Gomes, Palmira “Jonia”- Age 93, of Scituate, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Francisco Gomes and Maria Ortencia Gomes Miranda. Beloved sister to the late Clara Gomes Veiga, the late Adelino Gomes, the late Maria Gomes, the late Maria Necimento Gomes. Cherished aunt to the late Lotinha Mendes, Manuel Monteiro, Grogolio Veiga, the late Franciso Monteiro, Adelina Pinto, Noli Gomes, Pedro Gomes, Rose Wiest, Fransico Gomes, Noquinha Miller, Penny Sowles, Maria Jones, Palmira Monteiro, Jose Monteiro, the late Clarice Fontes, Lilia Monteiro, Calucho Campbell and the late Tchalo Veiga.
Jonia never had any children but treated her nieces and nephews as if they were her own. She loved dancing, music, and family. She was a mother to all.
A visitation will take place on Tuesday October 22, 2019 from 8am-9am at Richardson – Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. A funeral service will follow at 10am at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent St, Scituate.