Manuel Pereira Avila

Survived by his devoted wife, Gabriela of 58 years and his beloved daughters Ellen (Manuel) Silveira, Maria (Mike) Pimentel, and Elsa (Oliver) DaPonte, all of Cambridge. Loving grandfather of Shelley (David) McGarr, Steven (Cindy) Silveira, Sheila (Bert ) DeSousa, Jennifer Hutchcroft, Jeremy Pimentel, Amanda (Richard) Deiuliis, and Aaron DaPonte. Great-grandfather of Gabrielle, Lucas, Owen, Daniel, Emily, Raquel and Elijah. Predeceased by his siblings Joao Avila, Furtunato Pereira Avila and Rosa Pereira Avila, all of Pico, Azores, Portugal. He will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews.

Manuel, his wife and daughters immigrated to Canada from the Azores in 1960 and have resided in Cambridge for over 48 years. Manuel was a long time employee of Arriscraft International (formerly Angelstone).

Manuel, blind for almost six years, was unable to see the faces of his loved ones, but now he can watch over them, at peace with the Lord. His adorning wife, as well as many Home Care Providers, and nurses provided him with a more comfortable life in his last painful years.

Thanks to Dr Chan and the wonderful nurses at Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

Visitations will be held on Monday, September 1, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge. Prayer service with Father Sherlock at 4 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Clement's R.C. Church, Cambridge on on Tuesday September 2, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

Donations may be made to the CNIB Foundation.