A celebration of life will be held for Brian (Boofa) Ferreira at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Brian died April 26 in Lodi, N.Y. He was born April 22, 1952 and raised in Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury.

He is survived by his wife, Polly Covert-Ferreira; two brothers, Fred Ferreira and his wife, Karen, and Brent Ferreira and his wife, Claire; children Mercedes and Brent; and extended family on the Island.