Maria Conceição (Elias) Viana, age 99 of Assonet passed away at home October 14, 2011. Born in Porto Formoso, São Miguel, Açores, she was the widow of Francisco Viana. Mrs. Viana was a retired hand stitcher having worked at Darwood Manufacturing. She was a parishioner of St. Bernard Church.
Maria was the mother of Eduarda Tavares of Assonet, the late Humberto and Robert Viana, Robert S. Viana of Assonet, Gilbert Viana of Westport, Esmeralda Rodrigues of Assonet and Esmenia Barbosa of Fall River; grandmother of 17, great grandmother of 11 and great great grandmother of 1.
Her funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home 1521 N. Main St., Fall River MONDAY at 10 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Bernard Church at 11 A.M. Interment in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours SUNDAY 5-8 P.M. Please omit flowers. Donations in her memory may be made to the Fall River Community Soup Kitchen Inc. 44 Iris St., Fall River, MA 02720 www.rogersfuneral.com