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Maria Amaral Obituary
Mrs. Amaral was employed as a machine operator for the Hasbro Inc. of Central Falls for 12 years.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cumberland. She loved spending time with her beloved family.
She leaves her children, Francisco Amaral and his wife Beatriz, Helena Dias and her husband Jorge, Fernanda Antonio and her husband Bernardino, Jorge Amaral and his wife Emilia, Arminda Antonio and her husband Mario and Amandio Amaral and his wife Linda, all of Cumberland; one sister; Celia Gomes of Portugal; twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by three siblings.
A celebration of her life will be held Thursday at 10 AM from the J. J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Rt. 122, Cumberland. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM in Our Lady of Fatima Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting Hours will be held Wednesday, 5-8 PM.
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Rose Teixeira
January 4, 2016
To family members,
Our sincere and heartfelt sympathy for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Rose and Humberto Teixeira
January 3, 2016
My sincere condolences after reading about the loss of your love one. May the memories you have of her ease the pain of her absence. May the Almighty God (Psalm 83:18) of comfort, comfort you at such a sad time.
Joe Ferrao
January 2, 2016
May God bless you and your family at this difficult time.
Joe Ferrao and Family
Ester Lopes & family
December 31, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow and may you always be comforted by all the memories you have created together.
Emilia Macedo
December 30, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Antonio Craveiro
December 30, 2015
May Our Heavenly Mother, who bore many sorrows, comfort the souls of our faithful departed and console those of us here on earth. Our deepest condolences.
Antonio J. Craveiro and Family, Johnston, RI
Ruth Bascombe
December 30, 2015
May you be comforted by your wonderful memories and may God be with you at this difficult time.
Clara & Frank Casimiro
December 30, 2015
Our deepest sympathy to the Amaral family
Colleen Allard-Beaulieu
December 30, 2015
To the Amaral family,
Our deepest sympathy on the loss of your mother and grandmother.
Colleen & Butch Beaulieu
Rene & Sally Allard
Tina Freeman
December 30, 2015
To the Amaral Family: May peace and comfort be with you at this difficult time.
Take Care
December 29, 2015
May the God of all comfort grant you peace at this difficult time.
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