Chelsea L. Hopkins

Chelsea L. Hopkins, age 28, of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 16, 2021. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of Christie L. (Hopkins) Vendetti and her wife Doreen Vendetti of Rhode Island, and Marcus A. Bullard of Brockton. She was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 2010, and attended UMass-Dartmouth. During her high school and college years, she participated on the dive team. An outgoing and caring person, she was the "life of the party" and loved the beach, lady bugs, sunflowers, and mermaids. Her daughter was the center of her world. Chelsea worked as a materials manager at Commonwealth Alternative Care in Taunton. Besides her parents, she is survived by her daughter, Emilia Geherty, and her father, Shon Geherty; three siblings, Nick Bullard of Easton, Marcus Bullard of Brockton and Joshua Hopkins of Easton; her paternal grandparents, Dewey and Pearl Bullard of Brockton; maternal grandparents, Cherie Depina and the late Tony Depina of Boston; uncles, Tony DePina III of Boston, Wayne Curvin Jr. of Palm Harbor, FL; a great great-aunt, Linda Taupier of East Longmeadow; and several extended family members. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 28, from 12 pm to 2 pm, in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte. 123) Brockton, with a celebration of life, beginning at 2 pm, in the funeral home. Interment will be privately held. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to "Chelsea's fund for Emmy" https://gofund.me/b8fdd934. For online condolences and directions, please visit conleyfuneralhome.com or on Facebook at Conley Funeral & Cremation Service.