Charles J. Rocha, 45, of E. Wareham, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Nancy I. (Plummer) Rocha.

Born in New Bedford, the son of Emily (Monteiro) Rocha and Juan Nieves, of Wareham, Charles graduated from Wareham High School in the Class of 1983.

After high school, Mr. Rocha served briefly in the U.S. Army where he received rifle sharpshooter and grenade expert qualifications.

He was an automobile mechanic for Meineke Car Care Center in E. Wareham. Mr. Rocha enjoyed fishing and working with cars.

Survivors include his wife; his parents; his children, Sherelle Eccles, of Taunton, and Brandon Wardell and Taylor Rocha, both of Wareham; his brothers and sisters, Walter P. Rocha and Sheila A. Rocha, both of Wareham, Mark A. Rocha, of Sandwich, Fannie Nurse, of Bourne and Robin Garcia, Magdalia Garcia, Saul Garcia, Edwin Garcia, Eduardo Garcia and Lillian Garcia, all of New York.

His funeral service will be Wednesday, May 5 at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28), Wareham at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Wareham. Visiting hours will be Tues. from 4 to 8 p.m.

For those who wish, donations may be made to the Rocha family to assist with funeral expenses.  For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com