TAUNTON – Floriano da Ponte, husband of Maria N. (Rapose) da Ponte of Taunton, died at Golden Living Oak Hill in Middleboro on Oct. 26, 2014.
He was 87.
Born in St. Michael, Azores, the son of the late Pedro and Sara (Moniz) da Ponte, Mr. da Ponte was educated in the Azores and served in the Portuguese Army, before moving to the Taunton area in 1967.
Employed as a machine operator for the Bacon Felt Company, where he worked for over thirty years, he retired in 1997.
He was a communicant of St. Andrew the Apostle Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr. da Ponte leaves two daughters, Manuela da Ponte of Taunton and Bella Bettencourt and her husband Daniel, of Taunton; two grandchildren, Jason Bettencourt and his wife Michelle of Dighton, and Christopher Bettencourt of Taunton; three great grandchildren, Logan, Cole and Quinn Bettencourt; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. da Ponte was predeceased by his son-in-law, the late Michael Casados, and was also the brother of the late Pedro da Ponte and Gilda Cordeiro.
His funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Thursday, Oct. 30th at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 29th from 5 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.