Obituary: Mary "Sal" DeSantos

Obituary from Duffy-Poule Funeral Home. 

Mary "Sal" DeSantos, 95, formerly of Attleboro, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Norton.

She was the wife of the late Floyd DeSantos. Born in Taunton June 15, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Joaquin and Maria Delgado. 

Mary was educated in Taunton schools and was a graduate of Taunton High School. She was an Attleboro resident most of her life, moving back to Taunton for a short time in her later years. Mary was a homemaker, an avid reader and devoted Boston Red Sox fan. She was well loved and will be missed by all her family and friends. 

Mary leaves her son Lawrence DeSantos and his wife Linda of Westerly, R.I.; her daughter Mary Jacqueline Munroe of Ashland; her three grandchildren Matthew DeSantos, Jonathan DeSantos and Michael DeSantos; and her two great-grandchildren Charlotte and Thomas DeSantos. She was preceded in death by her sister Lydia Goulet. 

Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours Monday, May 204 to 6 p.m. in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St., Attleboro. A funeral will be conducted Tuesday, May 21 10 a.m. from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Saint John the Evangelist Church, 133 N. Main St., Attleboro, celebrated by the Rev. Richard Wilson, Pastor. Interment will be in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Attleboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Hospice of CVNA, 10 Emory St., Attleboro, MA 02703 or Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.