Obituaries Listing

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...

Donald L. St. Pierre

Mar 5, 2016

DIGHTON - Donald L. St. Pierre, husband of the late Doris Mae (Silvia) St. Pierre, died at Morton Hospital on Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was 84. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Alice (Collins) St. Pierre. He graduated from Fall River Provost High School, class of 1949. Donald served in the...

Joseph Thomas

Mar 4, 2016

TAUNTON - Joseph Thomas, husband of the late Mary J. (Ferrari) Thomas, died at Morton Hospital on March 4, 2016. He was 92. Born in Swansea, Joe grew up in Warren, RI where he attended the Child St. School. He joined the US Merchant Marines in 1940 to serve the duration of WWII, completing many missions for US Army...

Maria Valentina (Pacheco) Paiva

Mar 4, 2016

TAUNTON - Maria Valentina (Pacheco) Paiva of Taunton, wife of the late Jacinto B. Paiva, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital on March 4, 2016. She was 81. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jacinto and Maria (de Gloria Pacheco) Pacheco Adriano. Educated in the Azores, she came here in 1973. She was employed...

Mark J. Rose

Mar 2, 2016

NORTH DIGHTON - Mark J. Rose, husband of Amy E. (Burke) Rose of North Dighton, died unexpectedly on March 2, 2016. He was 47. Born in Taunton, he was the son of Rose Marie (Motta) Rose and the late Alfred J. Rose. A graduate of Bridgewater State College, he served in the Gulf War with the United States Marine...

Joseph Furtado

Mar 1, 2016

TAUNTON - Joseph Furtado, husband of the late Evelyn (Mancini) Furtado, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016. He was 91. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Medeiros) Furtado. Joseph was educated in Fall River schools and moved to Taunton in 1970. He served in the US Army...

Joseph F. Padula

Feb 29, 2016

TAUNTON - Joseph F. Padula of Taunton died at Morton Hospital on May 21, 2015. He was 88. Born in Dover, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Costano) Padula. Educated in Dover, NH and Taunton, Joseph later served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A retired factory worker, he was employed...

Cecilia (Silvia) Basso

Feb 27, 2016

TAUNTON - Cecilia (Silvia) Basso, age 79, passed away on February 27, 2016 at Wedgemere Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Herbert S. Basso. Funeral services were private at her request. Arrangements were handled by the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton. www.silvafuneralhome.com.

Melody J. (Jacinto) Hampe

Feb 25, 2016

DORCHESTER - Melody J. (Jacinto) Hampe, wife of Erich Hampe and the late Joe Wirth, died unexpectedly at her Dorchester home on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. She was 59. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Rose) Jacinto. Melody was raised and educated in Taunton and later worked as a hairdresser for many...