FALL RIVER - Odilia (Silva) Cordeiro, age 81, wife of the late Gil S. Cordeiro, residence 1212 No. Main St., Fall River, died Monday at home with her family by her side.She is survived by her five children, Ezequiel S. Cordeiro of Acushnet, MA, Joao Anselmo Cordeiro of Jacksonville, NC, Maria Salome De Sousa of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, Maria Ino Elias of Fall River, & Griselda Silva Reis of Fall River, Seven Grandchildren, One Great Grandchild, & Several nieces and nephews. She was also sister of the late Maria Sousa and Evelina Machado.
Born in Arrifes, Sao Miguel, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel Sousa Silva and the late Anna (Morgado) Silva. She was a Fall River resident since 1975 and had worked as a Seamstress at San Toro Mfg. before her retirement. She was a member of the Luzo-American Pentecostal Church.
Her funeral will take place from the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 1521 No. Main St. on Friday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a funeral service at the Calvary Temple Assembly of God, 4321 No. Main St. Fall River at 10:00 A.M. Internment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Ave. Calling hours Thursday 5-8 P.M.