Alice Abelheira

Middletown, RI - Alice (Martins) Abelheira, 89, of Middletown, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Newark, NJ on June 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Albino Martins, and Ana de Sousa Martins. From the 1950s through 1965, Mrs. Abelheira worked beside her then husband in all aspects of construction, building numerous homes throughout Newport and Middletown. In 1965, they moved to Cascais, Portugal, where she lived for 13 years. She returned to Newport in 1978 and worked at Transcom Electronics and later at Raytheon, retiring in 1990. She was a communicant of Jesus Saviour Church. Alice loved to garden and took great pride in her beautifully flowering yard. She enjoyed bowling, knitting, crocheting and loved animals. She is survived by her daughter Isabel Abelheira of Middletown, RI. She is also survived by her sisters Cremilde from Portugal and Ilda from Venezuela. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013, from 4-7pm in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Her funeral will be held on Friday, August 16, 2013, at 10:00am in Jesus Savior Church, 1 Vernon Avenue, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 1 St. Jude Place Building, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38105. Cemetery Details St. Columba Catholic Cemetery Brown's Lane Middletown, RI, 02842 Visitation AUG 15. 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service AUG 16. 10:00 AM Jesus Savior Church Broadway at Vernon Ave Newport, RI, US, 02840