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Lorraine Souza Obituary

Of Cambridge, June 16. Beloved wife of the late Arthur Souza. Mother of Sharon Renault and her husband Richard "Rick" of ME. Daughter of Belle (Cote) Abreu and the late Charles. Grandmother of Shannon Loncoski and her husband Michael of ME. Great grandmother of Cameron. Sister of Charles Cote of Cambridge and Anthony of Woburn. Funeral from the Cota-Struzziero-McKenna Funeral Home, 197 Washington St., SOMERVILLE, on Friday, June 20 at 8am. Funeral Mass in St. Josephs Church, 264 Washington St., (Union Sq.) Somerville at 9am. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Thursday 4-8pm. Interment Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lorraine's memory to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, American Lung Assoc. of Middlesex County, 5 Mountain Road, Burlington, MA 01803 or St. Jude Hospital for Children, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1905. www.cotafuneralhomes.com Cota, Struzziero-McKenna 617-625-6150

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Published by Boston Globe on Jun. 18, 2008.

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Dianne Keenan

June 19, 2008

Sharon & Rick, Our most sincere sympathy, we are so very sorry for your loss and want you to know you all are in our thoughts and prayers. Please know I am with you "in my heart" and wish I could have been there today...........Love and prayers, Dianne and Ed

Bob and Odette Brown

June 19, 2008

We are very sorry to hear about your Mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

Janice and Wayne Ryder

June 19, 2008

Dear Sharon,
We are so very sorry for your loss and the trauma that ensued. Your mother fought valiantly for as long as possible. She could only be proud of the legacy she left behind as a fighter for life and of her dear family. Our hearts go out to you as you deal with having done everything you could for as long as you could and having to say goodbye.

"Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way."

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