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Lucilia Rebello Emerson |
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January 10, 1923 ~ October 29, 2016 |
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November 1, 2016 |
 Lucilia
Rebello Emerson, age 93, passed away after a
brief illness on October 29, 2016, in Bonners
Ferry. A funeral mass is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 3, at Bonners Ferry Funeral
Home, 6485 Harrison Street, Bonners Ferry,
followed by a graveside consecration.
Father Carlos Perez will officiate. Reception
announcement to follow. All are welcome to
attend and celebrate Lucy’s life.
Lucy is survived by her grandson, Sean Emerson
of Vancouver, Washington, granddaughter Terzah
Farley, San Antonio, Texas, daughter-in-law
Norma Jean Emerson, Pampa, Texas,
great-grandchildren Jasmine and Christopher
Emerson and Elyana Farley. She is preceded in
death by her beloved husband, Albert A. Emerson,
of Bonners Ferry.
Lucy was born on January 10, 1923, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, to parents Francisco Abalada
and Ulidia Virginia Rebello, affectionately
known as Paizinho and Mãezinha, from Portugal.
She graduated from British American School in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a Bilingual
Secretarial Certificate in 1938.
She married Mariano Clemente Prado when she was
21, and was widowed in 1956 with no children.
She met Al Emerson when he was supervising
construction of a machine factory in Rio. They
married on December 16, 1960, on a cruise ship
between Rio and Miami. This marriage brought her
two beloved stepsons, Leonard E. and Robert D.
Emerson, who preceded her in death.
Al and Lucy built a house in Lafayette,
Colorado, where Al ran a herd of Charolais
cattle and managed operations for Gardner Denver
headquarters. On retirement in 1974, Al and Lucy
bought land in Bonners Ferry and moved here to
be close to his oldest sister.
Lucy was an elegant lady whose door was always
open for visitors to come for a cup of coffee
and a chat. Al would do precision woodworking,
and Lucy would decorate his work with tole
painting. Many of their clocks, frames, tables
and trivets are treasured mementos in the homes
of friends and family.
She loved Al unconditionally and was his
constant companion to the very end.
The family would like to thank Tom and Cathy
Florea, her dearest friends of 42 years, for all
their love and caring support, especially in her
later years. |
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