Obituaries Listing

Aug 21, 2020

Alfred J. Pimental, age 93 of Taunton, passed away on August 21, 2020 at Marian Manor.

He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann (Pacillio) Pimental formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the late Louise (Soares) Perry-Pimental of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Alfred was born in Taunton, the son of the late Joseph J. and Mary...

Aug 21, 2020

God has welcomed home Manuel Andrade of Louie Lane, Raynham on August 21,2020.  “Manny” was surrounded by love, with his wife and children by his side.

Manny was born in Taunton, a son to the late Manuel and Maria Andrade (Pita) of Madeira, Portugal.

He was honored to fight for his country and was a...

Aug 18, 2020

William J. Rice, Jr., age 78, of Raynham, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on August 18, 2020.

William, the son of the late William and Ruth (Tower) Rice, Sr. was born in Taunton.

He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Bombardier) Rice.

Bill enjoyed spending...

Aug 18, 2020

Ilda (DeSa) Pais, age 70 of Taunton, passed away on August 18, 2020 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Julio Pais.

Ilda was born in Povoa de Luzianes, Portugal, the daughter of the late Henrique and Maria Do Carmo (Marques) DeSa.

Before retiring, Mrs. Pais was employed with...

Aug 17, 2020

Antonio R. Oliveira, 88, of Taunton, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday August 17, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Lidia (Cruz) Oliveira. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he was the son of the late Agostinho R. Oliveira and Irene (Amaral) Oliveira. Antonio came to the United States in 1957...

Aug 17, 2020

Ralph “Buddy” G. Conant III passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, at the age of 62.

Born and raised in Taunton, Buddy was the beloved son of the late Ralph G. Conant Jr. and Ruth (Pacheco) Conant. Buddy is survived by his friend and former wife Therese Winnett-Callahan and...

Aug 10, 2020

Richard D. Bartel , 76, of Taunton, passed away on August 10, 2020 at his home after a long illness, surrounded by his family.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Julia (Alexander) Bartel.

He served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war. He was...

Aug 2, 2020

Ronald Perry, 65, passed away on Sunday,  August 2, 2020, at Morton Hospital.

He was the loving longtime companion of Janet Perry.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John Perry, Jr. and Caroline (Dias) Perry.

Ronald loved being with his family, especially his 4 grandchildren that he loved to...

Aug 1, 2020

Anna (Braga) Farias, passed away peacefully on her 101st birthday at Longmeadow of Taunton. She was the wife of Sylvano (Butch) Farias who predeceased her in 1988.  Born in Taunton to Victor and Mary (Brites) Braga, Anna was a lifelong resident of Taunton and Raynham. She was one of eight children: Joseph, Alice, Rose, Anthony and John Braga, Mary...

Jul 29, 2020

Jose R. Sousa, 79, of Middleboro, passed away on July 29, 2020 at Nemasket Nursing Home in Middleboro. He was the husband of Noemia (Costa) Sousa, who passed away in May 2020.

Jose's interment and committal service will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 1:00 pm, in Saint Joseph Cemetery, E Britannia Street, Taunton. Visiting...

Jul 28, 2020

Edward M.Cabral, age 83 of Bridgewater, passed away on July 28, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of Mirella (Gasparotto) Cabral.

Edward was born in Taunton, the son of the late Edward and Hilda (Frias) Cabral.

Mr. Cabral served his country honorably with...

Jul 27, 2020

Ana B. Cabral (Batista) 63, of Taunton, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, July 27, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife of 39 years to Eduardo M. Cabral, and loving mother to Joshua B. Cabral, Amanda B. Cabral and Jacob B. Cabral.

Ana was a...

Jul 22, 2020

Ledora ‘Doris’ (Isidorio) Soitos, 99, of Taunton, beloved wife for 42 years of the late Francis S. Soitos, passed away on July 22, 2020.

She was born May 3, 1921 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of  the late Manuel and Ann (Emmett) Isidorio.

Doris worked throughout her life in several factories and offices and...

Jul 21, 2020

Cheryl A. Geer (Cardoza) 66, of East Taunton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Morton Hospital, in Taunton. She was the loving wife of Edward J. Geer. They were married for forty eight years. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of David and Fabiola (Demers) Cardoza, of East Taunton. She worked as the secretary of...

Jul 20, 2020

Sallee Strawser Blanchard saw the face of God and it took her breath away on the morning of June 20, 2020.

Born during a blizzard on March 25, 1955 in Silver Creek, NY, she grew up in Sheridan and had lived in Massachusetts since 1975.

She is survived by two daughters and a grandson whom...

Jul 16, 2020

Jesse R. Cirelli, Jr. 30, of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center.

Born in Stoughton, he was the son of Jesse R. Cirelli, Sr. and Sherry A. (Greene) Cirelli.

Jesse worked in the roofing and tree removal industry for several years.

He enjoyed boating, fishing,...

Jul 14, 2020

Maria Fatima (Vasconcelos) Silveira, age 89, passed away at her residence on July 14, 2020 with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Henrique Silveira.

Maria was born in Flores, Azores, the daughter of the late Joseph and Evarista (Mendonca) Vasconcelos.

Before retiring, Mrs. Silveira was...

Jul 7, 2020

Jose daRosa Furtado, age 87 of Taunton, passed away on July 7, 2020.

He was the beloved husband of the late Maria Arcelina (Furtado) Furtado.

Jose was born in Faial Acores, the son of the late Jose Furtado and Francisca Ventura. Before retiring, Mr. Furtado was employed with H & H Machine Company and previously...

Jul 7, 2020

Rowan J. Riordan, born on May 30, 2019 the beloved son of Shane and Amy (Cravenho) Riordan, passed away at Hasbro Hospital on July 7, 2020.

Rowan was born in Providence, a handsome baby who was full of life from the day he was born. He loved his family especially his big sister Rylie. Though his life...

Jul 2, 2020

Gary J. Andrade, 62, of Taunton, passed away on July 2, 2020 at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital, in Attleboro. He was the loving husband of Linda (Osborne) Andrade for the past forty two years.

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

He worked as the director of...