Hudson, MA
Maria J. (Braga) Resendes, 91, of Hudson, died on Tuesday, June 21st at Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 69 years to the late Antonio Resendes who died in 2009.
Maria was born and raised in Santa Maria, the Azores, Portugal, daughter of the late Antonio J. and Bernardina J. (Freitas) Braga. She moved to Hudson in 1968 and was employed as an assembler by the Hudson Lock Co. for 15 years until her retirement. She was a member of Saint Michael’s Parish in Hudson.
She is survived by her two daughters, Maria B. Cabral and her husband Jose of Hudson and Helena Leonardo, wife of the late Manuel Leonardo of Canada. She was predeceased by her daughter, Maria Resendes. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Darren, Sandra and Leslie Leonardo, Elvis and Fatima Cabral and her three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her grandson Harry Leonardo and her four siblings, Emilia Sousa, Conceicao Figueiredo, Maria Loura and Jose Braga.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, June 25th at 9:00 a.m. in Saint Michael’s Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow in Saint Michael’s Cemetery, Hudson. Calling hours will be held on Friday, June 24th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749.