Maria Juvelina Aguiar

Maria Juvelina (Gonsalves) Aguiar, 89, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Monday, December 23, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 64 years to the late Avelino “Al” De Aguiar, who recently passed weeks ago, on December 3. Daughter of the late Jordan and Clarisse Gonsalves, she was born and raised in Machico, Madeira, Portugal before moving to Stoughton in 1960. Maria worked for Analog Devices in Norwood for over 30 years before retiring at age 65. She was a member of the Portuguese National Club in Stoughton. She enjoyed gardening and dancing but her greatest joy was spending time with her family.

Maria was the mother of Beatriz C. Libby, Lisa M. Johnston and her husband Tad and Tracy J. Gerome and her husband Craig all of Stoughton and the late Maria Luiza Aguiar and Clarisse M. LaFrance and her late husband Steven. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Keith LaFrance, Ashley Smith, William Libby, Pat Libby, Angela Johnston, Edward “Teddy” Johnston, Carter Gerome and Nolan Gerome and his great-grandchildren, Aliyah Poire and Cassius VanFleet. She was the sister of the late Alexandro Gonsalves, Juvenal Gonsalves, Avelino Gonsalves and Lucia Franco. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Saturday, December 28 from 10-11 AM followed by Funeral Prayers at 11 AM. Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Stoughton. In lieu of flowers, donations in Maria Juvelina‘s memory may be made to the Brockton Visiting Nurse Association, 500 Belmont Street, Suite 200, Brockton, MA 02301-4985 (https://www.brocktonvna.org/).