Antonio Vertentes

Mr. Antonio Vertentes, 83, of 238 Broadway, Fall River, formerly of East Main St., and Bay St., husband of Isaura Maria (DaRoias) Vertentes, passed away Friday, August 6, 2010. Born in Ponta Garça, Sé�o Miguel, Azores, Antonio was an artistic landscaper and a longtime employee of the Slater Paper Box Co.. His love of life was in gardening, wine making, fruit tree graphing , quahogging and crabbing. Besides his wife of 62 years, he leaves 11 children, Antonio Vertentes (wife Ann) of Swansea, Connie Maria Novo (husband Joseph), Louise Oliveira, Rosalina Rousseau (husband Wayne), Lucy Silva (husband Herculano), Olga Gaspar (husband Joseph), Lisa Vertentes, Deborah Ann Vertentes, and Donna Santos (husband Joseph) all of Fall River, John Vertentes (wife Maria) of Tiverton and Louis Vertentes (wife Rosie) of Somerset; 40 grandchildren, Michael, Bobby, Joshua, Melissa, Lila, Mark, Matthew, Daniel, Sarah, Nastassia, Cory, Dakota and Caden Vertentes, Lisa and Kimberly Correira, Christopher and Joey Novo, Tracey Costa, Christina Varela, Susan Lopes, Steve and Renee Oliveira, Stacey Gonsalves, Carlos and Jason Viveiros, Keith and Kelly Silva, Kasey Pagan, Garrick, Deonna, Lydia and Esther Gaspar, Alyssa Marie Roderigues, Katisha and Cassandra Almeida, Bryanna Silvia, Alex Souza, Kelsey and Chad Brady and Savannah Santos; 41 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late Antonio and Maria Conceicao (Pereira) Vertentes and the father of the late Nuno "Cheyenne" Vertentes. His funeral will be held Monday at 9:45 AM from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass in Good Shepherd Church at 11:00 AM. Burial, Notre Dame Cemetery. Visitation, Sunday 3:00 to 7:00 PM. LARGE PARKING AREA and BARRIER FREE ENTRANCE at the rear of funeral home. Please omit flowers. Donations may be made to Caritas Hospice, 3 Edgewater Dr. # 201, Norwood MA 02062.