TAUNTON –Antonio S. Vieira of Taunton, husband of the late Maria A. (Pacheco) Vieira, died at Morton Hospital on July 4, 2015.
He was 87.
Born in St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria de Patrocina (Cadete) dos Santos Vieira.
He moved to the Taunton area in 1978.
Employed by the former Frank Lucy Shoe Co. and Norwell Manufacturing, Antonio retired in 1989. He was a communicant of St. Anthony Church.
In his spare time he enjoyed gardening, Portuguese music and spending time with her family.
Survivors include 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-two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was also the father of the late Antonio J. Vieira and the brother of the late Manuel Santos, Maria Viola, Evangelina Sousa, Virginia Chora, Alice Vieira, Beatriz Cardoso and Morita Vieira.
His funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Friday, July 10th 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 Thursday, July 9th from 5 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.