Roseida M. Faria

Portsmouth, RI - Roseida M. Aguiar Faria, 93, of 115 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 27, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in MiddletownShe was the wife of the late Frank Faria and the late Joseph Medeiros. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 31, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Anna Raposa Aguiar.Mrs. Faria worked as a supervisor for Firestone, General Electric and Forest Farm Nursing Home as a young woman. She was a Communicant of St. Anthonys Church in Portsmouth. Rose was a member of the Portsmouth Senior Center and the Portsmouth Democratic Womens Club. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed helping senior citizens. She is survived by her grandchildren, Michael P. Faria, William F. Faria, Sherri L. Ariel and June M. Parks, her sister, Angela M. Pimental, and four great-grandchildren.She was the mother of the late Francis G. Faria and the sister of the late Francis Aguiar, Joseph A. Aguiar, Manuel Aguiar, John Aguiar, Joseph S. Aguiar, Jr., Isabel Aguiar and Mary Cabral. Her funeral will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10 am from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11am in St. Anthonys Church, 2836 East Main Road, Portsmouth.Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery, Turner and Wyatt Road, Middletown.Calling hours will be held on Thursday morning from 9-10 am in the funeral home. Donations in her memory may be made to the Portsmouth Senior Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.