Obituary: Maria Luisa (Vieira) Marques

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Maria Luisa (Vieira) Marques
Maria Luisa (Vieira) Marques

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Mrs. Maria Luisa (Vieira) Marques, 92, of Hilton Head, formerly of Naugatuck, Conn., died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 at her home. She was the widow of Antonio A. Marques.

Mrs. Marques was born in Pardelhas, Portugal, on April 29, 1922 a daughter of the late Jose and Rita (Oliveira) Vieira. She was retired from the Uniroyal Inc. Footwear Division in Naugatuck where she had worked as a stitcher for many years and was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Naugatuck.

Mrs. Marques is survived by a son, Jose (Joe) Marques and his wife, Lidia, of Bluffton, S.C., a sister, Joaquina Calcao of Portugal; three grandchildren, Joseph, James and Kevin Marques, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, Augusto Vieira.

Funeral services for Mrs. Marques will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at 9:15 a.m. from the Prospect Memorial Funeral Home, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 318 Church St., Naugatuck for a mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492 or to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

To place online condolences, visit www.prospectmemorial.com.