Maria (Freitas) Sousa, 90, of West Hartford, beloved wife of the late Joao Sousa, passed on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Hartford Hospital.  Born in Santa Maria, Acorez, Portugal, she had lived in the Hartford area since 1977.  Prior to her retirement she was employed at Data Mail and was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Hartford.

She is survived by three daughters, Beatriz Melo and her husband Manuel of Newington, Maria Santos of Canada and Arminda Tome and her husband Angelo of West Hartford; two brothers, Bernadinho Freitas of Massachusetts, and Antonio Freitas of California; a sister, Beatriz Reis of Canada; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, Maria was predeceased by a son, Antonio Sousa, a son-in-law Jose Santos and a granddaughter, Maria Da Luz Tome.

Calling hours will be Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 9:30am-10:30am at the Sheehan Hilborn Breen Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 50 Kane Street, Hartford. Entombment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Online condolences may be made at www.SheehanHilbronBreen.com