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Hayes da Silva, Theresa A.
Theresa A. Hayes da Silva, 50, of rural Hazleton, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, 2013, at Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. Mass of Christian Burial: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m., at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein. Inurnment at a later date at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Fairbank.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Celia and Ernane da Silva College Education Fund, c/o Ernane da Silva, P.O. Box 425, Hazleton, IA 50641.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneral
home.com.
Theresa is survived by her husband, Ernane da Silva; daughter, Celia da Silva of Hazleton; son, Ernane Lucas da Silva of Hazleton; brother, Tom (Valentina) Hayes of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two nieces and a nephew, Nate Hayes, Tess (Kevin) Smith and Torie Bowers; two great-nephews and five great-nieces, Alex Smith, Nicholas Hayes, Aliyah Schmidt, Alaina Smith, Daelynn Schmidt, LaDeya Schmidt and Bree Smith; two aunts, Lorraine Hayes of Independence and Shirley (Loras) Schlichte of Manchester; four uncles, Joe (Mary Jane) Gallery of Winthrop, Vince (Lee) Gallery of Shaftner, Calif., Louis (FayeAnne) Gallery of Winthrop and Mike (Mary) Gallery of Masonville; and many cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Mary (Gallery) Hayes.
Published Jan. 3, 2014 in The Gazette
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