Obituaries Listing

Mar 10, 2019

Rita (Dias) Gallego, of Taunton, passed away on March 10, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Home & Hospice Care of RI.  She was 96 years old.

She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Gallegoand the late John Farias.

Born in Taunton, Rita was the daughter of the late Joseph Lawrence and Maria Conceicao...

Mar 7, 2019

Joshua J. Tanes , 34, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Born in Taunton, he was the son of Jaime Tanes, Cheryl, and William Gray.

Josh was raised in Raynham, MA, enjoyed playing basketball, and was employed as a tradesman for several years.

In addition to his parents,...

Mar 7, 2019

Paul F. King, 74, of Taunton, passed away on March 7, 2019 at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton.

Born in Taunton, he was a son of the late George A. King, Jr. and Catherine (Wambolt) King.

He was a graduate of Taunton High School, Class of 1963.

Paul worked as a professional...

Mar 7, 2019

John H. Pacheco, age 82 a lifelong resident of Somerset, passed away on March 7, 2019 at his residence with his loving daughter and son-in-law by his side.

John was the beloved husband of Barbara (Macedo) Pacheco who passed away on February 23. They shared over 61 years of marriage together.

Mr. Pacheco was born...

Mar 1, 2019

Dorothy Alice (Hadad) Fontes, age 93 of Taunton, passed away on March 1, 2019 at Marion Manor in Taunton.

She was the beloved wife of the late John Fontes.

Mrs. Fontes was the loving mother of Bruce Thibault from Lexington, MI, Wayne Thibault (deceased) and Carol Ann Dawson and husband Kasey of FL., sister of...

Feb 28, 2019

Robert (Bob) Graziano passed away on February 28, 2019 and left behind an irreverent, inappropriate batch of loved ones who are lucky enough to have a lifetime of happy and ridiculous memories that will carry on (whether he likes it or not).  Some of those characters include his wife of 41 years Lucille “Mama Lou” Graziano, his daughter Aleah...

Feb 28, 2019

Anthony Costa, Jr, age 41 of Taunton, passed away on February 28, 2019 at MA General Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Melanie (Goulart) Costa and devoted father to Anthony Costa III and Isabella Marie Costa.

Tony was born in Taunton, the loving son of Anthony and Maria (Pimental) Costa, Sr and older brother...

Feb 27, 2019

Antonio C. "Tony" Vaz, 89, passed away on Wednesday,February 27, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his beloved family. He was the loving husband of Erna A. (Woelfle) Vaz, his wife of 65 years.  Tony also leaves behind his daughter Joanne Hooley and her husband Robert, and his sons Francis, Robert, and Michael Vaz and their wives Patricia, Amy,...

Feb 27, 2019

Ana (Montijo) Rodriguez, age 84 of Pawtucket, RI, passed away on February 27, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Care Center in Providence, RI.

She was the beloved wife of the late Pedro Rodriguez.

Ana was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Juan and Ramona (Vega) Montijo.

Mrs. Rodriguez...

Feb 26, 2019

Maria Z. (DeSilva) DaSilva, age 81 of Taunton, passed away on February 26, 2019 at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater.

She was the wife of the late Anthony Silvia.

Maria was born in Fayal, Azores, a daughter of the late Francisco and Florinda (deJesus) DeSilva.

Before retiring, Mrs. DaSilva was employed...

Feb 25, 2019

Shirley Ann (Rounds) Ferreira, age 82 of Taunton, passed away on February 25, 2019 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur S. Ferreira.

Shirley was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Clarence and Doris (Crawford) Rounds.

Before retiring, Mrs. Ferreira was employed as a house keeper...

Feb 23, 2019

Barbara Ann (Macedo) Pacheco, age 80 of Somerset the beloved wife of

John Pacheco, passed away on Saturday evening, February 23, 2019 in the

comfort of her daughter’s home in Swansea.

Barbara was born in Fall River , a daughter of the late Antone and Mary

(Ramous) Macedo.

Mrs....

Feb 21, 2019

Aurelina R. “Lina” Freitas (Medeiros) 86, of Taunton, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Morton Hospital. She was the wife of the late Roque T. “Rocky” Freitas.

Born in Flores, Azores, Portugal, she was a daughter of the late Antonio Medeiros Santana and Maria Alice (Mendonca) Medeiros.

Lina worked as a nurse’s aide...

Feb 20, 2019

Judith A. McMahon (Souza) 73, of Taunton, passed away on February 20, 2019 at the Morton Hospital.

Born in Taunton, she was a daughter of the late Antone and Florine (Munise) Souza.

She worked as a human service worker at Paul A. Dever School for many years.

Judith is survived by a daughter,...

Feb 15, 2019

Evelyn S. (Rose) Walton, age 98 of Berkley, passed away on February 15, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Raynham.

She was the beloved wife of the late Clifford Walton, Sr.

Evelyn was born in Taunton, the daughter of the late Anthony and Emma (Vieira) Rose.

Before retiring, Mrs. Walton was employed...

Feb 13, 2019

Jose G. Inacio, age 52 , of East Taunton, passed away on February 13, 2019 at Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Idelta (Fagundes) Inacio

Jose was born in Terceira, Azores  the loving son of Rosa (Machado) Inacio and the late Jose Inacio.

Before his illness, Mr. Inacio was employed as...

Feb 12, 2019

Fernanda M. (Silva) Martins, age 91 of Taunton, passed away on February 12, 2019 at Marian Manor in Taunton.

She was the beloved wife of the late Sebastian Martins.

Fernanda was born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late Edmundo and Maria (Furtado) Silva.

Before retiring in 1985, Mrs. Martins was...

Feb 10, 2019

Edward J. Perry, Sr, age 91 of Rehoboth, passed away at his home on February 10, 2019 with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of Mary (Silvia) Perry, to whom he was married for over 69 years.

Edward was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Rodrigues) Perry, was...

Feb 6, 2019

Mary (Pacheco) Davis, age 94 of East Taunton, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton.

She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Davis for 50 years.

Mary was born in East Taunton, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Morgado) Pacheco.

During her life...

Feb 3, 2019

Victor Soares, 84, of Taunton passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on February 3rd, 2019.

He was the beloved husband of Maria Filomena (Tavares) Soares, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Nordeste, Sao Miguel, Acores, Victor was a son of the late Antonio and Teresa Soares. For many years he...