TAUNTON – Maria A. (Pacheco) Vieira, wife of Antonio S. Vieira of Taunton, died at Longmeadow of Taunton on March 13, 2015.
She was 83.
Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Virginio and Maria C. (Silva) Pacheco.
Employed by the former Frank Noone Shoe Company for many years, Maria later worked for Swank Inc.
She retired several years ago.
A communicant of St. Anthony Church, Maria enjoyed gardening, flowers, baking, sewing, crocheting and most of all, spending time with her family.
In addition to her husband of sixty-four years, she leaves two sons, Arthur Vieira and his wife Maria of Taunton and Emmanuel Vieira and his wife Margarida of RI; six daughters, Maria Furtado and her husband Jose of Taunton, Margarida Chaves of New Bedford, Maria P. Vieira and her husband Antonio Medeiros, Maria A. Almeida and her husband Manuel, Maria D. Roias and her husband Gilberto and Maria J. Falcao and her husband Louis, all of Taunton; seventeen grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also the mother of the late Antonio J. Vieira and the sister of the late Maria L. Melo.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Wednesday, March 18th at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Anthony Church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday March 17th from 5 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.