Obituaries Listing

Barbara E. Fernandes

Nov 30, 2021

Barbara E. Fernandes, 70, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2021 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham following a long period of declining health and just three days after testing positive for COVID-19.

Born in Taunton, Barbara was the beloved daughter of the late Francisco and Dolores (Torres) Fernandes.

She was educated in Taunton Public Schools...

William Florence

Nov 30, 2021

William Florence, age 67 of Plymouth, passed away on November 30, 2021 at the Plymouth Harborside Health Care Center.

He was the partner of Tim Hyer.

William was born in Taunton, the son of the late Charles and Jennie (DeSa) Florence.

Mr. Florence was a self employed hair stylist for many years.

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Aidan Stafford

Nov 27, 2021

Aidan Stafford, age 66 of North Dighton, passed away on November 27, 2021 at Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Julie (Boyle) Stafford.

Aidan was born in Wexford, Ireland, of the late John and Bridget (Cooper) Stafford.

Aidan was proud of his Irish heritage and went on to become a successful...

Ronald A. Costa

Nov 26, 2021

Ronald A. Costa, age 87 of Taunton, passed away on November 26, 2021 peacefully surrounded by his family.

He was the beloved husband of Jean (Seabrook) Costa.

Ronald was born in Taunton, the son of the late Morien and Mary (Rose) Costa.

Before retiring, Mr. Costa was employed with the Foxboro Company as...

Alfred Costa, Jr.

Nov 23, 2021

Alfred Costa Jr., age 75 of Dighton, passed away on November 23, 2021 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

He was the husband of Susan (Figueiredo) Costa.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Alfred Sr., and Mary (Martin) Costa.

He served in the US Army. After his service in the...

Maria Dosanjos (Patricio) Rodrigues

Nov 23, 2021

Maria dos Anjos (Patricio) Rodrigues, age 78 of Taunton, passed away at her residence on November 23, 2021 with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of 39 years of the late Jacinto Rodrigues.

Maria was born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria dos Anjos...

Julia A. (Veiga) Lopes

Nov 22, 2021

Julia A. (Veiga) Lopes, age 84 of Attleboro, passed away on November 22, 2021 at home with her loving family by her side.

Born in Scituate, MA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Luella (Hicks) Veiga.

Our mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, godmother,, aunt, cousin, sister, friend, Julia could be described by four...

Jonathan R. Lee

Nov 20, 2021

Jonathan R. Lee, age 48 of Berkley, the beloved husband of Lorraine (Gomes) Lee and father of Seth and Jaime Lee, passed away on November 20, 2021, at Saint Elizabeth Hospital.

Jonathan was born in Attleboro, the loving son of Richard and Elaine (Gauthier) Lee.

Jon was a 1990 graduate of Dighton-Rehoboth High. He was...

Susan Crovello

Nov 18, 2021

Susan Crovello, age 69 of Taunton, passed away on November 18, 2021 at Morton Hospital with loved ones by her side.

Susan was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Francis and Alveda (Braga) Crovello. She graduated from Taunton High School in 1970 and earned her bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Before...

Donald A. Demello

Nov 17, 2021

Donald A. DeMello, age 85 of Taunton, passed away on November 17, 2021 at Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Caroline (Mello) DeMello and former husband of Lorraine Byrne.

Born in Taunton he was the son of the late Antonio and Deolinda (Furtado) DeMello. He was a graduate of Taunton High School, Class...

Jose Decarvalho

Nov 15, 2021

Jose DeCarvalho, age 71 of Taunton, passed away on November 15, 2021 at his residence with his loving family by his side.

He was the husband of Ana (Reis) Carvalho.

Jose was born in SanJurge Chaves, Portugal, the son of the late Pedro and Teresa (Ferreira) Carvalho.

Before retiring, Mr. DeCarvalho was employed...

Fernanda Vieira

Nov 14, 2021

Fernanda (Santos) Vieira, age 65 of Taunton, passed away on November 14, 2021 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Manuel Vieira.

Fernanda was born in Portugal, the daughter of Beatriz (Fernandes) Santos and the late Leonel Santos. Fernanda moved to the United States with her family when she was 4 years old...

Mario B. Paiva

Nov 14, 2021

Mario Paiva, age 78 of Taunton, passed away on November 14, 2021 at Brockton Hospital after battling cancer.

He was the beloved husband of Fernanda (Medeiros) Paiva of 57 years.

Mr. Paiva was born in Faial da Terra, S. Miguel, Açores the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Pereira) Paiva.

Before retiring,...

Mayor Joseph L. Amaral

Nov 10, 2021

Mayor Joseph L. Amaral 88, was born in Taunton and was the son of Joseph R. and Loretta (Benoit) Amaral and was survived by his wife Virginia (Soares) Amaral, his son Barry J. Amaral and his wife Toni Amaral, his daughter Donna M. Amaral, grandsons Garrett J. Amaral, James Pimenta and his wife Christina Pimenta, and granddaughter Amy Slavin...

William "Big Bill" Silvia

Nov 9, 2021

William H. “Big Bill” Silvia, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John and Irene (Andrade) Silvia.

Bill was a CDL driver and known for his automotive skills. He loved camping, fishing...

Curtis Perry

Nov 6, 2021

Curtis Perry, age 55, of Fall River, passed away peacefully at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island on November 6, 2021.

Born in Taunton, he is the beloved grandson of the late Caroline Perry and the son of Loretta Perry of Taunton.

Besides his mother, Curtis is survived by his loving daughter, Catreena Perry...

Lucia (De Bairos) Leandres

Nov 5, 2021

Lucia (De Bairos) Leandres, age 71, of Taunton, passed away peacefully at her home on November 5, 2021. She was the beloved wife of 45 years to Jose Leandres.

Lucia was born in Santo Espirito Santa Maria Azores.

She was formerly employed as a maintainer with Bridgewater State University. She enjoyed time spent with her...

Michael Dixon

Nov 4, 2021

Michael “Doc” Dixon, age 63, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Morton Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Isaiah and Margery (McCone) Dixon.

Michael worked as a landscaper before retiring to New Hampshire. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching movies,...

Lola (Townsend) Bump

Nov 4, 2021

Lola Marie (Townsend) Bump, age 88 formerly of Taunton and born in North Dighton, passed away on November 4, 2021.

She was the beloved wife of the late George Bump.

A grave-side service will be held on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 1 pm in Saint Joseph Cemetery 475 East Britannia Street Taunton MA 02780....

Rosa Valadao

Oct 27, 2021

Rosa (Leal) Valadao, age 84 of East Taunton, passed away on October 27, 2021 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Jose M. Valadao.

Rosa was born in Terceira, Azores the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Avila) Leal

She enjoyed traveling with her husband to their home in the...