Manuel P. Cunha

MANSFIELD Manuel P. Cunha of Mansfield died Friday December 12 at Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was 83. Mr. Cunha was the loving husband of Maria (Birto) Cunha. Mr. Cunha was born in Cape Verde on Dec. 8, 1925 and worked as a school teacher in Cape Verde for several years. He then worked as a Forman at the Advanced Pleating Co., in Sommerville. Mr. Cunha was an avid guitarist who loved music and spending time with his grandchildren. He lived a happy life. Mr. Cunha had been a resident of Mansfield since 2006 and previously lived in Wareham and Randolph. In addition to his wife, Mr. Cunha is survived by two daughters, Celina OBrien of SC and Cynthia Deltano of Mansfield and two sons, Manuel Teixeira of RI and Albert Teixeira of Bridgewater. He is also survived by several loving grandchildren. His funeral will be from the Bolea-Amici Funeral Home, 115 North Main St., Mansfield on Tuesday, December 16 at 9:30am. Followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Marys Church, 330 Pratt St., (Rte. 106) Mansfield at 10:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours are Monday 2-4 and 6-8pm. Interment in St. Marys Cemetery, Randolph. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 330 Congress St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210.