Cover photo for Maria A. (Soares Pereira)  De Araujo's Obituary
Maria A. (Soares Pereira)  De Araujo Profile Photo
1929 Maria 2021

Maria A. (Soares Pereira) De Araujo

January 21, 1929 — December 11, 2021

Fall River

FALL RIVER… Maria Agatha (Soares Pereira) De Araujo, 92, passed away December 11, 2021, at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River.

She was the widow of the late Felicio De Araujo, Jr.

Born in Fenais Da Ajuda, Sao Miguel, Azores. She was a daughter of the late Antonio Pereira Branco and Georgina Soares Macede.

Prior to retiring, Mrs. De Araujo had been employed as a seamstress for many years and was a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. She was a parishioner of the former Our Lady of Angles Church for many years and Santo Christo Church. A devout Catholic, Maria loved praying, watching Mass on TV, and saying the rosary several times per day.

She is survived by her son: Mario P. Branco (wife Colleen), of Dacula, GA; her sisters: Isabel Mota (husband Manuel), of Kitchener, Canada, and Maria do Carmo Caloura (late husband Manuel), of Ajax, Canada; her grandchildren: Ryan, Taryn, and Jared; great grandchildren: Adrian, Ava, and Louisa; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by several brothers and sisters.

Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Friday, December 17, 2021, at 9 AM from the Oliveira Funeral Home – Columbia St Chapel, 215 Columbia St., Fall River, MA 02721, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Santo Christo Church, Columbia St., Fall River. Interment will follow in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River. Calling hours will be held Thursday, from 5 – 8 PM.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Maria A. (Soares Pereira) De Araujo, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, December 16, 2021

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Oliveira Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service

215 Columbia Street, Fall River, MA 02721

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Friday, December 17, 2021

Starts at 9:00 am (Eastern time)

Oliveira Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service

215 Columbia Street, Fall River, MA 02721

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Mass

Friday, December 17, 2021

Starts at 10:00 am (Eastern time)

Santo Christo Church (Fall River, MA, Columbia St)

185 Canal Street, Fall River, MA 02721

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 0

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree