MELO, Georgina Sousa – Passed away peacefully at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at age 94. Daughter of the late Jose and Maria (nee Bettencourt) Chaves.

Beloved wife of the late Manuel Melo (2006); loving mother of Filomena (Valdemar) Picanco, and Victor (Gloria) Melo. Cherished grandmother of Susy Picanco (Paul Robson), Kevin Melo, and great-grandmother of Marisol Pardo. Survived by brother-in-law Celestino Vasconcelos and many nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents Georgina was predeceased by brother Manuel (Anina) Chaves, and sisters Maria (Manuel) Santos, Adelina (Americo) Silva, and Valentina Vasconcelos.

Georgina’s family will welcome friends and family at Lounsbury Funeral Home 1766 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge, on Wednesday, September 20th from 5-9 pm with Vigil Prayers at 5 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 21st at 10 am at St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, 16 Cooper Street, Cambridge. Interment to follow at Parklawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family.