Jesuina Faria

Portsmouth, RI - Jesuina Silveira Faria, 94, of 25 Elshant Terrace / 25 Luther Lane Portsmouth, formerly of 19 Lee Avenue Newport, RI, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at the home of her daughter.She was the wife of the late Manuel G. Faria. Born in Horta, Fayal, Azores, on February 11, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Carlos H. and Maria Rodrigues Silveira. Mrs. Faria worked for many years as a seamstress for the former Aquidneck Cottage Industry on School Street in Newport. During WWII she worked at the Newport Torpedo Station then after the war she worked for Monawatt General Electric. Mrs. Faria then went to work as a housekeeper for Mrs. Reginald Rives at her home Seacliff. She was a member of the Womens Benefit Association and served as its financial secretary and the Womens Benefit Association International Club. She was a member, past president and one of the founders of the Portuguese American Womens Civic League. A member of Jesus Saviour Church and its Rosary Sodality. A member of the Holy Ghost / Vasco de Gama Society having served as its first women officer. She is survived by two daughters Clara F. OSullivan of Newport, RI, and Ann F. Elshant of Portsmouth, RI, her sister Irene M. Rodrigues of Newport, RI, five grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.She was the sister of the late Joseph H. Silveira, Mary H. Mendes and Clara H. Mendes.Her funeral will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2004, at 8:30 AM from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 AM in Jesus Saviour Church, Broadway And Vernon Avenue, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown. Donations in her memory may be made to the Visiting Nurse Service Hospice of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.