José "Joe" "Ze" M. Ferreira, 71, of Newington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. He was born to the late Joao and Ortelinda (Marto) Ferreira on April 6, 1951 in Portugal. José worked for over forty years at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was an outdoorsman who loved to fish, hunt and spend time on a boat whenever he could. He loved going to Portugal and Forida during the summer to see friends and family, and while in the United States he was involved in the Portuguese Community. José was a very kind and sociable person who loved to spend time with his friends and family and would do anything for anyone.

José is survived by his sisters, Maria Silvina Rosa and her husband Joao of Portugal and Linda Calcagni and her husband Albert of Wethersfield. His nephews, Paulo Rosa and his wife Silvia of Portugal and Carlos Rosa and his wife Michelle of Massachusetts as well as his great-nephews, Francisco and Salvador. He will also be dearly missed by his many cousins and friends in Connecticut, Portugal and Canada. The family would like to give special thanks to Hartford HealthCare at Home, José's nurse Kathleen M, his aid Maria, social worker Karen L, along with Pastor James Mercurio and Wayne from Right at Home, who all helped José's family throughout this difficult time.

Friends may call on Joe's family on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 9:00am to 10:30am at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Road, Wethersfield. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Joe's life will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00AM in Our Lady of Fatima Church, 50 Kane Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave., Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Our Lady of Fatima Church, 50 Kane Street Hartford, CT 06106 or to Hartford Healthcare at Home Hospice, 1290 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109. For further information, or to extend condolences, please visit Farleysullivan.com.