Obituaries
Local Bristol County Obituaries

Mary A. (Czerwonka) Iwanicki
Dec 9, 2022
Mary A. Iwanicki (Czerwonka) age 97, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022, at her home. She was the wife of the late William C. Iwanicki and was also preceded in death by her first husband, the late Boleswa “Lefty” Gay.
Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the...
Geraldine Elsie (Gomes) Gonsalves
Nov 28, 2022
Geraldine Elsie Gonsalves (Gomes) 82, of Raynham, formerly of Middleboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 28, 2022, at Life Care Center of Raynham.
Born in Middleboro, she was the daughter of Manuel Gomes and Emma Gomes.
She worked in many capacities for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts before retiring.
Geraldine was...
Lillian Veronica (Randolph) Bury
Oct 14, 2022
Lillian V. Bury (Randolph) 96 of Taunton, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Morton Hospital. She was the wife of the late Hilary J. Bury, Sr.
Born in Cambridge and raised in Mansfield, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and Veronica H. (Bruzgulis) Randolph.
Mrs. Bury worked at Reed &...
Luis Angel Matos Berrios
Oct 9, 2022
Luis Angel Matos Berrios, age 40, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 in Worcester.
Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Alberto Calletano Matos Castillo and Manuela Del Carmen Berrios.
He previously worked in the maintenance and laundry department in the Hospital industry.
Luis is survived by...
Helen Irene (Kulpa) Karol
Sep 21, 2022
Helen I. Karol (Kulpa) 96, of Taunton, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Marian Manor in Taunton. She was the wife of the late Theodore J. Karol.
Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Alojzy and Mary (Gula) Kulpa.
Helen worked as a nurse’s aide at...
Elaine Doris (Andrews) Hadsell
Sep 19, 2022
Elaine D. Hadsell (Andrews) 82, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, September 19, 2022 at her home.
Born in Middleboro, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Doris (Griffith) Andrews.
She worked as an assembler for Bay State Specialty and prior to that worked for Foot-Joy.
Ms....
Patricia A. Brandao
Sep 17, 2022
Patricia A. (Piechota) Brandao , 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at her home. She was born in Fall River to the late Edward P. and Eliza C. (Gajda) Piechota. Pat was educated in the former Leonard School, Taunton High School, and Chandler School for Women in Boston, Massachusetts where she earned a two-year...
Shaun Paul Cyr
Sep 9, 2022
Shaun P. Cyr , age 41, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Melanie Correia Cyr.
Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Michael Cyr and Paula (Taylor) Proulx.
He was a resident of Massachusetts for 20 years and was...
Svetlana Usatenko
Sep 3, 2022
Svetlana Usatenko (Listopad) age 53, most recently of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Morton Hospital.
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, she was the daughter of Lydia (Gergel) Listopad and the late Volodya Listopad.
Prior moving to Taunton, she resided in Brooklyn, NY.
She worked in...
Jeremy Ronald Brocato
Jul 21, 2022
Jeremy Ronald Brocato, 40, of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly from an existing heart condition on Thursday, July 21, 2022. He was the loving husband of Danielle M. (Driscoll) Brocato.
Born in Stoughton, he was the son of Michael J. Brocato of Raynham and Deborah A. (Taylor) Brocato of Taunton.
Jeremy was raised in Raynham and...

Phyllis (Rogers) Dixon
Jun 9, 2022
Phyllis Dixon (Rogers) 77, of Taunton, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Morton Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harold E. Dixon, who passed away in 1988.
Born and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Georgianna (Demoura) Rogers.
She worked as a home...
John R. Gay
May 10, 2022
John R. Gay (82) passed away May 10th after a brief illness. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Jessie (Holloway) Gay and Stanley Joseph Gay. He served four years in the U.S. Navy after which he was employed at Texas Instruments in Attleboro for over 30 years as a manufacturing manager. John was an avid reader and card...
Shaun Keith Andrade
May 9, 2022
Shaun K. Andrade, 31, of Taunton, formerly of Middleboro, passed away unexpectedly on May 9, 2022.
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late Darnelle D. Andrade.
Shaun attended Middleboro Public Schools. In his younger years he served as an altar boy, took pilot lessons, played archery, enjoyed golfing, playing baseball,...
Manuel N. Batista
May 3, 2022
Manuel N. Batista , 77, of Taunton, MA passed away on May 3, 2022 after a brief and unexpected illness. Manuel (Manny) was born August 30, 1944 in Carapinha, Tabua, Portugal to Mario Nunes Batista and Maria Dos Anjos.
On May 9, 1971 he married Assunção A. (Carvalho) Batista, whom he is survived...
Sherrilyn Foster
Mar 23, 2022
Sherrilyn Foster , age 50, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Junior Frazier and Elaine Foster.
She was loving, kind and had a great sense of humor. She often found it fun pranking people and making people laugh. Singing...
Juana Basarte Rivera
Mar 22, 2022
Juana Basarte Rivera , 69, of Pawtucket, R.I. passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, she was the beloved daughter of the late Heraclio Rivera and Matilda Ortiz Rivera.
Juana moved to Massachusetts in the late 70’s after the birth of her beloved son’s. Before moving to...
Jeffrey Brian Gill
Mar 21, 2022
In loving memory of Jeffrey B. Gill of Brockton MA and Key West FL, having left this world at the age of 61. The son of the late Kenneth L. and Margaret A. (Berkeley) Gill, he enjoyed hiking, fishing, and four wheeling from DW Fields Park to Miles Standish State Forest. A stubborn, dependable, and resilient man, Jeff loved...
Daniel de Pina da Rosa
Feb 26, 2022
Daniel de Pina da Rosa , age 84, of Taunton, formerly of Dorchester, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
Son of late Francisco da Rosa and Idalina de Pina Cardoso (Nhá nhá), Daniel de Pina da Rosa, was born on 03.12.1937, in Sao Filipe, Fogo...
Luis Ivan Ortiz Maldonado
Feb 20, 2022
Luis Ivan Ortiz Maldonado , age 55, of Raynham, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Morton Hospital after battling ALS for the past six years.
Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Julio Ortiz and Maria Maldonado.
He worked as a machine operator with Preferred Freezers in...
Heather Marie (Duquette) Richmond
Feb 17, 2022
Heather M. Richmond (Duquette) age 42, of Taunton, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Morton Hospital. She was the wife of David Richmond.
Born in Stoughton, she was the daughter of Roxanna “Rocky” (LaPlante) Duquette, of Middleboro and the late Anthony J. Duquette; and step daughter of John Holyoke.
A loving...
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