Manuel A. De Almeida passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2014. He was 96. Born in Oliveira do sul, Portugal , he lived in Newark before moving to Kearny in 1968. Visiting will be on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive Kearny. Mass will be on Friday at 10:30 in St. Stephens Church and entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. De Almeida was a member of The Portuguese Continental Union of The U.S.A. and he was a retired blacksmith from P.S.E.G. in Newark.
Husband of Irene (nee Vieira) he is survived by his daughters and their husbands Elissa and John Del Monaco and Dolores and Filipe Silva. Also surviving are his grandchildren and their spouses Eric and Lindsay, Brandon and Diana and Marc and Stacey and his great grandson John.
In lieu of flowers kindly consider a donation to The St. Stephens Sanctuary Fund.