aged 68, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 14, 2011. Born in Fogo, Cabo Verde, Matilde was the daughter of the late Jose Joaquim Barbosa (Zeca) and Maria Merces Fontes Barbosa (Ia).
She is survived by her three children, Rolando and wife Dona, Nataniel and wife Mena and Ligia and husband Alberto; her husband Orlando; three grandchildren, Patrick, Matthew and Alex; brothers and sisters; several nieces and nephews; uncles and aunts and several cousins.
She was the grandmother of the late Yanire.
Matilde will be remembered as a loving, devoted and special mother, a courageous and giving person to all her family and friends.
Her funeral will be held on Monday at 8:30 am from the Keefe Funeral Home, Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, Rhode Island with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 291 High St, Pawtucket. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, West Wrentham Rd, Cumberland. Calling hours will be held Sunday from 12 to 4 pm at the Keefe Funeral Home. Relatives and friends are invited.
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aged 68, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 14, 2011. Born in Fogo, Cabo Verde, Matilde was the daughter of the late Jose Joaquim Barbosa (Zeca) and Maria Merces Fontes Barbosa (Ia).
She is survived by her three children, Rolando and wife Dona, Nataniel and wife Mena and Ligia and husband Alberto; her husband Orlando; three grandchildren, Patrick, Matthew and Alex; brothers and sisters; several nieces and nephews; uncles and aunts and several cousins.
She was the grandmother of the late Yanire.
Matilde will be remembered as a loving, devoted and special mother, a courageous and giving person to all her family and friends.
Her funeral will be held on Monday at 8:30 am from the Keefe Funeral Home, Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, Rhode Island with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 291 High St, Pawtucket. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, West Wrentham Rd, Cumberland. Calling hours will be held Sunday from 12 to 4 pm at the Keefe Funeral Home. Relatives and friends are invited.
