NAUGATUCK — Maria Otilia (Do Cima) Ribeiro, 76, beloved wife of Manuel Ribeiro, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Mrs. Ribeiro was born in Vila Mea, Vila Real, Portugal, on June 10, 1944, a daughter of the late Deolinda Monteiro Rosa. She came to the United States in 1960 from Portugal and settled with her family in Naugatuck. Maria retired from General DataComm. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and spending time with her loving family, especially her grandchildren. She was a devout parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church.
In addition to her husband, Maria leaves her son, Carlos Ribeiro and his wife, Nicole, of Newington; her daughter, Maria Manuela Rodrigues and her husband, Joao, of Naugatuck; her four grandchildren, Alissa and Jenifer Rodrigues, and Emma and Evan Ribeiro; her brother, Armando Cima of Waterbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be held on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck, to Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2071 Baldwin St., Waterbury, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. Walk-through calling hours will be held on Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Facial coverings and social distancing will be required.
To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.
