Olivia “Olive”(Tavares) Canica, age 89, of Somerset, formally of Fall River, passed away January 19, 2011. She was the wife of the late John S. Canica and daughter of the late Manuel & Virginia (Botelho) Tavares. Olivia had worked at Lou’s Bakery as a clerk after many years as a homemaker, a parishioner of the former Our Lady of the Angels Church and a current parishioner of St. Joseph Church.
Olivia was the mother of Robert J. Canica of Dartmouth, Linda Mathieu of Somerset and Paula D. Xavier of Tiverton, grandmother of Andrea Castonguay, Kyle Canica, Meagan Morais, Eric Xavier Jr., Ashley Xavier, Nathan Mathieu, Eli Canica and great grandmother of Paul Joseph Castonguay and Katherine Olivia Castonguay and sister of the late Mariano Tavares.
Her funeral will take place from the MANUEL ROGERS & SONS FUNERAL HOME 1521 N. Main St., Fall River MONDAY at 8:45 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Patrick Church, South St., Somerset at 10:00 A.M. Calling hours SUNDAY 3:00-7:00 P.M.