Margaret T. “Peggy” (Sullivan) Pimentel, age 84, passed way Wednesday, May 09, 2018 at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late James H. “Pep” Pimentel to whom she was married over 60 years before his passing in 2016.
Born in Fall River a daughter of the late James H. and Anne L. (Smith) Sullivan she was a lifelong resident of the city.
A graduate of the Truesdale School of Nursing, she was a Registered Nurse at Truesdale, Union and Charlton Hospitals for 40 years before retiring in 1996. In 1984, she earned a bachelor degree in Nursing from the former Southeastern Massachusetts University.
A communicant of Holy Name Church she was also a member of the Truesdale Nurses Alumni Association and enjoyed going to the beach and doing crossword puzzles.
She is survived by three daughters, Susan St. Laurent and her husband William of Tiverton, Kathleen Viens and her husband William of Somerset and Ann Gendreau of Tiverton; three sons, James H. Pimentel and his wife Lori of Americus, GA, David T. Pimentel and his wife Donna of Palm Bay, FL and Robert J. Pimentel and his wife Gina of Hughsville, MD; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and lifelong friend, Doris Thornton. She was the sister of the late James, Dennis, John and Reverend Walter Sullivan, Anne Collins and Mary Lachapelle and mother-in-law of the late Denis Gendreau.
Her Funeral will be held on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 9:00 AM from the Waring-Sullivan Home at Cherry Place, 178 Winter St., Fall River followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM in Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover St., Fall River. Visiting hours are Sunday from 3:00 – 6:00 PM. Contributions may be made in her honor to Alzheimers Association, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd. Waltham, MA 02452. Entombment will be in Notre Dame Mausoleum, Fall River.
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Alzheimer's Association309 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452
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