Online Obituaries Antero De Pina Cruz, 76, of Brockton, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston. He was the husband of Oriza Rodrigues Cruz. Born June 4, 1939 in Sao Filipe, Fogo, Cape Verde he was a son of the late Mario Cruz and Albertina De Pina. He is survived by his wife, Oriza Rodrigues Cruz; his children, Antero Rodrigues Cruz, Sonia Rodrigues Cruz, Albertina Rodrigues Cruz, Deila Cruz Semedo, Helio Rodrigues Cruz, and Veronica Costa Cruz. Funeral Information Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home on Thursday at 9:00AM followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Edith Stein/St. Edward Parish, 71 East Main St., Brockton at 10:00AM. Interment will follow in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours Wednesday in the funeral home from 5:00PM - 9:00PM.