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Lillian Lopes Obituary

Of Cambridge, Sept. 26. Wife of the late John Matthews. Loving mother of Sharon Matthews and Melvin Gonsalves. Sister of Caesar Lopes and the late Dominga Andrade, Agnes Butler, Adeline Cruz and Luis Lopes. Grandmother of Cassandra Moore, Susan Marsland, Ann Marie Viaud, Barbara and Melvin J. Gonsalves. Great Grandmother of John, Josh, Sean and Christopher Marsland, Amanda Marcellino, Jude Alex Viaud, Maya Gonsalves and Jalen Christopher Moore. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cambridge St., CAMBRIDGE Monday at 10 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church in Cambridge at 11 AM. Visiting hours Sunday 4 to 8 PM. Member of the Foster Grandparents Program of Cambridge. Past President of Club Courtie of Cambridge. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon St., Watertown, MA 02472.

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Published by Boston Globe on Sep. 29, 2007.

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Myrtle Byars

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