Obituaries Listing

Jan 9, 2018

Abilio Desa, age 77 of Taunton, passed away on January 9, 2018 in Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Maria Teresa (Borges Dos Santos) Desa.

Mr. Desa was born in Povoa de Luzianos, Portugal, a son of the late Henrique and Maria do Carmo (Marques) Desa.

Before retirement, Abilio was employed...

Jan 7, 2018

Dorothea (Rose) Souza, age 82 of North Dighton, passed away on January 7, 2018 at Marian Manor.

She was the beloved wife of the late Francis Souza, Jr.

Dorothea was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Farias) Rose.

Mrs. Souza enjoyed playing bingo, crossword puzzles and watching game...

Jan 6, 2018

Rosa (deBrito) Jorge, age 92 of Taunton,  passed away on January 6, 2018.at her home.

She was the beloved wife of the late Jose Machedo Jorge who passed in 1989.

Mrs. Jorge was born in Terceira Azores on December 9, 1925, a daughter of the late Francisco and Anna (Inacio) Brites.

Rosa was...

Jan 3, 2018

Maria Silva, 97, of East Taunton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018.

She was the widow of Manuel Sousa. Born in Ginetes, St. Michael, Azores, daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Isabel (Aguiar) Silva.

Maria enjoyed knitting and had a strong love of flowers. She resided in East Taunton,...

Jan 1, 2018

Beatriz (Furtado) Pacheco, age 68 of East Taunton, passed away on January 1, 2018 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Antonio Pacheco.

Beatriz was born in Sao Miguel, Portugal a daughter of the late Jose Miguel and Diamantina (dosSantos) Furtado.

Before becoming disabled, Mrs. Pacheco worked with Chadwicks...

Dec 30, 2017

Anthony  Souza, Jr., age 86 of Norton, passed away on December 30, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Elsie (Rapoza) Souza.

Mr. Souza was born in Taunton, a son of the late Anthony and Elvira (Lopes) Souza, Sr. Before retirement, Anthony was the owner and operator of Souza Form Co of Taunton...

Dec 29, 2017

Dorothy (Triveri) Yuknis, age 79, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Morton Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of the late Ronald Yuknis.

Mrs. Yuknis was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Emanuele and Rose (Rampone) Triveri.

Dorothy was a graduate of Taunton High School class of 1956 and...

Dec 28, 2017

John J. Frias, age 84 of Taunton, passed away on December 28, 2017 in Morton Hospital.

John was born in Taunton, a son of the late John and Mary (Vieira) DeFrias.

Mr. Frias served his country for over 20 years with the US Airforce as a Sergeant. John served during both Korea and Vietnam.

Dec 28, 2017

Virginia “Ginny” Ann (MacDonald) Peterson, age 87 of Dighton, passed away on December 28, 2017 at Fall River Health Care.

She was the beloved wife of the late Albert A. Peterson.

Ginny was born in Attleboro, a daughter of the late Frank E. and Marguerite A. (Fox) MacDonald.

She was a 1947 High...

Dec 28, 2017

Thelma A. (Costa) Pierce, age 95 of Dighton, passed away on December 28, 2017.

She was the beloved wife of more than 50 years of the late Edward A. Pierce, Sr.

Thelma was born in Dighton, a daughter of the late Manuel and Eva (Correia) Costa of Pico and Faial Islands, Açores, Portugal.

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Dec 25, 2017

Antone “Papa” Silvia, Jr., age 82 of East Taunton, passed away on December 25, 2017 at Morton Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Eileen (LaCombe) Silvia.

Antone was born in Fall River, a son of the late Antone and Irene (Silvia) Silvia, Sr.

Before retirement, Mr. Silvia was employed for over 15...

Dec 24, 2017

Geraldine (Lewis) Menard, age 84 of Taunton, passed away on December 24, 2017 at Longmeadow of Taunton.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert W. Menard.

Geraldine was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late John and Emily(Wager)  Lewis.

Before retirement, Mrs. Menard was a waitress with her family business,...

Dec 23, 2017

Franklin D. Longo, age 85, passed away suddenly on December 23, 2017 at his residence.

He was the beloved husband of Norma P. (Brune) Longo, his high school sweetheart. They would have celebrated 65 years of marriage in January.

Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Alfonso and Giuseppina (Liberatore) Longo....

Dec 23, 2017

Harry R. Carey, age 87 of Raynham, passed away on December 23, 2017 at Marian Manor.

He was the beloved husband of Rita (Mattos) Carey.

Harry was born in Taunton, a son of the late James and Edna (Pike) Carey.

Before retirement, Mr. Carey was employed as the Highway Superintendent for the town...

Dec 22, 2017

Raymond Machado, Jr. age 64 of Raynham, passed away at his residence on December 22, 2017.

Ray was born in Taunton, MA, a son of the late Raymond and Ermina (Nascimento) Machado, Sr.

Before retirement, Special Officer Machado was employed with the Raynham Police Dept. for 32  years as the Supervisor of all...

Dec 22, 2017

Joyce F. (Petrin) Caron, age 74 of Taunton, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2017 at home surrounded by her loved ones.

Joyce was born in Fall River, MA, on April 25, 1943 to the late Leo and Ahaphia (Szeliga) Petrin. She was baptized, confirmed and educated in Fall River, MA. Joyce married the late...

Dec 18, 2017

Ana (Gomes) Barbosa, age 100, of Taunton, passed away on December 18, 2017 at home with her loving family by her side.

She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Barbosa.

Ana was born in Cape Verde a daughter of the late Manuel Gomes.

Mrs. Barbosa was devoted to her family and...

Dec 17, 2017

Celestina (Ourique) Coelho, age 67 of East Taunton, passed away on December 17, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton.

She was the beloved wife of the late Joao Coelho.

Celestina was born in Terceira Azores, a daughter of the late Manuel and Paulina (Ourique) Azevedo.

Before retirement, Celestina was employed...

Dec 13, 2017

Joseph Mendonca, age 82 of Berkley, passed away on December 13, 2017 at his home with his family at his side.

He was the beloved husband of Carol (Matteson) Mendonca.

Joe was born in Fall River, a son of the late Mariano and Maria de Lourdes (Domingoes) Mendonca.

Before retirement, Mr. Mendonca was...

Dec 12, 2017

Elsie Leanues of Taunton, Massachusetts passed away on Dec 12, 2017. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.