Maria Rocha
(1922 - 2010)

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General Details

Name:	Mrs Maria Rocha
Maiden Name:	Benevides
Gender:	Female
Age:	87 years old
Lived:	Thursday, 14 September 1922 - Thursday, 11 February 2010

My Story

She was born in Porto Formoso, Sao Miguel, Acores, Portugal, and came to the US in 1974 and resided in the Ironbound Section of Newark.

Wife of the Late Leonel Rocha; devoted and loving mother of Maria Da Graca D'Ambrosio and her husband Giuseppe, Maria De Fatima Meyer, Leonel Rocha and his wife Patty, Emanuel Rocha and his wife Gracinda, Jose Rocha and his wife Gina and the late Maria Do Ceu Rocha, and Luis Alberto Rocha; sister to Adelina Pachecho and Georgina Soares of Canada and to the late Manuel, Luis, and Sebastiao Soares; also survived by 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
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I will pray for you Mom. I know you are in Heaven with God.
We all love you.
Leonel Rocha
Feb 18, 2010
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We Love You Mom ! Thank You for all of your love. You will always be in our hearts and you did a great job raising all of us! * You will live forever in our memory! We will MISS you. Love all of our family! May God Bless You *
Jose, Gina Rocha

Feb 18, 2010
Denville, NJ
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I look at you smile up in heaven and it gives me comfort I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MAMA
maria da graca

Feb 18, 2010

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GRANDMA, YOU WERE THE BEST. OUR MEMORIES WILL REMAIN IN MY HEART. THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB RAISING ME! YOU WERE SUCH A GREAT MOTHER, WIFE, GRANDMA MORE. NOW YOU ARE GONE AND I DONT HAVE ANYONE TO TURN TO JUST GIVE A HUGE HUG... BUT ITS ALRIGHT BECAUSE NOW YOU ARE NOT SUFFERING. YOU ARE IN PEACE RIGHT THIS MOMENT. I MISS YOU DEARLY BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A BIG SPOT IN MY HEART. I LOVE YOU GRANDMA. ON 2|11|1O YOU BECAME MY GUARDIAN ANGELA ND YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME. NOW YOUR LOOKING DOWN AT ME , SMILING AND IM JUST SMILING BACK. IT REALLY HURT ME TO HEAR THE NEWS THAT YOU LEFT, BUT ITS OKAY GRANDMA. I LOVE YOU & WILL ALWAYS . FOREVER IN MY HEART *

Christina Rocha
Feb 18, 2010
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TIA......e uma grande tristeza para toda a familia a sua partida para o ceu, mas o nosso criador abrio as portas a sua chegada com tanta alegria. Nosso senhor lhe deio o eterno descanso em paz amen.

Para todos os primos pacienca da morte da sua querida mae pois ela viveu uma viva tao feliz cheia de amor dos filhos e restante familia.

Laudalina, Jose, Brian, Christine Sousa
Laudalina Sousa

Feb 18, 2010

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Tia was a great woman, we always enjoyed her visit ts Canada, she will be greatly missed.
Debbie vasconcelos

Feb 18, 2010

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She was a caring grandmother.. She loved everyone and cared for us! i misss her already & love her. forever in our hearts **
Christina Rocha

Feb 15, 2010
Newark , NJ
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She was a great loving Mom we will miss forever.
leonel & Patty Rocha

Feb 14, 2010
kearny, NJ
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QUERIDA MAE do meu coracao fas somente um dia que esta no ceu com o senhor JESUS CRISTO mas ja te estanho tanto tanto foste para mim depois de DEUS a minha torre forte me ensinaste a amar a perdoar,rezar,a ver as coias de uma maneira diferente sei que te fiz sofrer mas sei que me perdoaste como DEUS nos perdoa a todos nos eu te quero muito daria tudo por um beijo mais teu, um abraco forte uma sonriza linda.TE agradeco de joelhos os teus grandes sacrificios os boms tempos que tu e eu passamos juntas eu sei que estas com jesus junto com os teus filhos e o resto da tua familia . Nunca nunca te olvidarei amor .MAMA soabenco que a tua alma descance en paz.Descansa MAEZINHA querida ate um dia que nos voltaremos a ver. en nome DO PAI FILHO E ESPIRITO SANTO AMEN
tua filha gracinha
Feb 14, 2010
NY
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YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS. WE LOVE YOU & MISS YOU ..
EMANUEL, GRACINDA, CHRISTINA, AND TANIA
Feb 11, 2010
Newark , NJ
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WE LOVE YOU AND YOU WILL BE MISSED.....
MICHAEL, VANESSA AND ARIANNA ALVES
Feb 11, 2010
Newark, NJ

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From: MariaDaGraca

QUERIDA MAEZINHA DO MEU CORACAO .COMO TE ESTRANHO .. O TEMPO PASSA OS MESES E TAMBEM ANOS MAS O MEU AMOR PARA TI NUN...

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QUERIDA MAEZINHA .O TEU ANIVERSARIO ESTA A PASAR E COMO TE ESTRANHO. AMOR ..QUE DEUS TE GUARDE NO CEU COMO EU TE GUAR...

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QUERIDA MAE .COMO TE ESTRANHO A TI E A MINHA QUERIDA IRMA MARIA DO CEU .O TEMPO PASSA RAPIDO MAS AS RECORDACOESESTAO...

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QUERIDA MAEZINHA DO MEU CORACAO COMO TE ESTRANHO . O TEMPO PASSA ,MAS AS RECORDACOES DA NOSSA VIDA SAO UM TESOURO CH...

From: MariaDaGraca

QUERIDA MAEZINHA DO MEU CORACAO COMO TE ESTRANHO . O TEMPO PASSA ,MAS AS RECORDACOES DA NOSSA VIDA SAO UM TESOURO CH...

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QUERIDA MAEZINHA DO MEU CORACAO COMO TE ESTRANHO . O TEMPO PASSA ,MAS AS RECORDACOES DA NOSSA VIDA SAO UM TESOURO CH...

From: MariaDaGraca

QUERIDA MAEZINHA DO MEU CORACAO COMO TE ESTRANHO . O TEMPO PASSA ,MAS AS RECORDACOES DA NOSSA VIDA SAO UM TESOURO CH...

From: MariaDaGraca

QUERIDA MAEZINHA como te estranho. Todos os dias penco en ti AMOR,como estranho a tua sonrisa de MAE ,como estranho o...

From: MariaDaGraca

Querida Mae bendicoes desta tua filha gracinha que te estranha tanto tanto .MAMA felizes PASCUAS junto a DEUS NOSS SE...

From: MariaDaGraca

Querida MAEZINHA do meu coracao houje feverero 11 ,2011 faz un ano que estas con o nosso SENHOR JESUS CRISTO .Como ...

Biography

Fathers Name:	Jose Benevides
Mothers Name:	Maria de Jesus Faria
Spouse's Name:	Lionel Rocha
Children's Names:	Maria da Graca, Maria de Fatima ,Luis Alberto, Lionel, Maria do Ceu, Emmanuel, Jose,
Siblings Names:	Manuel, Adelina, Sebastiao, Georgina
Country of Birth:	Portugal
Country of Residence:	USA
City of Residence:	Newark
Marital Status:	Widowed
Religion:	Catholic

Interests

Favourite Movie:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Passing

Place of Passing:	Home
Date of Passing:	11 February 2010
Cause of Passing:	Alzheimer's
Place of Burial:	Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ
Funeral Location:	Buyus Funeral Home
Funeral Date:	13 February 2010