Hi Nicole, Found both their obits...here you go.
OBITUÁRIO Date of obit - November 14, 1961 SYLVIA - Nesta cidade, em 12-11, -a sra. Conceição Cabral Medeiros da Sylvia, de 139 Hathaway Street O seu funeral, a cargo da Boulevard Funeral Home, 223 Ashley Blvd., tem lugar quarta- feira, às 8 horas, daquela agência para a igreja da Imaculada Conceição, onde ás 9 será celebrada missa de corpo presente, e dali para o cemitério. São convidados a comparecer os parentes e amigos. Horas de visita: das 2 as 4, e das 7 ás 10. Translation...best I can do: In this city, in 12-11, - Mrs. Conceição Cabral Medeiros of the Sylvia, of 139 Hathaway Street, in charge of the funeral is Boulevard Home Funeral, 223 Ashley Blvd., Wednesday, for the 8 hours, of that agency for the church of the Immaculate Conceição, where ace 9 will be celebrated mass of present body, and from there to the cemetary. Friends and family are invited to appear. Visiting hours: of the 2 the 4, and the 7 and 10. FALECIMENTOS MANUEL DA SILVA - October 2, 1946 (date of obit) Na sua residência, 139 Hathaway street, faleceu anteontem o sr. Manuel da Silva, também conhecido por Manuel Duarte, de 59 anos, natural da Feteira Pequena. São Miguel, Açores, que se achava doente ha dois mezes. Veiu da sua terra natal para esta cidade ha 37 anos. Era membro do Club Ponta Delgada com sede á rua North Front. Deixa viuva a sra. Conceição Medeiros Silva, um filho Manuel Silva de New York, uma filha Mrs. Olivia Rodrigues, um irmão sr. José Duarte Silva, desta cidade e uma irmã na ilha de São Miguel. O cadáver acha-se em camará ardente na Casa Funerária Frank E. Francis, 512 North Front street, donde se realizará o enterro amanhã, com serviço religioso ali ás 9 horas. Translation...again best I can do: In his residence, 139 Hathaway street, faleceu anteontem Mr. Manuel Da Silva, also known as Manuel Duarte, of 59 years, natural of the Small Feteira. Sao Miguel, Açores, that if found sick person ha two mezes. Veiu of its native land for this city ha 37 years. The street North Front was member of the Club Thin Tip with headquarters. Leaves widower Conceição Medeiros Silva, a son Manuel Silva de New York, a daughter Mrs. Olivia Rodrigues, a brother Mr. Jose Duarte Silva, of this city and a sister in the island of Sao Miguel. The creamation will be at the Funeral House Frank E. Francis, 512 North Front street, of where the burial will be become fullfilled tomorrow, with religious service there ace 9 hours. Regards, Michelle Nicole Rodriques wrote: >I've been reading the threads and saw that a portuguese newspaper from >the area my relatives lived is now online and searchable. I was >thinking that since I cannot find any information on my great- >grandmother Conceicao Silva (Sylvia)'s death, maybe I'd have luck >finding an obituary in that newspaper? >But since I can't read Portuguese, I'm wondering what sort of phrases >I should look out for in the search...like the names of who she was >preceded by and family members still alive? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
