Maria F. Teves, 81
Dateline: Taunton, MA
Maria F. (Fernandes) Teves, age 81, of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Taunton Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late David F. Teves, to whom she was wed for thirty-five years at the time of his death on April 27, 2005.
Born in Santo Antao, Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal on October 9, 1937, she was a loving daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Teixeira) Fernandes.
Maria grew up and was educated in Portugal, where she also trained to be a nurse. In 1969, she moved to the United States, settling in Taunton where she proudly made her home for the past fifty years.
Prior to retiring, Maria had worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at the former Country Haven Nursing Home in Norton. She was a devout Catholic and faithful communicant of the Annunciation of the Lord Church in Taunton and the former Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Taunton.
Maria enjoyed gardening and the beauty of flowers. She had an outgoing personality that truly shined, and she’ll always be remembered for her kindness and sentimental ways.
She was the dear sister of Nelcina Fernandes Brasil and her husband Antonio Brasil of Turlock, CA, Orlanda Fernandes and her husband Jose Gonsalves of Manteca, CA, Honoria Teixeira and her husband Antonio Teixeira of Hilmar, CA, Clarencia Fernandes Mendonca and her husband Alberto Mendonca of Turlock, CA, Antonio Fernandes of Taunton, the late Duarte Fernandes, who is survived by his wife Mary Fernandes of Hilmar, CA and the late Alberto Fernandes, Moises Fernandes, Jose Orlando Fernandes and Arnaldo Fernandes, all from Cruzal, Sao Jorge, Azores. She is also survived by her loving 11 nieces and nephews, 11 great nieces and nephews and 1 great-great nephew.
Her funeral, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will begin on Saturday, March 2nd at 9:00 A.M. from the Taunton Funeral Home, 8 Crapo St. (Off Route 140, Tremont St.) Taunton, followed by a Mass of Christian burial celebrated at 10:00 A.M. in the Annunciation of Lord Church, 31 First St., Taunton. Burial will follow at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton.
Visiting hours will be held at the Taunton Funeral Home on Friday, March 1st from 4:00-7:00 P.M.
Those wishing may remember Maria with a contribution in her memory to the Annunciation of the Lord Church, mailing address: 282 Somerset Ave., Taunton, MA 02780
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.tauntonfuneral.com