In Taunton, June 15, 2014 Herondina Lema, Age 96, passed away following a brief illness in Morton Hospital. Herondina was the wife of the late Anthony Lema Sr. She was born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Joseph & Marie (Duarte) Albernaz. Herondina has resided in Taunton for the past 70 years. She attended schools in Rehoboth and worked at the former Swank Co, Eureka Co and Fazio Co. in Berkley. Herondina enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, word search and cherished her time with family. She is survived by her children Alice Ferreira and her husband Joseph of Raynham and Anthony Lema Jr. and his wife Jerilynn of Taunton. She also leaves her five loving grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Herondina was preceded in death by her two sisters Charlotte Gonsalves and Evangelina Santos both of Rehoboth. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Thursday, June 19th at 9 am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Taunton at 10 am. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Weds. from 5-7 pm. Burial will be in the family lot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton.