She was the wife of Jose I. DeMello and daughter of the late Luis R. and Maria C. (Diogo) Pavao. She immigrated with her family to Fall River, MA in 1951. Mrs. DeMello was a parishioner of St. Julie Billiart Church.
She was devoted to her family and was happiest when spending time with them. She was a seamstress for many years prior to her retirement. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting, and making Masa (sweetbread) for her family and friends.
In addition to her husband Jose, she is survived by her children, Susan Faria and her husband Joseph of Dartmouth, Cathy DeMello and her partner Robert Armer of FL and Wayne DeMello and his partner Susie Cabral of Dartmouth; her grandchildren, Kristi Proulx and her husband Andrew, Christopher Faria and Jake DeMello; two great-grandchildren Logan and Nolan Proulx. She was the sister of James S. Pavao and his wife Noberta, Adelaide Manosh and her late husband Roger, Ralph Pavao, Manuel A. Pavao and his wife Diane, Madeline Teixeira and her husband Steven. She was pre-deceased by her brother Joseph L. Pavao , sister Isabel Raposa and her husband Joao, and sister Natalia Rackley. She was the sister-in-law of Marjorie Pavao, Eduarda Souza and her husband David, and Dennis Mello and his wife Betty. In addition, she has many nieces and nephews.
A special Thank You to Southcoast Hospice VNA and Care With Love, Barbara, Debbie B., Libby, Debbie P. , and Maria.
Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 11:00AM in St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, Dartmouth, MA 02748. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00PM in the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME at DARTMOUTH, 230 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth. Burial will be in South Dartmouth Cemetery. To leave a note of condolence: www.waring-sullivan.com
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