Obituaries Listing

Louis Costa

Louis Costa

Jul 27, 2015

ASSONET - Louis Costa, husband of Olga M. (DeSousa) Costa of Assonet, died at Charlton Memorial Hospital on July 27, 2015. He was 89. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine M. (Medeiros) Costa. Educated in Taunton schools, he later served in the Army Air Corps as a ball turret gunner during WW...

Antone Jardin

Antone Jardin

Jul 20, 2015

TIVERTON, RI - Antone Jardin, 93, of Tiverton, RI, and formerly of East Bridgewater, MA, died at the Fall River Jewish Home, on July 20th, 2015. Born and raised in East Taunton, he was the son of the late John G. and Maria Isabella (daLuz) Jardin. As an adolescent and young man he enjoyed midget car racing and messing...

Christine A. "Bubba" (Collins) Barboza

Christine A. "Bubba" (Collins) Barboza

Jul 18, 2015

TAUNTON - Christine A. "Bubba" (Collins) Barboza, wife of the late Anthony Barboza and life partner of Marie G. "Scotty" Scott, died at her Taunton home on July 18, 2015. She was 70 years old. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late William Q.P. and Emily C. (Barros) Collins. Educated in Taunton schools, she later worked...

Shirley King

Shirley King

Jul 16, 2015

TAUNTON - Shirley Ann (Ferreira) King of Taunton, wife of the late Richard A. King, died at her home on July 16, 2015. She was 77. Born in North Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary(Pestana) Ferreira. She worked at Princess House and Stella's Beauty Salon in her earlier years. In her retired years she...

John Braga

John Braga

Jul 16, 2015

TAUNTON - John Braga, husband of Wilma E. (Reynolds) Braga, died at his Taunton home on July 16, 2015. He was 86. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Victor and Mary (Gomes) Braga. Mr. Braga attended Taunton Schools and later served in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. A retired meter reader, Mr. Braga was...

Rose (Andrade) Lecuyer

Rose (Andrade) Lecuyer

Jul 10, 2015

EAST TAUNTON - Rose (Andrade) Lecuyer, wife of the late Eugene P. Lecuyer, died at Morton Hospital on July 10, 2015. She was 93. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Pita) Andrade. Rose was raised in Taunton and was a lifelong resident of the area. Educated in Taunton schools, she was later...

Theresa P. (Thuotte) Mendes

Theresa P. (Thuotte) Mendes

Jul 10, 2015

TAUNTON - Theresa P. (Thuotte) Mendes of Taunton, devoted wife of Charles Mendes for the past sixty-two years, died at Morton Hospital on July 10, 2015. She was 84. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Lucie (Emond) Thuotte. She was a 1950 graduate of Brockton High School. A homemaker and stay-at-home mother for...

Filomena (De Chaves) Loura

Filomena (De Chaves) Loura

Jul 9, 2015

TAUNTON - Filomena (de Chaves) Loura, wife of the late Joseph A. Loura, died at her Taunton home surrounded by her family on July 9, 2015. She was 96. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Antonio A. and Maria A. (Borges) de Chaves. She had lived in the Taunton area since 1955. A...

Antonio S. Vieira

Antonio S. Vieira

Jul 4, 2015

TAUNTON - Antonio S. Vieira of Taunton, husband of the late Maria A. (Pacheco) Vieira, died at Morton Hospital on July 4, 2015. He was 87. Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria de Patrocina (Cadete) dos Santos Vieira. He moved to the Taunton area in 1978. Employed by the former...

Edward O'Donnell

Edward O'Donnell

Jul 2, 2015

EAST TAUNTON - Edward O'Donnell of East Taunton, son of the late Henry E. and Marie V. (Glynn) O'Donnell, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on July 2, 2015. He was 65. Born in Brookline and raised in Randolph, Edward graduated Randolph High School, Class of 1967 and later served in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed by the...

