Maria Madalena Graca

She was born on July 23, 1931 in the city of Ilhavo in the province of Aveiro in Portugal. Maria was the daughter of the late Adelaide DeJesus and Antonio Fernandes Samgaio.

Maria is survived by her beloved husband Albano Graca; her three children, Albano Jose Graca and his wife Dilva, Marilia Maia and her husband John, Lourdes Mara Costa and her husband Abilio; her two sisters, Vituria Patheco and Ilda Dias; her 6 grandchildren and her 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 13, 2014, from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. at the D'Elia Funeral Home, 1300 Vermont Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701. Her funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 14, 2014, in the St. Anthony Claret RC Church, 780 Ocean Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701. Interment will follow in St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Meridian at Home Hospice. Donations may be mailed to Meridian Affiliated Foundations, 1345 Campus Parkway, Suite A2, Neptune, NJ 07753.