Adelina S. Machado

Seekonk – Adelina S. Machado, 89, of Seekonk, MA, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her daughters on Monday, May 27, 2024.  Born May 5, 1935 in Cedros, Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose da Rosa Silveira and Maria Amelia (Moitoso) Silveira. She was the loving wife of the late Eduardo Machado and the proud mother of two daughters, Dina Machado of Manteca, CA and Dana Costa and her husband, Luis Costa, of Seekonk, MA; two grandchildren, Nicole and Danny and three great-grandchildren, Elias, Logan and Penelope. She is also survived by her two brothers, Manuel Silveira in Canada, Jose Silveira of Pawtucket, RI; her sister, Laura Rodrigues of Pawtucket, RI and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Maria Lemos of Faial, Azores. Adelina immigrated to the United States in 1957 with her husband and settled in Pawtucket, RI. She worked at Murdock Webbing and Hasbro before retiring in 1979. For the past 30 years she enjoyed vacationing at her home in Cedros, Faial, where...