Maria Miranda

Naugatuck-Maria (Jorge) Miranda, 86, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Jose Miranda.

Mrs. Miranda was born on November 20, 1926 in Raia-Mateus, Vila Real, Portugal, a daughter of the late Domingos Acacio Jorge and Suzana (DeJesus) Jorge.

She is survived by her son, Amandio Miranda of Naugatuck and her daughter, Maria Fernandes of Naugatuck. She will also be missed by her three grandchildren, Nuno Miranda, Andy Miranda and Nelson Fernandes, her great granddaughter Ava Seferi Miranda and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Joao Acacio Jorge, Jose Acacio Jorge, Armindo Acacio Jorge, Maria Jorge deCarvalho, Maria doPilar Jorge Viana, Maria Madalena Jorge.

The funeral will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. from the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Ave, Naugatuck to Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury for a mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5-8 p.m.