Viola (Aguiar) Medeiros, 96, of Fall River, passed away July 2, 2012. She was the wife of the late William Soares Medeiros. Born in São Miguel, Açores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel P. & Maria do Carmo (Arruda) Aguiar. Prior to retiring in 1978, Viola worked for 40 years at the Fall River Knitting Mills as an over locker. She was also a parishioner of Espirito Santo Church.
She is survived by her nieces & nephews: Elaine Reis (husband Leonard) of Westport, Gerald Aguiar (wife Maria) of Fall River, Patricia Von Keil of Boynton Beach, FL, Robert Aguiar (wife Joan) of Somerset; several other nieces & nephews of FL & MA, great nieces & nephews, great-great nieces & nephews; & her sister in law: Jeannie Aguiar. She was the sister of the late Dimas, Louis, Antone, Manuel P., Joseph P., & John P. Aguiar, Georgina Dube, Mary Teske. Viola’s family would like to thank the nurses & staff of Unit 3 at Catholic Memorial Home for their compassionate care of Viola.
Her funeral will take place from the MANUEL ROGERS & SONS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 1521 N. Main St., Fall River on THURSDAY at 8:00 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Espirito Santo Church at 9:00 A.M. Interment in Notre Dame Cemetery. There Are No Other Calling Hours. In lieu of flowers, kindly make donations to Catholic Memorial Home, Activities Dept., 2446 Highland Ave., Fall River, MA 02720.