Helenice Santos

Naugatuck-Helenice (Rodrigues) Santos, 77, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Serafim Santos.

Mrs. Santos was born on May 28, 1936 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil a daughter of the late Adelino DaSilva Rodrigues and Ernestina (DePinho) Rodrigues.

Besides her husband Serafim she is survived by her three daughters Irene Matos of Naugatuck, Maria Lourdes Silva, and Manuella Moutinho of Bristol, and, her sister, Maria Lourdes Rodrigues Dos Santos of Madail, Portugal. She will also be missed by her seven grand-children, Jennifer (Silva) Boucher, Daniel Silva, Lindsay Moutinho, Justin Moutinho, Danielle Matos, Alex Ryley Matos, and, Nicole Marie Santos as well as two great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her son, John C. Santos and one sister, Irene Marques.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. from the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 26 Waterbury Rd, Rte. 69, Prospect to Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2071 Baldwin Street, Waterbury for a mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 5-7 p.m.