Maria Chaves
1926-2020
CHAVES, Maria de Jesus Resendes
Passed away peacefully on July 25, 2020 at the age of 93. Loving wife
of the late Jose Abel Chaves (1964). Beloved mother of Filomena
Glasnovic (late Joza), Olinda DaSilva (Vasco), and Jose Abel Chaves
(Teresa). Cherished grandmother to 6 grandchildren: Roxy (Steve),
Angel (Damen), Abel (Beth), Phillip, Ashley, and Nicholas. Beloved
great-grandmother to Brooklin, Ava, Addison, and Aiden. Maria is
survived by her youngest sibling Maria Lina Monteiro, and
sister-in-law’s Conçeicão Resendes and Laura Amaral
(David). She will be sadly missed by her beloved nieces, nephews,
cousins, and close friends. Predeceased by her siblings Jose
(Filomena), Angelina, Filomena (Agostinho), Manuel, Helena (Jose), and
sister-in-law’s Maria Nunes (Jose) and Gertrudes Melo (Manuel).
After the loss of her husband, Maria and her 3 young children arrived
in Cambridge in 1972 to join her siblings and make a better life for
her children. With the support of her family and her hard work, Maria
was able to give her children an education and watch them grow and
become successful. Upon her retirement, she spent many summers with
family and friends in Santa Maria, Portugal. She was a member of the
Our Lady of Fatima RC Church and in her later years she would make
daily trips to St. Ambrose Church for mass and spend time at the
Adoration Chapel. Maria spent many hours with life-long friends
playing cards and enjoyed visits and outings with her family and
friends. She was affectionately known as “Tia Maria
Ricarda”, she crocheted, made “Coscoroes”, loved
music, and socializing. Maria was fiercely independent, proud, and had
a positive and strong will to live. Her infectious smile and laughter
will be missed by all.
Maria’s grandchildren were her pride and joy, she enjoyed
watching them grow up and succeed in their own lives. All of her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren will miss her loving insistence
to eat more of her famous “Biscoitos.” “Avó, we
will miss our annual New Year’s Eve Celebration and the
following New Year’s Day get-together.”
Special thanks are extended to the staff at Hilltop Manor for their
dedicated care this past year. Resting at Corbett Funeral Home, 95
Dundas Street N, Cambridge where visitation will take place on
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 7-9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at St. Ambrose Church, Elgin St S. (at South St.) Cambridge,
on Thursday July 30, 2020 at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Mount View
Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Maria Chaves 19262020..
Death notice for the town of: Cambridge, Province: Ontario