In Taunton, January 13, 2013 Terese P. Sousa, age 51 passed away in Morton Hospital following a period of declining health. Terese was born in Taunton, the daughter of James & Patricia (Butler) O’Connell of Dighton and formerly of Taunton. She resided all her life in Dighton and Taunton. Terese was educated in Dighton schools and was a graduate of Dighton Rehoboth High School and also attended Bristol Community College in Fall River. She had previously worked for Princess House Co. and MacDonald’s Moving Co. Terese enjoyed swimming, where she had won many awards, snowmobiling, skiing, hockey, horseback riding, animals and above all cherished her time with her daughters. Terese leaves her daughters Brittney and Paige Sousa of Taunton. Her siblings Susan Donaldson of Marian, Lynn Rebello of East Falmouth, Karen Alves of Dighton, James O’Connell of Curry, NC and Mark O’Connell of Dighton. Terese also leaves several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Friday, Jan. 18th from 5-7pm with a funeral home service at 7pm. The O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 will be handling the arrangements. Burial will be private at the request of the family.
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