(03/11/13) Amelia (Maiato) Vierra, 88, of West Warwick passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at Kent Hospital. She was the wife of the late August Vierra. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Amaral) Maiato.
Mrs. Vierra was a machine operator for Leviton Mfg. Co. until her retirement. She was a communicant of St. Anthony Church in West Warwick. Amelia enjoyed sewing.
The beloved mother of Jose Inacio Silva of Laval, Canada, she was the loving grandmother of Roberto Silva and his wife Jennifer McDougal, Sue Silva and her husband Peter Martin, Dorothy Silva and her husband Ivo Machado, Nancy Silva and Gary Silva. Cherished great-grandmother of Eric, Adrianne, Jake, Christopher, Chelsea, Maya and Elena. Caring aunt of Mary Costa and her husband Manuel. She was the sister of the late Mary Silva.
Her funeral will be held Thursday at 9:00 am from THE PRATA-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 78 Providence Street, West Warwick with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Anthony Church, Maple Avenue, West Warwick. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, West Warwick.
Relatives and friends are invited and may call Wednesday from 5:00-8:00 pm.
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