Obituary of Cecil de Freitas

Cecil de Freitas died on Thursday May 17, 2012. He was 92 years old. Mr. de Freitas was born and raised in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He lived there until moving to Monroe Twp. in 2006. He was an arc welder for Swan Hunter in Port of Spain retiring in 1984. He was a former active parishioner of St. Martin de Porres, Trinidad and a current parishioner of Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Twp. He was pre-deceased by his wife Maria (Abraham) de Freitas in September of 2011. He is survived by five daughters, Janet Lee of Springfield, Margaret de Freitas of Hillside, Helen Romeo of Irvington, Gemma Julien and her husband Neville of Monroe Twp., and Deborah Foderingham of Hillside, two sons, Ronald de Freitas and his wife Florette of Brooklyn, and Michael de Freitas and his wife Caroline of Westfield, one brother, Euston de Freitas and his wife Anne of Bronx, NY, 8 Grandsons, 5 Granddaughters, 1 Granddaughter-In-Law, 4 Great Granddaughters, and 8 Great Grandsons. Funeral services will begin at 8:45am Saturday May 26, 2012 from the M. David DeMarco Funeral Home 205 Rhode Hall Rd. Monroe Twp., NJ 08831, 732-521-0555. A funeral liturgy will be 9:30am at Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Twp. followed by Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visitation will be 6-9pm on Friday May 25, 2012 at the funeral home. For those who desire, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society c/o Nativity of Our Lord RC Church 185 Applegarth Rd. Monroe Twp., NJ 08831.