Bertha (Bobich) Lopes, 89, Aerovox employee
Bertha (Bobich) Lopes, 89, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the widow of the late John Lopes.
Born in Midland, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Sam & Mildred (Vujaklya) Bobich. A resident of Rochester, Mrs. Lopes was employed at the Aerovox Co. in New Bedford.
She is survived by four daughters, Henrietta Semedo and her husband Kenneth, of W. Wareham, Nancy Lopes, of Mattapoisett, Rose Mendes and her husband Andrew, of Marion, and Antoinette Pina and her husband George, of Marion; 8 grandchildren, Michael Mendes, of Rochester, Christopher Mendes, of NH, Paula Centeio-Mahmoud, of New Bedford, Susan Semedo, of Southboro, Gregory Centeio, II, of Fairhaven, Keith Pina, of Marion, Karen Christmas of Middleboro and Kimberly Pina of Marion and 15-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her granddaughter, the late Ruth Anne Semedo-Gomes.
Her funeral will be from the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28) Wareham on Tues., April 6 at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick's Church, High St., Wareham at 10 a.m. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Wareham. Visiting hours will be Monday from 5 - 8 p.m.
For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com