Obituaries Listing

Agnes (Ascensao) Torres

Agnes (Ascensao) Torres

Dec 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Agnes (Ascensao) Torres passed away at Christmastime, surrounded by her loving family following a very long battle with multiple myeloma. She was born in Taunton on January 24, 1925, was baptized and later married at St. Anthony Church in Taunton where she was a lifelong parishioner. She was in her 91st year. Educated in Taunton schools, she...

Manuel P. Silva

Manuel P. Silva

Dec 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Manuel P. Silva, husband of the late Maria (Amaral) Silva, died at Morton Hospital on Dec. 21, 2015. He was 96. Born in Fayal, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Zilmita Silva. A veteran of the Portuguese Army, Mr. Silva moved to this area in 1960. Employed by Friendly Real Estate as a...

Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte

Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte

Dec 20, 2015

RAYNHAM - Loraine (Aguiar) Duarte, loving wife of the late James Duarte, died at Lifecare Center of Raynham on Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, where she had been a resident for several years. She was born on Staten Island, NY, on October 17, 1928 to the late Manuel and Helen (Gonsalves) Aguiar of Taunton. She was a retired RN,...

Margarida (Capela) Fraga

Margarida (Capela) Fraga

Dec 20, 2015

TAUNTON - Margarida (Capela) Fraga, wife of the late Manuel Fraga, died at Longmeadow of Taunton, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. She was 100 years old. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Ana (Teixeira) Capela. She moved to this area in 1976 and worked as a packer for Parker Brothers for many...

Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves

Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves

Dec 16, 2015

TAUNTON - Robert "Gonk" Gonsalves, died peacefully at the Veterans Transition House of New Bedford, on Dec. 16, 2015, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 67. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late James and Antonia (Monteiro) Gonsalves. A Vietnam veteran, "Gonk" was a lifelong area resident, residing in New Bedford for the...

Mary (Abreu) Caldeira

Mary (Abreu) Caldeira

Dec 14, 2015

TAUNTON - Mary (Abreu) Caldeira, wife of the late Adelino Caldeira Jr., died at Marian Manor on Monday, December 14, 2015. She was 94. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Francisco A. and Maria (Mendes) Campanario. Educated in Taunton, she was a graduate of Taunton High School class of 1939 and enjoyed being a homemaker....

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick

Dec 12, 2015

Arthur E. "Tick" Roderick, age 87 of East Taunton, died on Dec. 12, 2015 following a brief illness. Arthur was predeceased in life by his wife, Barbara of 62 years. Born in Foxborough, he was the son of the late Manuel Roderick and the late Wilomenia Teixeira. A U.S Army Veteran of WWII, he served as a paratrooper with...

Joan Elizabeth Loura

Joan Elizabeth Loura

Dec 11, 2015

TAUNTON - Joan Elizabeth Loura, 56, died peacefully at her Taunton home on Dec. 11, 2015. She was 56. Born in Taunton and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Filomena (Chaves) Loura. A participant of Cooperative Productions, Joan loved spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed going for drives on a...

Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio

Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio

Dec 10, 2015

TAUNTON - Concetta M. (Spinelli) Coniglio of Taunton, died at her Taunton home on December 10, 2015. She was 75. Born in Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (Giunta) Spinelli. She was raised and educated in New Jersey and was a 1957 graduate of Middlesex County Vocational & Technical High School. Co-owner of...

Ana Leandres Barros

Ana Leandres Barros

Dec 8, 2015

EAST BRIDGEWATER - Ana L. Barros, wife of Manuel S. Barros for 64 years, died at Morton Hospital in Taunton, on December 8, 2015. She was 84. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of Antonio and Ana Julia (Chaves) Sousa. She worked at Walkover Shoes in Bridgewater as a stitcher for 15 years. Later in life,...

Peter Dante Mazzoleni

Peter Dante Mazzoleni

Dec 8, 2015

TAUNTON - Peter Dante Mazzoleni, husband of Alice Mae (Baptista) Mazzoleni of Taunton, died at the Marian Manor on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. He was 85. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Peter M. and Mary A. (Bianco) Mazzoleni. Educated in Taunton, he was a 1947 graduate of Taunton High School, later serving in the...

Mary F. (Vernazza) Macdonald

Mary F. (Vernazza) Macdonald

Dec 8, 2015

TAUNTON - Mary F. (Vernazza) MacDonald, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on Dec. 8, 2015. She was 89. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Pompeo and Justina (Zandi) Vernazza. A 1944 graduate of Taunton High School, she was a retired supervisor for the Factory Mutual Insurance Company. Mary loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....

Antonio C. Leandres

Antonio C. Leandres

Dec 3, 2015

RAYNHAM - Antonio C. Leandres, husband of Maria (Pereira) Leandres, died at his Raynham home on Dec. 3, 2015. He was 82. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria de Jesus (Cabral) Sousa Leandres. Mr. Leandres moved to the United States and settled in Hudson 1980. He had also resided in...

Suzanne M. (George) Milot

Suzanne M. (George) Milot

Dec 1, 2015

RAYNHAM - Suzanne M. (George) Milot, wife of George A. Milot, died at her Raynham home on Dec. 1, 2015. She was 64. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Jeannette (Abdu) George. A resident of the area since the age of 5, she was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Cassidy High School and...

Robert J. Castro

Robert J. Castro

Nov 25, 2015

RAYNHAM - Robert J. Castro, husband of Lorraine (Ferreira) Castro of Raynham, died at Morton Hospital on Nov. 25, 2015. He was 85. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Serafin and Mary (Vargas) Castro. A 1948 graduate of Taunton High School, Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a co-owner...

Dolores (Gonsalves) Barboza

Dolores (Gonsalves) Barboza

Nov 25, 2015

TAUNTON - Dolores G. (Gonsalves) Barboza, wife of the late Harry Barboza, died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Nov. 25, 2015. She was 76. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late James and Antonia (Monteiro) Gonsalves. She was a lifelong area resident. Employed by the Dept. of Health, Dolores worked as a vocational instructor at Taunton...

Joseph A. Sousa

Joseph A. Sousa

Nov 21, 2015

RAYNHAM - Joseph A. Sousa, husband of Juliana (Borges) Sousa, died in his family home in Raynham on Nov. 21, 2015. He was 77. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Arthur and Helena (Batista) Sousa. He was an original founder of the BABS Foundry, and in his later years he retired from the...

Peter Stevens

Peter Stevens

Nov 19, 2015

TAUNTON - Peter Stevens, husband of Doris (Devolle) Stevens of Taunton, died at The Tremont in Wareham on Nov. 19, 2015. He was 86. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late James and Pauline (Turtulli) Stevens. Peter was a Taunton High School graduate and Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Employed for many years by Harold's...

William D. Faria

William D. Faria

Nov 16, 2015

RAYNHAM - William D. Faria of Raynham, MA, died at Milton Hospital on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. He was 71. Born in Fayal, Azores, he was educated in Stoughton, and moved to this area many years ago. He was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Dutra) Faria. He worked at the Quincy Shipyard as a crane operator...

Aaron Cordoba Martinez

Aaron Cordoba Martinez

Nov 14, 2015

TAUNTON - Aaron Cordoba Martinez, husband of Nixida M. Cruz, died in Fayetteville, NC on Nov. 14, 2015 at 11:28 a.m. He was 24. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, he was the son of Ernesto and Maria A. Cordoba of Taunton. Educated in Taunton, he had a lifelong love of sports and was very athletic. He held a 2nd degree...