Maria Rosario Serra died on February 23, 2025 at 84 years old. She was the daughter of Maria R. Serra and Florindo Lopes Serra. Born in Sobral da Lagoa, Portugal and immigrated to Springfield, MA . A longtime resident of Ludlow, MA before falling in love with Misquamicut Beach and settling in Westerly, RI. She worked as a caring nurse through the VNA and was grateful to the nurses who finally tended to her. Her passion was cooking "good good" food, and helping her late husband Antonio with their ever-expanding garden. She welcomed everyone to her Misquamicut Beach home, "her resort", where she enjoyed entertaining family and friends. She was a member of St Clare Church in Westerly and a volunteer of the Westerly Senior Citizens Center. She leaves behind brothers Albino and Armenio Serra and her sister Idalina Matias; as well as nieces and nephews whom she treated as her own children: Georgina Serra, Teresa Fernandes, Beatriz Colaw, John Matias, Luis Matias, James Serra, Silver Serra, Danny Serra, Sylvia Leal, Anthony Serra, and David Matias. Funeral services for Maria will be held on Monday, March 3, 2025 from the Ludlow Funeral Home. Visitation is Monday morning from 8:45-10:15am with a Liturgy of Christian Mass celebrated at 11:00am in Our Lady of Fatima Church followed by burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery.
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