March 28, 2024

Anna M. (Soares) Gomes

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Anna M. (Soares) Gomes, in her 100th year, of East Providence, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, Friday, May 7, 2021. Born July 28, 1921, in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margarida (Almeida) Soares.

Anna was employed for over 20 years in the Providence Veteran’s Hospital. She was a member of the East Providence Senior Center as well as being an official greeter at her Church.

She is survived by her children, Linda Nuey (Kwong) of East Greenwich, Irving Gomes of Duluth, GA, Reverend Steven Gomes (Shontell) of East Providence and Lisa Isom (Dennis) of Providence. She was the loving grandmother to 13 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great granddaughter. She was the loving aunt to many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Ann Gomes, her sisters, Margarida Stirrup, Patricia Soares, Rose Soares and Margaret Soares; and her brothers, Manuel Soares, Jack Soares and Antone Soares.

As the elder member of her family, Anna's passing will leave a huge void in her family as her love, wisdom and history (story telling) of her family will be missed.

Relatives and friends will be received Sunday, May 9, from 5pm until 7pm in the Rebello Funeral Home and Crematory, 901 Broadway, East Providence, where a prayer service will be held at 7pm. Her funeral will begin Monday, May 10, at 9am from the Rebello Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Francis Xavier Church, 81 No. Carpenter St., East Providence. Burial will be private.

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