Carolina Mendes Sousa, age 93, of Turlock, California passed away at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Carolina was born in Altares, Terceira, Açores to Carolina Lourdes Cardoso and Manuel Mendes Couto.
Carolina is survived by her children Manuel Silvestre Sousa, Maxine Sousa Correia (Frank) and Liliana Sousa-Downs (Dennis) also of Turlock. Carolina is also survived by sister Guiomar Mendes Couto of Turlock. Carolina leaves behind her grandchildren Kole Sousa, Cheyanne Freitas (Darren), Xavier Kim, Montgomery Kim, Savannah Sousa and Sebastiani Kim, her extended grandchildren Nick Correia, Sean Downs, Alyssa Downs and Ryan Downs along with her great granddaughter Charlotte Freitas and another one on the way to honor her memory. Many nieces and nephews are also survived by Carolina.
Carolina was preceded in death by her husband Manuel Correia Sousa, her parents Manuel Mendes Couto and Carolina Lourdes Cardoso. Her siblings Maria Mendes Garcia, Angela Mendes Bernardo, Manuel Mendes Cardoso, José Mendes Cardoso, Constantino Couto, Antonio Mendes Couto and Joáo Mendes Lourenco.
Carolina was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church.
A Visitation for Carolina will be held Thursday, July 6, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 20263 American Avenue, Hilmar, CA 95324.
Recitation of the Rosary Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM, 20263 American Avenue, Hilmar, CA 95324.
A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, July 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM, 20263 American Avenue, Hilmar, CA 95324.
A Committal Service will occur Friday, July 7, 2023 at Turlock Memorial Park, 575 North Soderquist Road, Turlock, CA 95380.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.whitehurstnortondiasfunerals.com for the Sousa family.
