TAUNTON - Evelina (Machado) Teixeira of Taunton died at Morton Hospital on April 15, 2016.
She was 91.
Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Mary (Concellbus) Machado. Educated in Portugal, Evelina worked as a seamstress most of her life for Knopf Sportswear and as a cafeteria worker for Paul A. Dever State School for 16 years.
She retired in 1993. A communicant of St. Anthony Church, Evelina was a loving, caring person and was devoted to her family.
She loved shopping with her children, making crafts, designing clothes, and enjoyed family gatherings. Survivors include a son, Victor Teixeira and his wife Suzanne of Taunton; two daughters, Lucy Hastie and Mary Bullock and her husband Harry, both of Taunton; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and a niece, Donna Cabral.
She was also mother to the late Louis Teixeira and sister to the late Mary Couto.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Tuesday, April 19th at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Anthony Church at 10 a.m.
Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday, April 18th from 4 to 7 p.m.
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