Antonio I. “Tony” Chaves, 47, of Wareham, formerly of Taunton, died June 16, 2011 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Cheryl D. (Auger) Chaves and the son of Maria S. (Sousa) Chaves and the late Antonio A. Chaves.

He was born in Santa Maria, Azores and lived in Taunton for many years before moving to Wareham.

Mr. Chaves worked in the construction field for many years.

He loved his family, animals, fishing, and sports. He was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Church.

Survivors include his widow, Cheryl D. (Auger) Chaves; his mother, Maria S. (Sousa) Chaves of Wareham; 2 sons, Antonio “T.J.” Chaves of Wareham and Andrew Chaves of Fall River; 2 stepsons, Jack Auger and his wife Melanie of Brockton and Jeremy Auger of Wareham; 3 brothers, Joe Chaves and his wife Sherri of Taunton, Angelo Chaves and his wife Maria of East Taunton and David Chaves and his wife Kathy of Taunton; 4 grandchildren, Antonio and Andrew Chaves and Dillon and Jaelyn Auger; his mother-in-law, Janet Hutchinson of Wareham; his sisters-in-law, Debra Caddell and her husband Matt of Buzzards Bay, Dawn and Jennifer Mosley of Wareham and Kristen Hutchinson of Wareham; several nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

His funeral will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 from the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, 82 High St., Wareham. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.

Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.