Maria Amelia (Raposo) Medeiros, 91, of Pawtucket, RI, passed away on December 13, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late José Norberto Medeiros.

Maria was born in Feteiras do Sul, São Miguel, Açores, a daughter of the late Manuel and Maria C. (Tavares) Raposo. She immigrated to the United States in 1968 and settled in Pawtucket.Prior to retiring, she was employed by Monet Jewelers as a quality control specialist.

Maria was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church of Pawtucket for many years before moving back to her native country of Portugal, where she continued to be a pillar of strength and devout Christianity at The Church of Jesus, Maria, José in Varzea, São Miguel. She contributed immensely to the religious education program and she took great pleasure in teaching Sunday school children. She also served as a lector and was an active member of the Holy Spirit Society.

Maria enjoyed immensely the art of crocheting and made afghans for her children and grandchildren. She also cross-stitched Christmas runners for her family. She was an avid gardener and loved tending to her plants. And nothing brought her more joy than cooking Sunday dinners, Portuguese-style, for the family.

She is survived by her daughters, Maria Carvalho and husband Albano, Natalia Furna and husband Joe, and Elizabeth Correia and husband Nevio; by her sons, Norberto (Manny) Medeiros and wife Natalia, and Joseph A. Medeiros and wife Elizabeth; by 7 grandchildren: Fabio, Neal, Derek, Nicole, Niverio, Monica, and Garrett; and by 7 great-grandchildren: Catarina, Lucas, Mara, Jackson, Nicholas, Brooklyn, and Winston; by her sister-in-law Odilia Raposo and many nieces and nephews.She is predeceased by her son José Antero Medeiros, her sister Maria C. Aguiar, her brothers Albert E. Raposo, Manuel Raposo, and José A. Raposo, and by one grandson, Rodney Oliveira.

Visiting hours will be held at Keefe Funeral Home in Lincoln on Thursday, December 19, 2024, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

Her funeral will be held on Friday, December 20,2024, at 9:00am from the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Higginson Ave., Lincoln, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am at St. Anthony's Church, 32 Lawn Ave. Pawtucket. Burial will follow at Mount St. Mary Cemetery, 661 Prospect St., Pawtucket.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to RI Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, attention: Laurie Diorio, 40 Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02903 in memory of Maria A. Medeiros.