Mary Machado's Obituary
Mary Machado, 96, of Gulfport, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. She worked as a seamstress for many years in the Fall River / New Bedford, MA area before retiring to Florida. Mary liked to travel but mostly looked forward to and enjoyed spending her summers with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands Ernest Amaral, Frank Martins, and David Machado and her brothers Jose and Caetano Pimental. Mary is survived by her daughter Tina Berube and her companion Robert Desmarais of Fall River, MA; grandchildren Sheryl Downing and her husband Richard of Berkley, MA; Thomas Pacheco of Taunton, MA and Raymond Berube, who was always her caregiver and his partner Stan Wagner of St. Petersburg; two great-grandchildren David Pacheco and Alysha Vidinha and her husband Ryan; two sisters Maria Da Luz Cabral and Bernadette Pimental, both of Fall River, MA and several nieces and nephews. Mary’s family would like to thank Elnora Huff, her long time aide, the staff at the Springs at Boca Ciega Bay as well as Dr. Mark Eichenbaum and his Nurse Practitioner Stephanie for their exceptional care.
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