Virginia (Ferreira) Pereira passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, surrounded by her loving family. She was 94. Born and raised in Ribeira Grande, St. Michael, Portugal, Virginia came to the United States with her husband and young family in 1963. They settled in Malden and worked hard to buy their own home and enjoy a good life here. Though she worked early on, Virginia loved to stay at home and care for her family. She was devoted to her husband and children. She adored spending time cooking and baking and spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was also a devout woman, who was true to her catholic faith. She will be deeply missed.
The beloved wife of the late Herman Pereira, she was a loving mother of Agnes Cowan and her husband Tom of Malden, Fatima Tirikos of Florida, Maria Pereira of Malden, Mary Lou Coppenrath and her husband Michael of Everett, Herman Pereira and his wife Amy of Lynn, Dorothy Kerger and her husband Peter of Malden, and the late Amanda Pereira. She is also lovingly survived by 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Virginia will be laid to rest with her late husband Herman in a private service with a celebration of her life to be announced at a later date.