Obituary

Antonio Ferreira De Melo, peacefully in his home on September 20, 2021, in his 90th year.  Antonio was born on November 26, 1930 to Manuel de Melo Botelho and Gloria Ferreira in Furnas, Sao Miguel, Azores. Antonio immigrated to Canada in April 10th, 1957, after 2 days of crossing the Atlantic Ocean by boat. He was the only graduating student of English with Frontier College in 1958 while working across Southern Ontario  with CN Rail. He then took on various temporary seasonal jobs on farms and in factories. Antonio settled in Toronto and became a general labourer under LiUNA 506 and worked over 30 years with James A. Rice Ltd., a family-run construction builder/contractor.
Antonio was predeceased by his first wife Natalia who passed away a few years after their marriage. He was also predeceased by his brothers Manuel and Jose and sisters Maria Espirito Santo of Massachusetts and sister Cristina of Sao Miguel, Azores.
Antonio is survived by Maria da Luz, his loving wife of 55 years, his children Jose and Cristina, his sister Gloria, and nephews and nieces in Toronto and Massachusetts.
Antonio will be missed by his family and friends.

Visitation

Date
September 25, 2021
Location
Cardinal Funeral Home - Bathurst Chapel
Time
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Memo

We must continue to maintain physical distancing, the wearing of masks and may not allow more than 50 guests at any one time. Once the maximum limit has been reached, we will ask any additional guests to kindly wait outside in a physically-distanced line until there is room to enter safely.

Service

Date
September 25, 2021
Location
Cardinal Funeral Home - Bathurst Chapel
Time
01:00 PM
Memo

We must continue to maintain physical distancing, the wearing of masks and may not allow more than 50 guests at any one time. Once the maximum limit has been reached, we will ask any additional guests to kindly wait outside in a physically-distanced line until there is room to enter safely.

Burial

Date
September 25, 2021
Location
Beechwood Cemetery
Time
02:30 PM
Memo

Cemetery arrival time is approximate and is subject to change.

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September 25, 2021
Sandy Cordeiro Ferreira
A fond memory as a child going to Tio Antonio's house for Christmas Eves dinners and being so intrigued by the presepio under the tree that he made. All the little townspeople, animals, and houses he made each by hand. The little jokes and things he would say to make me laugh. Another memory I have is not eating the onions on my plate one day while at his house for dinner as a child & being chastised by my parents for not eating them. I remember my Tio Antonio telling them to leave me alone and making me feel a lot better as he also didn't like onions lol! That's when I knew I liked him lol! All memories I will remember very fondly. May his soul rest in peace🙏❤
September 24, 2021
Cristina Mello Ajemian
My brothers and I have fond memories of Tio Antonio as a young man who indulged our children's games and made us laugh. That's how we will remember him.