Maria G. (Silva) Sousa Obituary (2017)

FALL RIVER... Maria G. (Silva) Sousa, 66, of Fall River passed away Saturday, June 3rd at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston. Born in Sao Miguel, Acores, Portugal, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Maria De Espirito Santo (Melo) Silva. She moved to Fall River about 45 years ago. Mrs. Sousa was a communicant of Santo Christo Church and was a devout Catholic. She enjoyed going to church feasts, knitting and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her daughters; Ana DeSa of Fall River and Fatima Sousa of N. Dartmouth, her sons; Abel Sousa & Kevin Sousa, both of Fall River, 4 sisters; Eduarda Soares of Fall River, Conceicao Jesus of Fall River, Maria De Deus Furtado of Swansea & Maria F. Silva of Tiverton, 3 brothers; Antonio Silva of Fall River, Manuel Silva of Swansea & Fernando Silva of Somerset, 8 grandchildren; Jacob, Austin, Tori, Savannah, Nevaeh, Juliana, Lina & Toby, several nieces and nephews. Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Monday, June 19th at 8 AM from South Coast Funeral Home, 1555 Pleasant St. Fall River, MA 02723, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 AM at Santo Christo Church, Columbia St. Fall River. Inurnment will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River. Calling hours will be held Sunday, June 18th from 5 to 8 PM. In Lieu of flowers, donations in Maria's name can be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005 Boston, MA 02241-7005 or www.heart.org.