Evelyn (Dias) Lopes, 74, of New Bedford died Thursday May 22, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Assonet, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Silva) Dias, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life.
Survivors include six children, Patricia Lopes of Rehoboth, Richard Dias, Paul K. Lopes, Sharon A. (Lopes) Dixon, Dawn M. Lopes and her fiancé Sherman W. Moore III, and Terrence Lopes, all of New Bedford; a brother, Manuel Dias of Weymouth two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Mary Clark, Lillian Sellman, Dorothy, Joseph, Alfred, and Anthony Dias, and sister-in-law of the late Robert H. Sellman, Jr.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9 AM at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.