TAUNTON – Filomena F. Resendes, wife of the late Antonio S. Resendes, died at the Taunton Nursing Home on March 12, 2015.
She was 95.
Born in Santa Maria, Azores, to the late Manuel F. and Antonia (Freitas) Resendes, she moved to the Taunton area in 1972.
Filomena was employed by the former Rennie Curtain Factory for many years.
She retired in 1984.
A communicant of St. Anthony Church, she enjoyed reading books and newspapers in Portuguese, and crocheting.
Survivors include a son, Jose F. Resendes and his wife Natalia of Taunton; a daughter, Maria F. Silveira and her husband Luis of Taunton; a brother, Joao Resendes of CA; a sister, Conceicao Resendes of Mansfield; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was also the sister of the late Manuel, Antonio and Jose Resendes, Emilia Santos, Helena Cabral, Maria Braga and Maria Jose Chaves.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Monday, March 16th at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Anthony Church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, March 15th from 6 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.