Obituaries Listing

Jan 24, 2025

Bonnie J. (Petty) Chase, 72, of Plymouth, passed away on Friday, January 24th, 2025, surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of Robert Chase, with whom she shared 33 kindred years. Bonnie was born in Philadelphia, PA to Lewis and Euterpe (Halekas) Petty.

For 36 dedicated years, she worked as an accountant for Venture Tape in...

Jan 24, 2025

Gail E. (Unger) McElroy, age 82, of Raynham, passed away at home on Friday, January 24, 2025, surrounded by the love, comfort, and care of her dear family. She was the devoted wife to Robert D. McElroy, Sr. of Raynham.

Born in Attleboro, MA, she was the oldest of four daughters born to the late John D....

Jan 24, 2025

Iranganie (Gunasekera) Fernando, age 86, of Quincy, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2025, at Care One of New Bedford.

She was the cherished wife of the late Neville Fernando.

Born in Haputale, Sri Lanka, Iranganie, affectionately known as Ira, was the cherished daughter of the late Martin Aberwardana and Lily Swarnawathi Gunasekera.

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Jan 23, 2025

Jeffrey Dutra, age 43 of Taunton, a loving father, son, brother, uncle, grandfather and cousin, passed away on January 23, 2025, after a long illness at home with his loving family by his side.

Born in Taunton, the beloved son of Maria (DaSilva) Dutra of Taunton, and the late Carlos A. Dutra.

Before his illness,...

Jan 21, 2025

Edna L. (Dias) Mitton, age 100, a lifelong resident of Taunton, passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Morton Hospital in Taunton. She was the loving and devoted wife for nearly 80 years to Gerald Mitton.

Born in Taunton, Edna was the youngest of 13 children born to the late Manuel and...

Jan 18, 2025

George R. Medeiros, Jr., age 46, of Middleboro, former longtime resident of Taunton, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Morton Hospital in Taunton. He was the devoted and loving husband for 18 cherished years to Emily (Sousa) Medeiros of Middleboro.

Born in Taunton, George was one of two children and the only son born...

Jan 17, 2025

Joseph Edward Elliott, age 66 of Taunton, passed away at his residence on January 17, 2025.

Born in Boston, the son of the late Robert and Mary (Hewitt) Elliott.

He enjoyed car racing. Most of all he enjoyed the simple things in life such as getting together for a cup of Dunkin coffee,  a Pepsi...

Jan 15, 2025

Herman C. Camara, Sr., age 81of Swansea, passed away on January 15, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of Pauline B. (Andreozzi) Camara.

Born in Warren, Herman was the son of the late John P. and Hilda (Ferreira) Camara.

Herman was the...

Jan 14, 2025

Juliette Randall, age 54 of Taunton, passed away on January 14, 2025 at the Boston Medical Center after a brief illness.

Born in Attleboro, Juliette was the daughter of the late Kathleen Randall (Gavin) and Allan Randall.

Juliette was a proud preschool teacher who loved working with children, and had a gift for caring for...

Jan 12, 2025

Carlos Alberto Baganha, age 65, of Taunton, died on January 12, 2025 in the hospital surrounded by loved ones, after a long illness. Carlos was the loving husband of Teresa Furtado Baganha for over 43 years.

He was the son of Maria Joana Baganha and the late Antonio Sousa Baganha. Carlos was born and grew up on...

Jan 12, 2025

Jacqueline F. (Rutherford) Helpern, RN, age 101 of Raynham, passed away on January 12, 2025 at Morton Hospital with her loving children by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Maurice M. Helpern, MD, former Medical Director at Morton Hospital from 1958 to 1989, who passed in 1995.

Dr. and Mrs. Helpern...

Jan 10, 2025

Joseph R. Pacheco, age 83 of Taunton passed away at his residence on January 10, 2025 with his loving wife by his side.

Joseph was the beloved husband of Patricia (Vincent) Pacheco for over 53 years.

Born in Taunton, Mr. Pacheco was the son of the late Anthony and Anna (Cabral) Pacheco.

Mr....

Jan 9, 2025

Jose A. Gomes, age 79 of Taunton, passed away on January 9, 2025 at Southpoint of Fall River with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of Rosa (Andrade) Gomes.

Born in Terceira, Azores, Jose was the son of the late Jaime and Filomena (deBrito) Gomes.

He worked at...

Dec 31, 2024

Pedro C. Moniz, age 93 of Taunton, passed away on December 31, 2024 at Morton Hospital with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of Maria E. (Serodio) Moniz

Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the son of the late Francisco and Silvana (Costa) Moniz

Before retiring, Mr. Moniz was...

Dec 28, 2024

Cindy Lee (Flint) Spencer, passed away on December 28, 2024 at Rhode Island Hospital.

She was the loving mother of Sheldon Spencer.

All funeral  services were privately held.

Arrangements were with the Silva Funeral Home of Taunton.

For expressions of sympathy, to sign an online guestbook or to light a memorial...

Dec 27, 2024

Maria H. (Camara) Ferreira, age 79 of Berkley, passed away on December 27, 2024 at Marian Manor with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Pacheco Ferreira who passed in 2020.

Maria was born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late John and Ilda (Moniz-DaSilva)...

Dec 26, 2024

Josephine (Perry) Hollis, age 86 of Taunton, passed away on December 26, 2024 at Life care of Raynham.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Hollis, Sr.

Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marselina (Dupont) Perry.

Mrs. Hollis is survived by her loving children, Mark...

Dec 26, 2024

Ronald R. Souza, age 80, passed away surrounded by love, comfort, and care of family on the evening of Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Life Care Center of Raynham. He was the devoted and loving husband to the late Nancy (Stuart) Souza, who passed away on December 1, 2023.

Born in Taunton, Ronald was one of six...

Dec 25, 2024

Virginia (Barboza) Mello, age 87 of Assonet, passed away on December 25, 2024 at Charlton Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Mello.

Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lavina (Cazimiro) Barboza.

Virginia enjoyed spending time...

Dec 25, 2024

Our beloved James Patrick Smith (Jimmy) passed away on December 25, 2024 unexpectedly at the age of 35. Jimmy was born in Stoughton on May 5, 1989 and raised in Bridgewater by his doting mother. He graduated from Bridgewater Raynham High School and went on to get his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management at Bridgewater State College.

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