Alice Teixeira Barbosa da Silva, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 19, 2025 at her residence in Malden, Massachusetts. She was born on March 31, 1919 in Sao Filipe, Fogo, Cabo Verde, a daughter of Francisco José Barbosa and Maria dos Reis Teixeira.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joao Barbosa da Silva, (Djony di Clarimundo), her son Mário Augusto B. da Silva; four grandchildren, and 26 brothers and sisters.
Alice is survived by two sons and three daughters, Joao Manuel, Raul do Carmo Maria dos Reis, Maria Alice and Adelina Candida Teixeira Barbosa da Silva; two stepsons, Marcelino and Joaquim R. Canuto; ten grandchildren, Mário Joao, Raul Alberto, Paulo Cesar, Nilton Filipe, Alexandra Rosangela, Mário Augusto, Ivan Mauro, Suelly, and Raul do Carmo; four step-grandchildren, Jacqueline, Janety, Jorge and Juliana; seventeen great-grandchildren, Darrian, Christian, Karem, Ezequiel, Adriann, Matteo, Zane, Pedro, Eliano, Alex, Viviann, Samara, Julien, Maelle, Zayra, Alyah and Soraia; nine step-great grandchildren, Kathleen, Celine, Kevin, Jorginho, Joao, Ricardo, Jullye, Kyara, Junnyor, and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Alice’s life at Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden on Saturday March 29th at 10:00am. Visiting hours will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday March 28th from 4:00pm-8:00pm.
Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA