Online Obituaries Cristiano Jose Mendes, 86, of Brockton, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. He was the husband of Joana (Da Rosa) Mendes. Born April 10, 1927 in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Mathews Jose Mendes and Julia (Correia) Mendes. He is also survived by his children, Matilde Mendes, Ramiro Mendes, Joao Mendes, Henrique Mendes, Francisca Andrade and Joao Mendes. Funeral Information Funeral from the Russell Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (RT123) Brockton on Monday at 8:00AM followed by a funeral mass in St. Edith Stein/St. Edward Parish at 9:00AM. Interment will follow in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home on Sunday from 5:00-9:00PM.