Passed away peacefully on April 29, 2014, at Etobicoke General Hospital, surrounded by her most precious treasures in this world: her family.
Loving wife to the late Joaquim Macedo, cherished mother to Maria Teresa (Antonio), Antonio (Odelia), Jose (Martine), John (Joao) Ataide (Fatima) and Adriano (Dores), adored grandmother to 15 grandchildren and beloved great grandmother to 13 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, from 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., at the Ward Funeral Home, Weston Chapel, 2035 Weston Road, Toronto, to be followed by a service in the Chapel, at 3:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations to SickKids Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Please see the following link for donations and the SickKids Tribute page: http://my.sickkidsdonations.com/PersonalPage.aspx?registrationID=2354781&langPref=en-CA
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