TAUNTON – Estrella (Medeiros) Porto, wife of the late Manuel V. Porto, died at Morton Hospital on Aug. 28, 2013.
She was 97.
Born in East Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Manuel D. and Maria (Viveiros) Medeiros.
Raised and educated in St. Michael, Azores, she moved to the Taunton area in 1949.
A retired seamstress, Mrs. Porto was a communicant of Annunciation of the Lord Church and enjoyed crocheting, knitting, gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Sebastian M. Porto and his wife Mary of East Providence, RI, Joseph D. Porto and his wife Sandy of Houston, TX, and Michael Porto and his wife Emily of Raynham; a daughter, Mary Adriana “Angie” Carter and her husband Paul of Falmouth; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Mrs. Porto was also the grandmother of the late Adam J. Carter, and was the predeceased by a brother and a sister.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Tuesday Sept. 3rd at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Annunciation of the Lord Church 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 Monday Sept. 2nd from 5 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.
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