Dr. Maria (Rasquinha) V.Z. Memezes of Westwood, December 16, 2014.

Beloved wife of Melvyn A.J. Menezes, and loving mother of Andrea M.G. Menezes of Westwood. Dear sister of Priya Mascarenhas, and her husband Mohan, Primus Rasquinha, and his wife Therese, Titus Rasquinha, and his wife Marina, Linus Rasquinha, Vitus Rasquinha, and his wife Corrine, and Clitus Rasquinha, all of India. Dear sister-in-law of the late Lolita Saldanha, and her late husband Sylvy, the late Bobby Menezes, and his wife Leila, Kevin Menezes, and his wife Maryann, and Rosita Aranha, and her husband Jude.

Visiting hours Fri 4-8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High St., WESTWOOD. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home Sat at 9:30 am and proceed to St. Denis Church, 157 Washington St., Westwood, for her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM. Interment in New Westwood Cemetery. For directions, obituary and guestbook please visit website. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=173504479#sthash.e6FWJhNu.dpuf

Dr. Maria Menezes graduated from Kasturba Medical College in 1974. Dr. Menezes had three offices in Massachusetts. Specializing in the field of Psychiatry, Dr. Menezes was prepared to diagnose and treat the various types of mental illness, which may include depression, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders, among other psychiatric illnesses and disorders. Dr. Menezes was trained to provide various treatments, including the prescription of medications, different forms of psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, among other techniques.

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