Guilhermina (Furtado) Cordeiro, age 94 of Fall River passed away in Fall River August 26, 2011. She was the widow of Jose Vicente Cordeiro and daughter of the late Manuel Pereira Furtado and Maria (Raposa Amaral) Furtado. She was born in Fall River but moved to São Miguel, Açores and returned to Fall River after 41 years. She first worked for Lynn Sportswear for 4 years and then for Bo-Mark Manufacturing for 26 years. She belonged to the St. Theresa Society in Portugal and here was an active parishioner of Espirito Santo Church.
She was the mother of Manuel Furtado Cordeiro (wife Nancy) of Fall River and a step-mother of Jose Manuel Cordeiro (wife Ethel) of Bristol, RI; she was the sister of Luis Pereira Furtado of Fall River, the late Manuel Pereira Furtado, Angelina Cordeiro of São Miguel, Açores, Marcolina Cardosa of Fall River and Cecilia Chaves of Fall River; grandmother of James Cordeiro and step-grandmother of Richard Cordeiro. She was the aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will take place from the MANUEL ROGERS & SONS FUNERAL HOME 1521 N. Main St., Fall River WEDNESDAY at 10:00 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in Espirito Santo Church, Alden St., at 11:00 A.M. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery. Calling hours TUESDAY 4-8 P.M.