Ernest Ramalho
HAMPTON, NH Ernest Ramalho, 81, of Hampton, New Hampshire, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at his home after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family.
A son of the late Manuel and the late Carlota (Silva) Ramalho, he was born July 16, 1935, in Lowell, and educated in the local schools, and achieved his Bachelors Degree in Banking & Finance.
Throughout his lifetime, he was a banker, working his way up through the banking system, retiring as a Vice President of the former Bay Bank Group.
A member of St. Anthony’s Parish, he enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling to his favorite place, Jamaica, for the past twenty years on a row, and he always adhered to rule, ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere’.
His survivors include his cousins, Gregorio S. Santos and his wife, Maria J. Santos, of Lowell, and Maria and Jose Lobao of Lowell; his God Children, Walter M. Santos and his wife, Teresa, of Lowell, and Paul D. Santos and his fiancé, Lisa Cunha, of Hampton, NH; as well as many additional God Children, relatives and friends in the United States, Canada, and Portugal.
He was predeceased by his best friend, Leonard Guilmette, who died in 2005.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HIS VISITATION ON THURSDAY MORNING FROM 8A.M. UNTIL 10 A.M. AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816. HIS FUNERAL MASS WILL BE OFFERED AT WHAT ST. ANTHONY CHURCH 893 CENTRAL ST., LOWELL AT 11 A.M.. BURIAL IN HAMPTON HIGH STREET CEMETERY, HAMPTON, NH. E-CONDOLENCE SITE WWW.MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.COM
