Urania da Costa, age 89, of Somerset since 2001, passed away December 10, 2010. She was the wife of the late Francisco Pacheco do Rego and daughter of the late Joao da Costa Sociedade and Ermelinda Adelina (de Medeiros) Sociedade. Born in Ponta Garca, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was a homemaker and a member of St. John of God Church.
Urania was the mother of Maria Ermelinda Perreira of Toronto, Canada, Aurelia Maria Pacheco of Somerset and the late Manuel Maria da Costa Pacheco, sister of Jose Sociedade, Ermelinda Ramos, and Paixao Costa all of Canada, and the late Joao Sociedade and Marianna Cabral, grandmother of 9, great grandmother of 2 and aunt to several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will take place from the MANUEL ROGERS & SONS FUNERAL HOME 1521 N. Main St., Fall River MONDAY at 9:00 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. John of God Church at 10:00 A.M. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery, Fall River. Calling hours SUNDAY 3-8 P.M.