Obituaries Listing

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...

Carolina P. Baptista

Carolina P. Baptista

Nov 10, 2015

TAUNTON - Carolina P. (Mimoso) Baptista of Taunton, wife of the late Euclides Baptista, died at Morton Hospital on Nov. 10, 2015. She was 96. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Mateus and Eugenia (Andrade) Mimoso. Mrs. Baptista was a longtime resident of Taunton and a communicant of St. Anthony Church. A homemaker...

James L. Rusconi

James L. Rusconi

Nov 7, 2015

TAUNTON - James L. Rusconi, 91, died at his Taunton home on Nov. 7, 2015. He was the husband of the late Marguerite (White) Rusconi, to whom he had been married for 36 years. Born in Middletown, CT, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Rosa (Maglia) Rusconi. A Taunton resident for most of his life, Mr....

Nicole M. (Theriault) Coletti

Nicole M. (Theriault) Coletti

Nov 4, 2015

TAUNTON - Nicole M. (Theriault) Coletti, wife of David W. Coletti, died at her Taunton home on November 4, 2015 with her family by her side. She was 38 years old. Nicole was a hardworking mother and homemaker, raising her children while working two jobs to make ends meet. She then began a courageous battle with cancer that lasted...

Cheryl (Aleixo) Bonaparte

Cheryl (Aleixo) Bonaparte

Oct 30, 2015

RAYNHAM - Cheryl (Aleixo) Bonaparte, wife of Francis L. Bonaparte, died at her Raynham home on October 30, 2015. She was 57. The daughter of Lillian (Vieira) Aleixo and the late Edward Aleixo, she was born in Taunton, and was a 1976 graduate of Taunton High School. Cheryl was employed as a Mutuals Clerk for the Raynham-Taunton Dog Track...

Joao F. Andrade

Joao F. Andrade

Oct 30, 2015

TAUNTON - Joao F. Andrade, husband of Maria Odilia (Branco) Andrade of Taunton, died unexpectedly at Morton Hospital on Oct. 30, 2015. He was 62. Born in Terceira, Azores, he was the son of the late Joaquim and Francisca (Martins Cota) Andrade. Mr. Andrade served in the Portuguese Army before moving to the Taunton area in 1976. Employed by...