiring, Mr. Silva was employed as a truck driver with the former...

Sep 26, 2022

Arthur “Artie” DeLawrence, age 87 of Taunton, passed away at Country Garden Health and Rehabilitation in Swansea, MA on September 26, 2022 after a courageous fight with Parkinson’s Disease.

Born in Rehoboth, MA he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Perry) DeLawrence.

Artie proudly served his country with the United States Air...

Sep 24, 2022

Sylvia Marie Fernandes, age 59 of Taunton, passed away on September 24, 2022.

She was the beloved daughter of the late John and Sylvina (Paulo) Fernandes, Sr.

Miss. Fernandes was employed with General Dynamics for over 34 years.

She enjoyed Cards, Casinos and her Godchildren; Kayla Murdock, Tyrell Marielle, Nathen Harris and Justin...

Sep 23, 2022

June (Foote) Gray was the widow of her loving husband, Milton Gray, to whom she was married for 50 years. She was born in Saratoga Springs, NY and was a graduate of Skidmore College. She was the daughter of the late Mary K. Foote,

Mrs. Gray and her husband moved to Taunton in 1946. She devoted her...

Sep 22, 2022

Hilda M. (Quintana) Fontanez- Marquez, age 82 of Taunton, passed away on

Thursday September 22, 2022 at her home.

Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Carmen

(Quintana) Fontanez.

She grew up surrounded by her large family, she had 11 siblings and lots of...

Sep 20, 2022

John Roger Silvia, age 77 of Taunton, passed away at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury, MA on September 20, 2022.

John was born in Taunton, the beloved son of the late John N. and Beatrice (Alves) Silvia. He graduated from Taunton High School in 1963 before entering the military.

Mr. Silvia proudly served his...

Sep 19, 2022

Robert J. Gerraughty, age 84 of Taunton, passed away on September 19, 2022 at Morton Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of the late Claire L. (Goss) Gerraughty who passed away in 2001 after 35 years of marriage.

Born in Dorchester, MA, he was the son of the late Frank and Annabella (Manning) Gerraughty.

Sports...

Sep 16, 2022

Mary E. “Isabel” (Quarta) Rebello, age 89 of Taunton, passed away on September 16, 2022.

She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Rebello.

Isabel was born in Faial da Terra, Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Medeiros) Quarta.

Mrs. Rebello had worked at Rennie Curtain for...

Sep 14, 2022

Albert Botelho, age 45 of Taunton, passed away on September 14, 2022 at Morton Hospital.

Albert was born in Taunton, the beloved son of Carol (Antunes) Botelho of Taunton, and the late Dinis Botelho.

Before his illness, Mr. Botelho was employed with Exxon.

Albert was a kind person who enjoyed spending time with...

Sep 13, 2022

Richard S. Baker, age 82 of Taunton, passed away on September 13, 2022, at Brockton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of the late Debra (Silvia) Baker.

Richard was born in Middleboro, the son of the late Richard and Mary (Szwartz) Baker.

Before retiring, Richard was employed at Westgate Lanes in Brockton as...

Sep 13, 2022

Dale (Cabral) Glynn, age 74 of Taunton, passed away on September 13, 2022 .

Dale was the beloved wife of Gregory Glynn.

Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Roberta (Gilbert) Cabral.

Before retiring, Dale was employed with Dale Medical Supply for many years.

Dale enjoyed...

Sep 11, 2022

Charles E. Correia, age 87 of East Taunton a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend - passed away on Sunday, September 11th, 2022.

Through the years, Charlie enjoyed spending time with his family and following the local sports teams. He loved visiting Saratoga, making annual trips there with friends and family - usually returning home a...