Mary Evangeline Pimentel Arruda

Tiverton, RI - Mary Evangeline Pimentel Arruda, 97, of 14 Springer Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died on May 8, 2010, at 1:30AM.She was the wife of the late Arthur Joseph Arruda.Born in Vila Franca, St. Migual the Azores, on January 5, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Maria Pimentel.Mrs. Arruda loved to cook for her entire family having them over all the time. She also enjoyed crocheting for her family. Mrs. Arruda loved raising animals on her and her husbands farm and blacksmith shop, as well as their gas station on Main Road in Tiverton.She is survived by her daughters Maria C. Rocha and her husband Joseph V. Rocha of Portsmouth, RI and Florida and Evangeline Jandro of Tiverton, RI, her sister Fernada Coelho of Fall River, MA, eight grandchildren, Ann Marie Pierce and her husband Richard of Portsmouth, RI, L, Rachel Fatima McDonald and her husband Shannon, Edward Machado of Salisbury, MD, Linda Souza and her husband George of Port Charlotte, FL, Arthur Machado of Tiverton, RI, Dawn Bouchard and her husband John of Tiverton, RI, and Jacquline Falandys and her husband William of Swansea, MA, and her great grandchildren, Daniel Pierce and Michael Pierce of Portsmouth, RI, Ian Rocha and Matthew Rocha of Jacksonville, FL, Conlan McDonald and Aidan McDonald of Portsmouth, RI, Tiffany, Joshua and Rachel Machado of Salisbury, MD, Jared Souza of Port Charlotte, FL, Brittney and Chelsea Bouchard of Tiverton, RI and Aidan and Erika Falandys of Swansea, MA.She was the sister of the late Ernest Pimental, Joseph Pimental, Evaristo Pimental, Mary Amaral and Alzira Lima, the mother-in-law of the late Norman L. Jandro and the grandmother of the late Vincent M. Rocha and Tiffany Jandro.Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 9:00AM, from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00AM, in St. Anthonys Church, 2836 East Main Road, Portsmouth.Burial will be in Pocasset Hill Cemetery in Tiverton.Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, from 4-8 pm in the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank at St. Anthonys Church, 2836 Eat Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.