Swansea - Lorraine (Almeida) Barboza, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, December 28th 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Edward Barboza for 65 yrs. Born in Fall River she was the daughter of the late Augustine and Mary (Machado) Almeida. Lorraine is a parishioner at First Christian Congregational Church of Swansea.  Prior to her retirement she worked as a laundress at Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home, then she was a Foster Mom for 17yrs, along with her husband, they proudly raised many girls.

She is survived by her children Renee Nunes of Swansea, MA, Lisa Pacheco of Fall River, MA and Aja DeSouza of New Bedford, MA; sister Lydia Gaspar and her favorite brother-in-law Joe and sister Olivia (Debbie) Dubois and her husband Bob; grandchildren Louis A. Nunes Jr., the late Aaron H. Nunes, Karess Dougherty, Timothy Dougherty Jr., Kurtis DeSouza and Evalina DeSouza; great grandson Jayce A. Nunes; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters Mary Soares and Armarinda Soares.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Celebration of Life Service at 2 pm on Saturday the 8th 2022 at the First Christian Congregational Church of Swansea, 1113 GAR Highway, Swansea, MA. Family has requested for the use of local florists and have any floral arrangements sent directly to the church. Please do not use our link below due to no options for delivery requests. Arrangements were under the direction of the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home 1521 N. Main St. Fall River. To send the family Expressions of Sympathy, please go to www.rogersfuneral.com .