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Estella Fontes Obituary

FONTES, Estella -- passed away at the age of 88 in San Jose, CA on March 4, 2003. Wife of the late Francisco Fontes. Beloved mother of John and George Fontes and Noelia Chiono. Grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 10. A native of Terceira, Azores Islands. A member of Our Lady of Fatima, Santa Clara and the U.P.P.E.C. Vigil Monday March 10, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at the MISSION CHAPEL OF SAN JOSE RANCADORE AND ALAMEDA FUNERAL HOME, 600 S. 2nd Street. Family and friends may gather Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. to accompany the family to Five Wounds Portugese National Church for a 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass. Interment: Calvary Cemetery.

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Published by San Jose Mercury News on Mar. 9, 2003.

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