Florentino Lobao DeVasconcelos

Florentino Lobao DeVasconcelos of Lowell, served in Portuguese Army; 67 LOWELL Florentino Lobao DeVasconcelos, 67, of Lowell, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a battle with cancer. He was the husband of Maria Oldemira (Picanco) DeVasconcelos, with whom he celebrated their 41st Wedding Anniversary this past June. Born December 23, 1940, in Graciosa, Azores, Portugal, he was a son of the late Francisco DaSilva Vasconcelos and the late Maria DeJesus Lobao, and was educated in that area. He was a farmer while in Graciosa, and served in the Portuguese Army. He came to the United States with his family in 1975. He settled in Lowell, making his home in the Back Central Street Neighborhood and was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church. He was a member of the Portuguese American Civic League and the Portuguese American Club, as well the Holy Ghost Society and Veteranos Portugueses. He worked as a groundskeeper for the Belmont Country Club for 33 years. In addition to his wife, Maria, he is survived by three children, Ilidia V. Porto and her husband, Victor, of Salem, NH, L. M. Vasconcelos of Lowell, and Jeffrey DeVasconcelos of Lowell; three grandchildren, Juliana Porto, Claudia Porto, and Ryan Porto, all of Salem, NH; two sisters, Maria Gil of Lowell, and Almeirinda Morais of Lowell; four brothers, Juventino Vasconcelos and his wife, Auriolinda, of Peabody, Valentino Vasconcelos and his wife, Terezina, of Peabody, Celestino Vasconcelos and his wife, Valentina, of Graciosa, Azores, and Arlindo Vasconcelos and his wife, Ivone, of Graciosa, Azores; and many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces, and grandnephews. He was also the brother of the late Idalina Morais and the late Leontina Vasconcelos, and son-in-law of the late Manuel Picanco and Maria Diamantina, as well as the brother-in-law of the late Eduardo Morais, and the late Reginaldo Gil. DeVASCONCELOS YOU ARE INVITED TO HIS CALLING HOURS 4 UNTIL 8 P.M. ON MONDAY. ON TUESDAY, HIS FUNERAL WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND ST., LOWELL (978 OR 800) 458-6816. HIS FUNERAL MASS WILL BE OFFERED AT ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH AT 10 A.M. BURIAL IN ST. MARY CEMETERY. MEMORIALS IN HIS NAME TO THE YAWKEY CANCER CENTER, DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, 165 CAMBRIDGE ST., SUITE 600, BOSTON, MA 02114 AND THE American Cancer Society, CENTRALIZED MEMORIAL PROCESSING CENTER, 30 SPEEN ST., FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701. E-CONDOLENCE SITE WWW.MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.COM