Catherine H. (Rocha) Lopes

TIVERTON… Catherine H. (Rocha) Lopes, 92 of Tiverton passed away May 28, 2021, at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River.

She was the widow of Henry P. Lopes to whom she had been married for 38 years before his passing in 1997.

Born and raised in Little Compton, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Aldina (Peters) Rocha.

Mrs. Lopes was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Little Compton. She had worked for several years at the Crystal Springs School prior to retiring. She had enjoyed knitting and crocheting, making puzzles and doing word searches. Above all else she loved spending time with her family.

Survivors include her children: Jim Lopes and his wife Ann of Fall River, Brian Lopes and his husband Chuck of Chepachet, RI and Kym Lopes of Johnston, RI; her granddaughter: Sara Branco of Fall River; her siblings: John Rocha of Florida, Martha Teixeira of Little Compton, RI, Steve Rocha of Somerset, Dan Rocha of Tiverton, Eileen Rousseau of Little Compton, RI and Edward Rocha of Cranston, RI; many nieces and nephews and her great grand-dog: Bruin. She was the sister of the late Frank Rocha, Arthur Rocha and Flo Rocha.

A funeral mass will be held on Monday, June 21st, at St. Catherine's Church, 74 Simmons Rd., Little Compton, RI, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery. Please meet directly at St. Catherine's church in Little Compton.