Jose Antonio Franco Ribeiro

Jose Antonio Franco Ribeiro, age 73, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, passed away on December 30, 2025, at Boston Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Gonçalves) Ribeiro for 50 loving years. Born and raised in Madeira, Portugal, he was the son of the late Maria (Franco) Ribeiro and Antonio Ribeiro. In 1976, he immigrated to the United States settling in Stoughton, where he and his wife raised their family and became longtime residents of the town. For over 40 years, Jose worked as a dedicated machine operator at Wollaston Alloys in Braintree. Known for his strong work ethic and reliability, he retired in 2017. Jose was a lifetime member of the Portuguese National Club in Stoughton and was deeply involved in the Portuguese community. He took great pride in participating in local Portuguese feasts, parades, and community events. Always willing to lend a hand, Jose was known as someone others could depend on. He especially took pride in building things for friends and loved ones, enjoyed watching his favorite sports team, Sporting CP, and gardening and being outside, but above all found his greatest joy in spending time with his family.

In addition to his dear wife Maria, Jose is survived by his children Elizabeth Mace and her husband Aaron of Walpole, Sonia Caruso and her husband Russell of Weymouth, Kelly Ribeiro and her husband Shawn Maloney of Worcester, Steve Ribeiro and his wife Mary Barton of Foxboro, Amanda Haskins and her husband Sean of Tewksbury, and was preceded in death by his son Jerry Ribeiro. He was the Avô to Lincoln, Griffin, Sidney, Vivian, Levi, Jackie, Landon, Makaylah, Arianna, Madelyn, Logan and Cole. He is also survived by 11 siblings and was predeceased by 2 siblings, and leaves behind many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation will be held at the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park Street (Rt. 27), Stoughton, on Wednesday January 7th from 4-7 PM. Funeral will be held the next day at the funeral home, Thursday January 8th at 9:30 AM, followed by a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Stoughton at 10:30 AM. Burial will be held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Stoughton. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jose’s memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at https://support.kidney.org/.