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Irene Furtado Obituary

PAWTUCKET - Irene M. Furtado, 80, passed Oct. 10. She was the wife of Agostinho A. Furtado, they celebrated their 47th anniversary last Thursday.

Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Adelaide (Varandas) Marks. Irene had been employed by A.T. Cross for over 10 years and also previously worked for Lebanon Knitting Mills. She was a former member of the Grupo Agora E Que Sao Elas.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, MaryEllen Mendes-Moniz and her husband, Edward; a son, John Furtado; a brother, Dr. Antonio C. Marks, and his wife, Connie; three grandchildren, Edward, Michael and David Moniz; a great-grandson, Kaedyn Moniz; and many nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from the Keefe Funeral Home, Five Higginson Avenue, Lincoln, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Anthony Church, Lawn Avenue, Pawtucket, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Prospect Street, Pawtucket. Relatives and friends are invited. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to St. Anthony Food Pantry, 32 Lawn Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860. For online condolences visit www.thekeefefuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Pawtucket Times from Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 2015.

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Calling hours

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Keefe Funeral Home Inc

Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI 02865

Oct

14

Funeral

8:45 a.m.

Keefe Funeral Home Inc

Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI 02865

Oct

14

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

St. Anthony Church

Lawn Avenue, Pawtucket, RI

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Keefe Funeral Home Inc

Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI 02865

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