Obituaries Listing
William J. Smith
Jan 29, 2016
RAYNHAM - William J. Smith, husband of the late Edith (Corey) Smith, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Jan. 29, 2016. He was 93. Born in Berkley, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alfrenda (DaRosa) Smith. Bill attended Taunton schools and later served in the US Army during WWII. Employed by Taunton's former...
Maria J. Defrias
Jan 28, 2016
TAUNTON - Maria J. (Moreira) DeFrias, wife of Jose DeFrias of Taunton, died at Life Care Center of Raynham on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. She was 82 years old. Born in St. Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Filomena (DeJesus) Moreira. Maria moved to this country in 1968 and worked as an assembler for...
Annamae Cunha
Jan 23, 2016
ORLEANS - Annamae Cunha, formerly of Taunton, died at the Woodlands at Pleasant Bay in Brewster, on Saturday, Jan. 23rd. She was 91. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Araujo) Cunha. She was a longtime Taunton resident and a 1942 graduate of Taunton High School. A retired seamstress, she was employed by...
Anna F. (Mahoney) (Harrington) Newbury
Jan 16, 2016
PLYMOUTH - Anna F. (Mahoney) (Harrington) Newbury, wife of the late Waldo L. Newbury, died at Life Care of Plymouth on Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was 91. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Annie L. (Warner) Mahoney. She was educated in Roxbury and a graduate of St. Patrick's High School, class...
Florinda Manuela (Da Silva) Faria
Jan 15, 2016
TAUNTON - Florinda Manuela (da Silva) Faria, beloved wife of Francisco de Faria, died surrounded by her family at her Taunton home on Jan. 15, 2016. She was 71. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel I. and Florinda (Pereira) da Silva. She was educated and married in the Azores and moved to Taunton...
Susan Mccullough
Jan 11, 2016
MALDEN - Susan Jean McCullough, wife of Richard Gomes for the past forty-five years, died unexpectedly at her Malden home on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. She was 67. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of late George and Mary (Mulligan) McCullough. Raised and educated in Wakefield, she was a graduate of Wakefield High School and UMass Amherst. She...
Mary Costa
Jan 11, 2016
TAUNTON - Mary Costa died at Morton Hospital and Medical Center on January 11, 2016 following a lengthy illness. She was 87. Born in Norton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Edwarda (Tenreiro) Costa. She was a lifelong Taunton resident and a 1946 graduate of Taunton High School. She retired, after 29 years, as a clerk...
Pinheiro, Sr. Jose
Jan 7, 2016
TAUNTON - Jose Pinheiro, Sr. husband of the late Maria T. (Moitoso) Pinheiro, died unexpectedly at his Taunton home on Jan. 7, 2016. He was 82. Born in Faial, Azores, Jose was the son of the late Jose and Maria Constance Pinheiro. Educated in the Azores, he served in the Portuguese Army before moving to this area many years...
Patricia A. Gannon
Jan 6, 2016
WEST ROXBURY - Patricia A. Gannon of Taunton, daughter of the late Leo W. and Hilda (Greifeld) Gannon died at Brigham & Women's Hospital on Jan. 6, 2016. She was 65. Born and raised in Boston, Patricia was a 1969 graduate of St. Claire's Catholic High School in Roslindale. Employed as a Job Specialist with the Massachusetts Department of...
Angelina Leonor (Cesar) Faria
Jan 3, 2016
TAUNTON - Angelina Leonor (Cesar) Faria, wife of the late Jose Faria, died at Lifecare Center of Raynham on Jan. 3, 2016. She was 95 years old. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Joao R. and Olivia (Pereira) Faria. She moved to this area in 1974 and worked as a housekeeper for Marian Manor...
Frank J. Henriques, Jr
Jan 2, 2016
TAUNTON-Frank J. Henriques, Jr., died at Taunton Nursing Home on Jan. 2, 2016. He was 73. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Evelyn (Lima) Henriques. Educated in Taunton, he later served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Haskon Aerospace as a machine operator for many years, retiring...
Richard Alan "Little Rick" Coleman
Jan 2, 2016
FALL RIVER - Richard Alan "Little Rick" Coleman Jr., son of Richard Alan Coleman Sr. and the late Corinne Marie (Bowen) Coleman, died unexpectedly at St. Anne's Hospital on Jan. 2, 2016. He was 33. Born in Lufkin TX, his family moved back to the area in 1991. Rick was a class of 2000 graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High...
Thomas Centofanti
Dec 29, 2015
TAUNTON - Thomas Ernest Centofanti, husband of Susan (Drewniany) Centofanti of Taunton and the late Mary Ann (Beaulieu) Centofanti, died at Morton Hospital on Dec. 29, 2015. He was 80 years old. Born in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late Falco and Josephine M. (Pacella) Centofanti. Raised in Cambridge, Tom was a graduate of Cambridge High...
Georgina N. (Costa) Bettencourt
Dec 28, 2015
TAUNTON - Georgina N. (Costa) Bettencourt, wife of the late Daniel A. Bettencourt, died at the Taunton Nursing Home on Dec. 28, 2015. She was 92. Born in Altares, Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco C. and Maria Lourdes (Esteves) Vaz Costa. Educated in Portugal, she moved to this area in 1969 and was a...
Maria Cabral
Dec 27, 2015
TAUNTON - Maria Carmina Cabral, wife of the late Joao Caetano Cabral, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Dec. 27, 2015. She was 95. Born in Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Lourdes Esteves. She was employed as a stitcher for the Frank Noone Shoe Co. for many years, retiring at 62 years...
Dorothy (Correia) Rego
Dec 25, 2015
TAUNTON - Dorothy (Correia) Rego, wife of the late Louis B. Rego, Jr. died at Morton Hospital on Dec. 25, 2015. She was 87. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Lucy (Medeiros) Correia. A lifelong Taunton resident, she was a graduate of Taunton High School. Mrs. Rego was employed by Trucchi's Supermarkets...
Brett J. Ploude
Dec 24, 2015
TAUNTON - Brett J. Ploude, son of Richard and Kelley (Cwiek) Ploude, Jr., died unexpectedly on Dec. 24, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. He was 16. Born in Taunton, he was a sophomore at Taunton High School, and previously attended Bristol-Plymouth High School. A communicant of Holy Family Church, he was an avid fisherman, and enjoyed computers. Brett...
Elizaabeth J. (Merrill) Stephenson
Dec 24, 2015
PLYMOUTH, MA - Elizabeth J. (Merrill) Stephenson, wife of Ellsworth N. "Steve" Stephenson of Plymouth, MA, died at the Life Care Center of Plymouth on Dec. 24, 2015. She was 82. Born in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Eva (Cronk) Merrill, Sr. Raised in Salem NH, she was a 1951 graduate of Salem...
Rosemarie D. (Puleo) Olivadesa
Dec 23, 2015
RAYNHAM - Rosemarie D. (Puleo) Olivadesa, wife of Anthony F. Olivadesa, died peacefully at her Raynham home on Dec. 23, 2015. She was 65. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Amendola) Puleo. She was raised and educated in the Boston area and was a 1968 graduate of St. Claire's High School in...
Filomena G. Deandrade
Dec 23, 2015
TAUNTON - Filomena G. DeAndrade, 86, died at Morton Hospital on December 23, 2015. She was the wife of the late Jose D. DeAndrade, to whom she was married for 56 years. Filomena was born in Norte Pequeno, Faial, Azores, the daughter of the late Jose and Maria Garcia Luis. She immigrated to Taunton in 1959. She worked at...
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