Obituaries Listing
Susan C. (Spearin) Platt
May 3, 2016
TAUNTON - Susan C. (Spearin) Platt, wife of the late George A. Platt, II, died at her Taunton home on May 3, 2016. She was 63. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of Otilia (Neves) McDonald and the late Raymond Spearin. Educated in Dighton, she was a graduate of Dighton-Rehoboth High School, class of 1970. Susan loved to...
Felix O. Melendez
Apr 30, 2016
TAUNTON - Felix Ortiz Melendez of Taunton, husband of the late Olga Montijo, died at Morton Hospital on April 30, 2016. He was 67 years old. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Alfredo Ortiz Maldonado and the late Ricarda Melendez. Felix was educated in Puerto Rico and moved to the U.S. in 1962....
Anibal "Nebbs" Bernardo
Apr 30, 2016
RAYNHAM - Anibal "Nebbs' Bernardo of Raynham, husband of Rose (Soares) Bernardo for 67 years, passed away peacefully at his home on April 30, 2016. He was 88. Born in Taunton, he was the son of Joseph and Laura (Veiga) Bernardo. He was a member of IBEW local #223 while employed as an electrician at Marvel and Briggs Electric...
John F. Fernandes, Jr
Apr 26, 2016
TAUNTON - John F. Fernandes, Jr. of Taunton, husband of Jeannine (Brochu) Fernandes for 55 years, died at Mass. General Hospital on April 26, 2016. He was 79. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late John F. Fernandes, Sr. and Alcine (Furtado) Fernandes. Educated in Taunton, he received his Associates Degree in Business. John was the...
John Fontes
Apr 22, 2016
TAUNTON - John Fontes, son of the late Manuel and Mary (Lopes) Fontes, died at Marian Manor on April 22, 2016. He was 81. Born in Taunton, he was educated in Taunton schools and was a lifelong resident of the area. John was a self-employed floor layer for many years. He retired many years ago. A kind and generous...
Dorothy Louise (Amaral) Burdock
Apr 20, 2016
TAUNTON - Dorothy Louise (Amaral) Burdock, wife of the late Edward J. Burdock, died at the Taunton Nursing Home on April 20, 2016. She was 88. Born in Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel P. and Mary (White) Amaral. Dorothy was a 1947 graduate of the former Dighton High School. She was employed by Golden Living...
Beverly Ann (Rose) Costa
Apr 17, 2016
TAUNTON - Beverly Ann (Rose) Costa, wife of the late Edward Costa of Taunton, died at the McCarthy Care Center in E. Sandwich on April 17, 2016. She was 74. Born in N. Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Geer) Rose. Raised and educated in Taunton, Beverly was employed as an assembler by Ad-A-Day...
Mary E. (Evangelho) Corey
Apr 16, 2016
NORTH DIGHTON - Mary E. (Evangelho) Corey of North Dighton, wife of the late William H. Corey, died at Morton Hospital on April 16, 2016. She was 90 years old. Born in Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Rosa (Coelho) Evangelho. Raised and educated in the Dighton area, Mary was a 1944 graduate of the...
Evelina (Machado) Teixeira
Apr 15, 2016
TAUNTON - Evelina (Machado) Teixeira of Taunton died at Morton Hospital on April 15, 2016. She was 91. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Mary (Concellbus) Machado. Educated in Portugal, Evelina worked as a seamstress most of her life for Knopf Sportswear and as a cafeteria worker for Paul A. Dever State...
Josephine M. (Kuczek) Arruda
Apr 14, 2016
RAYNHAM - Josephine M. (Kuczek) Arruda, wife of the late Antone Arruda, died peacefully at her Raynham home on Apri1 14, 2016. She was 96. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Geneska) Kuczek. A lifelong resident of the area, she was employed by the Paul A. Dever School for over twenty-six years....
Maria (Pereira) Leandres
Apr 13, 2016
TAUNTON - Maria (Pereira) Leandres, wife of the late Antonio C. Leandres, died at her Raynham home on April 13, 2016. She was 79. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Sousa Pereira and Angelina Chaves Figueiredo. Maria moved to the United States in 1980 and settled in Hudson. She had also resided...
Henry Catabia
Apr 12, 2016
DIGHTON - Henry Catabia of Dighton passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the age of 78 after battling a long illness. Born in Taunton, the son of the late George and Dorothy (Cambra) Catabia, he was raised and educated in Dighton and was a longtime Dighton resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. The proud...
Maria M. Chaves
Apr 12, 2016
TAUNTON - Maria M. Chaves, 90, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Manuel S. Chaves. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Maria emigrated to Taunton in 1968 and worked for many years as a machine operator for the former Modern Plastics. Maria was very skilled a knitting and crocheting and...
Richard J. Lima
Apr 7, 2016
TAUNTON - Richard Joseph Lima of Taunton, husband of Corrine F. (Hayden) for the past 59 years, died at Morton Hospital surrounded by his loving family, on April 7, 2016. He was 79. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary C. (Cruz) Lima. Raised and educated in Taunton, Richard later served in the...
Deolinda F. (Fontes) Mello
Apr 7, 2016
TAUNTON - Deolinda F. (Fontes) Mello, 92, longtime resident of Taunton, died April 7, 2016, after a long illness, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Mello, who predeceased her in May of 2011. They had been married for 59 years. Born and educated in Taunton, she was the...
Nancy L. (Coelho) Machado
Apr 7, 2016
WAREHAM - Nancy L. (Coelho) Machado, beloved wife of Leon O. Machado, Jr. (RPD-Ret), formerly of Raynham, died on April 7, 2016 at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was 79. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John and Rachael (Fairbanks) Coelho. A retired purchasing agent, Nancy had been employed by Princes House for many years and...
Edward Lopes, Sr
Apr 5, 2016
BRIDGEWATER - Edward Lopes, Sr., passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the age of 77, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. (Travers) Lopes. Edward was born in Taunton, son of the late August A. and Irene (Gray) Lopes. Before retirement, Mr. Lopes with his family owned and operated Lopes Bus Lines...
Dennis O. Marote, Jr
Mar 30, 2016
EAST TAUNTON - Dennis O. Marote, Jr., husband of Debra A. (Machado) Marote, died at his East Taunton home on March 30, 2016. He was fifty-seven years old. Born in New Bedford he was the son of Aurora (Ferreira) Marote and the late Dennis O. Morote. Raised and educated in New Bedford Dennis was a 1978 graduate of New...
Rodrigo P. Albernaz
Mar 29, 2016
TAUNTON - Rodrigo P. Albernaz, husband of Maria "Natalia" (Raposo) Albernaz of Berkley, died in Brooksville, FL on March 29, 2016. He was 65. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he moved to Fall River in 1966, later relocating to Berkley in 1995. He was the son of the late Francisco and Maria Albernaz. Educated in Portugal, he was a...
Robert A. "Rudy" Arruda, Jr
Mar 29, 2016
RAYNHAM - Robert A. "Rudy" Arruda, Jr., died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in Burlington, VT. He was 54. Born in Taunton, he was the son of Robert A. Arruda and Nancy Lee (Aranjo) Arruda of Raynham. Rudy was a foreman with ENPRO Environmental Services in Franklin, MA. Besides his parents, Rudy is survived by his brother, Russell...
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