Marta (Furtado) Oliveira, 80, of Acushnet, died peacefully on June 10, surrounded by her loving family following a brief period of declining health. She was the devoted wife of the late Olimpio Oliveira.
Born in Achadinha, Nordeste, Sao Miguel, Acores, she was a daughter of the late Jose Furtado Matias and Mariana (Pacheco) Medeiros. Marta immigrated to this country in 1968 and was a resident of Acushnet for the past 30 years.
She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church where she served as a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality and the parish prayer group. She worked many years as a stitcher in the local garment industry and was a member of the Amalgamated Union.
Marta possessed an energy and spirit that never ceased to amaze. She was always on the go. Whether working as a stitcher, knitting or crocheting, donating her culinary talents to charitable events, visiting the sick and the elderly, or tending to her beloved lawn and garden, she did it all with a deep zest for life and for those she loved. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family.
Her family includes her daughter, Nancy Pimentel, husband Luis of New Bedford; two sons, Michael Oliveira, companion Jennifer Botelho of New Bedford and Steven Oliveira, wife Neli of Acushnet; five grandchildren, Lucas Pimentel, Ethan, Aden, Ava and Owen Oliveira. Two sisters, Maria Amelia Amaral and Salome Aguiar; a brother, Jose Pacheco, wife Adelina all of New Bedford; sister-in-law, Alda Amaral of London, Ontario; her late siblings, Maria Ascencao Sousa and Martin Pacheco; many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to acknowledge and express profound gratitude to the staff of Community Nurses of Fairhaven for their exceptionally kind and compassionate care.
Her funeral will be Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 9 am from the ROCK FUNERAL HOME, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford followed by a funeral mass at 10 am in Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, 136 Earle St., New Bedford. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, New Bedford. Visitation Monday 5-8 pm. www.rock-funeralhome.com for online tribute and directions.
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