Obituary: Vera Mathews (Porto Funeral Homes)

Vera Mathews, 27, of Milford, wife of Argenis Romero, passed away on October 6, 2026 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Loving mother of Faith Romero. Sister of Alexander R. Mathews and Ruslan D. Mathews both of Milford. Vera was born in Tambov, Russia on December 5, 1998 daughter of Kenneth R. and Kathleen Cahill Mathews of Milford. Granddaughter of James Mathews of Southington and the late Carol Greenspun Mathews and Thomas and Angelina Mauri Cahill. Vera lived the first six years of her life in Russia, five of them in an orphanage. She was adopted and moved to America in 2005. Her original name was Vera Alexandrovna Schinkareva. She met her husband while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, fell in love, moved there and lived there for two years, married and eventually moved back to the U.S.A. to start a family. She leaves behind many adoring uncles, aunts and cousins. She loved the Caribbean; eating crabs on the Jersey shore; fashion; music; chocolate; dogs, Eddie and Bella; basketball; soccer and track.

Her funeral procession will leave the PORTO FUNERAL HOME, 830 Jones Hill Rd., West Haven WEDNESDAY morning, October 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Parish of St. John XXIII in St. John Vianney Church at 10:00 a.m. Inurnment will be private. Family and friends may call TUESDAY, October 13, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Glioblastoma Research Organization at gbmresearch.org/donate or the Faith Romero Educational Trust, c/o Nora McDonnell, Nathan Hale School, 480 Townsend Avenue, New Haven, CT 06512. Sign Vera's guest book online at www.portofuneralhomes.net.

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