56, passed peacefully on November 29th, surrounded by loving family, friends, and husband, Antonio H. Barbosa. If you were to ask her six children, Fernando Nuno Fialho, Staell Serena Pennetti, Elizama Abiqueila Monteiro, Roberto Kleber Barbosa, Ashley Oliveira Barbosa and Shelley Oliveira Barbosa they would say that their mother will be remembered for her courage, her strength, her generosity, her fierce spirit, and her unwavering faith.

Her siblings, Filomena Braga, Rita Sequeira, Alice M. Oliveira, Fernanda Oliveira, Julio Oliveira and Jose M. Oliveira, found in her a fountain of knowledge and wisdom expanding beyond her years and beyond a lifetime. She was a second mother to her four grandchildren, Christopher Curtis, Sienna Lee, Elisha Alexander and Adrian Jesus all whom had the wonderful pleasure of experiencing her warmth and were able to witness passion and love in their most pure form.

Her life will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 3rd, 5-9 pm at Embaixadores Church of the Nazarene on 194 Barton St, Pawtucket, RI. Burial services will follow on Thursday, December 4th, starting 10 am at Embaixadores Church and concluded at Swan Point Cemetery on 585 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence. Family and friends are welcomed.