Ann F. Fernandes

Ann F. Lopes Fernandes Tiverton,- Ann F. Lopes Fernandes, 84, of Tiverton, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at St. Elizabeths Manor Bristol, RI.She was the wife of John Jack H. Fernandes. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on February 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late George S Lopes and Catherine Holland.Mrs. Fernandes was a Communicant of St Christophers Church as well as a member of the St Christophers Womens Guild. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Tiverton Garden Club. She enjoyed photography, swimming, reading, and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons John E. Fernandes of White Plains, MD, and Mark J. Fernandes of Cheshire, CT, four daughters Ann Marie Gaudreau of Wethersfield, CT, and Arlington, VA, Mary Lou Recene of West Hartford, CT and Tiverton RI, Judy Rowland of Haddon Township, NJ, and Carolyn J. Souza of Tiverton, RI, two sisters Catherine Butterworth of Windsor, CT, and Betty Mello of Middletown, RI, ten grandchildren Brian Fernandes, Marisa Gaudreau Riley, Kevin Fernandes, Justin Gaudreau, Daniel Fernandes, Todd Recene, Amy Souza, Scott Recene, Kyle Rowland, and Paul Souza, one great grandson Andrew Fernandes, a brother in law George T. Sullivan of Middletown, RI, and a sister in law Betty Lopes of Portsmouth RI. She was also the sister of the late Ed Lopes, George S. Lopes Jr., and Barbara Sullivan, and grandmother of the late Diane Fernandes. Her funeral will be held, Wednesday April 8, 2009 at 9:00 am from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Christophers Church, 1584 Main Road, Tiverton.Calling hours will be held on Tuesday April 7, 2009, from 4:00-7:00 pm in the funeral home.Burial will be in Pocassett Hill Cemetery in Tiverton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 245 Waterman Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI, 02906 or to the Visiting Nurses of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI, 02871.