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Thai Thi Vo, age 81, of Taunton, passed away on November 27, 2023, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Milton. She was the wife of the late Duy Thanh Dao. Born in Ben Tre, Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Dung Ngoc Vo and Tham Thi Le. She served in the Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War as an Infantry Nurse. Thai was a citizen of Turku, Finland before coming to the United States sixteen years ago to help care for her grandchildren during retirement. Thai was a...

Manuel D. Laranjo, age 78, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Barbara M. (Pereira) Laranjo. They had been married for fifty-two years. Born in Cedros, Faial, Azores, he was the son of the late Henrique D. and Ana Gloria (Santos) Laranjo. He worked for Royce Aluminum for several years before retiring. Manuel enjoyed fishing and watching sports, especially Benfica. Most of all he loved spending...

David F. Leoncello “Dave”, age 45, of Brockton, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Born in Medford, MA, he was the son of David Leoncello, Sr., and the late Ellen M. (James) Leoncello. Dave worked as a chef at Larry’s Locos Tacos Food Truck in Carver, a job he truly enjoyed as he loved cooking. He enjoyed sports and was a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs as well as all the Boston sports except for the Boston Bruins. Music was...

Lee C. Smith, age 63, of West Dennis, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Morton Hospital in Taunton. Born in Hyannis and raised in Brewster, he was the son of the late Samuel C. and Patricia F. (Daniels) Smith. He attended Nauset Regional High School. Lee worked as a driver for a waste transportation company for several years prior to retirement. Mr. Smith was a spiritual person and enjoyed photography, building models, and listening to hard rock, especially bands like Led...

Rafael A. Rodriguez, age 88, of Taunton, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Ana Maria (Lima) Rodriguez. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Francisco and Hilda (Echevarria) Rodriguez. He was retired for many years and was a licensed barber, an accomplished musician, was a member of many bands, and even made a few records.  Rafael will be remembered as a kind, generous, and funny person who was resourceful. He...

Frank A. Gay, Jr., age 75, of Middleboro, formerly of Taunton, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Oakhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middleboro. Born and raised in Taunton, he was the son of the late Frank A. and Katherine (Kmiec) Gay. He served his country proudly in the United States Marines Corps during the Vietnam War. Frank was employed as a Mental Health Worker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at Taunton State Hospital for many years before retiring. An...

Barbara Jane Emery, age 94, of Taunton, passed away on September 26, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton.   Born in South Lebanon, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna L. (South) Emery. She worked at Pioneer Dry Cleaners in Florida for over twenty years.  An avid reader, especially western love stories and loved puzzle books and word searches. Barbara is survived by her children, Beverly Paulin of New Port Richey, FL, Timothy Brown of Ohio,...

Bartholomew C. LoVerde, age 81, of Swansea, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2023, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the husband of Laura Harris. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Hope (Euart) LoVerde. He worked as an information technology support specialist for many years. Bart was a gifted self-taught pianist. His interests include building furniture, doing repairs, and being an overall handyman/repairman. He also enjoyed...

Robert Louis Turnblom, age 93, of Bristol, RI, formerly of Rehoboth, MA passed away after a long battle with cancer on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Anita M. (LeFave) Turnblom. Born in Manchester, NH. Raised in Warwick, RI. He was predeceased by his parents Gustaf F. and Gertrude L. (Sherman) Turnblom and his brother Herbert F. and Barbara (Hayward) Turnblom of Detroit, MI. Robert (Bob) graduated from the Nelson W....