Naugatuck, CT Irene Maria Lopes, 89, of Naugatuck, the widow of Manuel Goncalves Lopes, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital.
Mrs. Lopes was born March 5, 1925 in Santa Maria, Obidos, Portugal, a daughter of the late Francisco Pedro and Maria Anacleta. Mrs. Lopes was a former employee of the footwear division of Uniroyal, Inc. and for seven years she owned and operated the Lopes Bakery on Baldwin Street in Waterbury with her family. Mrs. Lopes was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Mrs. Lopes is survived by her son Antonio P. Lopes and his wife Ana J. Lopes of Naugatuck, three grandchildren, Pedro Lopes, Miguel Lopes and his wife Diane, Joao Lopes and his wife Elizabete; one great granddaughter Natalia Lopes; nephew Eduardo Dos Santos and wife Aucindia and daughters Manuela Nunes and husband Jose, Ana Felipe and husband Armando. Mrs. Lopes was predeceased by her brother Francisco Pedro.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2071 Baldwin Street, Waterbury. Burial will be in Cemiterio dos Arcos in Obidos, Portugal. Calling hours are Tuesday from 9:00am to 10:00am at the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue.

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