Lillian Carvalho

Lillian (Ferreira) Carvalho, of 6 James St. Nashua passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, after a period of declining health. She was born in Lowell, MA on October 8 1933, daughter of the late John M. and Mary (Bettencourt) Ferreira.

Mrs. Carvalho was a graduate of the Tewksbury High School class of 1950. She was a Nashua resident for the past 69 years and longtime communicant of St. Patrick’s Church in Nashua. Unable to attend church in recent years, instead she would watch the mass at Notre Dame on TV. She was a person with many different talents and interests. She enjoyed candlepin bowling and was in various leagues, including Gate City Bowl where she earned an Honor Roll plaque with an impressive 121 average. She enjoyed many crafts including ceramics, and others. She was an avid walker, enjoyed exercising, living a healthy lifestyle, and going on cruises with her husband and friends. Most of all she was a fantastic mother and grandmother who loved her family and always put them ahead of herself.

She is survived by her daughter Maryanne Moncrief and her husband Keith of Milford; son Joseph L Carvalho III and his wife Christine of Nashua; grandchildren Joyce Raymond and her husband Benjamin of Fayetteville, NC, Stephen Carvalho and his wife Kelley of Nashua, and Thomas Carvalho and his significant other Sara Robert of Northfield, NH; great grandchildren, Olivia Raymond and William J. Raymond of Fayetteville NC; and sister-in-law Doris (Carvalho) Franco of Hudson. She was predeceased by her Husband of 45 years, Joseph L Carvalho Jr.; daughter Jo-Ann (Carvalho) Hollis; son Stephen J. Carvalho; brothers John M. Ferreira of Tewksbury, and Francis Ferreira of N. Salem, NH

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am on Friday January 22, 2021 at St. Joseph the Worker Church located at 777 W Hollis St, Nashua, NH, followed by a burial at Edgewood Cemetery located at 107 Amherst St, Nashua, NH.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH.

Condolences may be left at www.zissweeneyfuneralhome.com