Maria Felicidade "FaFa" DeSousa: Former American Tourister Employee

Maria Felicidade "FaFa" DeSousa, 84, of Franklin Street, passed away on Jan. 10, 2013, at Silver Creek Manor. Born in San Antonio, Nordeste, Sao Miguel Acores, she was the daughter of the late Maximiano and Maria Felicidade (Medeiros) DeSousa.

She was a nanny and also worked at American Tourister Luggage of Warren.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Alcida Pacheco, Cidalisa Costa and Paul Sousa of Bristol; Saul Vrzinho of New Bedford; and her sister-in-law Maria E. (Correia) Sousa. She was the sister of the late Hermano, Eduardo and Maximiano Sousa, Odelia Sousa, Maria do Carmo Vezinho, Maria dos Claudino, Lidia Xaraz and Maria Encarnacao Botelho.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 14th at 10 am from the George Lima Funeral Home, 367 High St., with a Mass of Christian Burial 11 am at St. Elizabeth Church, 577 Wood St. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bristol.

Memorial donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 1 Catamore Blvd., East Providence, RI 02914.