Maria da Conceicao Cabral, 97, of Bristol

Posted 4/25/18

Maria da Conceicao (Martins Sousa) Cabral, 97, of River Street, Bristol, passed away on April 18, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Manuel Cabral.

Born in Aqua do …

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Maria da Conceicao Cabral, 97, of Bristol

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Maria da Conceicao (Martins Sousa) Cabral, 97, of River Street, Bristol, passed away on April 18, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Manuel Cabral.

Born in Aqua do Pau, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria da Luz (Vieira) Martins Sousa. She is survived by her children, Joseph Cabral and his wife Paula, Alvaro Cabral and his wife Nancy, Agnes Cabral Massaro and Michael Cabral and his wife Sharon; grandchildren, Marylou De Freitas, John Cabral, Christy Cabral-Smith, Nicholas Massaro, Matthew Massaro, Adam Cabral and Stacey Lombardo; and great-grandchildren, Emily De Freitas, Maverick Cabral, Jaxon Cabral, Haleigh Resendes, Nicole Cavalieri, Ashley Smith, Madison Smith, Aiden Massaro and Maddox Massaro. She was the sister of Antonio Sousa and the late Manuel Sousa, Maria da Luz Vieira and Sofia Vieira.

Mrs. Cabral was educated in Portugal and employed by Converse and PF Industries before retiring. She was a former member of the Don Luiz Filipe Association and the Holy Rosary Sodality. She was a member of the Portuguese Charismatic Prayer Group for 24 years.

Her funeral services were held April 24, from the George Lima Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated by Rev. Richard Narciso at St. Elizabeth’s Church. Liturgical readings were by Marylou DeFreitas and Carlos DeFreitas.

The Prayer of the Faithful was read by Nicholas Massaro, and the offertory gifts were presented by Emily DeFreitas, Meghan Cabral, Stacey Lombardo, Amanda Cabral and Christy Cabral-Smith.

Burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were John Cabral, Adam Cabral, Nicholas Massaro, Matthew Massaro, Drew Lombardo and Carlos DeFreitas.

Memorial donations may be made to: Beacon Hospice, 1 Catamore Blvd., Suite 1, East Providence RI 02914.

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