Obituaries Listing
John Lopes Meireles
Sep 6, 2015
TAUNTON - John Lopes Meireles, husband of the late Debra V. (Hill) Meireles, died at Tufts New England Medical Center on Sept. 6, 2015. He was 68. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Antonio and Domingas (Lopes) Meireles. John served in the Portuguese Army prior to coming to the U.S. in 1979 and...
Elaine J. (Lima) Kullas
Sep 3, 2015
TAUNTON - Elaine J. (Lima) Kullas, wife of Walter J. Kullas of Taunton, died at Mass. General Hospital on Sept. 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was 67 years old. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rena (Nadeau) Lima. Elaine was raised and educated in the Taunton area and was a...
Joyce C. (Chambers) Benevides
Aug 31, 2015
TAUNTON - Joyce C. (Chambers) Benevides, wife of the late Edward S. Benevides, died at Taunton's Marian Manor on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. She was 86. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manton and Florence (Avila) Chambers. Mrs. Benevides was raised and educated in Taunton and was a graduate of Taunton High School. A retired...
Sarah R. (Rapoza) White
Aug 28, 2015
EAST TAUNTON - Sarah R. (Rapoza) White, wife of the late Frank White, died at Morton Hospital on Aug. 28, 2015. She was 101. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Mary E. (Domingos) Rapoza. Raised and educated in Dighton, she lived most of her life in East Taunton. She was employed...
Conceicao Freitas Silveira
Aug 28, 2015
TAUNTON - Conceicao Freitas Silveira of Taunton, wife of the late Joseph Pinheiro Silveira, died on Aug. 28, 2015 with her family by her side. She was 88. Born in Madeira Island, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio L. and Maria (de Norbriga) Freitas. Raised and educated in Portugal, she moved to the Taunton area in...
Kevin M. Chaves
Aug 28, 2015
EAST TAUNTON - Kevin M. Chaves, husband of the late Kathy A. (Lizotte) Chaves, died at his East Taunton home on Aug. 28, 2015. He was 51. He was the son of Antone Chaves of Florida and Marie (Repoza) Spitaleri of East Taunton; and the stepson of Connie Chaves of Florida. Born, raised and educated in the Taunton area,...
Theodore D. Macdougall
Aug 26, 2015
DIGHTON - Theodore D. MacDougall, husband of Susan (Gallagher) MacDougall of Dighton, died on Aug. 26, 2015. He was 70. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late F. Douglas and Loretta (Ryan) MacDougall. Raised in Hyde Park, he was a 1963 graduate of Cathedral High School. He later served in the Navy during the Vietnam War....
Sherri A. (Smith) Charette
Aug 24, 2015
TAUNTON - Sherri A. (Smith) Charette of Taunton, wife of Andrew J. Charette, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on August 24, 2015. She was 35 years old. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Cynthia (Reposa) Smith. Educated at Taunton schools, she was a dedicated homemaker. Survivors include her son, Richard...
Diane T. (Amaral) Borges
Aug 21, 2015
TAUNTON - Diane T. (Amaral) Borges, wife of Louis Borges of Taunton, died at the Leahy Clinic on Aug. 21, 2015 with her family by her side. She was 80 years old. Born, raised and educated in Taunton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Loretta (Benoit) Amaral, Mrs. Borges was a lifelong area resident. Along with her husband,...
Manuel S. Fontinha
Aug 20, 2015
TAUNTON - Manuel S. Fontinha of Taunton died at the Guardian Center in Brockton on August 20, 2015. He was 93. A lifelong resident of Taunton, he was the son of the late Alvino S. and Leopoldina (Silva) Fontinha. He was a 1940 graduate of Taunton High School, and graduated from Bentley College with an Associate's Degree in Accounting....
Sheila E. (Holloway) Pasteris
Aug 17, 2015
TAUNTON - Sheila E. (Holloway) Pasteris, wife of the late Philip Roberts Pasteris, died at the Kindred Hallmark Nursing Home in New Bedford on August 17, 2015. She was 64. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of Howard R. Holloway of Naples, FL and the late Mary A. (Packard) Holloway. Raised and educated in Duxbury, Sheila lived most...
Teresa (Miguel) Hochman
Aug 15, 2015
REHOBOTH - Teresa (Miguel) Hochman, wife of Clifford Hochman of Rehoboth, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital on Aug. 15, 2015. She was 60 years old. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of Alonso Miguel and the late Maria (Felipe) Miguel. Raised in Terceira, Azores, she moved to the U.S. and lived for a brief time in...
Pamela J. "Pam" (Dewitt) Castro
Aug 10, 2015
TAUNTON - Pamela J. "Pam" (DeWitt) Castro of Taunton passed away on Aug. 10, 2015 after a short illness. She was 68. Born on Nov. 23, 1946 in Teaneck, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Leonard "Jack" and Elizabeth (St. John) DeWitt. Pam graduated from Hofstra University with a BS in psychology and was awarded a...
Arthur P. "Lefty" Costa
Aug 9, 2015
NORTH DIGHTON - Arthur P. "Lefty" Costa, husband of Elinor F. (Reid) Bond Costa of North Dighton, died at Marian Manor on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. He was 94. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Rose (Butler) Costa. Educated in Taunton schools, he later served in the U.S. Army during WWII. In his...
Doris (Souza) Camara
Aug 8, 2015
TAUNTON - Doris (Souza) Camara, wife of the late Joseph Camara, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 8, 2015 at her Taunton home with her family by her side. She was 86. Born and raised in Norton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Moniz) Souza. Mrs. Camara had resided in Taunton for many years. A...
Maria V. (De Melo Bilhoes) Correia
Aug 7, 2015
TAUNTON - Maria V. (de Melo Bilhoes) Correia, 93, wife of the late Jose J. Correia, died at her Taunton home on Aug. 7, 2015 surrounded by her family. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Maria J. (Vitoria) de Melo Bilhoes. She had resided in Taunton since 1963. A seamstress by...
Mary L. (Lima) Ferreira
Aug 6, 2015
TAUNTON - Mary L. (Lima) Ferreira, wife of the late Lewis Ferreira, died at Marian Manor on Aug. 6, 2015. She was 96. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Bento Carvalho) Lima. Mary was raised and educated in Taunton and was a lifelong resident. A homemaker for most of her adult life,...
Mary Laurinda (Duarte) Freitas
Jul 31, 2015
TAUNTON - Mary Laurinda (Duarte) Freitas of Taunton, wife of the late Joseph Freitas, died at Morton Hospital on July 31, 2015. She was 72. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Peixoto) Duarte. She had lived in the area since 1961. Mrs. Freitas was a homemaker for most of her adult...
Nora B. (Barber) Frank
Jul 27, 2015
TAUNTON - Nora (Barber) Frank, wife of the late Francisco Frank, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on July 27, 2015. She was 94. Born in Berkley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte (Perry) Barber. Nora was raised in the area and was a 1939 graduate of Taunton High School. She was a communicant of St....
William Gantz
Jul 27, 2015
NORTH DIGHTON - William Gantz of North Dighton, former husband Theresa (Souza) Peck of Taunton, died at the Taunton Nursing Home on July 27, 2015. He was 87. Born in North Star, Michigan, he was the son of the late Harley and Neva (Wilkinson) Gantz. Raised in Michigan, William was a graduate of Ithaca High School. A retired Chief...
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