Obituaries Listing
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...
Nuno A. Lacerda
Mar 28, 2016
POCASSET - Nuno A. Lacerda, husband of Cecilia (Silva) Lacerda, of Pocasset, died at the McCarthy Care Center in E. Sandwich, on Monday, March 28, 2016. He was 67. Born in Pico, Azores, he was the son of the late Alberto and Francisca (Dias) Lacerda. Nuno served in the Portuguese Army receiving the Purple Heart during the Angolan Civil...
Antone Medeiros
Mar 28, 2016
TAUNTON - Antone Medeiros, beloved husband of Maria I. (Jardim) Medeiros of Taunton, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, March 28, 2016. He was 85. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Rose (Furtado) Medeiros. Educated in Taunton, Antone worked for many years with Mt. Hope Machinery and later Reed &...
Antone Perry
Mar 22, 2016
RAYNHAM - Antone Perry, beloved husband of Lorraine F. (Fortier) Perry, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his Raynham home on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was 88. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Antone B. and Mary M. (Braga) Perry. Educated in Taunton, Antone served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was...
Maria Leonor (Soares) Reis
Mar 19, 2016
EAST TAUNTON - Maria Leonor (Soares) Reis of East Taunton, wife of the late Jose L. Reis, died at the Golden Living Wedgemere Center on March 19, 2016. She was 79. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Teresa (Silva) Soares. Educated in the Azores, she moved to the Taunton area in...
Anthony P. Barber
Mar 16, 2016
TAUNTON - Anthony P. Barber, husband of Marcia E. (Roderick) Barber, died unexpectedly at Morton Hospital on March 16, 2016. He was 69. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Antone and Gwendolyn (Gray) Barber. A lifelong resident of Taunton, Tony was a 1965 graduate of Taunton High School. He later served in the US Air...
Francisco Darosa
Mar 16, 2016
TAUNTON - Francisco DaRosa, husband of Etelvina (Barros) DaRosa, died at his Taunton home on March 16, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was 81. Born in Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Antonio and Domingas (Lopes) DaRosa. Before moving to the United States in 1977, he served in the Portuguese Army. For many years Francisco...
Francis J. Sousa
Mar 16, 2016
TAUNTON - Francis J. Sousa, 87, died at his Taunton home, surrounded by his loving family on March 16, 2016. He was the husband of Anna (Zappulla) Sousa, to whom he had been married for sixty-three years. He was 87. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late John E. and Nora (Rush) Sousa. He served with...
Mary (Costa) Coelho
Mar 15, 2016
TAUNTON - Mary (Costa) Coelho, wife of the late Vincent Coelho, died at Morton Hospital on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. She was 92. Born in Taunton,she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Araujo) Costa. A retired line worker, she was employed by Texas Instruments for many years and had been retired for over 50 years. Mary...
Robert D. Bleau
Mar 12, 2016
NORTH DIGHTON - Robert D. Bleau, 81, of North Dighton died at St. Anne's Hospital on March 12, 2016, following a short illness. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lena M. (Talbot) Bleau. He was a lifelong resident of Dighton. A graduate of Dighton High School, he formerly owned and operated Bleau Electric...
William R. Mooney
Mar 12, 2016
GOULDSBORO, ME - William R. Mooney, 79, died unexpectedly at his Gouldsboro, Maine home on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Born in Dighton, he was the son of the late William and Alveda (Rogers) Mooney. He was a graduated of Taunton High School, Class of 1954, and served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a Medic. William was...
Mary (Sousa) Alves
Mar 6, 2016
TAUNTON - Mary (Sousa) Alves died at Morton Hospital on March 6, 2016, after a brief illness, surrounded by her daughters. Born in Taunton on May 9, 1916, Mary was the daughter of Virginia Evariste Sousa and Joseph Sousa. Mary is survived by four daughters, Virginia Sanson with whom she resided, Emily Sanson David and her husband Howard, Gladys...
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