Mrs. Maria R. Araujo Obituary (1933

ATTLEBORO – Maria R. Araujo, 82, of Attleboro passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Life Care Center of Attleboro. She was the loving wife of 51 years to the late Manuel O. Araujo. Born April 8, 1933 in Candelaria, S. Miguel, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Medeiros) Garcia. Maria moved to the United States in 1973. She was employed in the jewelry industry working at both Swank Manufacturing Co. and Leach & Garner. Maria enjoyed gardening, sewing and spending time with family. She was a long time parishioner at the former Holy Ghost Church now the St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Attleboro. She is survived by her sister-in-laws, Maria Helena Oliveira, Ludovina Silva, Lourdes Araujo, and Gloira Garcia, and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Manuel and Jose Garcia, and Maria Lourdes Barreiros, and sister-in-law of the late Ronald Oliveira, Alberto Araujo, Americo Silva, Arturo Barreiros and Mariana Garcia. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 5-8 p.m. in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street Attleboro. A funeral will be conducted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 9 a.m. from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 71 Linden Street, Attleboro. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Attleboro.