Eugenia
Eugenia L. (Loura) Chaves
d. September 28, 2015
Hudson, MA
Eugenia L. (Loura) Chaves, 83, of Hudson, died on Monday, Sept. 28th at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus in Worcester. She was the loving wife of 61 years to the late Joao Chaves who died in 2013.
Eugenia was born and raised in Santa Maria, the Azores of Portugal. She emigrated to Hudson from Santa Maria in 1967 and has resided in Hudson since then. She was employed as a technician for many years with Data General of Westboro and Southboro until her retirement. Eugenia was a member of Saint Michael's Parish in Hudson and member of the Hudson Senior Center.
Eugenia enjoyed painting and ceramics in her spare time and always looked forward to spending her free time at the Hudson Senior Center. Most of all she enjoyed being with her family. Her passion in life was being surrounded by her 5 loving grandchildren. She will truly be missed.
She is survived by her three children, Aida M. Chaves and her husband Manuel of Hudson, Anna M. Hoover and her husband Earl of Hopkinsville, KY and John M. Chaves and his wife Estrela of Hudson. She is also survived by her sister, Helena Chaves and her husband Herculano of Portsmouth, RI; her five loving grandchildren, Amanda Chaves, Paulo and Jeremy Stochaj, and Bethany and Jeffrey Chaves along with many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Filomena Machado and Maria Luz.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 1st at 9:00 a.m. in Saint Michael's Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow in Saint Michael's Cemetery, Hudson. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-AHamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to: Alzheimer's Association 480 Pleasant Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Eugenia L. (Loura) Chaves, 83, of Hudson, died on Monday, Sept. 28th at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus in Worcester. She was the loving wife of 61 years to the late Joao Chaves who died in 2013.
Eugenia was born and raised in Santa Maria, the Azores of Portugal. She emigrated to Hudson from Santa Maria in 1967 and has resided in Hudson since then. She was employed as a technician for many years with Data General of Westboro and Southboro until her retirement. Eugenia was a member of Saint Michael's Parish in Hudson and member of the Hudson Senior Center.
Eugenia enjoyed painting and ceramics in her spare time and always looked forward to spending her free time at the Hudson Senior Center. Most of all she enjoyed being with her family. Her passion in life was being surrounded by her 5 loving grandchildren. She will truly be missed.
She is survived by her three children, Aida M. Chaves and her husband Manuel of Hudson, Anna M. Hoover and her husband Earl of Hopkinsville, KY and John M. Chaves and his wife Estrela of Hudson. She is also survived by her sister, Helena Chaves and her husband Herculano of Portsmouth, RI; her five loving grandchildren, Amanda Chaves, Paulo and Jeremy Stochaj, and Bethany and Jeffrey Chaves along with many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Filomena Machado and Maria Luz.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 1st at 9:00 a.m. in Saint Michael's Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow in Saint Michael's Cemetery, Hudson. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-AHamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to: Alzheimer's Association 480 Pleasant Street
Watertown, MA 02472
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