Obituaries Listing

Guilhermina J. Costa

Jun 8, 2017

Guilhermina (Correia) Costa, age 94 of Taunton, passed away on June 8, 2017 at Marian Manor of Taunton. She was the loving wife of the late Manuel C. Costa. Born in Altares, Terceira, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joaquim and Maria (Duarte) Correia. She moved to the United States in 1969 and was employed with the...

Maurice Santos

Jun 2, 2017

Maurice (Moe) Santos Jr., beloved husband of 64 years to his high school sweetheart, Janet (Perry), passed away peacefully on June 2, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Moe was born in Taunton on September 11, 1931 to the late Mauricio and Lucilia (Luz) Santos. He was educated in Taunton and was a 1949 graduate of THS. Moe was...

Maria Vieira

May 29, 2017

Maria C. Vieira, 62 of Taunton, passed away on May 29, 2017 at Tufts Medical Center after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family. Maria was born in Terceira, Azores a daughter of the late Francisco N. and Maria (Dias) Vieira. Before retirement, Maria was employed with Sensata of Attleboro, formerly Texas Instruments as a Quality Control inspector...

Norine Gardella

May 28, 2017

Norine J. (Costa) Gardella, age 63 of Fall River, passed away on Sunday morning, May 28, 2017 at Catholic Memorial Home with her family by her side. She was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Manuel and Irene (Mattos) Costa. Norine was a Taunton High School graduate. She was a data entry clerk for the non-profit organization...

Manuel Dematos

May 21, 2017

Manuel P. deMatos, age 66 of Taunton, passed away on Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at his daughter's home in Middleboro. He was the beloved husband of the late Lourdes Fatima (deRosa) deMatos. Manuel was born in Faial, Azores, the son of the late Manuel and Luisa (Silveira) deMatos. Before retirement, Mr. deMatos was employed with Rennie's Curtain Factory...

Richard Marrocco

May 16, 2017

Richard Marrocco, passed away on May 16, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Home & Hospice Care of RI. He was born in Providence, RI a son of the late Louis and Lena (Pesaturo) Marrocco, Sr.. Before retirement, Mr. Marrocco was a Psychologist. He was a graduate of Providence College, enjoyed classic cars and antiques. Richard was always willing to help...

Robert Martin

May 16, 2017

Robert Martin, age 80 of Taunton, passed away on May 16, 2017 at his home. All funeral arrangements were held privately with the Silva funeral Home.

Alfred Baptista

May 16, 2017

Alfred W. Baptista, Sr. age 93, passed away on May 16, 2017 at Golden Living Center of Middleboro. He was the beloved husband of the late Edith May (Pine) Baptista. Alfred was born in Taunton a son of the late Perry and Anna (Faria) Baptista. Alfred proudly served his country during WWII with the Army , he was awarded...

Jean O'Neil

May 16, 2017

Jean O'Neil, 84, of Taunton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 16th. She was the widow of John P. O'Neil. Born in Taunton, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Louise (Silvia) Silvia. Jean was a graduate of Taunton High School, Class of 1951. After marrying John, they resided in Cranston, RI for...

Edward Hayes

May 12, 2017

Edward F. Hayes, (TFD-Ret), age 65 of 35 Scarlet Rd., Plymouth, MA, passed away on May 12, 2017. He was the husband of Patricia (Wright) Hayes. Born in Taunton, Eddy was a son of the late John B. And M. Muriel (Castle) Hayes. Eddy served the City of Taunton for 34 years as a Firefighter, and joins a long...

Luke Puccio

May 8, 2017

Luke Puccio, age 32, of Fairhaven, passed away on May 8, 2017 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Allison (Souza) Puccio. Luke was born in Boston, the son of Sandra L. (Bailey) Puccio and the late Daniel J. Puccio, Jr. Luke graduated from Bristol-Plymouth Regional High School in 2003 and afterwards from the National Personal Training...

Albert "Mopar Al" Brunette

May 6, 2017

Albert E. "Mopar Al" Brunette, age 53, of Rehoboth, passed away at his home on Saturday morning, May 6, 2017 with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Sheri (Medeiros) Brunette. Al was born in Fall River, the loving son of Doris L. (Schultz) Brunette of Rehoboth and the late David A. Brunette. Al...

Elaine Bushee

May 4, 2017

Elaine Rose Bushee, 84, of Attleboro, passed away on May 4th, 2017. She was the former wife of the late Herbert H. Bushee. Born and raised in Taunton, she was a daughter of the late John & Mary Lillian (Carlos) Henault. Elaine worked as an engraver at Suburban Engraving in Attleboro and retired from Blackinton in North Attleboro. She...

Judita Desousa

May 1, 2017

Judita L. (DeSousa) DeSousa, age 85, of Taunton, passed away on May 1, 2017 at Life Care Center of Raynham. Judita was born in Ponta Ruiva das Flores, Azores, a daughter of the late Antonio L. and Maria Freitas DeSousa. She was the beloved wife of the late Diniz A. DeSousa. She is survived by her five children, Edite...

Carlos Jassy

Apr 28, 2017

Carlos was born in Guinea Bissau in West Africa the son of Maria Luisa (De Veiga) Madeira of Portugal and the late Manuel Da Silva Jassy. Mr. Jassy's work accomplishments include working as a computer programmer for the Federal Reserve. He held two Bachelor's Degrees, Business Administration from Eastern Nazarene College and Computer Science from Northeastern University. Mr. Jassy...

Eileen Perry

Apr 28, 2017

Eileen L. (Crowninshield) Perry, 86, of Taunton, passed away April 28, 2017 at Morton Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred "Butch" Perry. Eileen was born in Taunton a daughter of the late Joseph B. and Fannie J. (Julio) Crowninshield. Mrs. Perry was a Saint Mary's High School graduate, class of 1949. She was employed as...

James Mastro

Apr 25, 2017

James N. Mastro, 51, of Kailua, Hawaii, formerly of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 25th in Hawaii. He was the son of Domenic Mastro of Norwood and the late Jeanne (Cadorette) Showstead. A veteran of the U.S. Army, James was a "Jack of All Trades", having worked in various fields and learned many trades. An award winning...

Maria Rocha

Apr 23, 2017

Maria M. (Borges) Rocha, age 81 , of Taunton, passed away on April 23, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Rocha. Maria was born in Terceira, Azores, a daughter of the late Jose and Guilhermina (DeJesus) Borges. Before retirement Mrs. Rocha was employed with the former Dye Craftsman as a press...

Shirley Buron

Apr 22, 2017

Shirley M. (Mendoza) Buron, age 85 of Taunton, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017 at Taunton Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward F. Buron, Sr. Shirley was born in Taunton, a daughter of the late John and Lena (Meetis) Mendonca. She was a Taunton High School graduate, class of 1949, and continued on...

John Abreau, Jr

Apr 22, 2017

John Abreau, Jr., age 63 of Taunton, passed away on April 22, 2017 after a short illness. John was born in Taunton, the son of Hazel (Orfao) Abreau of Taunton and the late John Abreau, Sr. Mr. Abreau was one of the retired owners of his families company, Abreau Oil Service, Inc. He was a former member of the...