Ronald J. Oliveira

Ronald J. Oliveira, 66, of Mansfield, a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on August 5, 2013, in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, after a brave twelve year battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Maria Helena Araujo Oliveira.

Born in New Bedford, MA on December 24, 1946, he was the son of the late Jose and Gloria Moreira Oliveira. Ronald was a graduate of Bridgewater- Raynham Regional High School and Johnson and Wales University. He served his country proudly as a member of the United States Air Force. He worked as a toolmaker for many years at the H.P. Nelson Company, Texas Instruments, and Alden Products Company in Brockton. Ronald was a member of the Knights of Columbus and an avid New England Patriots fan. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, building and fixing things in his tool room. Ronald was a family oriented man who loved spending time with his family and friends. He always had a smile, even while sick, and always made others smile. He will forever be remembered as a hero and inspiration to his family.

In addition to his wife Maria, Ronald is survived by three daughters; Patricia Silva and her husband Carlos of Norton, Helena Bettencourt and her husband Jorge of Attleboro, and Sandra Viveiros and her husband Moses of Attleboro, six grandchildren; Carlos Silva, Sara Silva, Matthew Viveiros, Emily Bettencourt, Andrew Viveiros, and Jacob Bettencourt, two sisters Natalie Rodrigues and Alberta DaRosa of Taunton, brothers-in- law and sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours on Friday, August 9, 2013 from 4 PM – 8 PM in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street, Attleboro. A funeral will be conducted on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 9:30 AM from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM in St. Mary's Church, 330 Pratt Street, Mansfield. Ronald will be laid to rest with full military honors in St. John's Cemetery, West Street, Attleboro.

If desired, donations in Ronald's memory may be made to: Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 or www.dana-farber.org.