Arminda Rosa Elias

Arminda Rosa Elias

Jul 2, 2015

TAUNTON - Arminda Rosa Elias of Taunton, wife of the late Mateus Elias, died at Morton Hospital on July 2, 2015. She was 87. Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Armindo Luis and Mariana Conceicao. A resident of the Taunton area for many years, she was employed by the former F.B. Rogers Silver Co. for...

Maria Dos Anjos Dias

Maria Dos Anjos Dias

Jul 1, 2015

TAUNTON - Maria dos Anjos (Reis) Dias, wife of Aderito A. Dias of Taunton and the late Joao Tavares Resendes, died at Morton Hospital on July 1, 2015. She was 82. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Luis and Ana (Cabral) Reis. Raised and educated in the Azores, she worked there as an...

Walter J. Fitzgerald

Walter J. Fitzgerald

Jun 29, 2015

TAUNTON - Walter J. Fitzgerald, husband of the late Natalie V. (Prado) Fitzgerald, died at the Marian Manor on June 29, 2015. He was 100 years old. Born and raised in Taunton, Walter was the son of the late Charles and Catherine (Perry) Fitzgerald. A graduate of Bristol County Agricultural High School, he later served in the U.S. Army...

M. Madeline (Pontes) Decosta

M. Madeline (Pontes) Decosta

Jun 28, 2015

NORTH DIGHTON - M. Madeline (Pontes) DeCosta, wife of Ronald F. DeCosta, died unexpectedly at her North Dighton home on June 28, 2015. She was 79. Born in Somerset, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Machado) Pontes. Madeline was raised in N. Dighton and was a 1953 graduate of Dighton High School. A retired principle...

Dorothy Borden (Reynolds) Gallego

Dorothy Borden (Reynolds) Gallego

Jun 24, 2015

TAUNTON - Dorothy Borden (Reynolds) Gallego, wife of the late Frank J. Gallego, died at her Taunton home on June 24, 2015. She was 83. Born in Lakeville, she was the daughter of the late Gordon W. and Emma L. (Chace) Reynolds. Dorothy was a 1954 graduate of Middleboro High School and a 1956 graduate of the Brockton Hospital...

Roselena (Rogers) Faria

Roselena (Rogers) Faria

Jun 19, 2015

TAUNTON - Rosalena (Rogers) Faria, a lifelong Taunton resident, died at Taunton's Marian Manor on June 19, 2015. She was 81. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Duarte) Rogers. A licensed beautician, Mrs. Faria owned and operated the former Beauty Spot, which she ran over eighteen years. She retired many years ago....

Kevin Gillespie

Kevin Gillespie

Jun 18, 2015

TAUNTON - Kevin Gillespie, formerly of Brockton, died unexpectedly at his Taunton home on June 18, 2015. He was 47. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Laurence and Patricia (Hannon) Gillespie. A graduate of Brockton High School,he was employed as a line striper for Markings, Inc. of Pembroke for the past 4 years. Survivors include...

Helen (Santos) Plante

Helen (Santos) Plante

Jun 16, 2015

TAUNTON - Helen (Santos) Plante, wife of the late Amie Plante, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on June 16, 2015. She was ninety-four years old. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Rose (Candida) Santos. Educated in Taunton schools, Helen was employed as a housekeeper by Tobey Hospital in Wareham and...

Evangelina Coelho

Evangelina Coelho

Jun 15, 2015

Evangelina V. (Sousa) Coelho, wife of the late Joao B. Coelho, died at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on June 15, 2015. She was 96. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jeremias V. and Maria A. (Vieira) Sousa. She was employed many years ago by the former Frank Noone Shoe Company. A...

Mary Josephine (Ferrari) Thomas

Mary Josephine (Ferrari) Thomas

Jun 14, 2015

TAUNTON - Mary Josephine (Ferrari) Thomas, wife of Joseph Thomas, died at the Marian Manor on June 14, 2015. She was 90 years old. Born, raised, and educated in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Ferrari. She was employed by various curtain factories in the Taunton. Mary enjoyed dinning out with her husband, as...