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Silvia Medeiros, Belmira

Silvia Medeiros, Belmira[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Female 1923 - 2003  (80 years)

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  • Name Silvia Medeiros, Belmira 
    Nickname Bella 
    Birth 18 Sep 1923  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Female 
    Residence 23 Apr 1925  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 12 Apr 1930  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1935  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence 1 May 1940  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Occupation 14 Jul 1945  [12
    Ordinance Worker 
    Residence 14 Jul 1945  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 3 May 1950  Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Address:
    Pine Hill Road 
    • Belmira Oliver-DeCosta

      Home health aide, former Little Compton resident

      Belmira (Medeiros) Oliver-DeCosta, 80, of New Bedford, died Tuesday, Dec. 16. 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Oliver.

      Born in Little Compton, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Leite) Medeiros. She had lived in Rochester, Westport and South Dartmouth before moving to New Bedford three years ago. She was a communicant of St. Mary Church in South Dartmouth.

      Mrs. DeCosta was formerly employed as a home health aide for various local health service providers.

      In her leisure time, she enjoyed being with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her main concern in life was being a caregiver to all her family, relatives and friends.

      She leaves a daughter, Ann Marie Guinen of Rochester; a son, Frank Oliver Jr. of Westport; four grandchildren, Stephanie Morais and Scott Guinen, both of Freetown, Todd Oliver of Westport, and Jennifer DaRocha of England; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Cabral of Westport, Emily Borges of Bristol, and Louise Faria of Little Compton; and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of many late siblings.

      Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, in St. Mary Church, followed by burial in St. John Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
    Death 16 Dec 2003  New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7, 8
    Address:
    St Luke's Hospital 
    Obituary 19 Dec 2003  New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    southcoasttoday.com 
    • NEW BEDFORD -- Belmira (Medeiros) Oliver-DeCosta, 80, of New Bedford died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Frank Oliver.

      Born in Little Compton, R.I., the daughter of the late Jose and Maria (Leite) Medeiros, she lived in Rochester, Westport and South Dartmouth before moving to New Bedford three years ago. She was a communicant of St. Mary Church, South Dartmouth.

      Mrs. DeCosta was formerly employed as a home health aide for various local health service providers.

      In her leisure time, she enjoyed being with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her main concern in life was being a caregiver to all her family, relatives and friends.

      Survivors include a daughter, Ann Marie Guinen, and her husband, Ernest, of Rochester; a son, Frank Oliver Jr., and his wife, Janice, of Westport; four grandchildren, Stephanie Morais and Scott Guinen, both of Freetown, Todd Oliver of Westport and Jennifer DaRocha of England; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Cabral of Westport, Emily Borges of Bristol, R.I., and Louise Faria of Little Compton; and many nieces and nephews.

      She was the sister of many late brothers and sisters.

      In accordance with her wishes, she was cremated, and her funeral was private.

      Her funeral Mass with cremated remains will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at St. Mary Church, followed by burial of cremated remains in St. John Cemetery.

      Arrangements are by the Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd.
    Name Belmira Medeiros 
    Reference Number 4347 
    _AMTID -1526797114:1030:839865 
    _UID 37B5F4866218441FBFC7790D5ABA23F77DE3 
    Burial 27 Dec 2003  St John's Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Oldest Known Ancestors
    Paternal Line: Francesco Silveira de Medeiros,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
    Maternal Line: Anna Pontes,   b. Abt 1853, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1940
    Person ID I4347  Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2024 

    Father Silvia Medeiros, Jose,   b. 22 Feb 1884, Salão, Horta, Faial, Azores Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1960, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mello, Maria S,   b. 7 Apr 1888, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1950, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1905  [14
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Oliver, Frank Sr,   b. 20 Aug 1922, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1965, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1945  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Married by: Fr John J Todorowski
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F1954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2024 

    Family 2 DeCosta, Louis R,   b. 19 Oct 1932   d. 3 Apr 2005 (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F1955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2024