Messias C. Rebelo Obituary (2018)

FALL RIVER... Messias C. Rebelo, 81, of Fall River passed away March 7, 2018 at Catholic Memorial Home following a long illness. He was the husband of Theresa (Oliveira) Rebelo. Born in Remedios, Bretanha, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Domingos A. Rebelo and Margaretta (Reis) Pacheco. He had moved to Fall River in 1972. Mr. Rebelo had served in the Portuguese army and worked as a Mason. He also owned the former Rebelo & Sons Corp. Import/Export Fisheries and was a communicant of Espirito Santo Church. Along with his wife, Messias is survived by his daughter: Gloria Oliveira Rebelo DeMelo and her husband Manuel of Dartmouth; 4 sons: Carlos Rebelo and his wife Ana of Fall River, Vasco Rebelo and his wife Lynne of Dartmouth, Messias Rebelo, Jr. and his wife Julie of Florida & David Rebelo of Fall River; a brother: Jose Rebelo of Old City Toronto, Canada; 12 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Gloria Rebelo, Antonio Rebelo and David Rebelo. At the request of the family, services will be private. If anyone wishes to make donations in Messias' name, please send them to the American Parkinson Disease Association, 135 Parkinson Ave. Staten Island, NY 10305 or https://www.apdaparkinson.org.