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Elaine J. (Lima) Kullas
September 03, 2015

Obituary

TAUNTON – Elaine J. (Lima) Kullas, wife of Walter J. Kullas of Taunton, died at Mass. General Hospital on Sept. 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.
She was 67 years old.
Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rena (Nadeau) Lima.
Elaine was raised and educated in the Taunton area and was a 1966 graduate of Taunton High School.
A retired elderly housing manager, she was employed by the Taunton Housing Authority for 20 years.
She retired in 2006.
A lifelong resident of the Taunton area, she was a communicant of East Taunton’s Holy Family Church.
Elaine loved spending time with her family.
She cherished time spent with her 5 grandchildren and retired early to care for them.
She also enjoyed knitting, politics, Sunday afternoon football games, and time spent on the beach.
In addition to her husband, Elaine leaves two daughters, Kristin Lopes and her husband Brandon and Kerri Crowley and her husband Scott, all of East Taunton; three brothers, Ronald Lima and his wife Maureen of Dennis, Edward Lima and his wife Marian, and Steven Lima, all of Washington; two sisters, Susan Paulauskas and her husband Peter of Berkley, and Nancy Bumbaugh of Taunton; five grandchildren, Abbie, Kaylee, Ryan, Madison and Sophia; an aunt, Yvonne Quinlan of Raynham; an uncle Edward Nadeau of Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 8:45 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Holy Family Church, East Taunton at 10 a.m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 8th from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Elaine’s name to the Dr. Marcela del Carmen Research Fund at Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, c/o Caryn Wilson, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114.
Funeral home website: www.silvafuneralhome.com.

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80 Broadway
Taunton, MA 02780
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