LOWELL Maria Lourdes (De Sousa) Pacheco, 76, of Lowell, passed away after a long illness on Friday July 22, 2022 at Lowell General Hospital. She was the widow of Manuel R. Pacheco who passed away in 2002 after 16 years of marriage.
Born April 7, 1946, in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Correia de Sousa, and the late Maria(Borges) de Sousa. She grew up and was educated in Terceira.
She came to the United States in 1976, settling in Cambridge, and then Lowell in the 1980’s. She was a dedicated communicant of St. Anthony’s Church, attending Mass every Sunday.
She is survived by her children, Julio H. Oliveira of Terceira, Azores, Portugal and Margarida B. Carvalho and her husband, Tony Carvalho of Lowell; as well as her granddaughter, the light of her life, Alexandra Carvalho of Lowell.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HER FUNERAL MASS ON SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022 AT 10 A.M. AT ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH, 893 CENTRAL STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852. FOLLOWED BY BURIAL IN ST. MARY CEMETERY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN HER MEMORY TO ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852 978-458-6816