Maria (Ferreira) DaVeiga, 86, of Dartmouth passed away Friday October 21, 2022 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Jose DaVeiga.
Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the daughter of the late Antonio and Georgiana (Pina) Ferreira, she lived New Bedford before moving to Scituate and then returned to the New Bedford area 30 years ago.
She was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Stacy DaVeiga; her granddaughter, Jade DaVeiga; her siblings, Domingas Gomes, Antonio P. Ferreira and his wife Elizabeth, and Antonio H. Ferreira and his partner Helena Sousa; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South Dartmouth Tuesday October 25th at 10 AM. Visiting hours are omitted. A private family burial will be held at Union Cemetery in Scituate. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.