Venilde M. (da Silva) Moura, of Gloucester, formerly of Melrose & Somerville died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on December 9, 2019. She was 87 years of age. Prior to Kaplan, Mrs. Moura spent eight years at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Moura was the beloved wife of the late John F. C. Moura. Loving mother of Ana Isabel "Bela" (Moura) Maranhas & her husband Michael of Rockport and Rui M. Moura & his wife Karen of Hampton Falls, NH. Cherished grandmother of Stephanie Moura of Hampton Falls, NH & Jessica Moura of US Army. Loving sister of Odette Fernandes of Melrose and Maria Manuela Castro of Lynnfield. Also survived by several nieces & nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St. Melrose on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 from 4:00-7:00PM. Funeral from the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St. Melrose, on Friday morning December 13th at 10:30AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary's Church, 9 Herbert St. Melrose, at 11:30AM. Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody. Memorial contributions may be made in Venilde's name to Friends of Seacoast, Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation, 292 Washington St. Gloucester, MA 01930.