Obituaries Listing

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...

John P. Rego, Sr

John P. Rego, Sr

Jun 2, 2015

TAUNTON - John P. Rego, Sr., husband of Eugenia (Rose) Rego, died at Morton Hospital on June 2, 2015. He was 84. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Joao and Justine (Furtado) Rego. Mr. Rego was raised in Somerset and served in the US Army with the 82nd Airborne as a paratrooper during the...

Mabel Braga

Mabel Braga

May 31, 2015

TAUNTON - Mabel F. (Costa) Braga, former wife of the late Henry R. Braga, died peacefully on May 31, 2015, at Longmeadow Nursing Home in Taunton, after a period of failing health. She was 95. Born in Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Eva (Corey) Costa. Educated in Taunton schools, she was employed at the...

Judith Sirois

Judith Sirois

May 31, 2015

Judith E. (Gomes) Sirois of Taunton, formerly of Brockton, died at New England Sinai Hospital on May 31, 2015. She was 73. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Gladys M. (Chubbuck) Gomes. Raised and educated in Brockton, she lived in Taunton for the past thirty-four years. Judy enjoyed crocheting and knitting baby clothing...

Christopher Paul Rose

Christopher Paul Rose

May 30, 2015

TAUNTON - Christopher Paul Rose, son of Donald P. and Olivia (Caras) Rose, died at the Maine General Medical Center, in Augusta, Maine, on May 30, 2015. He was 48. Born in Taunton and raised in Raynham, he was a graduate of Coyle and Cassidy High School, and attended Johnson State College, VT. Christopher was employed as a CNA...

Louise T. (Tavares) Pereira

Louise T. (Tavares) Pereira

May 30, 2015

TAUNTON - Louise T. (Tavares) Pereira, wife of the late Joseph Pereira, Jr., died at Longmeadow of Taunton, on May 30, 2015. She was 100 years old. Born, raised, and educated in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Silvina (DaSilva) Tavares. A homemaker for most of her adult life, she was a communicant of...

Joseph Padula

Joseph Padula

May 21, 2015

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...

Mary Louise (Machado) Alexander

Mary Louise (Machado) Alexander

May 20, 2015

TAUNTON/RAYNYHAM - Mary Louise (Machado) Alexander, our one-of-a-kind mother and Gram, passed away on May 20, 2015 following a brief illness. Married to Andrew William "Bill" Alexander for 68 years, she lived in the Raynham-Taunton area all of her life. One of sixteen children, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Isabella (Nichlau) Machado. Mary had a...

Nancy M. (Farias) Tavares

Nancy M. (Farias) Tavares

May 20, 2015

TAUNTON - Nancy M. (Farias) Tavares, wife of David Tavares, died unexpectedly at her Taunton home on May 20, 2015. She was 67. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of Rita (Dias) Gallego of Taunton and the late John Farias; and was the loving stepdaughter of the late Richard Gallego. A lifelong resident of the area, Nancy was...

Alveda B. (Braga) Crovello

Alveda B. (Braga) Crovello

May 20, 2015

TAUNTON - Alveda B. (Braga) Crovello, wife of the late Francis S. Crovello, died peacefully at her Taunton home surrounded by her loving family on May 20, 2015. She was 94. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Mary (Gomes) Braga. She was a lifelong area resident. A homemaker for most of her adult...

Warren J. Staples

Warren J. Staples

May 18, 2015

NORTON - Warren J. Staples, husband of Kathleen M. (Souza) Staples of Norton, died at Sturdy Memorial Hospital on May 18, 2015. He was 50 years old. Born in Taunton, he was the son of Elizabeth (Cevada) Staples of Taunton and the late John Staples. Warren was raised and educated in Taunton and was a resident of Norton for...

Amarie (Mello) Braga

Amarie (Mello) Braga

May 18, 2015

TAUNTON - Amarie Braga, 90 years young passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. She was born in Taunton on March 9, 1925 and the daughter of the late Manuel and Catherine (Garcia) Mello. She was a lifelong Taunton resident and a communicant of the St. Andrew the Apostle Church for over 70 years. She attended Taunton schools and...