Isabel Bairos (Rocha) Chaves of Cambridge passed away suddenly on September 5, 2025, in her native Santa Maria at the age of 87.
Devoted wife of Jose Antonio Tavares Chaves.
Devoted and loving mother of the late Linda Rocha, the late Michael Rocha, and the late Thomas Rocha.
Daughter of the late Ana Bairos Chaves and Joao Andrade Chaves of Santa Maria.
Sister of the late Maria (Mamie) A. Bairos and her husband Joao deBairos, Angelina Batista and her husband Antonio Batista, John A. Chaves and his wife Manuela (Vargas) Chaves and Jose A. Chaves who is survived by his wife Dorothy (Simas) Chaves.
Also survived by many nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Anthony’s Church, 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue in Cambridge on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 11:00 am.
Interment will be private at the Cambridge Cemetery.