Josephine Peters Pinto Was Oak Bluffs Native

Josephine Peters Pinto, 79, of South Yarmouth died Sunday, July 27, at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the wife of Candido (Ken) Pinto of South Yarmouth for 48 years.

Mrs. Pinto was born, brought up and educated in Oak Bluffs. She and her husband lived there until they moved to South Yarmouth in 1960. Mrs. Pinto worked part-time for Angelo's and CVS. She was a communicant of St. Pius X. Church and a member of the Emblem Club.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, John W. Peters of South Carolina, and a daughter, Sandy Correllus of South Yarmouth. Also surviving are a sister, Florence Mathias of California, two grandsons and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral was held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, from the Hallett Funeral home in South Yarmouth. A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth. Interment followed in the Chandler Gray Cemetery, West Yarmouth.

Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of one's choice.