Loving wife, mother and grandmother
Mrs. Maria Eracema (Costa) Carvalho, 89, of Waterbury died unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at her residence. She was the wife of Aquiles Carvalho.
Eracema was born in Escariz, Vila Real, Portugal June 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Joaquim and Lourdes Costa. She came to Waterbury from Portugal in April 1967. She worked at Waterbury Buckle for many years until her retirement in 1988. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Besides her husband, Aquiles, of 60 years, she leaves a daughter, Maria Zinno and her husband, Harold Zinno II, of Middlebury; a son, Joaquim Helder Carvalho and his wife, Cristina, of Naugatuck; a brother, Ricardo Costa and his wife, Fernanda, of Waterbury; a sister, Celia Costa and her husband, Bernardino Alves of Escariz, Portugal; five grandchildren: Harold Zinno III and his wife, Amanda, and Carla Zinno, all of Middlebury; and Natalia Carvalho, Luis Carvalho, and Simon Carvalho all of Naugatuck, and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 9 a.m. from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to Our Lady of Fatima Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at All Saints Cemetery in Waterbury. Calling hours will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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