Deolinda (Pereira) Silveira

Naugatuck-Deolinda (Pereira) Silveira, age 96, widow of Jose Silveira, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital VITAS Unit on Saturday September 12, 2015.

Mrs. Silveira was born in Portugal on February 22, 1919, daughter of the late Domingos Pereira da Silva and Eugenia (Marques) da Silva.  She immigrated from Portugal to the United States in 1972, and retired from Naugatuck Glass after many years of service. She enjoyed cooking and especially family gatherings.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church.

Deolinda is survived by her sons, Jose Manuel Silveira and his wife Luisa of Portugal,  George Silveira and his wife Joanne of Thomaston; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her siblings, Antonio Pereira da Silva, Maria Pereira da Silva, Manuel Pereira da Silva, Casimiro Pereira, and Olivia Pereira Cabral.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday September 16, 2015 at 10a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2071 Baldwin Street, Waterbury.   Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck from 5-7p.m.  To send an on-line condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com

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