Louise F. (Ferreira) Pina, 88, of New Bedford died Monday September 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Luiz Pina.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Maria (Rebello) Ferreira, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
Mrs. Pina was formerly employed by the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Corporation.
She had been the President of the New Bedford Gold Star Mothers and Treasurer of the United Social Club.
She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.She enjoyed dancing and listening to her Cape Verdean music.
Survivors include six children, Joyce Mendez, Janet Costa, Isaac Pina, Kenneth Pina, and Clyde Pina, all of New Bedford, and Robert Pina of Dover, DE; three sisters, Olga Rice, Lillian Santos, and Janet Macedo, all of New Bedford; 25 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Luiz Pina, Jr., Loretta Robertson, and Janice Pina, grandmother of the late Gary Robertson, Robert Pina, Jr., and Eric Pina, great-grandmother of the late Kristian Rose, Jr., sister of the late Henriquetta Lopes, Manuel Ferreira, Antone Ferreira, Hilda Wahnon, Emily Howard, Alice Bernard, and Isaac Ferreira, and beloved companion of the late Antonio Andrade.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 9 AM at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Burial will follow in Rural Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.