 EAST FALMOUTH —
George Canto Barboza, 92, died at Falmouth Hospital on Jan. 3, 2008. He was the husband of Eufemia "Gi-Gi" (Resendes) Barboza for 41 years.
Mr. Barboza was born in East Falmouth on May 14, 1915, the son of the late Antonio C. and Mary (Santos) Barboza. During World War II, he served in the Army. In the 1930s, he lived in Ohio and worked in the steel mills as a welder, grinder and painter, then returned to Falmouth where he worked as a barber until his retirement.
He also owned a snack bar in the late 1960s, called the Sugar Bowl, which he later turned into a liquor store named B & P Liquors. The liquor store was co-owned with the late Carlo Pena Sr.
George was a long-standing member of the Cape Verdean Club in Falmouth, where he held many offices including secretary, treasurer, and president. He was also a communicant of St. Anthony's Church and volunteered as an usher for many years. In 1976, he served on the town of Falmouth Bicentennial Committee. He enjoyed playing golf and, in his earlier years, was known to go hunting. One of George's many talents was his singing and dancing.
Besides his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Antoinette "Toni" Fitch of Cambridge, Louisa "Bootsie" Barboza-Norvell of Dayton, Ohio, Marguerite "Nancy" Gomes of Harwich and Georgina "Gina" Barboza of Hyannis; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Anthony of New Bedford, Louis of Dorchester, Lawrence "Jake" of Randolph, and Stanley of Cranston, R.I.; four sisters, Lia Gonsalves of East Providence, R.I., Marie Martins of Germantown, Md., Yvonne "Bubbles" Barboza of Providence, R.I., and Antonia Gonsalves of Taunton. Also surviving are several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 475 Main St., Falmouth Center. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 7, at St. Anthony's Church, 167 E. Falmouth Highway (Route 28), East Falmouth, followed by burial at St. Anthony's Cemetery.
For online guest book and directions, visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Cape Cod Times on 1/5/2008. |