TAUNTON – Maria dos Anjos (Reis) Dias, wife of Aderito A. Dias of Taunton and the late Joao Tavares Resendes, died at Morton Hospital on July 1, 2015.
She was 82.
Born in Santa Maria, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Luis and Ana (Cabral) Reis.
Raised and educated in the Azores, she worked there as an airport telephone operator before moving to the Taunton area in 1972.
She worked for Modern Plastics, CDI and Datel, retiring several years ago.
A communicant of St. Anthony Church, she enjoyed crocheting, gardening and cooking for family and friends.
In addition to her husband of forty-one years, she leaves a son, Humberto Resendes of Santa Maria, Azores; two daughters, Maria Juvenalia Pedro and her husband Jaime and Elizabeth Pacheco, all of Taunton; a daughter-in-law, Laurinda Resendes of Taunton; nine grandchildren, Sandra Lamothe, John, Ryan and Marc Resendes, Andrea Medeiros, Kelly Cook, and Andrew, Ashley and Adam Pacheco; a niece, Elizabeth Demaral; and a nephew, John Reis; and six great grandchildren.
She was also mother of the late Antonio L. and Valter Resendes; and sister of the late Jose and John Reis.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Monday, July 6th at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Anthony 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 Sunday, July 5th from 5 to 8 p.m.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.