Obituaries Listing

John "Jack" H. Bergen

Apr 6, 2018

John H. “Jack” Bergen, 79, of Raynham, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, April 6th, 2018.

He was the loving husband of Audrey A. (Pinto) Bergen, with whom he shared over 40 years as Life and Marriage Partner.

Born in Boston, Jack was a son of the late John Francis and Mary...

Beverly (Bernardino) Blevins

Apr 4, 2018

Beverly (Bernardino) Blevins, age 82 of Taunton, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2018 in her home with her family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon “Joe” Blevins.

Beverly was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Souza) Bernardino.

Before retirement, Mrs. Blevins...

Dora (Lopes) Carreiro

Apr 3, 2018

Dora (Lopes) Carreiro, age 72 of Taunton, passed away on April 3, 2018 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Antonio Carreiro.

Dora was born in Santa Maria, Azores a daughter of the late Paul and Maria (Melo) Lopes.

Before retirement, Mrs. Carreiro was employed with Dye Craft Co. for many...

Gerard "Jerry" Laroche

Apr 2, 2018

Gerard “Jerry” Laroche, 76 of Warren RI, passed away at his home on April 2, 2018 with his loving family by his side.

He was the husband of Susan (Smith) Laroche.

Jerry was born in Fall River, a son of the late George and Lillian (Rogers) Laroche.

Mr. Laroche made candles and in...

Francis J. Dias

Mar 31, 2018

Francis J. Dias, 75, of Taunton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 31st, 2018, following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was the husband of Louise M. (LaFreniere) Dias. Born in Taunton, son of the late John G. Dias and Charlotte (Antones) Dias.

Francis was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army...

Aaron Jacinto

Mar 30, 2018

Aaron J. Jacinto, age 22 of Wareham formerly of Taunton, passed away on March 30, 2018.

Aaron was born in Taunton, the son of Joseph A. Jacinto of Wareham and Mary (Perry) Jacinto of Taunton.

Aaron worked in the construction field and loved to build and fix things. He was an avid and talented fisherman...

Hazel (Orfao) Abreau

Mar 28, 2018

Hazel (Orfao) Abreau, age 90 of Taunton, passed away on March 28, 2018.

She was the beloved wife of the late John Abreau, Sr.

Hazel was born in Lowell, MA, a daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Teixeira) Orfao.

Hazel was the loving mother of Cheryl Haskins and husband Richard of Raynham...

David Repoza, Sr.

Mar 24, 2018

David J. Repoza, Sr, age 74 of Taunton, son of the late Cora (Repoza) Frank and  father of David Repoza, Jr and Susan Crawford, passed away on March 24, 2018 at Morton Hospital.

All funeral services were held privately with the Silva Funeral Home of Taunton.

Manuel Hathaway

Mar 21, 2018

Manuel Hathaway, age 73 of Taunton, passed away on his birthday, March 21, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton.

He was the beloved husband of Cynthia (Szteliga) Hathaway.

Manuel was born in Taunton, a son of the late William and Jane (Andrade) Hathaway.

Before retirement, Mr. Hathaway was employed with Taunton Municipal...

Scott Joseph Ferreira

Mar 19, 2018

Scott Joseph Ferreira, age 53, passed away at home in Raynham on Monday, March 19, 2018.

He was born on April 23, 1964 in Taunton to Dolores (Butler) Ferreira and the late Joseph Ferreira.

Scott was a 1983 graduate of Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, and went on to a long time career as an electrician,...

Ceasar M. Franco

Mar 19, 2018

Ceasar Moniz Franco, of Taunton age 84 passed away peacefully with his son by his side at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a brief and sudden illness on March 19, 2018.

He was the beloved husband of Irene D. Franco.

Ceasar was born in Povacao, Sao Miguel Azores and was 1 of 12 children born...

Francis Henry Silvia

Mar 18, 2018

Francis H. Silvia, age 95 a lifelong resident of Pawtucket, passed away on March 18, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Home & Hospice Care of RI.

He was the beloved husband of the late Winifred (Hesford) Silvia.

Francis was born on March 21, 1922 a son of the late Frank and Minerva (Gibbons) Silvia.

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Joseph Hebert

Mar 9, 2018

Joseph Hebert, age 93 of Raynham, passed away on March 9, 2018 at Life Care of Raynham with his loving family by his side.

He was the beloved husband of the late Amelia (Martins) Hebert.

Joseph was born in Taunton, a son of the late Mary (Hebert) Nellis.

Before retirement, Mr. Hebert was...

Christine Mcgarry

Mar 6, 2018

Christine Marie McGarry, age 63 of Attleboro, passed away on March 6, 2018 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital.

Christine was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Edward and Susan (Lynch) McGrarry.

Before retirement, Miss. McGarry was employed for 27 at Texas Instruments.

She was a 1973 graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School....

Kevin Lawrence

Mar 4, 2018

Kevin Robert Lawrence, age 50 of Abington, MA passed away on March 4, 2018.

He was the beloved husband of the late Dr. Robert J. Staniewicz.

Kevin was born in Taunton, a son of the late James G. Lawrence and the late Jean P. (Silva) Lawrence Hammershmidt.

Kevin graduated with an MBA, high...

Renee Lewis

Mar 3, 2018

Renee (Perry) Lewis, age 75 of East Providence, passed away on March 3, 2018 at Eastgate Nursing and Recovery.

She was the wife of the late Thomas Lewis.

Born in Tewksbury, MA  she was a daughter of the late William and Evelyn ( DaSilva) Perry.

Before retirement, Mrs. Lewis was employed at Wedgemere...

Robert Lowell

Mar 1, 2018

Robert Lowell of Hope Valley RI, Step father of John Thompson and Susan Clark, passed away in Newport, RI.

ALL FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE PRIVATELY HELD, A COMPLETE OBITUARY WILL BE POSTED.

Evangeline (Leite) Benoit

Mar 1, 2018

Evangeline (Leite) Benoit, age 91 of Taunton, passed away on March 1, 2018 at the Taunton Nursing Home with her loving family by her side.

Evangeline was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late James and Evangeline (Pimental) Leite.

Before retirement, Mrs. Benoit was employed with the Taunton State Hospital as a mental Health...

Maria G. (Toste) Valadao

Feb 27, 2018

Maria G. Valadao, 85, of Taunton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 27th, 2018.

She was the beloved wife of Jose C. Valadao, with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Terceira, Azores, daughter of the late Chico and Bazelice (Gonsalves) Toste and sister of the late Francisco Toste of Mississauga,...

Liliana (Borges) Tavares

Feb 26, 2018

Liliana (Borges) Tavares age 83 of Taunton, passed away on February 26, 2018 at Morton Hospital with her family by her side.

She was the wife of Francisco Tavares.

Liliana was born in Sao Miguel, Azores a daughter of the late Iliziario and Maria (Gloria) Borges.

Before retirement, Mrs. Tavares was employed at...