Mrs. Maria Louisa Pavao

ATTLEBORO – Maria Louisa Pavao, 95, of Attleboro passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in the Golden Living Center, Attleboro. She was the wife of the late Joseph Pavao.

Born April 29, 1920 in St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late John Luiz and Maria (Sousa) Pereira.

Maria was educated in St. Michael and moved to the United States in 1950 settling in Attleboro, MA. She was a longtime communicant of the former Holy Ghost Church now known as the St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Attleboro, MA.

Maria enjoyed hat making, gardening, sewing and especially spending time with her loving family.

She is survived by her five sons, Louis A. Pavao of Coleman, FL, Roy M. Pavao of Attleboro, Joseph Pavao Jr. and his wife Pam, John R. Pavao and his wife Meredith of Bath, OH and Michael A. Pavao and his wife Valerie of Attleboro; three daughters, Maria Bussiere of Deland, FL, Joanne and her husband Michael Nemoura of South Attleboro and Dorothy and her husband George Clesas of Providence; 17 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; a sister Eduarda Paulo of Attleboro; also many nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late John, Manuel and Georgina Pereira.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Monday, June 22, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street Attleboro.

A funeral will be conducted on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 9 a.m. from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 71 Linden Street, Attleboro. Burial will follow in the St. John’s Cemetery, Attleboro.