SWANSEA – Gertrude A. (Roy) Torres, age 91, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on January 26, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late John R. Torres. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Exilia (Fournier) Roy. Gertrude was formerly of Somerset but grew up in the North End of Fall River, where she was a co-owner Nu-Bright Cleaners on Brightman St. She was a parishioner at St. Loius de France and St. Michael's parish. She loved spending time with family, especially her dog Kodie.

Gertrude was the loving mother of John Torres of Swansea, Paul and his wife Janine Torres of Somerset, formerly of Nantucket, Richard and his wife Diane Torres of Swansea and Diane and her husband Glenn Mattos of Somerset; sister to Claire Belanger of Somerset and the late Bertrand and Robert Roy. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.

A visitation for Gertrude will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 2 ^nd from 9-10:30 A.M. in the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home, 1521 N. Main St., Fall River. A funeral mass will follow in St. Michael's Church at 11:00 A.M. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Somerset. Please consider a donation in Gertrude's memory to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, online at https://t2t.org/ or mail a donation to: 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY, 10306 To send the family expressions of sympathy, please go to www.rogersfuneral.com .