Marie A. (Santos) Monteiro, 66, of Brandon, Florida, formerly of New Bedford died Monday July 17, 2006 at Brandon Regional Hospital. She was the wife of Leroy E. Monteiro.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Theodore and Alice (Gomes) Santos, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Brandon two years ago.
She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Sheree Anacleto and her husband Edward "Toby" of Brandon, Kim Pina and her husband Tyrone of New Bedford, and Trudy Monteiro of Ashburn, VA; four sons, Robby, Wade, and Mark Monteiro, all of New Bedford, and Kevin Monteiro and his wife Kristine of Dartmouth; a brother, Milton Santos and his wife Esther of Boston; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10 AM in Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.