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Portrait of Leonor M. Xavier Correia
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Leonor M. Xavier Correia

May 17, 1933 – January 20, 2009
Lived 75 years
St John's Cemetery · New Bedford, MA
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Leonor M. (Xavier) Correia, 75, of New Bedford died Tuesday January 20, 2009 at home. She was the wife of the late Teodoro Correia.

Born in Salga, St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Rosa (Botelho) Xavier, she lived in New Bedford since 1969.

Mrs. Correia was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

She loved being with her family and hosting family events.

Survivors include three children, Martin Correia and his wife Maria, and Helena Viveiros and her husband Jose, all of Dartmouth, and Ilda Livorsi and her husband Carl of Lakeville; seven grandchildren, Paula, Matthew, Amy, Stacey, Jessica, Amanda and Martin Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Courtney, Seth, Emma, Aiden, Ava, and Zachary; and many nieces and nephews.

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1933
Born May 17
1939
Leonor was 6 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1941
Leonor was 8 when the United States entered World War II
1955
Leonor was 22 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1969
Leonor was 36 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Leonor was 38 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Leonor was 48 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Leonor was 64 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Leonor was 72 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2009
Passed away January 20, age 75
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