Leontina Pinheiro

Leontina Pinheiro, 76, of Waretown passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. Born in Faro, Portugal, she came to the US in 1978, settling in Brooklyn. She lived in Newark and Elizabeth for many years, and eventually settled in Waretown. Mrs. Pinheiro was the owner/operator of Arcos Iris, a retail jewelry store in Newark. She was a member of the Portuguese Social Club of Brooklyn, and loved to cook, do arts and crafts, and host her family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Alvaro in 2013, and by her daughter, Alexandra Costa in 1975. She is survived by her children, Paulina Costa of Plantation, FL, Victor Pinheiro of Waretown, and Christina Pinheiro and her husband Nicholas Crosta of Cliffwood Beach and Bruno Pinheiro of Faro, Portugal; her grandchildren, Tyler, Beatrice, Tiago, Daniel, Christopher, Alexandra, and Emma; and by her sisters, Manuela Adao of Portugal, and Adelia Gomes of France. Cremation was private under the care of Forked River Funeral and Cremation Service, 1022 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ.