Obituaries Listing

Dorothy L. (Grace) Avellar

Dorothy L. (Grace) Avellar

Oct 2, 2015

TAUNTON - Dorothy L. (Grace) Avellar, wife of the late August B. Avellar, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Oct. 2, 2015. She was 86. Born in Falmouth, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Louse (Correia) Grace. Dorothy was educated in Falmouth schools before moving to the Taunton area many years ago. Employed...

Maryann (Burgo) Monteiro

Maryann (Burgo) Monteiro

Sep 30, 2015

TAUNTON - Maryann (Burgo) Monteiro, wife of John E. Monteiro, died at her Taunton home surrounded by her family on Sept. 30, 2015. She was 78. Born and educated in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Flora (Perry) Burgo. A homemaker for most of her adult life, she enjoyed spending time with her family and...

Marguerite A. (Mcginn) Martin

Marguerite A. (Mcginn) Martin

Sep 30, 2015

TAUNTON - Marguerite A. (McGinn) Martin, wife of Anthony Martin of Taunton, died at Morton Hospital on Sept. 30, 2015. She was 79. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha (Danko) McGinn. Educated in Worcester schools, Marguerite was a graduate of Henry Heywood Memorial School of Nursing. Retired since 1996, she was employed...

Maria (Cipriano) Rodrigues

Maria (Cipriano) Rodrigues

Sep 28, 2015

TAUNTON - Maria (Cipriano) Rodrigues of Taunton died on Sept. 28, 2015. She was 96. Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Mary's Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited...

Anne E. (Sheehan) Fallo

Anne E. (Sheehan) Fallo

Sep 27, 2015

RAYNHAM - Anne E. (Sheehan) Fallo of Raynham, daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Havey) Sheehan, died at Morton Hospital on Sept. 27th 2015. She was 67. Born and raised in Hyde Park, she was educated in Boston schools and was a graduate of the UMass. Anne was employed by the City of Boston as a meter maid...

Mary E. (Alves) Areias

Mary E. (Alves) Areias

Sep 26, 2015

WEST FALMOUTH - Mary E. (Alves) Areias of West Falmouth, wife of the late Ivo S. Areias, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sept. 26, 2015 after a brief illness. She was seventy-six. Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Lima) Alves. Mary was educated in Taunton and was a 1957...

Frank V. Phillipe, Esq.

Frank V. Phillipe, Esq.

Sep 24, 2015

NORTH DIGHTON - Frank V. Phillipe, Esq., husband of the late Lydia (Teixeira) Phillipe, died at his North Dighton home on Sept. 24, 2015. He was 99 years old. Born and raised in Taunton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Silva) Phillipe. He was a longtime resident of Taunton and graduate of Taunton High School....

Maria T. (Moitoso) Pinheiro

Maria T. (Moitoso) Pinheiro

Sep 17, 2015

TAUNTON - Maria T. (Moitoso) Pinheiro, wife of Jose Pinheiro, Sr. of Taunton, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Sept. 19, 2015. She was 79. Born in Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose S. and Maria E. (de Jesus) Moitoso. Mrs. Pinheiro was employed by the former Frank Noone Shoe Co. for...

Jeanette Evelyn Silva

Jeanette Evelyn Silva

Sep 15, 2015

NORTH DIGHTON - Jeanette Evelyn Silva of North Dighton, formerly of Taunton, died on Sept. 15, 2015. She was 77. Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Zelda (Benoit) Silva. Survivors include a brother, Robert H. Silva of Taunton; a sister, Beatrice Malone of Taunton; and several nieces and nephews. She was...

John Lopes Meireles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...