Melva Louise D’Almeida, 90, of Westfield, PA, formerly of
Roswell, NM, Edison, NJ and Newark, NJ, died Monday, February 19, 2018 in
Wheaton’s Personal Care Home, Westfield, PA.
Born May 24, 1927, in Allamore, TX, she was the daughter of Melvin E.
and Carrie M. Jarrell Bristow. On
November 21, 1945, in Las Cruces, NM, she married Manuel J. D’Almeida, who
predeceased her on August 26, 2013. She
raised four children while helping to run her husband’s business, Manny’s
Service Center in Newark, NJ for many years.
She was an avid reader and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are: a son, John D’Almeida of Marlboro, NJ; three daughters, Louise (Karl) Paintner of
Westfield, PA, Mary (Arthur) Hynes of Union, NJ, and Shirl (LaNora Klatt)
D’Almeida of Maricopa, AZ; 12 grandchildren,
Frank, William, Luke, Floyd, Amy, Dina, Tara, Austin, Amber, Brian, Daniel, and
Cara; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was
predeceased by a grandson, Eamonn Hynes;
a brother, H.F. “Buddy” Bristow;
and two sisters, Dora Shipman and Bena Pulley. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
10:30 AM, Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Holy Spirit Church, 970 Suburban Road,
Union, NJ 07083. The Rev. Armand Mantia
was the Celebrant. Burial was in Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at
www.stjude.org. Arrangements were
entrusted to Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfuneralhome.com.
