Margaret (Furtado) Machado, age 73 of Somerset and previously Fall River passed away October 4, 2011. She was the widow of Manuel Machado and she shared an unconditional love for her longtime companion of 22 years Jeffrey Erickson. Margaret was the daughter of the late Joseph and Madeline (Pimentel) Furtado. She was a parishioner of St John of God Church and had worked in the local mills and was last a certified home health aide. She loved all and everyone else came first. She was an angel on earth and it rained at 7 P.M. after she left the earth as tears when she entered through the gates in heaven. She already missed us all.
She was the mother of Susan Copass of Coventry, RI and Donna Larrabee of TX; sister of Madeline (Furtado) Boutin of Somerset and the late Ronald Joseph Furtado; grandmother of Jennifer Lemieux (husband Patrick), Pamela Copass, Stephanie Collins (husband Shaun), Charles H. Larrabee (companion Lacey), Melissa Larrabee, Matthew David Larrabee (wife Lindsey) and great grandmother of Lana L. and Max David Larrabee. She was aunt to several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home 1521 N. Main St., Fall River Saturday at 8 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. John of God Church at 9 A.M. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery, Fall River. Calling hours Friday 5-9 P.M. www.rogersfuneral.com