Obituary of Maria Dias Teixeira

Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Maria Dias Teixeira, age 98, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Jose Medeiros, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2014 in St. Vincents Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Born on May 3, 1915 in Canedo, Portugal she was a daughter of the late Jose and Ana Sousa Teixeira. Maria was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all of her family and friends. She is survived by her four beloved sons, Benedito Medeiros and his wife Maria of Bridgeport, Antonio Medeiros and his wife Florinda of France, Jose Medeiros and his wife Aldina of France, and Domingos Medeiros and his wife Maria Do Ceu Medeiros of Bridgeport, her loving grandchildren, Domingos Medeiros and his wife Isabel of France, Lisette Alves and her husband Joao of Seymour, Catarina Medeiros of France, Clara Merva and her husband Joseph of Stratford, Daniel Medeiros and his wife Cecile of France, Nelson Medeiros and his wife Nicole of Bridgeport, Cristina Fernandes and her husband Carlos of France, Samuel Medeiros and his wife Odile of France, and Susana Moniz and her husband Laurenio of Shelton, her beloved great grandchildren; Jessica, Emely and Mathew Alves, Olivia Merva, Geoffrey and Alexandre Medeiros, Leane, Ambre, Romane, Angele, Meline, Steeve, Adrien and Lisa. She will be sadly missed by her niece, Fatima Alves. She is also survived by her sister, Lidia Lopes and her husband Pedro of Portugal and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her sisters, Teresa Teixeira, Ana Lopes and her husband Domingos and Carmina Alves and her husband Agostinho, all of Portugal. A special thanks to her medical doctor Dr. Kaberi Chanda for her exceptional care. Funeral Information Funeral services will take place on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Bridgeport with a Reading of the Liturgy of the Word. Interment will follow in Lawncroft Cemetery, Fairfield. Friends may greet the family on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m.