Alice Pestana 94 of Fall River, died on Sept. 29th. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Leopoldina (Rodrigues) and John Pestana. She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Parish.
Prior to her retirement had worked at Anderson Little for 41 years. She was a member of Unite, the Portuguese Veterans Women's Auxillary and was a Lifelong Member of the Royal Travelers. She enjoyed traveling with her friends.
She is survived by her twin sister Maria C. Arruda of Fall River, 2 nephews Robert (Linda) Arruda of Riverside, RI and Lynwood Pestana of Washington state. She also leaves a greatnephew Sean (Tanya) Arruda of Seekonk, MA along with greatgreatnephews, Jaden and Cole Arruda of Seekonk, MA and Collin Butterworth of Saunderstown, RI. In addition, she leaves greatnieces Jamie (Brenton) Butterworth of Saunderstown, RI and Amy Lynn Pestana of Swansea, MA. She was the sister of the late Manuel Pestana.
Visitation THURSDAY 3- 7 PM. Her Funeral will be held on FRIDAY at 9am from the A F ALMEIDA & SON FUNERAL HOME 1309 Globe St., Fall River with a 10am Mass at Holy Trinity Church. Entombment at Notre Dame Mausoleum. www.almeida-pocasset.com
The family of Alice Pestana would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Swansea, MA (Formerly Country Gardens Nursing Home) and Beacon Hospice of Fall River for the excellent care and kindness they gave to her.