Agnes Nicolau Raposa, 82, passed away on August 30 in Fall River, MA. She was born on February 9, 1933, in Fall River to Mary Augustine Pacheco and Manuel Rego Nicolau. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, her family is left with a legacy of her love.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Raposa and is survived by her daughter, Debra Malone and husband Don of Somerset, MA, daughter Nancy Trudel and husband George of Tiverton, RI, sister Noreen Gray and husband Al of Plant City, FL, and brother-in-law James Raposa and his wife Flora of Westport, MA.
She was a dedicated and devoted Vavo, and she was loved by her grandchildren:
Kenneth Roy and his fiance Liz DaSilva, Tara Trudel and her husband Dominic Ferullo, Rachel Trudel Benson and her husband Robin, and Kerri Roy, along with her three great grandchildren, Jacob Roy, A.J. Munoz and Kendall DeMello, several nieces and nephews, many friends, and the caring and compassionate staff at Catholic Memorial Nursing Home.
She worked at Margie's House of Beauty in Fall River, MA and at Syscon Corporation in Middletown, RI and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. She was a communicant of Holy Ghost Church and actively volunteered in the parish.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, September 4 at 10:00 a.m. in Holy Ghost Church, 316 Judson Street, Tiverton, RI. Public Calling Hours will be held on Thursday, September 3 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Pocasset Memorial Funeral Home, 462 Main Road, Tiverton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Memorial Nursing Home, 2446 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA.