TAUNTON – Maria Valentina (Pacheco) Paiva of Taunton, wife of the late Jacinto B. Paiva, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital on March 4, 2016. She was 81. Born in St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jacinto and Maria (de Gloria Pacheco) Pacheco Adriano. Educated in the Azores, she came here in 1973. She was employed for many years as an assembler for Norwell Manufacturing. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, Saulina Ferreira and her husband Emanuel, Judith Guibeault and her husband Daniel and Valentina Paiva, all of East Taunton; a brother, Joseph Pacheco of Attleboro; four sisters, Edalina Rodrigues of East Taunton, Adelina Raposa of Taunton, Carnina Vincent of New Bedford and Connie Cunha of Dighton; four grandchildren, Melissa Chaves, Emanuel Ferreira, Elizabeth and Nicole Gilbeault, all of East Taunton; two great-grandchildren, Isaiah and Daniel Chaves, both of Taunton; and several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Everett and Jacinto Pacheco. Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Friday, March 11th at 8:45 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Holy Family Church, East Taunton at 10 a.m. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, March 10th from 5 to 8 p.m. www.silvafuneralhome.com.
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