Obituaries Listing

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...

Delfina S. (Soares) Teixeira

Delfina S. (Soares) Teixeira

May 17, 2015

TAUNTON - Delfina S. (Soares) Teixeira of Taunton, wife of the late Anelce Teixeira, died at Morton Hospital on May 17, 2015. She was 89. Born in Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alexandrina Soares. Educated in the Azores, Delfina moved to the Taunton area many years ago and was employed by the former...

Edwin M. Rose

Edwin M. Rose

May 16, 2015

TAUNTON - Edwin M. Rose of Taunton, husband of the late Norma (Leonard) Rose, died at Morton Hospital on May 16, 2015 following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary (Rose) Rose. Eddie was a lifelong resident of Taunton and attended Taunton Schools. A US Navy Veteran...

Kristina M."Tt" Griffin

Kristina M."Tt" Griffin

May 8, 2015

RIVERSIDE, RI - Kristina M. "Tt" Griffin, daughter of Edward J. and Tammy J. (Wright) Griffin, passed away at her Riverside, RI home unexpectedly on May 8, 2015. She was 24. Born in Brockton, she was raised in Florida and moved to Raynham with her family at age 8. She graduated from Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School in 2009....

Rose (Silvia) Brophy

Rose (Silvia) Brophy

May 2, 2015

TAUNTON - Rose (Silvia) Brophy of Taunton, wife of the late James T. Brophy, Jr., died at Morton Hospital on May 2, 2015. She was 87. Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary (Silvia) Silvia. Rose was a lifelong resident of Taunton. A homemaker for most of her adult life, she was a...

Jose M. Santos

Jose M. Santos

Apr 25, 2015

RAYNHAM - Jose M. Santos, husband of Matilde M. (Moitoso) Santos, died at his Raynham home on April 25, 2015. He was 72. Born in Fornos de Algodres, Portugal, he was the son of the late Jose and Maria Conceicao (Morais) Amaro dos Santos. A veteran of the Portuguese Army, Jose moved to the area in 1966. A communicant...

Dennis E. Jones, Sr

Dennis E. Jones, Sr

Apr 25, 2015

WINCHENDON - Dennis E. Jones, Sr., husband of Teresa E. (Safford) Jones of Winchendon, died at the home of his son in Templeton on April 25, 2015. He was 60 years old. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Margaret (Hill) Jones. Mr. Jones attended Taunton schools and later served in the Army...

Joseph M. Simoes Vodden

Joseph M. Simoes Vodden

Apr 23, 2015

TAUNTON - Joseph M. Simoes Vodden, son of Ana P. Simoes of Taunton and Joseph Vodden of Middleboro, died as the result of an automobile accident on April 23, 2015. He was 19 years old. Born and raised in Taunton, he was a 2013 graduate of Taunton High School. Joseph was employed by E-Cig Barn of Raynham. In his...

Maria Luisa Almeida

Maria Luisa Almeida

Apr 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Maria Luisa Almeida, wife of Candido Almeida of Taunton, died at Morton Hospital on April 21, 2015. She was 79. Born in Fornos de Algodres, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria Conceicao (Morais) Amaro do Santos. She had lived in Taunton since 1966. A homemaker for most of her adult life, Luisa...

Anna M. (Machado) Rogers

Anna M. (Machado) Rogers

Apr 21, 2015

TAUNTON - Anna M. (Machado) Rogers, wife of the late John M. Rogers, died at Taunton's Marian Manor on April 21, 2015. She was 92. Born in Taunton, she was a daughter of the late Jose M. and Caroline (Augusta) Machado. Anna was a lifelong resident of Taunton and graduate of Taunton High School. A homemaker for most of...

Everett M. Alves

Everett M. Alves

Apr 17, 2015

RAYNHAM - Everett M. Alves of Raynham, son of the late Manuel M. and Mary (Fernandes) Alves, died on April 17, 2015. He was 91 years old. Mr. Alves was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. A memorial mass will be held for him at St. Anthony's Church, 126 School St. Taunton on Friday, July 17th at 10 a.m....

Pauline Leonard

Pauline Leonard

Apr 16, 2015

RAYNHAM - Pauline (DeMeule) Leonard, died at Life Care Center of Raynham on April 16, 2015. She was 88. Born in Hanson, she was the daughter of the late Eli and Adella (Babin) DeMeule. Pauline was raised in Whitman and attended Whitman schools. For many years she was employed as a waitress with the former Taunton Inn, the former...

Mercedes Medeiros

Mercedes Medeiros

Apr 8, 2015

TAUNTON - Mercedes Medeiros, wife of the late John Medeiros, died at Life Care Center of Raynham, on April 8, 2015. She was 85. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, she moved to this area many years ago. A communicant of St. Anthony Church, she was employed by Dyecraftsman for many years. Survivors include two brothers; a sister; and several nieces...