Maria Dores, (Nobrega - Costa), Andrade 87, peacefully passed away on January 28, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Pedro Andrade; her two sons, Jose Norberto Andrade and his wife Maria of Greenville, RI and Jose Pedro Andrade and his wife Lynda of Johnston, RI. She is the grandmother of: Kelly Young and her husband Skip, Jason Andrade, Jennifer Andrade Garcia and her husband Martin, and Joseph Andrade; and she is the great-grandmother of: Olyvia, Giovani, Marley, Grace and Sophia. She is the sister of Jose Costa of Pawtucket, sister-in-law’s Noemia (Aveiro) Costa of Central Falls and Encarnacao (Figueira) Costa of Madeira, Portugal. She also leaves behind many family members in Madeira, Australia, England and Brazil.
Born in São Gonçalo, Madeira, Portugal. She was the daughter of the late Antonio Costa Sr. and Carlota (Nobrega) Costa. She was predeceased by her brothers Gabriel Costa of Madeira, Antonio Costa Jr. of Central Falls, RI, her sister Rosaria (Costa) Andrade, brother-in- law Joao Andrade of Madeira, and sister - in- law Alexandra (Sousa) Costa of Pawtucket.
Maria moved to the United States and settled in Central Falls, RI, in 1970. She worked at Hasbro Inc. for over 25 years until she retired. Maria and Pedro built a beautiful life together, they were inseparable. They dedicated their life to their family, their two sons and their grandchildren.
Most important to Maria was spending time with her grandchildren, hosting the holidays surrounded by family, cooking her delicious Sunday dinners with the table filled with everyone’s favorite foods and taking weekly Sunday drives. She was also an active parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church and enjoyed spending hours reading the bible every day.
Maria loved her Portuguese heritage, but one of her greatest accomplishments was becoming a citizen of the United States in 1986. They loved to travel and were blessed to have the opportunity to travel the world.
Maria’s pleasant personality and great sense of humor was contagious to everyone she met. She dedicated her life to her family and her Catholic faith. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined.
Relatives and friends are invited to visitation from 9am-11:45am on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Higginson Avenue Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 7 Fatima Dr. Cumberland, RI 02864 at 12:30pm. Her burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cumberland RI.
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In lieu of flowers, contributions in Maria’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org or 800.272.3900.