Manuel Ferreira
June 6, 1921 - March 23, 2010
Manuel G. Ferreira, age 88, of Paterson, passed on March 23, 2010 in Oakland, N.J. Born in Portugal in 1921, he came to America in 1935, living in Hackensack, and settled in Paterson from 1971 to the present. He was a Army veteran of World War 2. He was employed as a grader for Steffi Fashion of NY, NY, and was a member of the I.L.G.W.U. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony's R.C. Church of Hawthorne. He is predeceased by his daughter Laraine Shafer. He is survived by his beloved wife (his Gioia) Florence Vaccaro-Ferreira, their 5 children Erica Ferreira of Hasbrouck Heights, Stuart Ferreira of Hawthorne, Daren Ferreira of Tenn., Michelle Ferreira of Hawthorne, and Adriana Ferreira of Hackensack., his daughter from his previous marriage, Linda Reynolds of Nevada, his sisters Maria Esteves and Olinda Oliveira of Oakland, and his brother Alvaro Ferreira of Haskill. He was a beloved Papa Daddy (grandfather) to 15 grandchildren and great grandpa of 4. He will be remembered by countless family members, friends and neighbors. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude's Hospital for Children.
Manuel G. Ferreira, age 88, of Paterson, passed on March 23, 2010 in Oakland, N.J. Born in Portugal in 1921, he came to America in 1935, living in Hackensack, and settled in Paterson from 1971 to the present. He was a Army veteran of World... View Obituary & Service Information