Herculano Manuel Vieira, 76, entered into rest on September 9, 2016. He was born on February 12, 1940 in Topo, Sao Jorge, Azores and lived most of his life in Manteca, CA. He is preceded in death by his parents Joao Pereira Vieira Jr. and Adelaide Gomes Vieira. Herculano is survived by his three children; Teresa M. Bettencourt, Maria T. Silva, and Herculano Jose Vieira; and sons-in-law, Jose Bettencourt and Antonio Silva, and daughter-in-law, Connie Vieira.