Raymond Soares Monteiro, age 87, of N. Dighton passed away May 11, 2012. He was the loving husband of Mary Natalia (Sousa) Monteiro and son of the late Antone S. and Anna (Cabral) Monteiro. Raymond was a retired supervisor having worked at Harodite Finishing Co., a member of the St. Vincent De Paul Society and a parishioner of St. Joseph Church, now St. Nicholas of Myra Church. Ray was a devoted husband and a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle.
He was the father of Ann Monteiro of Dighton and Elizabeth Monteiro of Dighton, Edward Monteiro Knight (wife Katie Knight Monteiro) of League City, TX, Raymond Monteiro of Raleigh, NC, Theresa Monteiro (husband William Fitzgerald) of Taunton, Pauline Monteiro of Groton, MA, Joann Martin (husband Patrick) of Dighton, Natalie Monteiro of Tallahassee, FL, Christine Gabriel (husband Christopher) and Kenneth Monteiro of Dighton; grandfather of Pandora Peckne, Nina, Mary and Chuddy Nwachukwu, Meagan Monteiro, Samantha and Danielle Porter, Trezinha Fitzgerald, Jason, Peter and Natalia Martin and Nicholas, Anthony, Olivia and Angela Gabriel; great grandfather of 4 and an uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of Mary Medeiros of Somerset and the late Loretta Martin, Joseph, Antone, John, Rose Silvia, Alfred, Anna and Irene Monteiro.
His funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home 1521 N. Main St., Fall River TUESDAY at 8:45A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Nicholas of Myra Church at 10 A.M. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery, Somerset. Calling hours MONDAY 4-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Vincent De Paul Society. www.rogersfuneral.com