Westport - Herminia Emma (Teixeira) Monteiro, 85, of Westport passed away Thursday, October 18, 2007 at home. She was the wife of the late Peter J. Monteiro.
Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Nicholas and Maria (Ramos) Teixeira, she had lived in Westport since 1955. Prior to her retirement, she was the owner / operator of Emma’s Beauty Salon in Fall River. She was a Communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport. She also worked as a C.N.A. for the VA Hospital in Brockton and volunteered at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River styling residents hair. Mrs. Monteiro enjoyed cooking, traveling, knitting and trips to Foxwoods, but most of all enjoyed spending time with her family.
Survivors include 2 sons: Peter J. Monteiro, Jr. of El Paso, TX and Paul Monteiro of Westport; 2 daughters: Cynthia M. Osborne of Wilmington, DE and Beverly A. Monteiro of Wilmington, DE; 2 brothers: Thomas Teixeira of Fall River and Manuel Teixeira of Boston; a sister: Mary Lou Andrade of Fall River; 11 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late John Paul Monteiro, grandmother of the late Peter J. Monteiro III and Michael J. Monteiro and sister of the late Albert Teixeira, Frank Teixeira and Mary Eva Varella.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Monday, October 22, 2007 from the Potter Funeral Home at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours Sunday 5 - 8 P.M.
Entombment will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River.
Flowers are acceptable, or memorial donations may be made to: Hospice & Palliative Care, 502 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02720.