Alice M. (Teixeira) Ramos, 82, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Saturday June 9, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of John F. Ramos; they had been married for 58 years.
Born in Utica, New York, the daughter of the late Joaquim and Christina (Santos) Teixeira, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life.
Mrs. Ramos was formerly employed by Homlyke Bakery and at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School in the cafeteria until her retirement.
She loved attending the sporting events and dance recitals of her grandchildren. She enjoyed taking trips to Foxwoods. She was an avid Boston sports fan.
She is survived by her husband John; three children, Donna M. Ramos Wirzburger and her husband Peter J. Wirzburger, and Barbara A. Ramos Pires and her husband Raymond R. Pires, Jr., all of New Bedford, and John M. Ramos and his wife Kristina K. Ramos of Fairhaven; her siblings, Joaquim Teixeira, Jr. of New Bedford, Christina Barlow of Freetown, and Mary Lou Soares of New Bedford; five grandchildren, Melissa Riquinha, Dustin Wirzburger, Baileigh Wirzburger, Brianna Pires, and Summer Ramos; three great-grandchildren, Sophia Hardin, Mia Riquinha, and Hadley Wirzburger; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Antone, Henry, Manuel, and Hazel Teixeira, Beatrice Augustino, and Lucinda Dias.
Her Funeral will be held on Wednesday June 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church, Tarkiln Hill Road at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday June 12, 2018 from 4-7 PM. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.