FALL RIVER - Maria Carmo (Braga) Sousa, age 89, Residence 273 Oak Grove Ave., Fall River, wife of the late Nicolau Inacio Sousa. Died Wednesday at Crawford Skilled Nursing & Rehab.Center. The mother of two sons; Nicolau Sousa of N.C. and David Sousa of Sao Miguel, Azores, one daughter; Belia Camara of Swansea, one brother; Salvador Braga of Fall River, one sister; Maria Jesus Felgueira of Canada, six grandchildren and Several Great Grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews. She was also sister of the late Manuel, Antone, and Jose Braga, Isabel Medeiros, Conceicao Revoredo, Antonia Baptista, and Ines Braga.
Born in Capelas, Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late Jose Braga and the late Maria Carmo (Rego) Braga. She lived in Fall River, then moved to Bristol, and then back to Fall River. Before retiring, she was a Floor Girl at Solof & Son Mfg. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church, now Our Lady of Fatima Chapel of St. Michael, Ocean Grove.
Her funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 1521 No. Main St. on Monday at 8:45 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Fatima Chapel of St. Michael at 10:00 AM. Internment in St. Patrick Cemetery. Calling hours Sunday 5-8 PM