In Taunton, Maria Motta, age 72, passed away in Longmeadow Nursing Home unexpectedly on January 19, 2022. Maria was born in Santa Maria, Azores in Portugal, the daughter of the late Jose & Maria (Almada) DeFreitas.
Maria had resided in Taunton the past six years and was formerly of Berkley. She enjoyed playing bingo, going shopping, cooking and above all loved being with her family, especially her loving grandchildren.
Maria leaves her children; Annmarie Shing and her husband Darrell Shing Sr. of Berkley and Jesse Motta V of Middleboro. She also leaves her siblings; Fatima DeRosa of Taunton, and Gilda Dematos of Taunton, her grandchildren Makayla Soule, Darrell Shing Jr., Jesse Motta VI and Madison Motta, her great grandchildren; Kamden Stein and Maevis Macmurray, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral home visiting hours will be held at the O’Keefe Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Sunday, January 30th from 2-4pm. with a funeral home service at 3:30pm. Burial is private.