MARIA DA LUZ PEREIRA

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MARIA DA LUZ PEREIRA September 9, 1916 - January 13, 2004 Peacefully, on Tuesday, our dearly beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Maria Pereira, aged 87 years, passed away at the Maples Personal Care Home. She was predeceased by her loving husband Joao Cordeiro and her two sons, Joao Cordeiro and Jose Cordeiro. Maria will be sadly missed by her daughter Grasiela Sousa and husband Joao; grandchildren, Natercia Reis (Rui), Catarina Sousa, Ana Sousa, Jose Cordeiro, and Christina Cordeiro; and nieces and nephews in Quebec, USA and Portugal. Maria was a wonderful and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Maples Personal Care Home and special thanks to Janice Buckoski and Christina Litster for their care and compassion. Prayers will be held on Friday, January 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main St. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 17 at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed John XXIII Roman Catholic Church, 3390 Portage Ave., with Msgr. Maurice Comeault, P.H., V.F. officiating. Interment will follow in Assumption Cemetery. If friends so desire, donations may be made in Marias memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 6 Donald St., Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6. CROPO FUNERAL CHAPEL 586-8044

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 16, 2004