Naugatuck - Mrs. Maria Regina (Chipelo) Pinho, age 82, died Monday October 10,2011 at Waterbury Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Jose F. Pinho.
Mrs. Pinho was born in Monte Murtosa, Portugal on October 10, 1929 a daughter of the late Augusto and Ana (Iria) Chipelo. She was retired from the Uniroyal Inc. Footwear Division in Naugatuck. She was a member of the Ladies Auxillary of the Naugatuck Portuguese Club and a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Naugatuck.
Mrs. Pinho is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 9 brothers and sisters from Connecticut, New Jersey and Portugal.
The funeral will be held on Saturday October 15,2011 at 9:15 a.m. from the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home 82 Fairview Ave. Naugatuck to St. Vincent Ferrer Church 1006 New Haven Rd. Naugatuck for a mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday October 14,2011 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church 318 Church St. Naugatuck, Ct. 06770.
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