Maria Gabriela Feraz de Leça Faria Graça
1930-2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce the
passing of our loving mother, Maria Gabriela Feraz de Leca Faria
Graca, on Friday, November 26, 2021 at the age of 91. She was
predeceased by her parents, Jose Faria and Maria da Luz Faria. She
will be deeply missed by her four children, Ana Graca, Maria Jose
Graca, Antonio Nuno Graca, and Teresa Graca Peterson (David Barry
Peterson). She is the loving grandmother of Antonio Graca, Matthew
Graca, Rui Graca, Amantha Graca Hamilton and Ana Graca Peterson, and
also the great grandmother of Aria Graca Jones and Alejandro Graca
Hernandez, all whom she held very close to her
heart.
Gabriela was born in Portugal and moved to Nova
Scotia in 1976 where she spent her life raising her family, working
and serving the Lord. Although her education was as a kindergarten
teacher, it is not the path that she pursued in Canada. She loved
using her gift of entertaining children with stories and origami
whenever she saw the need. She enjoyed simple pleasure from crafts
that she made and sold at the farmers market at Alderney Gate with all
proceeds going to the Church and Charities. In 2013 she was Maritimer
of the Week, she was so honoured that she had the certificate on her
wall until her passing. Her passions for a simple life didn’t stop
there, she had a special place at Eastwood Manor where she went to
feed the birds and pray, the chickadee being her favorite of all.
Gabriela had a special love for St. Teresa and Jesus. Her faith was
one to be admired, coming from a Catholic up bringing she devoted her
life to living a path of love and service, family and friendships and
music. Gabriela was a beautiful piano player, She had an auto harp as
well but the piano was her first love of music which she learned from
her Grandmother and her Mother. It was heartbreaking for her when she
suffered from a stroke and couldn’t do the things she loved to do. As
hard as it was, her strength came from her love for her family and her
faith in meeting Jesus one day.
Gabriela’s laugh and stories of personal
miracles will carry on for generations to come. So will her cooking
especially her Portuguese soup and Portuguese foods. Our Mother and
Grandmother leaves a legacy to be proud of and cherished. We love and
miss her. Welcome Home…you were an angel on earth and now an angel
in Heaven.
Please join us for a special mass at 2:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 in Saint
Peter’s Catholic Church, 10 Maple Street, Dartmouth. Masks and Proof
of Full Vaccination will be required.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the
White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.
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19302021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Maria Gabriela Feraz de Leça Faria Graça 19302021..
Décès pour la Ville: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia